Visiting Grandpa

I took the girls to visit Great-Grandpa Hubicz this week, and we crammed a LOT of fun in only two days!  On Tuesday, we picked him up and took him to Daffin's.  He just loved watching the girls' excitement at all the candy!

Grandpa and girls in chocolate room.  We got a chocolate sample, of course!

 After Daffin's, we took him out to dinner at Muscarella's and all enjoyed yummy spaghetti.  Then we met Aunt Kathy at her school and we walked through her 6th graders' cultural night posters and displays.  Grandpa wanted to go to their house (for Uncle John's wine, of course), so we left the school after just a few minutes.  We spent a nice evening at Aunt Kathy's and Uncle John's, talking and watching the Penguins game.

On Wednesday, we got up early so we could take him out to breakfast.

Breakfast at Tiffany's has the best kid's meals ever!

 Then we went to Kraynak's to walk down Easter Bunny Lane and visit the Easter Bunny.

(no EB pics, b/c Grandpa was furious that they charged $13/pic and you couldn't use your own camera.  I wasn't planning on paying that much, but it was cute how protective he was of me!)

Then we went to Buhl Park to let the girls run wild on some playgrounds.  He and I had some nice talks while watching the girls.  We drove over to the lake and reminisced some more while we walked around.

Then it was back to the Shenango Inn for Grandpa.  We had thoroughly worn him out, although he wouldn't admit it.  We had a wonderful time with him, and the girls were very patient with his many questions.  They loved his stories and his napkin drawings!  And he loved showing them off to everyone he met, and he loved being with them. What a wonderful visit.

We had an adventure on our drive home...I blew a tire on the highway in Warren, Ohio.  My smart minivan's tire sensor went from 27psi to 14 to 7 to 0 in about ten seconds.  (a large stick punctured the rear passenger tire)  I got safely off the road by 7psi, and called AAA for help.  A state cop pulled behind me within minutes and stayed with me til the AAA guy came.  They directed me to a Walmart one exit away, and I hobbled there on my donut.  But Walmart didn't have my size of tire, and neither did the next tire store down the road.  But the next tire store did have a used tire my size, and they installed it in ten minutes for only $35.  What a miracle!  I made it safely to Dad C's house that afternoon, and safely home this morning.  Belle Tire replaced my tire for free (since I had just bought four new tires on Friday) so I now have a matched set again.  I can't believe what good luck I had!  (considering the bad luck)

Niagara Falls

Spring Break started yesterday for the girls, so we took a mini-vacation to Niagara Falls to kick off the start of spring break!  It was a quick trip - just two days - but we packed in a ton of fun!  We took a zillion pics, and tonight I uploaded my favorites to Snapfish.  Enjoy!

Niagara Falls pics