Country Roads

So we were to be heading over the mountain to visit family out in Wheeling, WV this past Friday which for us would have been a 3 day weekend.  Well Noah woke up Thursday morning with a rash all over his upper body  so my 3 day weekend turned into a 4 day weekend.  Which I'm not complaining especially since our little guy is alright.  Seems as though it was something he came in contact with and not a virus or anything which is good.  I tell you this because I have a warning for you parents with preschoolers.  The doctor gave us some Benadryl to give him and she told us to give it to him around bed time because it's more than likely going to knock him out.  Well if his side effects were going to be like mine when I take Benadryl he's definitely going to be out.  Guess what, he went to bed about 9ish and was up around midnight.  He ran around the house non stop from midnight until we left the house around 9:30am.  About two and a half hours into our drive he finally fell asleep for maybe an hour and a half.  The he was back up and when we got to Wheeling until he crashed around 8pm he ran around their house.  NEVER AGAIN will he get Benadryl.  So the warning to parents out there, not all kids crash after taking Benadryl so be prepared!

This weekend was awesome!  The weather was perfect, it was great to see family out there we don't get to see too much, and we had a blast!  Saturday morning we went to the former West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, WV which is one of the most haunted places in the US.  It was pretty cool to see the old building and structure and to see the Grave Creek Mound which is literally right across the street.    the mound is one of the largest conical type burial mounds in the US.  So it was pretty cool to see this history in person.

Saturday we went to Oglebayfest which was nice because the weather was perfect.  We went through the fair and crafts, and took Noah to the Zoo.  His favorite was the Kangaroos and the playgrounds along the way, but he wasn't too fond of the snakes.  Afterwards we continued Noahs playground hopping and went to downtown Wheeling along the Ohio river to a playground along the riverside.  With the weather and the sunset it was awesome down there.

We were sad to leave because we had such a great time.  On the way home I took a different route pretty much because I missed my exit, but instead of taking I68 which goes through Western MD we took I70 which runs through PA.  Let me tell you, I think PA roads are all under construction and by the looks of things when you drive through these construction zones not much construction is being done.  the most annoying part was that you're cruising along the highway and BAM 45mph zone.  That aside it's not a bad route because there aren't any mountains to climb.

Great weekend and we're looking forward to our next trip out there!