Northeastern PA Summer 2018 Trip #2

If you're keeping up with us, we spent the first week of July at Pinebrook. The second week Evan and Esther stayed with grandparents in NE PA while Meghan attended jewelry camp. The third week of July we were all home. I think it was a fairly quiet week.

The last week of July I attended a writing conference in NE PA...in Montrose. So I stayed with Derek's parents and the children stayed with the various grandparents during the week.

I think Monday through Thursday was nothing but rain. On Monday Evan and Esther spent the day making dams in the driveway. They loved it. 

 In fact, the next morning it was raining and we had to ask the kids to wait a little bit before going outside to play in the rain. Later on, I heard they got chilly pretty fast in the rain since they went out so early.

Uncle Tom and Aunt Phyllis were in town for a brief visit, so I extended our stay to be able to see them. I planned to see them Sunday evening. As it turned out, Sunday afternoon my sister Amy and Aunt Pat planned an impromptu family gathering. It was perfect!

 Four of the eight siblings were there for an event planned that afternoon! Not bad!

 Cousins!

 Cousins' kids! This was my favorite part! Meghan and Brynn became fast friends. The boys had fun together and so did the younger girls. AND They all played together, too!

 When these girls were running around, we had to look carefully to see which was which.

Jewelry Camp (Meghan)

The week after Pinebrook Meghan attended jewelry camp here in town. She loved it. 

When she came home after the show she took these pictures herself. 

Meghan's favorite piece of jewelry are the teal earrings that have an orange bead dangling from them. 

(Sorry the photo is sideways.) 

What you can't tell from the picture is just how large the earrings are! If you look closely at the ear piece you'll get an idea!