Hartwood Acres

Hartwood Acres
Originally uploaded by Julie Bayer

What a New Year's day it has been. We mostly slept through the official New Year. We would have totally missed it had it not been for Abigail waking up at about 11:57pm to pee. I still missed the ball drop because I (John) was waiting for her to wrap things up in the bathroom so I could get her back to bed. I could hear the fireworks of Pittsburgh's New Years celebration going off in the distance.

Morning came and we headed out of Pittsburgh to Moundsville, WV to visit with Uncle Tom, Aunt Mary Ann, cousin Beth, and cousin-in-law Ron. It has been a while since we were able to make the journey to Moundsville, but we wanted to visit and introduce them to our newest little one.

It was nice to see them, but we had to get on the road for some lunch and naps. After a quick stop to eat everyone (except me) fell asleep for the hour drive back to PA.

Before dinner tonight we packed up the van again and headed to Hartwood Acres, a park here in Pittsburgh. It is about 6 miles from our house and people come from all around to see its light display. It took about 45 minutes to drive the 3 1/2 miles around the park, but the kids loved it so much.

We returned home for dinner, baths, and bed. It was a good way to start off the New Year.