Jamestown Soapworks

Colleen's girls requested that their week at the lake include a Happy Feet Party at Jamestown Soapworks. Soapworks sits on beautifully landscaped property, where all of the natural soaps and lotions are made on site. When you go for a Happy Feet Party, you sit on the deck, enjoy lunch and then soak your feet in a peppermint-y foot bath and sample other Soapworks products. All for the whopping price of $2 each. While it does seem like an incredible bargain, I have to mention that the lunch tastes like a $2 lunch.

The girls...




The sisters...




Me and my cousin...




Our Happy Feet Party...

At Oakland Beach Golf Course with the cousins.

Ben has spent just about every free moment of his time at the lake working on his golf game. Ben and his cousin entered a junior tournament and both played really well.

A Week's Worth of Blogging

We've been so busy since arriving a week and a half ago. I'm finally getting to the blog, so bear with me while I catch up a bit.
We've been visiting with family and friends and going to our favorite local places.

Catching up with the little cousins...
No, the boys did not plan their matching outfits.











Midway Beach dinner...












A visit from California friends...


















4th of July Parade...






Sport even found a girlfriend at the parade.

















Cookout on the 4th with more family....
Notice Lori's baby bump. We're about to have another Flanagan cousin.






Ernst Trail 5k...






2nd place in my age group. My mom placed first in the woman's Grand Master division!






The girls go swimming...
I'm not naming names, but this just may have been a first for someone.







We spent a day with our favorite farmers. Ok, the Bookamers are the only farmers we know. We learned how to make cheese, beginning with milking the cow. We also found out that their Mike is named after our Mike (both girls). Who knew.

Milking a cow.












Putting our milk in the tank.







The milk we used to make cheese.






Fresh mozzarella. Sooooo delicious!






Homemade ice cream.

Heading Home!

We'll miss this view every night, but can't wait to get home.

A Wonderful Weekend in Pittsburgh

We spent the weekend in Pittsburgh so that Bob could compete in the Pittsburgh Triathlon. It's such a beautiful city, I don't know why we don't go more often.

We went to Jen and Jeff's beautiful house for dinner the night before the event.

Greta waiting for an opportunity

Bob and his dad

The morning of the Tri - Bob and his cheering section (the kids and I, his mom, his dad and Carol - Jen and Charlie even showed up later)

In the Allegheny River

Swim

Out of the river, heading to the transition area

Bike

Run

Jen, Charlie, the kids and Bob

Bob did really well!

Packing up

After the race we spent hours at Carnegie Sportsworks. 

Giant Operation game

Ben and Will on the climbing wall

Giant Air Hockey

Getting locked into the roller coaster simulator

We learned that we're not fast pitchers

Trying the acrobatic stunts

That's Ben on the unicycle. The kids all tried this. It didn't go over so well for Will.