Hershey, PA

Well, Craig went & bought a dirt bike....... without permission! He found it on ebay, so we took a trip to Pennsylvania to pick it up. I planned a vacation out of it. I figured, we're NOT just going to drive 5 hrs to pick up a bike. We're gonna have fun too. So, we got a hotel near Hershey, PA & stayed 2 nights. The hotel was nice. The service, another story! We had some guy walk into our room at 11:30 at night. The hotel had checked him into our room-that was already taken! We were ticked! Then, the guy ended up getting the room next to us & was banging on the walls until about 1 am, then again at 5am. So, we complained! They gave us our first night free. The next day we headed to church in Harrisburg. Craig ended up seeing some people there that used to be in our ward in NY a long time ago. It was neat! Then, back to the hotel to take a nap, since we didn't sleep well the night before. So, we're taking a nap & the housekeeper walks in! I thought, "Man, these people really want to see us in our underwear, don't they" LOL

The kids had fun swimming in the pool. We went every day, sometimes twice. I kept forgetting to take my camera with me when we went, so, no pics. Sorry. We were going to go take a dip in the pool before we left the next day. We got down to the pool & it looked like 'manly fluids' were floating on top of the water!!!!!Gross! We went back to the room to pack up & leave.

Next, we headed to the Hershey Chocolate Factory. It was fun! They take you on a tour to see how chocolate is made. It was pretty interesting. The best part was the tasting though. We got pulled aside by one of the workers & she asked us if we would be willing to do a taste test. So, we went to this secluded room with little cubbies & each got to sit with our little cup of water & test chocolate. It was neat. The boys thought that was great! They got to test something that nobody has ever tested before. They think it's 'top secret' & they aren't supposed to tell anyone. I don't know where they got that from, but they had fun.

Taste testing


The kids also got to package their own hershey kisses. They got to push the button & fill a container. They liked that.

Then, on to the Hershey store. How can you go to Hershey, PA & not go to the factory & buy chocolate? So, we did.

Eric at the store

We had a great time. The car ride was long, but the kids were content watching the DVD player & playing PSP. It went pretty well. Emily was surprisingly good! She got sick of being in her car seat & wanted me to hold her, but she did well.

Can you tell, they aren't even looking at the camera? Except Emily. They all have there eyes on the movie instead. Stinkers!

Oh, the bike.... yeah, we picked it up. I guess it's just like the bike that Craig had when he was younger. It doesn't run, so I'm not too worried about him crashing anytime soon. He's excited about it. We still aren't talking about it though........

Heartbeat!

I went to my 2nd OB appointment last week. Dr. says everything is going great. I actually got to hear the heartbeat for the first time too. It was so exciting! I love to hear it. I always get teary eyed when I hear it, especially for the first time. It's amazing to me! It makes it seem so REAL! There really is a tiny baby inside me! I'm not just getting fat! Yeah!
I also heard that after you hear the heartbeat there's only a 5% chance of miscarriage, so that's reassurring! I am so excited to have this baby. You'd think that after the first few babies it would all be the same, but it's not. I am so excited to meet this little baby that WE made! It's so precious to us. I know it will probably be the last, so I'm really trying to enjoy it ( here I am, crying). Definately pregnant! LOL
It's so much easier to enjoy when you don't feel like throwing up all day long! I have felt SO good this past week. I am so glad to be over the sick part! Crossing fingers! I have only been feeling yucky around 10pm, right before I go to bed, which I can't complain about! So much better than all afternoon! Now, I feel like I need to get back to my work-out routine a little bit more now that I know I can handle it without getting sick. Yeah! I told the Dr. I was worried about gaining too much weight. I've gained 8 lbs. Yikes! I've only ever gained 25 lbs. with each one though. So, I'm not too worried about it. She looked at my charts from Matthew & Emily. I am the same exact weight as I was with them, from month to month! I couldn't believe it. She said I looked great & my body must just like this same weight at pregnancy.
Now, if the weather would just warm up a bit I could actually stay outside for more than 2 minutes & go for a walk!