Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: Gettysburg National Military Park
Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: Knoebels Amusement Park
Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: CoCo Key Water Resort 
Family Fun in MD, PA and MA: New England Aquarium

Our family's adventures began on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 when we traveled to The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and on the same day in the afternoon we traveled to Gettysburg National Military Park.  On Wednesday, July 6 we had fun at Knoebels Amusement Park and on Thursday, July 7 we spent the day at CoCo Key Water Resort.  On Friday, July 8 we visited the New England Aquarium and then walked around downtown Boston before a family pool party and cook out.

Here are a few photos from the pool party on Friday.

 Our oldest daughter helps her little sister jump off the diving board for the first time!

Cousins conversing:  My younger sister's son and our youngest daughter chatting it up in the hot tub. (Note: Temperature of water was just warm water and not scorching hot, in case anyone was wondering. :) )

This is a photo of 2 out of 3 of my siblings along with lots of guy cousins.  One of my older brothers is on the far left and then my younger sister is next to him.  The rest of the guys around me are my cousins.  I haven't seen my cousin in the white t-shirt next to me in over 30 years!  It was such a great weekend to reconnect with family I haven't seen in awhile and hang out with them! 

Our final destination and the main reason for our travels was celebrating my Aunt and Uncle's 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 9.  What a fun time! We first celebrated Mass on Saturday evening where my Aunt and Uncle renewed their wedding vows and then we had a dinner and dancing that lasted several hours.  Here are just a few photos from the special and memorable evening.

These are statues that surrounded my Aunt and Uncle's church on the hill surrounding the parking lot.  I took these photos from the car window as we were leaving, hence some of them look crooked. :)

After Mass was the dinner and dance.  I loved their cake and the two melon love birds in the center of the fruit platter. It was a delicious dinner and cake!  My Aunt and Uncle looked so cute dancing together!  Then the rest of us of joined in and danced late into the evening!

This photo of our family was taken in the foyer of the reception venue. 

Concluding our family's adventures with this 50th wedding anniversary celebration was a perfect way to end our vacation.  The next morning on Sunday, July 10th, we left Boston at 5:30 AM and stopped 3 times during our 15 hour drive home.  We got home at 9:30 PM Sunday night.  Whew!  What a blessed, fun and long trip!  I am so grateful for all the fun memories made and the safe journey home!