JUNE 1, 2024
The Summer season started with Conshohocken's Art and Car Festival - maybe not the biggest of all festivals, certainly not the size of Manayunk's Art Festival held later in June, but a nice little festival none the less. We grabbed a seat at the Great American Pub to watch the crowds walk up and down Fayette Street. Then a chocolate fudgesicle. We then hopped aboard the Conshohocken Cab for the first, and likely last, time.
The Summer season started with Conshohocken's Art and Car Festival - maybe not the biggest of all festivals, certainly not the size of Manayunk's Art Festival held later in June, but a nice little festival none the less. We grabbed a seat at the Great American Pub to watch the crowds walk up and down Fayette Street. Then a chocolate fudgesicle. We then hopped aboard the Conshohocken Cab for the first, and likely last, time.
Our neighbors in 414 gave us their water table. Daddy had looked into getting one for Mother's Day and was glad to have this one gifted to us. It's a fun toy - fill up some water, drop in Baby Shark, Charlotte can create the rest of the fun by herself. It's a quick and easy way to cool off on a hot day.
FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND - JUNE 14-16
Mommy was away in the Philippines, so we had a long Father's Day weekend at Lola and Papa's. On Friday we went to Kid's Castle so Daddy could relive his childhood running around what is unarguably the best playground in the Philadelphia metro-area. It took some cajoling to convince Charlotte to check out the imposing castle, but once inside she confidently explored the tight corridors and bravely went down the long twisty slide.
Mommy was away in the Philippines, so we had a long Father's Day weekend at Lola and Papa's. On Friday we went to Kid's Castle so Daddy could relive his childhood running around what is unarguably the best playground in the Philadelphia metro-area. It took some cajoling to convince Charlotte to check out the imposing castle, but once inside she confidently explored the tight corridors and bravely went down the long twisty slide.
On Saturday morning we went to Daddy's Happy Place - the upper Delaware River (or at least the area above New Hope). Beautiful weather and yet the area remained peaceful and quiet. We could have spent all morning here but headed back to Doylestown to check out Broad Commons, a new playground with a miniature Fonthill Castle and Berenstain Bears house (we think). We had fun playing hide and seek even though Charlotte kept giving away her hiding places by laughing.
Lunch at the Hattery then two microbreweries - great way to close out the morning.
Then we cooled off in Lola and Papa's backyard. That silly whale sprinkler.
JUNE 22, 2024
Cousins from Florida spent the last week of June with us. We started their Conshohocken stay with a drive through Lancaster County. With record heat, the Amish were out in full force on Saturday morning running their errands before the day became too hot - we saw at least twenty horse and buggies on and around Route 340. Our first stop was the Turkey Hill Experience in Columbia, PA.
Cousins from Florida spent the last week of June with us. We started their Conshohocken stay with a drive through Lancaster County. With record heat, the Amish were out in full force on Saturday morning running their errands before the day became too hot - we saw at least twenty horse and buggies on and around Route 340. Our first stop was the Turkey Hill Experience in Columbia, PA.
Charlotte was not as interested in the "all you can eat" ice cream offering of the Turkey Hill Experience as Dad would have expected. We had one scoop of Monster Cookie - a blue-dyed vanilla with cookies inspired by Sesame Street's Cookie Monster. Charlotte's favorite attraction was the ice cream truck ride - we spent a quarter of our time in the ice cream truck.
We then continued north to Hershey's Chocolate World where Dad claims the factory tour ride hasn't changed much in the past thirty years. It's the same moving circle walkway onto the Hersey Kiss cars. It's the same attractions down to the chocolate rollers, Hersey Kiss conveyor belt, and who can't forget going through the roaster. Only surprise was that Charlotte wasn't interested in her free Hershey Chocolate bar at the end.