Things I'm Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving!  Every year I like to make a list of all the things I'm thankful for and I thought I'd share some of them with you this year.

I'm so very thankful for....

My loving and supportive husband and for having found...

My wonderful daughter.  I'm so blessed to have her.

Her love for animals and our shared passion for horses; although I know this will cost me a lot as she get older.

My Family and Friends who are always there for me.  I'm very blessed to have so many great people in my life.

photo a friend took of me and a snake.  I've come a long way.

My daughter and some of my friends for getting me over my fear of snakes, especially since she wants one of her own.

One on the rescue horses who is old, blind, and losing his hearing.  He loves his relaxing days at the barn and the attention he gets.  The barn he came from wanted to put him down 10years ago because he lost his sight, here he was given a home and hope.

Days spent in the saddle and being able to volunteer some time to my friend's horse rescue.  I feel very blessed for the days I've gotten to spend with these wonderful animals and people.

Living so close to nature and getting to see wildlife so often.  Thank God I'm a country girl!!

My camera which allows me to capture so many special memories for myself and others.

For the couples that gave me a chance to capture their special day on film and for everyone that I've photographed.

I feel so close to the people I've photographed and so honored that they chose me to give them images that will bring back the memories of that day.

After super storm Sandy I've realized how thankful we are to have electric, our house, and food to eat.  My heart goes out to those who are without.

I have one more tiny thing to be thankful for this year, and while it's tiny my who family is beyond  excited about this last blessing....I'm so very thankful for the surprise we got 4 months ago - I'm pregnant!!!

me 16weeks into this pregnancy :)

I hope everyone has a very happy Thanksgiving and stays safe.  

Knoebels

My husband works for Jack Williams Tire and Auto Center and every year they go to Knoebels for the company picnic.  This was the first year we went and we were so happy to be bringing our little girl with us.  We all had a great time.  So before I start talking about my daughters first amusement park I want to thank Jack Williams for this fantastic day and for the wonderful idea of having their company picnic at an amusement park!

Safety always comes first, once we found out we were going to Knoebels and we were going to take our baby girl we went out and bought a Kiddie Leash.  I know it sounds a bit like treating your child like a pet but it was so nice to know that she was attached to us at all times, there was no running off into the crowd for a ice cream stand or running to the next ride, we all walked together and it brought us all peace of mind to know that nothing would happen to her.  And she loved wearing her "backpack"  she even wanted to wear it to go shopping the next day!!  What a great investment for a little peace of mind :)

What is the first ride you go on when you get to a fair or amusement park?  Please leave you comments here or answer the question on my facebook page here.

For us it's different each time we go somewhere and it depends on who we're with.  When it's just my hubby and myself we run like kids in a candy shop for roller coasters, on this day when we took our daughter for her first ride at Knoebels we got in line for the Giant Wheel which is 110 feet high so we could look over the beautiful park.

My wonderful DH of 5years

  My husband decided to wear black framed chrome sunglasses; which made for some neat photos while were were on the Ferris wheel.  The photo on the right is of him looking down on the crowd which if you look closely in his glasses you can see as well :)

My little girl takes right after her daddy in that she loves the drop rides!  I can't stand them for they make your stomach jump right to your throat, but they giggled the whole ride! :)

Waiting, impatiently for Mommy and Daddy to stop taking photos so she can go on the next ride! 

We love having the wind in our hair, the sky as our limit, and flying under the rainbow on the Italian Trapeze

A daddy's dream; 

to teach his little girl how to drive.

We're starting way too soon!

At lunch you could see her daydreaming about what we were going to do next.  We could hardly get her to eat once she made some other friends and they went off to play in the gravel by a tree until we decided to head on to the rest of the park.

After lunch we went on the Pioneer Train which goes under the wooden roller coaster Twister.  Below is a neat shot I got as we went under and got a view of the structure. 

Not only do we love Knoebels for their great rides, and free admission but everywhere you go you're not only in so big amusement park here you're surrounded by nature.  There's trees and flowers everywhere.  It's very beautiful!  

Life happens very quickly, and it can change at any time,

your little ones grow up too fast,

one day they are just learning to crawl, 

the next they are running around and big enough to ride kiddie rides and going to school.

Soon enough they will be off to school dances, dating, and then on to their own lives,

so make sure you take time and slow down to enjoy all life has to offer.

This day it was a wonderful trip to Knoebels for us, next who knows...but we'll be sure to take our cameras so that we capture all these wonderful moments so that we'll have them to look back on.

Thanks again to Jack Williams for this wonderful family trip!  I can't wait to do it next year!  And see all the wonderful workers that have become our friends.

Now for my readers, if you live in PA and have a Jack Williams near you, this is a great family owned business, they have wonderful employees and I know that they treat their customers well.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I hope you enjoyed it and are having a great summer,

until the next post....

A Day at Cranberry Creek Farm

The big family trip for us in June was taking my daughter, and Great Grandma out to Paradise to a small town, called Cranberry all just to visit some cousins and take my country girl to the goat farm!  

My daughter petting one goat while the white one is trying to eat her skirt.  The photo to the right is her all upset over the white goat eating her skirt!

There were goats all over!  It was a blast sitting out with them watching them eat, play and they were all so very friendly.

One of the people at Cranberry Creek Farm  took time out of her day to show my girl how to pet the goats, play on the bridge with her and show her where they milk the goats and told her all about the process!  It was an awesome, fun, and educational trip.  Thank you for showing us the farm!

I've never seen so many goats at once!  There were over 30!  and they were so clever!  Climbing on each other to get to the leaves to eat.  The white one below, you can't see it but she's standing on a tub in that high grass with her hind legs and stretched out to the tree to get up higher and eat those leaves.

The goats loved my little girl, always walking up to her...

and getting Kisses 

Someone's grumpy that I said it was time to go....LOL.

Don't forget while you're visiting the goats to stop by their store for fresh produce!

Be sure to check out Cranberry Creeks blog for more about them and what they are up to! 

one of the chickens at Cranberry Creek Farm

Have a great weekend everyone!

And remember to support your local farmers!!