We weren't too far into our trip to Indiana, PA when I looked back and found him looking at the atlas.
He also enjoyed his 100 trucks book along the way!
Checking out the rest stop.
We made it to PA!! Shanna got the toys out right away and Joshua was ready to play!
It was dark when we got into PA....so he didn't see this till morning....a skidsteer!!
Joshua loves any kind of truck, tractor or train right now, so this was very exciting!
Friday we went to see Pap Pap at the farm. He was sitting on his Gator when we got there and that made Joshua very excited. Below is a picture of Joshua & Daddy getting a ride on the Gator.
Below are Pap Pap, Uncle John, Uncle Joe & Daddy
It looks like they aren't doing anything, but they were before we got there. They were replacing the garage roof (behind them in the picture). Pap Pap said the shingles on there had been on for 65 years and never leaked.
We went down to the barn to see the cows. Joshua wasn't too sure about them. To be honest, they are huge and even frighten me a bit.
A rare picture of Pap Pap...not that he doesn't smile, it's just hard to catch him doing it!
After the visit to the farm we got lunch and headed back to Cousin Shanna & Aaron's house for a nap. By the time JCS woke up from his nap Granddad, Grandma, Uncle Tom, Aunt Sue, Savannah & Isaiah were in Indiana, PA too!
We met up with everyone at Uncle Larry & Aunt Carol's house.
Granddad reading to Isaiah & Savannah
Grandma & Joshua playing with a etch o sketch.
Uncle Larry with all the kiddos!
At one point Uncle Larry told Granddad he was going to have to leave because Granddad had all the kid's attention and no one was playing with him. Looks like that problem got solved here!
Next we went to the Granddad and Grandma's tree farm. Uncle Dave and Granddad were scouting out deer. Shotgun season starts the Monday after Thanksgiving in Indiana, PA. It's a pretty big deal. The kids are out of school even!
Besides just to see the tree farm, we went so Uncle Tom & his family could get a Christmas tree. Below is Granddad cutting down the tree Savannah picked out.
Daddy & Uncle Tom hauling out the tree.
The Stephens of the south. Uncle Tom, Aunt Sue, Savannah, Isaiah & baby Stephens due in March!
Sure wish we could see them more often!!
LOVE this picture!!
Hanging out on the back of Granddad's truck!
We met Uncle Merv and Aunt Linda at Pizza Hut for lunch. Everyone is here, just a little hard to see Uncle Dave & Ben in this picture.
Grandma & Granddad with all the grand kids....and no one is crying!!
Uncle Dave, Granddad, Uncle Tom & Daddy
The grand kids playing together ~ love cousin time!
The Rising Family Thanksgiving. I believe the final count was 58.
The Stephens' Family with Pap Pap
This is Uncle Randy & Aunt Cathy's family. In the back row, on the left is Aaron & Shanna who we stayed with while in Indiana, PA. The were so great to us! Handed us a key and said our home is your home. We feel comfortable & were able to relax. Thanks so much Shanna & Aaron!
Uncle Larry & Aunt Carol always welcome us into their home with open arms and full plates of food. Granddad, Grandma & Uncle Tom's family stayed at their house.
Pap Pap with his Grand kids & Great Grand kids ~ wow!
A great man that started many great families!
Family gatherings are all about cousin time!!
Uncle Tom, Isaiah, Morgan (Matt & Allison's daughter, 3.5 yrs old) Shanna & Savannah
I don't have a lot of pictures from after Thanksgiving dinner because we just spent time watching the kids play. So much fun to see all the kids play together.
In this picture the kids are crawling being dogs or cats.
So this may seem like an odd picture, but it's actually really cute when I explain it. This is Joshua (left) & Isaiah (right) waiting for Ben (and Aunt Jackie) to come out of the bathroom. Once they realize Ben was in there they both started pounding on the door. Pretty cute, right?
Uncle Dave, Aunt Jackie & Ben also stayed at Shanna & Aaron's house. Here the boys are playing before bed. Ben is old enough to get into all the action with the other cousins now. I can't imagine how fun the next get together will be!
Okay...so back to that skidsteer & did I mention the dump truck??
Daddy & Joshua in the dump truck....ready for a ride!!!
Shanna took them around in the dump truck then Aaron got out the skidsteer...
Man oh man was JCS loving all of this!
Ben, Uncle Dave & Joshua watching Aaron move the skidsteer around.
Ben wanted to get a closer look at the skidsteer too!
Shanna, JCS, Ben, Aunt Jackie & Aaron coming up the hill after playing with all of the trucks.
Back to the farm...cow farm, that is.
Joshua was more interested in the barn cats then the cows. Uncle John let him feed them too!
Joshua, just hanging out.
On the way home...Joshua was tired
We had a great trip! It was wonderful to see everyone. Wish we could see everyone more often!!
