Birthday Remembrance

We spent Cassandra's birthday at Hershy Park in Pennsylvania. Daria and I had been very scared about what that day would bring, but we decided that we should be out having fun and doing something the Cassandra would have loved to do. Daria picked out Hershey Park since it is a very kid friendly park, with many mnay rides for small children. The day was absolutely gorgeous, not a cloud in the sky - It was warm, not hot, and breezy. This was Lesley's first trip to an amusement park and Grandad came along to celebrate Cassandra as well. Lesley loved the rides, even the ones she had to ride by herself. We were happy to discover that Lesley is just a shade over 36 inches tall in her shoes, so she was able to ride more rides than we had aniticipated. For the record, Lesley is a "Hershey's Kiss", one step above a "Hershey Miniature". Lesley probably liked the Log Flume the best. Even though she was scared at first, once the log started rocking and rolling she got very excited, and when we went over the last hill for the big splash, she screamed in delightt and begged for more - we went on it 3 times.

All throughout the day I kept telling Cassandra "Happy Birthday" and even though she wasn't there next to us to share it, I think she would have been proud of us for having fun and remembering her in a happy way. We never got to take Cassie on a log flume or a roller coaster, but Lesley got to enjoy it that day for her little sister. I'm sure Lesley would have rather shared the rides, too.

We rode the train a few times, too. It wound through the busy park and it was a nice way to relax for a while. On our last train ride of the day, just before the last turn, a bunny rabbit hopped by out of some small bushes. In the middle of this busy park, a little bunny stopped by to say hello. And we all paused and looked at each other and thought of our little bunny and knew we did the right thing.