PenNsyLvAniA!

I was able to fly out to Pennsylvania to visit Jaron and Heather and the kids over the Easter Break.  What fun it was to see the kids again, I have missed them!  I was able to do some fun things, got to see where Heather is attending school, where Ashton and Lilly go to preschool everyday, where Jaron works now at Panera Bread (yummy food, by the way...) and where Emmy and Carter go to school.  It was fun to walk around Catawissa and enjoy the beautiful spring weather and warm sunshine and finally see where this little Simonson family lives!  I brought some little Easter dresses for the girls...they looked so cute in them.  Lilly has grown into a little girl since I saw her last, and Emmy is such a lovey young lady...

On the Saturday before Easter, the Easter Bunny brought the kids some wonderful surprises!

Emmaline  

  

Carter

Ashton

and Lilly

Gramma Kristi got them all new PJ's for Easter, since Ashton had gone to bed in tears the night before because "he didn't have any jamas!" to put on to come downstairs and cuddle with Grandma. 

Then I was able to go out with Jaron and Carter golfing.  The weather was awesome, so nice and warm and GREEN!  It was fun to ride in the cart and watch them golf.  (I sooooo wish I could golf!!)

After that, it was time for a good old fashioned Easter Egg Hunt!  The American Legion had hardboiled and colored a gazillion eggs, and had scattered them all over the lawns for the kids to pick up.  We didn't really understand that they had numbers on them, in which they would turn in for prizes at the end...that would have been a good thing to know...but the kids had fun anyway, and still ended up with a few prizes!

After a nice couple of days of watching Conference and visiting, which also included a trip to Rita's for some outstanding Italian Ice and Frozen Custard, a "High School Musical" marathon, and some delicious egg salad sandwiches...it was time for a little trip down to Lancaster Co. to visit Amish-land!

On the way to take Grandma to the airport...we decided to visit Intercourse, PA and go to some quaint Amish shops and villages and eat some good Amish food...we had planned to visit Hershey also, but the time got away from us on a fun buggy ride around the countryside...so I guess that will have to wait for another visit!  It was a lot of fun, and great to see the kids!  Thanks, Jaron and Heather for the FUN time!