Summer Recap Vol. I

We started our summer on Memorial Day weekend with a much overdue trip out to Pennsylvania to see Matt's grandparents. Matt hadn't been out to their place in 10 years and I had only been once (when I went with Wyatt and my in-laws last year). Our plan was to drive, but at the last minute we bought flights since the gas prices had jumped so high and it ended up costing us almost the same amount. And it's a good thing we flew, too, because it was so much easier with an 8 week old and a 2-year old. We had a great time and can't wait to get back. They live on lots of acres of wooded land up in the mountains and it's just beautiful!

I had to have the woman in front of us take this picture b/c it was just too priceless. We were on a tiny plane for our flight from Detroit to Erie, PA and the air conditioning was broken. To top it off, we had been travelling all day, Wyatt hadn't gotten a nap yet, and we had to sit on the runway for an hour (in the 100+ degree plane) waiting for something on the plane to be fixed! But the kids did remarkably great and as soon as the plane took off, everyone was out!


Gram and Gramp Sorensen have so many fun things to do.....3-wheelers, tractors, ponds, woods, etc.
Matt's Aunt and Uncle Doug and Kris also came out while we were there and it was great to spend time with more family. Sadie was loving all the attention from Gram and Gramp!
This is a pond that Matt's grandpa made on his own! Amazing, isn't it? It looks out over the mountains and we were even able to go fishing in it! Matt and Wyatt spent a lot of time here.

It was such a blessing to get to spend time with Matt's grandparents and our time went much too quickly. We are hoping to make our trip to PA an annual event. Hopefully we can see more of the cousins and aunts and uncles when we come out next!