Dunlap Station: June Recap (Part 1)

Not a single post in June! What a slacker pregnant lady am I! Here's an outline (to help me organize):

I. Family Trip
A. Lancaster, PA
1. Sight & Sound Theater
2. Mom's 59th birthday and Father's Day
3. Lunch with the Nolls
B. Rochester, NY
1. Strawberry Picking
2. Baby Shower
3. Planetarium and dinner at Hose 22
4. Visiting Cartwright cousins in Buffalo
C. Pittsburgh, PA
1. Church Festival
2. My departure (everyone else enjoys a Riverboat cruise)

II. D3 Youth Conference
A. Packing/More driving
B. Teaching
1. Jeff Struecker - Black Hawk Down
2. Missionary Shannon Hurley
3. Albert Mohler - President of SBTS
C. Games
1. Field Day
2. Underground Church
3. Holiday World

III. Master Bathroom
A. Progress!
B. Tile
C. Paint

Family Trip

My dad, mom, sis, and bro-in-law packed into a 12 passenger van and drove up to New York, by way of Lancaster, PA. I did really well (didn't need extra bathroom breaks) and was able to sleep comfortably stretched out in a seat with extra pillows. We celebrated Mom's birthday and Father's Day on the road (and then again once we arrived home in GA). We also met up with Susan & David's dear friends, the Nolls, who lived about 10 minutes away from our hotel.

We visited the Sight & Sound Theater for their production of Joseph. The show was excellent!

Mom and I heading inside

This place is so huge it's hard to get it all in one picture!

Family shot in front of the Lion and the Lamb.

Once we arrived arrived in Rochester we were able to relax. I enjoyed picking strawberries with my family, a surprise baby shower and getting to hang out with my dad's side of the family. Oh, yeah, and of course, the endless Abbott's!!

My new hat was perfect for berry pickin'

Abbott's #1

Abbot's #2

My aunts threw a baby shower for me (my first, a complete surprise!) and I just couldn't get enough of the adorable diaper cake. Pandas have been my favorite critters since I was a baby. I was blessed beyond words at every body's generosity.

Towards the end of our visit we ate dinner at Hose 22 (a firehouse turned restaurant, a la The Spotted Dog in Atlanta). We also enjoyed a pool party and cookout at my godmother's house. On our way to Pittsburgh we stopped in Buffalo, New York to visit my cousin, Anna, her husband, Dan, and our newest relative, John (their son).

Mom, me, baby John, Anna, Susan and Grandma Cartwright

My Dad, the big John, with Anna's baby, the little John!

I think my dad is going to be an excellent Grandfather!

In Pittsburgh we saw more family and enjoyed more food together. We worked on our family tree and everyone enjoyed a riverboat ride (sans me, as I had to fly home to repack for the Youth Conference that Rocky and I were chaperoning the following day!)