We're Back on the Road to NC!

  OK, OK, I know I'm way behind with my blogging.  Give me a break... I'm out of practice!!
  Since our trip to Cape Cod we've been pretty busy!   We went to a Labor Day picnic up near Catawissa, moved Heather to York the same weekend, went to Knoebels Grove Amusement Park with the kids and grandkids, went to the Hershey RV show, and celebrated Bennett's 4th birthday.

Grandpa needed to fool around with the boys a bit
before riding the rides at Knoebels.

 

Cooper looks a little less comfortable
than Bennett, doesn't he?!?

 

We were all encouraging the boys to let go of the safety bar.

 

Bennett and Cooper loved driving the car!

 

Cooper in "the Red Baron" at Knoebels

 


Grandpa and Cooper playing in the playground
at Bennett's 4th birthday party in York.

 

The birthday boy sure liked Uncle Dustin's gift!

 

Bennett holding "the Incredible Hulk"...

 

...Bennett as "the Incredible Hulk"

 

He's getting ready to blow out the candles on his cake.

 

The "Bounce House" was a big hit!!

 

 
I went to OCMD with my Frogette friends for 8 days while John kept Kylie company at home.  While I was away he and Dustin's family visited with his Mom up in Mt Carmel, he visited his old work buddies twice in Mechanicsburg, and helped to build the new playground in Mt Joy 2 days.

The playground was destroyed by arson a few yrs ago.
The community got together to rebuild "Joyland" last week.

 

  

Here's proof he was really working!

Then it was time to pick up and pack up Harvey.  We had to keep in mind what we need not only for this trip to NC and GA, but also what we'll need for Florida in January, because we will be leaving Harvey in NC at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base at the end of October.  So it made packing just a bit more stressful.  We were on the road by 7:30 am and stopped for gas at Giant (we had $1.10 off per gallon).  We didn't hitch up the Jeep because Harvey's tires needed some air and it would just be a lot easier to pull into an air station without having the Jeep attached.  We stopped at Love's Truck Stop off of 283, got the air, and hitched up the Jeep.  Next stop...Virginia.  It was a nice day to travel because it was cloudy.  Too much sun coming thru the front window makes the dog hot.  We made our first stop about 2:30 off I-81 at exit 205 in Raphine, VA at a Wilco/Hess.  Harvey was thirsty and we were hungry!  There was a Wendy's there, so we grabbed burgers for us and the dog and then got back on the road.  When we got into NC it started to rain.  The farther we went, the harder it rained.  It was pretty nasty, but John did a great job, as usual!  We drove another 3 hours and stopped at a Home Depot off I-40 at exit 221 in Sanford, NC just to stretch our legs and let Kylie go potty.  Back on the road for the home stretch to the Cracker Barrel off Rte 70 near Raleigh where we will have dinner and spend the night in the parking lot.  We got there about 7:30, had dinner and then just relaxed for the rest of the evening.  I watched The Voice while John watched TV in the bedroom.  We were in bed by 10:30...we were both exhausted and so was Kylie.  She spent most of the trip on my lap, so neither one of us got to take a nap!