Lego Fest and a Search

Saturday we headed to the Lego Fest in Pennsylvania. We wanted to ensure a peaceful ride up, for Paul's and my sanity, so we bribed the kids with money to be spent at the Lego fest if they got along in the car. It worked beautifully. There was a lot of traffic and what should have taken us 1 hour and 45 minutes at the most, took 2 1/2 hours, so we were happy for the peace.

After driving all that time, we then had to stand in line for about 45 minutes to get in the building. But once we got in, we were greeted by a Lego wall to all designs on.

Then we got to see some Lego displays like 'Legodelphia".

And Ben Franklin with his kite.

And there were plenty of tables to build with Legos.

The kids all spent their money on various mini figures and then we stopped at Panera on the way home for dinner.


On Sunday we headed to a local playground and bike path. A local newsletter put out a challenge to find a certain marker in town. Paul and I figured out it was probably at this park, so we sent the kids to find it. Then they posed for a picture as they pondered it.

And then wanted to be able to sit on it.

And nothing like a little sibling bonded/ torture your little sister fun on the accessible swing.

A New Bike

Rudy got a larger bike this summer - a hand-me-down from a friend of Paul. It was perfect timing because he had outgrown his old bike.

We planned to go out today, but first, Paul ha to finish watching the World Cup (I think that's what Rudy was taking a picture of, but it may have been of his new bike).

It was a beautiful night and so we headed out to the bike path.
Posing for the camera....

and again.....

This time requesting that Paul be in the picture with him.

And then they were off. Rudy did really well on the new bike. He hasn't yet worked up the speed yet, which was a good thing since it meant neither of us had to run and keep up with him. I think next time we head out, I'll be pulling out my roller blades to keep up with him!

Unseasonably Warm

Today turned out to be a nice warm day. After church we knew we had a lot of work to do in the yard - raking leaves and picking up sticks as a result of the big storms we had this week. It was a gorgeous day to be outside so after yard work, we decided to head to the bike path.

Rudy had fun standing in the middle of a pile of leaves Paul was trying to rake and letting Paul rake leaves all over him. He also enjoyed digging in the dirt and lying in the leaves - he was a big muddy mess by the time we were finished.

On the bike path - what better way to ride your bike than through all the puddles?

This is Rudy riding down a pretty big hill. The first few times we went on the bike path this year, he either wanted to walk down the hill or have someone hold his bike the whole way down. As you can see, now he can do it all on his own.

Parking his bike to explore a path he found.