Farewell PA and 2016

Our time in Pennsylvania has come to an end. We didn’t get to see everyone we wanted but that seems to happen every trip back to PA.

John has a job lined up at Rutledge Lake RV Park in the western area of North Carolina starting on January 2, 2017. On our way there we took a little detour to the Raleigh North Carolina area to visit with family.

Our daughter-in-law Julia took us and the boys to the Sassafras playground at Laurel Hills Park.

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This place was awesome! The sand area was walk in with adult seating all the way around.

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There were even shovels available for the kids.

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The ground was made out of a springy rubbery kind of material so you basically bounced if you fell.

They had the typical equipment of swings, and climbers.

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There were secret-talkers all over the place.

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Bubbles for parents and kids to keep an eye on each other while navigating the maze.

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The kids just bounced from thing to thing, wearing themselves out.

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Ok, maybe they were wearing out the adults.

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Peek-a-boo Ryan.

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The coolest swing had to be the zip line swing. You push the swing and it travels about 50 feet on a rail and then swings back. Awesome.

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Ryan was particular to the boat. I liked it cause it was a mini workout for my legs to keep the boat rocking.

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Laughing. A good way to end a good year.

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Chat me up peeps! We love to hear from you.