Just Mom, Dad, and Me

My parents came for a visit this weekend.

As always, they spent a great deal of

time helping us upkeep our yard and home projects.

Friday was spent watching way too

much of Deadliest Catch for my mom's tastes, but she did it anyway.

We got up early with a plan to head out to some of my new local haunts.

We made a quick stop at the UAFD chicken BBQ Set up to say hello to the boys, including Jimmy. I love the boys at the firehouse. They are truly like a second set of family to me, a grandpa ( Pop) a Dad ( Bob), a brother ( Shummy) sons ( Bam and Zach)and all the others thrown into one of these or a similiar category.

Then, we headed to Ressler's Bagels and Deli for a cup of joe and a bagel with cream cheese. Yum!

Our next stop: West Shore Farmers Market. We wondered around the stands of produce and baked goods. We settled on a soft pretzel for both mom and I. Dad settled on an iced twist and a peanut butter frosted donut.

We checked out the baby clothes in the upstairs store. I am excited to go by a gender specific outift once baby is here. This store has alot of very cute, special clothing items.

After an hour or so, we made our way to Hershey Gardens, located at the Hershey Hotel.

I had seen an advertisement for a Butterfly House at the gardens and thought it would be a fun place to visit. My mom and I have visited a few butterfly houses in our travels; one in Grand Cayman, One in St. Maarten. Jim and I visited one on our honeymoon.

I must say, the $10 adult admission at Hershey Gardens in WELL WORTH it. The gardens were stunning, VERY well kept, and just incredibly enjoyable.

We started our journey in the Italian Rose Gardens.

There were roses of every color and size and scent. It was wonderful to walk around the gardens and enjoy looking at all of the various species of roses there to capture our eyes.

We headed to the butterfly house.

My mom made a prediction on our entry into the Hershey Gardens that if a butterfly landed on my then it was a sign that we were going to have a little girl.

Guess what came to visit immediately upon my arrival?

We saw many types of butterflies. One visited my mom's shirt.

We continued our journey through the gardens, taking in the herb garden, Mrs. Hershey's rose garden, and a number of theme centered gardens that we could enjoy. I managed to make the 1 mile trek through all that Hershey Gardens had to offer my parents and I for the day. We had a great time. The weather was sunny, but breeezy enough for me to be able to enjoy the day, even as a 38 week pregnant lady. The walk did we some good.

I then decided to top off our journey of "new places" with a visit to Pakha's Thai House for lunch.

This is a local Thai Food Restaurant in Dillsburg. My parents had never tried Thai food. I ordered Vegetable Pad Thai and Pork Red Panang Curry for the three of us to enjoy Family Style.

I think that they really enjoyed the sweet and spicy taste of Thai Food.

An overall great day for my parents and I.

Still waiting on Baby's arrival.