Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

I was trying to think of something fun to do while Celia and Marc were up on Friday. Everything I thought of (or the boys suggested) involved being outside---it was too stinkin' hot to be outside for any more time than it would take to get in the car though. Just before we ate lunch I remembered the "Choo Choo Barn" and decided we should go there. It's this huge model train setup in Strasburg, PA (about an hour from our house).

 So, Celia looks bored in this picture but she really did enjoy it!! I think we had just seen the area that has a little fire in a house and a firetruck that comes and shoots water on it to put it out. Marc liked that part!

 Of course my Jakey would like the construction area of it!

 Zach liked the construction area too though he was probably looking at the model of the baseball game at this point! (It was just past the construction site.)

 I just thought this picture was neat since it got his reflection in the plexiglass.

 Being silly outside the Choo Choo Barn!

We would've ventured to this fun little market in Bird in Hand, PA while we were there that sells amazing kettle corn and woopie pies but everyone that knows me knows that I'm directionally challenged and we would've never made it. (even with the GPS!)
Daniel missed out on the Choo Choo Barn thanks to a meeting at work but the rest of us had a great time. (And lucky us, Daniel was working on dinner when we got home!)

I made limemade pie for dessert and while we were eating dinner Daniel said "I Know you made us dessert but ya know what would be really fun? Ice cream in Chesapeake City." So, after we all finished (and by all I mean Zach because he's my pokey pokey eater) we headed to Chesapeake City to have ice cream along the canal. Jacob ordered mint chip and Zach ordered bubble gum. Mid ordering Daniel asked them what their prices were for the ice cream and decided since he had only grabbed a 20 dollar bill that he wouldn't order anything and he'd just eat the boys' leftovers when they were done. 3 small cones/cups and 2 baby cones totalled $19.03. And lucky Daniel, he got to eat bubble gum flavored ice cream. I guess included in that price was 1 swedish fish also. They have semi-open candy bins in that place and Zach helped himself to a swedish fish...that he dropped on the floor...and then shoved in his mouth. yum.

 posing by the water

 about to jump...

 Another picture I love...I have a picture of Daniel and Jacob just like this from when Jacob had just turned 2.

While I was making the limemade pie, Jacob asked me if I could make him some limemade...he got to squeeze all the limes with help from Aunt Celia. Zach came over after they were done and insisted on squeezing more limes---with the help of Daniel. His expressions were hilarious.

Don't worry, I know you're all concerned that we didn't eat the limemade pie since we went out for ice cream... we did. It was a good 10pm, pre-bedtime snack. mmmmmmm.