4th of July
This last 4th of July was probably one of my favorites that we have had in a long time!
The morning started off stressful and hectic because I was trying to get everything pack to fly out bright and early on the 5th! We had a BBQ in the afternoon followed by the kids playing some baseball and the adults playing with fireworks. When it got dark we lit off fireworks. We definitely were not lacking in fireworks this year that day Mike went and bought a ton of fireworks as well as Brandon and one other guy that was out there! Im sure between the 3 of them alone we had over 1000 dollars worth. My favorite was the mortars mike bought! He bought over 40 of them. If you don't know what they are, they are the huge huge fireworks that you see at big firework shows! So we had the guys lining like 5 up at a time and lighting them off! We also had at least 3 big firework shows going on around us that we could see. Some of the boys ended that day with wounds because as you know boys will be boys and they took it upon themselves to have wars with an assortment of fireworks. Some left with holes in their clothes some with burn marks on their skin. CRAZY BOYS! And the cool thing is this all took place in the parking lot of our hotel! Got to love a small town in Virginia! After Fireworks we decided to end the day going out for some yummy milkshakes!
The morning started off stressful and hectic because I was trying to get everything pack to fly out bright and early on the 5th! We had a BBQ in the afternoon followed by the kids playing some baseball and the adults playing with fireworks. When it got dark we lit off fireworks. We definitely were not lacking in fireworks this year that day Mike went and bought a ton of fireworks as well as Brandon and one other guy that was out there! Im sure between the 3 of them alone we had over 1000 dollars worth. My favorite was the mortars mike bought! He bought over 40 of them. If you don't know what they are, they are the huge huge fireworks that you see at big firework shows! So we had the guys lining like 5 up at a time and lighting them off! We also had at least 3 big firework shows going on around us that we could see. Some of the boys ended that day with wounds because as you know boys will be boys and they took it upon themselves to have wars with an assortment of fireworks. Some left with holes in their clothes some with burn marks on their skin. CRAZY BOYS! And the cool thing is this all took place in the parking lot of our hotel! Got to love a small town in Virginia! After Fireworks we decided to end the day going out for some yummy milkshakes!
So Its always amazing to me how fast the summers go when I'm back home and looking back over them. This summer was nothing short of crazy, eventful and entertaining! When we first got to Pittsburgh the apartments the company put us in were pretty scary so we had a few laughs for the week we had to stay there! We then moved to a Marriott Extended stay right in the heart of the city. I LOVED IT!! We were right across from PNC park and within walking distance of children's museums, walking path along the bridges and rivers and a bakery I learned to love! We stayed in that hotel for 3 weeks and then moved to another Marriott just outside of the city where we stayed for 2 months! Then we moved AGAIN to another Marriott in Winchester VA. I loved the entertainment at our disposal in the first Marriott not to mention they provided delicious complimentary breakfasts every morning and even dinners 3 times a week! And housekeeping was AMAZING at the first Marriott! The second Marriott still provided breakfasts and dinner but the housekeeping services weren't as nice. I did really like one of our housekeepers though named Lynda! I think every girl from this summer would agree she was like a friend to us. Watching the help this last week made me think a little bit of Lynda. She was always so funny and nice and went out of her way for us. The girls would send her home with goodies and things to show our appreciation! She was a nanny for 17 years for a family before going to work at the Marriott! Kaleb loved her as well she was always so patient with him when he got in her way and she would joke and play with him! I only stayed at the Winchester hotel for 2 weeks because I ended up flying home to visit on July 5th. I loved Winchester though it was so beautiful and had a historic charming feel to it. They also were the only hotel this summer with an outdoor pool which if your going to be outside your going to want to be in the water! Here's some highlights of this summer!
Love this picture of my little man!
Mining tour
Tombstone AZ This Bird Cage theatre is famous for the large amount of shooting that have gone down there. It cool to look at the walls on the inside and outside and see hundreds probably thousands of bullet holes.
The town of Bedrock
