Intercourse, PA

 We stayed 2 nights at Bird-In-Hand Family Inn.  We had originally planned on one night but the area was so great we had to stay another night.  They had a really great indoor pool area!  2 pools and one large hot tub.

 In the morning this is where we ate breakfast!  Donuts are a good way to start the day, right?

 If you stay at the Bird in Hand Family Inn then they provide a complimentary Amish Farmland Tour. More about that can be found HERE!

Seth and Kaia on the bus during the tour.

 

 School House

 

We made several stops along the tour.  This was at the home of a quilter. 

 

 

 

 

This was like a general store and we were able to watch them hand dip the candles.

Outside the General Store there was a free petting area.  Here is Seth with some baby goats.

 

 

This is a Bintrung.

My Dad loves trains so we had to make stop at the Choo Choo Barn in Strasburg, PA.

Dad and Mom

 Seth and Kaia

 Kaia in her new Amish apron.

 

Inside the Choo Choo Barn.

A fire starts in this house and the fire truck leaves the fire station, stops, and then the fireman get out and spray water on the fire!  How cool is that!

The firemen spraying water.

 

Circus

I love there little town!

 If you are ever in Ronks, PA make sure to eat at Dienner's it is so good!

 Yum, Chicken N Dumplings!

 This is the best wheat bread I have ever tasted! 

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Welcome to Pennsylvania!

Overlook from the back of the Welcome Center.

You just can't travel through Pennsylvania without stopping by Hershey!

The kids saw that they could create their own chocolate bar so that is where they decided to spend their money.  For $14.95 each these better be some great candy bars!

This is as far as they would let me go.  If you went in even just to take pics you had to pay.  No Thank You!  

So I gave the camera to the kids and sent them into the chocolate factory to create some masterpieces!

Hair nets, Check!

Aprons, Check!

They start with a premade bar of chocolate that has edges for the filling you add.

You choose which additional candies you want added.

Seth chose chocolate chips. You know cause that's what a chocolate bar needs is more chocolate!

Kaia added chocolate chips and sprinkles to hers.

It gets filled with you guessed it, more chocolate!

Then it is off to the cooling tunnel!

Here they are with their finished bars. 

New York

 We drove over the bridge and into New York looking for a place to pick up or last Great Lake water (Erie).

This is the water before it goes over The American Falls.

We drove on looking for a spot to access Lake Erie's water.  Wow, they made this difficult!  I am THAT Mom that would consider dangling someone over the rail to get the water but it was farther down than we could reach.

 My mom saw in the distance a ramp so I walked over and scored our water!

 We located Tully's on my Trip Advisor app. for lunch.  The knife points to it on the map.

 

As we drove out of town I spotted this little candy shop and quickly made a u turn.  It was so worth it!  YUM!

My little Jelly Beans!

Love the personalities here!