Vacation wrap up

Ok well I showed where I was and what we did in some of the pictures posted- but what I am wrapping up is... Marcus' behavior- for not having sturcture and not knowing manyof the people- being couped up in a vehicle for many hours- he did so very well and I am so proud of him- he did his school work- watched videos etc while travleing- not saying he was perfect but oh my I AM SO PROUD- he did very well-

Did I say I was proud- cause I am

We went back to Kids r Kids today and he had a good day- was unsure how he would handle it being back after not being there- he did well :)

I'm coming home

We are in Tn - we met up with Jill and Andy today - fabulous people- it was nice to get to know them a little bit in the short time we had- they are amazing and the similarities we have with our adopted child(ren) are amazing- thanks PD for the intro

Now we are sitting chit chatting in the Garlands living room- hanging with them for the night- then an early morning to get on the road home- hopefully be home late tomorrow- I am coming home- so glad for vacation but so glad to come home- Here are some pictures from yesterday

Yesterdays adventures

Well we went hiking in the quarry yesterday and then picked vegatables- which we are having today- Today is a chill out day and nothing is planned- It is beautiful up here and I am sure all the seasons are great to visit- and I am so glad we came- it has been wonderful- with that said I sure miss home- there is nothing like vacation and yet nothing like returning home- we have a couple stops to do on the way home which the kids have no clue about it and I know one young man who will be really excited when we get to Georgia

(my aunt's front yard)

(berries growing wild in my aunts yard)

(flowers in the yard)

(quarry we walked yesterday- Marcus and I ran a little of it)

(picking peas)

(digging up potatoes)

( the last 3 pictures were at the Gorge from Monday)

We went hiking

We went to a metropark here in the area and it was beautiful-(Gorge)
I could have spent all day there- although this Florida girl is not use to the up and down of cliffs and hills it was a great work out for me- a little sore this morning but not too bad-
The weather is hot but not humid- Today we are going to another park to hike - I will post some pictures later today of yesterday and today-

We had a a great dinner of cabbage rolls - mashed potatoes and bread- YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Pictures from PA

OK so here are some photos of our trip - we left PA today and are now in Ohio at my aunt and uncles-
Fridays arrival to PA was not uneventful- there was a car accident in the mountains of WV which slowed us down- the driver was ejected and not sure how she is doing now-praying she is fine- yes we stopped to help
as we were almost to my cousins - 20 miles- the interstate was shut down and we got all turned around- but dad to the rescue he knew exactly where we were and said which road to follow- all in all we got there and had a great time- Enjoy seeing my family

the boys in NC

My mom's childhood home

This is the home I lived in when I was just a baby less then a year old- then we moved to Florida and have been there ever since

Daddy John ( my great granddad and Henney my great granmother) dad we found the marker

My oldest sister grave marker- I often wonder...

My Nana and Pap Pap's grave sight with their great grandkids- how can so many years go by and it still bring tears to your eyes

Marcus and I on cousin Deb's steps

Cousins

2nd cousins age 5-14

Marcus collecting his first ever fireflys

Just a quick post

We are in PA at my cousin's house- and it is beautiful- beautiful weather- beautiful house-
The drive here was beautiful beautiful beautiful- did I say beautiful- I did because being in Florida 99.9% of my life you often do not see the majesty of this beautiful land-A gift God has given us- what a treat it was to drive through the mountains today - we drove through tunnels and the kids thought we were under the mountain- we drove over a beautiful bridge - although for me either looking down or up at anything caused a little anxiety inside- so yes I white knuckle drove through this beautiful area- Hey I am a Florida girl and use to flat roads- so you can say I conquered a fear today-
tomorrow the Ohio clan will come and we will be having a nice family reunion of such- wish the entire Marsh family could have gotten together but as many as could be here are-
You know I have been told I am crazy for doing this with my sister - but we have had a really good time- tiring but good- the kids have been good by and large and thank you God no meltdowns from Marcus today-
I just wanted to be able to do this one time with the kids and this was a good time to it cause I do not know when we will be back-

We plan on going to the place where I lived for maybe a year before moving to Florida as an infant-going to the cemetery- have primanti's hopefully for lunch-and then just being with the family as much as possible- I treasure this time- I truly do

a DAY in the NAtional Forest

One of my favorite things I love to see is rivers- creeks and waterfalls- they are just very calming and serene for me - well Deb surprised us by taking us to the National Forest here in NC- can I just say AmaZing- beautiful- God is such an artist-Simply beautiful- breath taking- oh and when you have your sister driving and she says look up there- not a good thing for me it makes me woozy- I have to look on my own-

The best part was watching the eyes and words of the kids - ooos and awws about the mountains and creeks and the sliding rock- this is a rock in which you slid down - with water flowing over them and then you slide into this pretty large pool of cold water - 52 degrees brrrr- the kids thought it was freezing