"The memories we make with our family are everything" -Candace Cameron Bure
Memorial Day can still be cold at the lake so this year we decided to do something a little different. There are so many beautiful and interesting places in Pennsylvania to explore, so we decided to stay closer to home. Nice weather is always a plus but warm weather isn’t needed to hike and explore.
We chose to spend the long weekend in the Allegheny Mountains near a town named Austin. The property we chose had 93 acres of private trails and ponds. Located in an area of Pennsylvania that is absent of light pollution making it great for stargazing. Unfortunately the weather didn't give us many opportunities to see the stars. But it was a perfect place for exploring, hiking, painting, cooking, fishing, playing baseball and relaxing.
The house and yard
The drive up to the house.
One of the lakes on the property.
The girls loved fishing with Poppy.
The living room
The kitchen and dining room.
The bedrooms
The theater room downstairs. It was a great place to watch movies when it was raining.
The porches
The view from the porch.
Campfires are one of our favorite things to do in the evening.
Watching the kids run, play and be silly is very entertaining.
The property had a star barn and plenty of open fields to look at the night sky.
We only had one evening that was clear and we enjoyed seeing the stars, but the large moon made seeing the Milky Way a little hard. None of us wanted to get up in the middle of the night after the moon set to see the sky.
We had fun with a family baseball game.
The girls had fun making a fairy house in the tree next to the house.
The girls painted a few rocks but Brytanie and I practiced our watercoloring skills.
Some of our artwork.
Cora and Graham like to cook and we like eating their creations. Graham made s'mores nachos and Cora made brownies and a rhubarb strawberry tart.
Even though the weather was a bit cool and wet we still got to do a little hiking. It was nice that we could just walk outside to begin our hikes.
Looking back at the house.
We enjoy doing puzzles and this one was a challenge. Bryt and I did most of it...with a little help from everyone else.
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