Hershey Park

First, we want to apologize to Uncle Chris, because we went to Hershey Park his nemesis! (he works for Mars-M&M co). But, we don't feel too bad because we had a great time!



The kids dressed up as Pirates (as did we with our bandanas) and we went to Hershey Park After Dark. They went trick-or-treating, saw reptiles at the zoo there including a live reptile show with alligators and snakes. They of course rode all the kiddie rides and had a ball. The next day we went to Lancaster, PA and ate at the Good and Plenty Restaurant. (Yummy fried chicken and butter noodles!) We enjoyed seeing the Amish land and handicraft. Before we came home we had to do a little shopping in at the outlets up there! Hershey was great. The street lights had Hershey kisses on them, the Chocolate factory ride and the chocolates themselves were yummy. You could buy chocolates that they don't sell in the stores (candy cane choc kisses, hot cocoa kisses, mmmmm).



We also had Back to School Night at Haymarket Baptist Church Preschool and they had a bookfair there and of course we bought books (pirate books-surprise). Austin's teachers Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Davis are phenomenal as he's learning science projects, things electricity does and now has a desire to write anything and everything. Over the summer I couldn't get him to write his name at all. Now, the desire and excitment they put into the kids has given Austin a great drive for learning! They also work up to 10 stickers means they get a trip to the "Treasure Box"--any kind of reward for good behavior ending in going to a treasure box like a pirate is GREAT for Austin!

Austinisms this week: He was picking his nose and we asked him what he was doing and he quickly replied, "Playing with my toys."
He tells us, "You're the best Mommy/Daddy I've ever had!"

Ashleyisms: "Poo-Poo" is a distraction technique...she knows if she says it we either look or put her on the potty to try. She'll normally say it right before nap or bedtime or before we need to go somewhere.


Hallloween is around the corner!
Love,
Angie