Labor Day Picnic

One of the first things we did while we were there, other than lots of walking (my family loves to take walks - I try to convince Jeremiah to go with me with our little family, but that doesn't happen much), was the Picnic. Growing up we always had a ward picnic on Labor Day and Memorial Day. Sometimes they were combined, and sometimes they weren't. We used to have the get-togethers at the Littlestown Community Park, but since the ward building is also the Stake Center, they have recently built a Pavilion right there on the church grounds! How nice is that?! So, we had it there this year. Melanie loved walking around to see the different children and watch them play games. She also liked to visit the dog that was there and chat with other members of the ward. She was hilarious!! Julia preferred to run out into the parking lot and try to snatch a little girls purse everytime I turned around (or sat down). Julia tired me out pretty quickly and so we had an early departure. Plus I wanted to head back to the Outlets in Gettysburg to catch some good deals on clothes. My mom and the girls went home and they napped while I went to the outlets. It was a lot of fun to shop by myself. I don't get that luxury much, and shopping is pretty demanding for me these days.