Our First Camping Trip!

During the recent labor day weekend, we went with our Polish neighbors to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to go to the Dutch Wonderland amusement park (specifically designed for pre-schoolers) and for our first family camping experience! We all had a blast! Though we came back exhausted, it was worth every extra amount of energy spent! Together, our two families took over 700 photos (we have that in common!), but I have selected over 100 to share with you - see slide show below. Here are a few highlights:

Daniel loved the Thomas the engine show, he clapped and danced throughout!

Daniel and Enya loved going on this ride all on their own!

And he got to drive mamae around for once!

This was our favorite ride and Daniel never got scared.

He even enjoyed the bumper cars and just buried his head into Jonny's chest for protection


We then cooled off in the afternoon at the water park - it was sooo hot and we all loved it!

I thought this was a cute close-up...

At the end of the day, it was time to set up our tents across from an Amish farm...very picturesque!

Papai did a great job setting up the tent!

The next day, the kids were so excited to be up early together and enjoyed breakfast.

I enjoyed the extra lay-in after a not so comfortable night...but fun!

When it was time to say good-bye, they hugged as usual...

We then went to visit an Amish farm and they had a little playground with this cool toy that Daniel loved - and Papai patiently helped him...

An exhausted, but a very happy little boy asleep on the way back home...

If you want to see more, just click on the slide show!

Special Times in August 2010

This is a very special update for Grandpa Boon in particular! We know you appreciate lots of photos, so here you go!

August was another busy month for us and we were blessed to enjoy such wonderful moments. Here are the main highlights in photos:

1. New babies!

Two dear friends had babies at the end of July and early August and I have enjoyed being with them so much!

I photographed baby Maya, Heather and Parin's baby, at 3 weeks old at our home with our special camera and I'm really happy with the result! Maya's dad even said they seem professional - what a complement! Here are 2 of over 100 photos...

Baby Sadie, Corinne's and Chris' second daughter, was born on August 4th and I got to hold her at the hospital! She is so cute!

2. Trip to bay beach

We enjoyed a great visit to Sandi Point Beach (beach of the Chesapeake Bay) with our Polish neighbors. Daniel and Enya loved playing in the sand and water. Though the sand was quite dark and rough and the water not the cleanest, it was worth the trip!

3. Police fair

Our town had a police fair that was so much fun! It wasn't that busy and they had free food in addition to the cars, trucks and helicopters! Daniel and his closest friends, Enya and Devesh, all had a blast! And baby Maya came along too - more opportunities to hold her!

4. Church retreat

I went on an overnight church retreat with other young adults, most in their early 20s, and had so much fun! We had an obstacle race and other games and it was so fun to not be a mother for a few hours - and Jonny enjoyed being with Daniel all on his own!

5. Linnan and Delin back in town

We are so happy that one of Jonny's best friends, Linnan, has moved back to the area to go to medical school. His son Delin is only 6 months older than Daniel and they loved playing together twice in August.

6. Visit to Great Falls

Our friends Ken and Laura invited us to visit Great Falls park in Virginia and we had a wonderful time. It was very hot that day but we enjoyed our stroll around and picnic together. We also got to meet Laura's friend Abeer from Iraq and hear all her stories...really brought the suffering experienced there home...

Grandpa, I will update you on our recent camping trip soon - lots of more photos to come!