Weekend Update: Promised Land State Park

We spent the Memorial Day long weekend in Promised Land State Park, in PA, with Matt's Brother Andy and his family. We stayed at "Whittaker Lodge", a rustic cabin, located on a Peninsula in one of the lakes in the park. We were surrounded by water on three sides, and while we were not far from others, it sure felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. Here is the view from the front step. Just down this hill was a private dock for our use only. In the second picture, you can see Abby sitting on the front step.
Norah and her cousin Abby seemed to have a good time playing with each other, despite their 3 year age difference. The first day Norah pretty much followed Abby everywhere she went, though she started to exercise her independence as the weekend went on...

On our way to the cabin, we took a side trip to Nazareth to see Matt's Grandmother, who has since passed away. We were also able to stop by to see Norah's cousin Katelyn's school play. Katelyn had to return to class after the play, but Norah managed to fit in a couple of snacks with her cousins Adam and Olivia.

Norah and Dad

Pic for Zie

I tried to get a few pics to post this morning, but Norah didn't really co-operate. Here is what I got

Another pic for Zie

For Aunt 'Zie

My sister Susan gets a little anxious when I get slack about updating the Bugle - she needs her Norah fix on a regular basis! We've been out of town and a little busy lately, so last night, while I was moderating a training session at work, I uploaded this picture from a week or so ago.

We got Norah this "Kangaroo Climber" a few weeks back, and it's been a big hit! Not only does it mean that we get a break from chasing her around the yard to make sure she isn't eating too many sticks and rocks, but she also gets quite a sense of accomplishment from making it to the top of the slide. Lately, she has figured out how to scale the outside of the thing, as shown in the picture. I think she gets her monkey-ness from her Aunt 'Zie, who was known to climb doorways in her youth.

Ready for School!

Not really of course, but this is what she looked like this morning, and she was very anxious to leave!

Pub Time

Here is Norah hanging out at a local watering hole last weekend