The Scialabba Family: June Vacation

I don't know where the summer went! I'm getting way behind on my blogging since we are busy spending our days playing outside, going to the pool and now starting school!

Here's a quick re-cap of our week to PA and NJ in June:

We started off the week in the Poconos for my grandparents to meet Nicholas. My parents were there as well. Highlights were dining at Woodloch, viewing the "parade" and then Mikey going to the show with his grandparents and great-grandparents (Mommy and Daddy took Nicholas back to the house)!

Monday morning we left Hawley and headed to Lancaster to visit Great Grandma Ruth & Honorable Ernie as well as Auntie and Uncle Scott. It took us 5 hours to get there and the boys were perfect in the car (it was supposed to have taken 3 hours). Once we got there, we had a great time visiting and catching up. That night Auntie and Uncle Scott took me out to downtown Lancaster and Michael stayed at the hotel with the boys.

Tuesday morning we headed to Strasburg, PA to see Thomas the Train that was passing through. Mikey had great time although all we were able to do was ride the train since it was POURING rain. They had a bunch of other activities to participate in so we will need to do this again in the future. From there we drove to Manalapan to stay with my parents.

Wednesday was Mom's retirement dinner with her colleagues. It was different being on the other side of the spectrum--usually my parents attended functions revolving around my sister or I--and here we were listening to one speech after the other praising my Mom on her dedication and hard work that she put in to her years of teaching. She was the only one to retire this year so the entire party was dedicated to her---which worked out perfectly since she deserved to be the center of attention for once! Mom had a great time showing off her grandchildren, too. Mikey loved dancing to the music!

On Thursday we hung out at home with Auntie and went to lunch at a local pizzeria. We (read: Mike & I) stuffed our faces with yummy Italian food that we don't normally eat up here! For dinner Mommy made crab cakes and we ate outside on the deck as requested by Mikey.

Friday we went to the park with Aunt Erin, Jimmy and Kevin. We saw the animals, had lunch and played in the field. It was great to catch up and introduce them to Nicholas! After our visit, we swung by Gran-ma's school so Mom could show off her grandchildren to her students. (She's just a little proud!) That night Mommy and Daddy went out for a date night to Point Pleasant. We had dinner and then strolled along the boardwalk, played skee-ball and had ice cream. It was the first time we had been back to the shore since Hurricane Sandy. Everything was fixed and running smoothly. It was nice to see. The boardwalk itself was empty, however. A lot of homes were not renovated after the hurricane which means there were less people vacationing there. I walked with both arms fully extended and didn't touch anyone. That has NEVER happened before. (Celebrity sighting: Eric LaGrand--former Rutgers football player who was paralyzed from the neck down during the kick-off to start their game being played at Met Life Stadium. He now works for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under his former Rutgers coach.)

On Saturday Michael took Mikey to see Monsters University in 3D and I ran some errands with my Mom. Saturday night we went out to one of my parents favorite restaurants to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

Sunday we headed back home to Boston. As I am writing this I don't remember the car ride home, which hopefully means it was uneventful! All in all, it was a successful trip!