Gettysburg

Saturday afternoon we headed to Gettysburg. When we got there we realized you need at least a day to see everything so we will go back another time. But we still had fun driving around and seeing the highlights.



This is where President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address.

Return of Budzilla

I have no idea how he did it, all I know is that he came trotting in the kitchen like this. I was unaware that some dogs like to cross dress.

Willy Wonka

Now that we are mostly settled, it is time to play tourist and see the sights in our new area. What a better way to start then Chocolate World. It was a really cute little place. They have a 3D cartoon for kids, trolley rides around town that include the history of Milton Hershey, a tour ride that shows you how chocolate is made and other fun stuff. They also have a Chocolates From Around The World Tasting, but I decided I should probably lose 30lbs before going so I won't feel guilty gorging myself. And I must say that the owners are very clever people. During the last part of the ride they blast you with a chocolate smell then give you a small chocolate sample. By the time you get off the ride and walk into the worlds BIGGEST candy store you feel like Charlie Bucket. Or even Oliver, "Please sir, can I have some more?" Fortunately, we had a lot of will power and only walked out with a few items.




I love the look on Cordons face here, "really mom? Singing cows?"

As a side note: Chris and I had looked at living in Hershey, PA. I am extremely glad we didn't because the area smells every day. One day it smells like chocolate, the next roasted peanuts and so on. This would have resulted in the Jannie Thompson Blimp

We Have Arrived

We have been in Pennsylvania for one week. So far all I have seen is boxes, boxes, and more boxes. The move was actually very easy. They packed up all our stuff one day, loaded it all up the next then last Wednesday we hit the road. It took us 12 hours to get here. Bud did fantastic. We only heard one whine out of him. Cordon got a bit annoyed by the end but he did good to. A week before we left I bought him a new toy. I let him play with it for a day to make sure he liked it then I took it away. When he started getting upset on the drive I gave it back to him. He was so excited to see that thing again that it kept him busy for several hours. Between that and Baby Einstein he did pretty good. Originally we thought we would be without our stuff for a week but we ended up getting our stuff the next day. It was great to only have to sleep on the floor one night. However, we had packed for a week so we had SO much junk with us in the car. Chris was right back to work on Friday then Monday he flew to NC for business. This left me to pretty much do all the unpacking. I didn't mind because that means I can set up the house however I want and Chris gets no say. However, Cordon decided to take this time to sprout four top teeth. Poor little guy has had a rough few days.

We only took up about a 1/4 of the 53ft semi

Even though I am embarrassed about this it cracks me up. The carpet they put in our house in Indiana was as cheap as it comes. I did my best to scrub it and keep it clean but you can see it didn't do a whole lotta good. It looks like those old cartoons when someone gets robbed and the outline of the items are still showing on the wall.

Cordon spent about 2 days in this position. There were to many baby hazards on the floor and I couldn't keep a close eye on him while trying to unpack, so he did a Baby Einstein marathon. We are a bit concerned about how much of a TV fanatic he already is. If there is a TV on, his eye balls are glued to it.

Bud drowning in a sea of packing paper

Mmmmmm toilet paper.

My Brother the Superstar

My brother Jason has a new reality show called Happily Ever Faster. TLC will air one episode this Friday night and if it does well then they will do more shows. You can see a preview of it through this link.
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Car Seat Blues

I realized a week ago that Cordon is on the border line of out growing his infant car seat so I started the fun of looking for a Convertible one. I spent two days searching online, going to different stores and shoving Cordon in and out of several. I finally found one I thought would be good and ordered in online. The box it came in was completely smashed and torn, there was no invoice, no plastic wrap, or anything else around the car seat. It almost looked used. So I sent it back and did more research. I found out that one lady had the same car seat for about 6 months and one day the chest latch just snapped in half. Glad I sent mine back. So I ordered a whole different kind then spent 90 min trying to install the dang thing. I ended up on a board on babycenter.com trying to get help from others with the same car seat. I would send a pic of my car seat, explain the problem, wait for a reply, try their tips, then repeat. This went on for an hour. Today I finally gave up and went to the police department. It took 2 cops 45 min to get the thing in. It is a great car seat, it just didn't like my car for some reason. As a side note: I wish I had gone to the police dept with the infant car seat. I learned SO much. I found out things I thought I was doing right I was actually doing wrong and tons of stuff that is never even mentioned in the instruction manuals. Such as, you can twist your buckle 3 times so the car seat sits lower and more snug. And you are suppose to keep your child rear facing until they are 2 years old, not one. I should have gone there in the first place, it would have saved me a lot of hassle.

Yard Sale Time

I have become a yard sale fanatic. People out here only have 1 or 2 children then have a yard sale to get rid of all their baby stuff that is hardly used. Every Friday and Saturday morning I drive around town and hit up all the yard sales I can find. Usually I get clothes, bottles, toys, and other small things but I have gotten a couple of great finds.

I got this baby pool for $3. It was still sealed in the box. However, I have come to realization that Cordon is not a big fan of water. He freaks out if any water gets his face, which is hysterical to watch especially when he is trying to splash. He played for about 5 minutes then kept trying to escape. Notice the tongue hanging out for concentration.

I paid $1 for this chair. When I stuck him in it the first time he got all cozy then didn't move for 20 min. He just sat there watching everything around him. All he needs now is a remote in his hand.