We had a sad week last week. My Nonny went to heaven after 92 great years!!! We had originally planned to take a family trip to Washington D.C. but with everything going on we decided to take a trip that we a little closer to home. After a bit of research we decided on the Poconos!!!!
After a long drive and great night's sleep (which included a beautiful dream about my Nonny) we headed out and about. We found this amazing little place breakfast!
It was a little dated but the food was OUTSTANDING!
Then we headed to Bushkill Falls!
We had a blast!
Oliver was in heaven with this display.
My grown up girl!
My handsome guy!
Claire was all about the pictures!
She is growing up so fast that I can't even take it!
My hiking buddies!
Every inch of this place was gorgeous!
BFFs
I managed to sneak into a few pictures!
Sometimes they really do love each other!
Amazing!
After the falls, we stopped at this super neat Native American Museum.
They had some amazing artifacts!
We all loved it!
Then of course the hotel pool is always a hit!
For dinner we went to this awesome little Irish Pub!
Sometimes during traveling you forget how to put your pants on the right way!!!
The next morning we headed to the town of Jim Thorpe and our first stop was Asa Packer's mansion!
It was so beautiful and full of history!
After the mansion we went to an old haunted jail!
The jail was beyond creepy and soooo awesome!
This is where the Molly Macguires were hanged! I can't believe that I never knew this story before!
The cells.
Solitary confinement.
Gross.
The woman's section was a bit nicer.
At least it had a library.
The warden lived right in the jail with his family!
Who doesn't love a good shank!
The yard.
After the jail we stopped at the cutest little coffee shop called the Muggle's Mug!
And the BEST greeting card store in the world! They make all of the cards on site and they are all wildly inappropriate!
After a great day (and another quick dip in the hotel pool) we went to another delicious restaurant!
Who doesn't love a restaurant that you can get an amazing sandwich, sweet potato fries, amazing sushi, and a delicious merlot?!
Cheers to just chilling out together!
It is hard to tell but those are all bats! The whole area was just a little creepy! I LOVED IT!
After a good night's sleep we got up early and went to spend our last day at the Camelbeach Waterpark!
Even though it was a little chilly we had a blast!
I hate waterparks but I LOVE watching the kids have a blast! We had so much fun on the water slides!
The park was at the bottom of a ski resort! It was gorgeous!
Two cold wet cuties!
After we warmed up and got changed we had our final delicious dinner!
Cheers to the end of an amazing trip!
And then we all slept like rocks and headed home the next morning!
I always say that it doesn't matter where we go, we always have a blast. It was the perfect way to end the summer. I love when it is just the four of us. The kids get along so well and we all just relax. My favorite part is all the talking. The kids chat away about everything and we all make such amazing memories!
