Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
We had a glorious time at the Macy's Thansgiving Day parade!!! I love any parade - so it was a truly spectacular experience!
We traveled up to NYC with Cory, Alyssa and Josh Jurgensmeier from Washington D.C.
On Thanksgiving morning, Darin woke up really early to save us a sweet spot on Central Park West. By the time the rest of us arrived, the parade was just getting started and we had to fight past hundreds of people to get to Darin. It was hard work - Linsy ditched the stroller in the shrubbery, held Tate and tried to diplomatically move through the crowd to reach Darin. There were several times when other parade watchers stood their ground and didn't want to move for us - so it was very helpful that Tate was yelling/ crying "Daddy! Daddy!" - that usually did the trick. Tate loved the giant balloons and danced to the music from the marching bands.
After the parade, we all walked through Central Park to a NYC restaurant for turkey dinner and then explored Rockefeller Center Christmas lights at night. A magical Thanksgiving!
Cousins Tate and Josh Jurgensmeier
We are visiting Cory, Alyssa and Josh in Washington, D.C. Tate (21 months) and Josh (11 months) are great buddies!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Leesburg, Virginia - Oatlands Plantation
We traveled from Hershey to Leesburg, Virginia to visit our good friends - Marie, Adam, Spencer and Emma Wride. Tate had a wonderful time getting to know his new friends - and he even said "Spencer!" when he woke up in the morning, instead of the usual "Nick! Nick!" (he misses Nick Heiner).
We visited the Oatlands Plantation, a wheat plantation dating from the early 1800s. Oatlands was thriving estate prior to the Confederate's defeat in the Civil War. At the conclusion of the war, the mansion was in ruin and the owner's wealth vanished into thin air because their Confederate currency no longer had any value. Since then, the mansion has been used as a boarding school, hotel, and then purchased by another wealthy family for use before it was donated to the National Trust. We had a wonderful time touring the mansion and exploring the grounds!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Picts of Downtown Hershey
These pictures show:- Turning onto CoCoa Avenue
- homes on Elm Street
- the chocolate factory
- Hershey kiss lined Chocolate Avenue
Beautiful Hershey Theater
Tate and I toured the magnificent Hershey Theater today. Built between 1929-1933, it was part of Milton Hershey's "Great Building Campaign" during the Great Depression. It is truly a beautiful building. Tate enjoyed running through the marble lined corridors, climbing the stairs to the sound and lighting booth, listening to the powerful organ, and gazing at the theater ceiling that appears as a night sky with projected clouds and stars. These pictures show the exterior of the theater, a gold plated ceiling in the entry way, the fancy ladies room, the stage, and Tate taking in the scenery.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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