Winter break

The first week of March the kids had Winter break. Why would anyone want to have a break to be home in the middle of the cold and dreary winter? Well I forgot that since almost everyone around is is wealthy they use the break to go to the islands for a reprieve from the cold. We on the other hand are not rich so we stay in and go crazy! So for one of the days Rand took the day off so we could do something fun. We drove to Pennsylvania to the Crayola Factory! It had snowed the night before but the roads seemed clear enough so we went ahead with our plans. It was actually a beautiful drive with the freshly fallen snow on all the trees. It only took us about 50 minutes to get there. It's hard to believe all that is so close to us and yet in a different state. I drove since Randall had a client call even though he had the day off :) When we drove into Easton, PA it reminded me of a little German village and was so charming. The kids had a fabulous time and loved everything they did. They had tons to do. There is even a museum above the crayola factory but we didn't even have time to get to that with all the fun project the Crayola factory had. We got to see a live demonstration of how crayons and markers were made. Got to use every crayola product made. The kids made paper dolls, and paper bag puppets, scrolls with sponges and paints, and their very favorite is a new product similar to play-doh that is white and you can use the markers to color it any color you want to create whatever you want. The possibilities were endless. It was really fun to see with the kiss for several hours and actually participate with them in the different activities. At home that is not often the case with other things that always need to be done as they sit and work on a project. They had a side walk chalk area too, and a fun clear tunnel that you could use special markers to draw with. The kids love that one. Who wouldn't want to draw all over the walls? I even participated in that one. It was a really fun place and a great time together as a family.


Some of the buildings in the town


Kate on the chalk walk, I hope she isn't licking her fingers here!



The clear tunnel where you write on the walls

Coloring of course with hundreds of crayons