FunTimes

We're back from our first summer vacation since we got married! We had a great time - we first drove 5 hours to Weston, WV for Joseph & Amanda's wedding. It was so much fun staying at the same hotel as my whole family (the Allen side), the Hewletts and Mike & Rossana (friends from church). This was also our first night away from Max. Matt's parents came down to our house and took Max with them back to Pennsylvania where we met up with them the next day. I had a bit of separation anxiety, especially when Max reached over to me and said, "Mama" very clearly for the first time ever just before we left! It ended up being good that he wasn't at the reception as there wasn't much room for him to crawl around so he would've been miserable.

Sunday we stopped at Cooper's Rock on our way to PA and stayed with Matt's parents for the week. We always enjoy our time there. It's a great little resort! Matt's mom always asks what we want to eat and has all our favorite foods on hand. We got to swim and relax by the pool and enjoy many adult beverages as well as take a few field trips. I loved the tour at Hope Acres Dairy Farm and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys factory tours or seeing behind the scenes. We even got a delicious scoop of ice cream at the end. We also visited the Shoe House - an adorable little house shaped like a shoe. Check out my pics to see more of the story behind this unique place.

Once we returned, I got to experience the other highlight of my summer - a get-together with all my best friends I grew up with in church and their kids, spouses AND parents! It was such a special time of reconnecting with lots of laughter.

It was so refreshing to get away and have more than two or three days to catch our breath and enjoy the wonderful family and friends we have.