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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Trip to The East Coast Part Deux - York/Red Lion and Lancaster, PA

We built seeing mommy's great friend Casey and her family and seeing Grandma and Grandpa into our itinerary.

We spent time hanging at Casey's house just relaxing and visiting.  There was an electrical storm and the house lost power.  The view of the thunderclouds was amazing.  Garrett loved the backyard and garden (until it rained!) and Brady loved all of the activity and kids running around. 




We went to the Turkey Hill Experience instead of the York Fair since the weather was so dismal.  It was a blast.  Super funny. 

Turkey Hill Dairy makes ice cream, drinks, and frozen treats "imported from Lancaster County."  They created a huge place for kids to play which is really a big advertisement for all of their products.  It was much more high tech than we expected though - all types of interactive computer programs to create your own flavors, packaging, and commercials.  Very impressive!  Watching all of the kids run around and interact was really fun.

A must-do - a stop at the Tasting Bar.  Free samples!










 
When does Brady ever get to play with a real Turkey Hill truck??!!
 



 
 
At first he wasn't thrilled with being inside.



And then . . . look mom - I'm driving . . .





We also had a great Italian dinner afterwards, but didn't take any photos because we were too busy wrangling and getting six kids to eat.  It was super hard to say goodbye - we had such a great time.

The next morning we visited with Grandma and Grandpa.  Grandma was tired, but talked to us a bit and knew who we were.  Her face lit up watching the kids run around.  That made the visit worth it just to see that expression on her face!





We also appreciated staying at the Lancaster Arts Hotel.  Go Lancaster!  Finally - a cool, hip boutique hotel.  The halls were lined with work by local artists and the vibe was cool, but also family oriented (a hard combo).  We would have loved to stay for more than one night.










Off to VA/PA!  Part trios to follow . . .

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