Mama to 6~The Large Family Logistics

Our holiday weekend

We had wonderful family time this weekend!  Friday we went to World's End State Park.  Faith in this picture is standing overlooking the Endless Mountains region.  It was absolutely breath taking.  We had to drive up a dirt road to get to the top, it made me a little nervous since we were so high up!  We then went and spent a couple hours at the Loyalsock Creek and had lunch.  The kids collected some Tadpoles to take home with us.  On our way to World's End State Park we noticed a sign for Rickets Glenn State Park so we decided to take a detour and took a trip to Rickets Glenn State Park .   We were never at Rickets Glenn and did not know what to expect, but it was well worth it.  They had a beach area that the kids played at for a while.  We wanted to take a walk up to the Glenn, but some people told us that a stroller would definetly not make it up to the top!  Maybe next year!  On our way home we stopped in Towanda, PA and had dinner at a Bonanza.  We have never eaten at a Bonanza, but realized it was quite similar to our Ponderosa.  We got home at 8:00, unloaded the van some and hopped back in to see the fireworks.     

Saturday we went swimming and went to a birthday party.  The birthday party was at the home of some friends of ours.  They live out in the country, where we pray we will be someday!   At sundown they had a bonfire and fireworks.  We all had a blast! 

We greeted at church Sunday.  The little ones loved shaking everyone's hands!  Amanda was not with us because my sister asked to take her boating with them.  Whenever one of our children are missing, it does not feel right, especially at church.  We had some coupons for free kids meals for Friendly's, so we decided to go there for lunch.  I know, I know, twice in one week, but at least the kids were free, and we had a $5 off coupon!!!  We were in desperate need for kitty litter and milk, so we picked that up afterwards.  Then we came home and relaxed!  Joe loves bike riding, so he will take the kids quite a bit and go for rides.  We have a baby seat on the back of the bike, and a trailor.  Jake sits in the baby seat, and Josh sits in the trailer and everyone else rides their own bike.  I had a ton of laundry last night, so Joe took the kids out for a while so I could get the laundry done uninterupted.   Oh, and I also made a CVS run.  Did you notice the link on the side of my blog for the coupon organizer?  I am going to purchase this, because last night I spent way too much time trying to organize coupons.   

I wanted to encourage you all to enjoy every moment with your families.  It has been on my heart lately to slow down, time goes way too fast.  In today's American society it is normal to live hectic lives. Choose not to.   

How did you all spend your holiday weekend?  Please share and leave us your link.