Post #2 : Lake Wallenpaupack

On Tuesday, June 22nd, we got back in the van and headed back over to Hawley, Pennsylvania for the rest of our week at Lake Wallenpaupack. We had lunch and then we headed over to Holley Ross Pottery in LaAnna, PA. It's a fun little pottery shop that I like to visit each year we are in Pennsylvania. I really fell in love with the hunter green Fiesta dinnerware round casserole dish that I bought last year and had to get another---actually two! I got another hunter green one and a black one! I love to use them for casseroles, but I actually used it to melt my candy when I made candy lolly pops for the Cub Scout Blue & Gold in March! I also bought Shaun another large round pizza stone and another rectangle pizza stone for cooking cookies. (I bought one last year, but I wanted another!!)



Even though it was raining a bit when we left, we ventured out to the Holley Ross Park. It is a beautiful spot! I don't have many pics from this time because as I mentioned, it was raining, but we had to go out there! Why you ask? There was a geocache there!!! :) So we quickly hiked the path to the coordinates, grabbed it, logged it and dashed to the car! :)





Wednesday, June 23rd

Today we went to a local zoo called Claws 'n' Paws. It's a small little zoo, but the kids always love visiting it when we come.











This year Anneli fell in love with a little Pygmy Goat. She's been talking about this little goat since we went to the zoo!!

Hmmm....I wonder if Christopher is allergic to goats..... j/k

Sorry Anneli--there is NO chance you will be getting a pygmy goat anytime soon!!!

We also did a little geocaching and visited the Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center. While there, we learned a lot about the lake and the many animals in the area. Not sure if the kids will want to geocache anymore since poisonous snakes are prevalent in this area...

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Every night we would spend some time by the lake visiting with the ducks, watching boats in the water, looking for fish, skipping rocks, putting our feet in the water etc. Here are a few pictures of us hanging out by the lake.

Anneli likes to take pictures of EVERYTHING around her--whether you want your picture taken or not......

More, "fun by the lake" pictures...

Thursday, June 24th

Today explored two game land fields as we found two geocaches. Then we took a little ride to Callies Pretzel Factory. I have no pictures, but the kids love this place because here you can see how pretzels are made and then you can buy all kinds of pretzels! We love the soft pretzels! Christopher & Anneli got soft pretzels that were shaped like a dollar sign ($). They were

Friday, June 25th

Today we headed back home to CT. Ready for a weekend of rest before we headed back to Hawley on Monday...

Do you think we rested???? Stay tuned...