Exciting week

Well, I haven't written in a while, so I guess it is time for another update. We have had a busy week and had a lot of fun together as a family.

On Wednesday, Chris and I had a date night and went to dinner and to see the new Harry Potter movie. We both LOVE Harry Potter, so this was very exciting. Our friends, Jen and Steph, came over to watch Camryn and they all had a fun girl's night together. They must have worn her out because she slept in the next morning!

On Thursday afternoon, we headed to PSU for Arts Fest. It was a beautiful day to walk around the festival, downtown, and campus. Camryn really loves cruising around in her stroller, so she was sitting back and enjoying the sights. For dinner, Chris and I picked up some DP Dough (YUM) and fed Camryn her dinner on the HUB lawn. After dinner, she was exploring the lawn and crawling all over the place having a blast. Then, she discovered that she could push her own stroller - she was so excited!! After taking a bunch of pictures, we headed over to the Old Main lawn to listen to a band and let Camryn play in the grass there. Maybe one day, she will be sitting on that very lawn in between classes!!! We got some very cute pictures with Old Main in the background. It is so amazing to watch her have fun on a campus that Chris and I love so much. Of course, the trip would not be complete without a stop at the Lion. She was so excited to see it!! Immediately, she began to "woof" at it. Yeah, we are working on the lion roar. She was able to sit on top by herself (she is growing too fast!!!) and gave the lion bunches of kisses. It was so cute!!! She was tuckered out and slept the whole way home.

On Friday, our friend, Gina, and her boyfriend, Paul, came from NJ for the weekend. They both love Camryn so much and Camryn couldn't stop smiling at Paul. On Saturday evening, we all went to Hershey Park for some fun. I couldn't wait to take Camryn on the rides!!! As soon as we got in the park, I took her on the Merry Go Round. She absolutely LOVED it. From there, Chris took her on a train ride, but that was a little lame for her. We also went on a fire truck ride that she enjoyed. She watched all of the roller coasters with such wide and bright eyes. It looked like she wanted to jump right out of her stroller and get on them!! Something tells me that she is going to be a thrill seeker just like her mommy!!! Someday, she will be sitting in the front seat with me with her hands in the air. I can't wait!!! A little later, she even won herself a prize. She got to pick a duck out of a pond and she won herself a stuffed rubber ducky. I think she was so proud of herself because she wouldn't let go of her duck!! We were all having a great time, but the night took a bad turn when we realized that Bunny Bear was missing. We took Bunny Bear (she sleeps with BB and can't sleep without it) since we would be out past her bedtime. We were hoping that BB would help her fall asleep in her stroller. As soon as we all realized that BB was gone, we all went running to retrace steps. I knew it was a lost cause because there were thousands of kids just waiting to find a dropped toy. Camryn was crying and I had tears in my eyes because I knew she was upset. The 4 of us looking for BB must have been a sight to see. Gina was circling other strollers scoping out if the kids had BB, I was looking at every kid walking by me with a stuffed animal in their hands, Paul was retracing our exact steps, and Chris was trying to keep Camryn calm while zooming the stroller around looking. I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do if I saw a kid with it. I was just hoping to see it. After looking for about 1/2 hour, we gave up. It was useless. Finding a stuffed animal in a park full of kids is like finding a needle in a haystack. We went back over to the Storm Runner (where we realized BB was gone) to decide what to do the rest of the night. All of a sudden, Gina yells "Is that BB?!?!?!" A complete miracle. BB was sitting next to a man on a bench. Chris ran over to the man and the man said he saw bunny bear on the ground so he put her on the bench. As soon as Camryn got BB back, she wouldn't let go. She held on to BB so tightly and finally fell asleep. Someone is definitely watching over Camryn and didn't want her to be without her friend. Talk about an interesting night at the park!!

We have a relatively calm week ahead of us. Camryn has had a lot of excitement the past few days, so it will be nice to relax for a while. Our next adventure will be at the end of the month when we go to the beach. I can't wait to take her in the ocean! I feel so lucky that we have the time in the summer to do these fun things as a family. I just hope the summer stops moving so quickly!!!