Class of 2013 - My Grad Party

Oh happy day! I've graduated!!! =D

I graduated from High School this summer but with Benjamin's birth it was a little too busy around here to have a party. So last Saturday we rented the Picnic Grove and had a graduation celebration!

 

 We worked on the favors a few nights before the party...

 

 Working on graduation cap desserts...

 

 We had fun celebrating with 150+ of our friends and family!

 

 

I don't have a good picture of all the food but to give you an idea, we ordered 40 Papa John's pizzas!

 

 we also had soup...

 

 Yummy cupcakes for dessert...

 

The picnic grove was perfect for a big group of varied ages. 

There was volleyball and softball for the older ones and a playground for the younger kids.

 

 

 

 Brawn against Brain tug-of-war.

Anyone who had a 4.0 in high school went to the Brain side.

Anyone who didn't know what a 4.0 was or had less than a 4.0 went to the Brawn side.

 The first team to grab their cone which was placed ten feet behind them, won!

Way to go Brawn! lol

 

 We also had a little quiz with questions taken from the Stories CDs.

 

 There was a fire-pit so we had s'mores in the evening...
 

Zoe, Hope, and I all graduated this year :)

 

 



Cherry Crest Adventure Farm - Keepers

This past Thursday we enjoyed a field trip to the Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Paradise, PA with our Keepers Club.  We all had lots of fun doing the many activities available on the farm.  From the many mazes and slides to the Post Pounder and Pedal-Karts there is something for everyone to enjoy!

 



 

 

Trying to figure out the No Left Turn maze.

 

 Luke and David on the tractor ride! :)

 Bethany, Elainah, and Joy on the slide!

 

 Aunt Joy, Aunt Melissa, and Aunt Jeanine going down the slide =D

 

 

 There's quite a climb to the top of the slides...

 

...but the climb is worth the ride down! :)

 

 

 

 This cute little guy has figured out how to jump through the fence and say "hi" to the visitors in the Barnyard!

 

 holding chicks in the Discovery Barn

 

 we all got to make butter in the afternoon...

 

 We shook our containers of cream until we had a lump of butter!

 

 waiting at the railroad crossing...

 

 The Strasburg Railroad passes right through the farm multiple times every day.

 If you get tired there's always the web to sit in... :P

 

 Building a log cabin... I think this was the busiest construction site all day lol

 

 the onlookers... :P

 

Somebody got a little sleepy!

 



 Some of the girls in the "Big" maze!

 

 David was so cute doing the Giant Slinger!

You get three tennis balls to shoot at the targets on the hill and if you hit a target you get a prize.

 

 Getting some help from his big sister :)

 

 

We all had a fun time at Cherry Crest!

Thanks to Sis. Renee for choosing this as a field trip!