SNOW DAY!

We got a lot of snow today! The piles are getting higher and higher and higher.....pretty soon there will be no room for the snow......

Fun in the Sun at Rocky Neck Beach in CT

On Wednesday, August 26th, we spent the day at Rocky Neck State Park Beach with Aunt Valerie & Meme. It was a great way to just about end the summer!! Since everyone (but me!) goes back to school next week!

Christopher used to love how the train passes by along the beach when he was little and obsessed with trains... He didn't give it much thought this summer. My big guy is growing up.
Now he just wants to see a whale, dolphin or some other sea creature...

After playing in the sand and swimming in the ocean, we decided to go on an adventure out on the rocky neck of the beach.

While we were walking out on the rocky neck of the beach, a mother and her children were leaving and gave us their chicken legs so we could catch some crabs. The kids thought that was pretty awesome. So we caught some crabs... See the little crab hanging off the chicken leg?

While Christopher was crab fishing, he yelled out, "There's an eel over here!" We didn't quite believe him...
But it was! See it in the picture below?!

It was a strong creature. Check out how it thrashes the chicken leg around! Watch out for your fingers!!!
The kids were so excited! We almost caught an eel!!

What a great summer adventure!!

Off & Running!

This weekend was the 2nd Annual GE Petit Family Foundation Road Race here in town. Shaun and Valerie ran the 5K. They both weren't that prepared, but they both did better than last year! Christopher and Anneli were up early and ran the Fun Run again this year with Ronald McDonald and Rocky--the mascot of the New Britain Rock Cats. It was a great day!!

Click HERE for photos from last years GE Petit Family Foundation Road Race.

Here are some of this years race photos!

Christopher, Val, Anneli, Rocky and Ronald McDonald!

I LOVE Ronald McDonald!!

It brings back so many memories of my childhood!!!!

Shaun & the kids before the 5K.

Shaun & I before the 5K!

Val before the 5K.

The entire group of kids posing for a picture before the Fun Run!

(with Dr. Petit, Ronald McDonald, Rocky & the kids!)

Christopher & anneli are the two in the front on the other side of Rocky with white t-shirts.

Run, Chris, Run!

Run, Anneli, RUN!!!

Christopher & Anneli under the banner by the finish line after the Fun Run.

Christopher & Anneli after the Fun Run with their Metals!

Way to go guys!!

Anneli & Christopher posing with a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cone...YUMMMM!!!

Shaun & Val going through our sprinkler as they finish up the 5K!

Giving a wave and a smile as he passes our house!

Shaun running by our house!

(you can see Val in the background!)

Val running by our house!

Christopher, Pepe, Anneli & Meme walking from our house to the 5K finish line!

Shaun after the 5K.

Val after the 5K.

Val & Shaun after the 5K.

All the runners at the end of the Road Race!
Way to go guys!! :)

Busy Bees!

This last full week of school has been a busy one! Here is what we've been up to:

We baked cakes with our Easy Bake Oven. (A nice rainy day activity, since it's just been raining, and raining here!) They were yummy!

On Tuesday Anneli and I spent the day with Christopher and Aunt Valerie (who was volunteering) at school for Field Day. The morning was a bit chilly and poor Aunt Valerie was helping the kids with a water game. She got a bit wet! Thanks for being there Aunt Valerie!! :)Wednesday was a gorgeous day so Anneli and I ventured out to check out the Pick Your Own Strawberry Farms. We ended up at a farm in South Glastonbury and we picked 11 pounds of super yummmy strawberries! My favorite! It was fun and we hope to bring Christopher berry picking when school is out next week!
That night, there was a magician performing at our public Library for the beginning of the Summer Reading program. Anneli and I went over to watch, but Christopher thought it was babyish so he went walking at the park with Meme and Pepe. It was a very funny magician who we have seen twice before, but Anneli couldn't stop laughing. She was pretty excited when the magician chose her as a helper! She helped create a rainbow, a VERY long rainbow! She thought it was awesome!
Then tonight (Thursday) we just got back from the school for a Pot Luck Social. The school served hot dogs and Christopher's music teacher Dr. Smayda's band, The Convertibles, played and we danced and had a blast! What a fun evening!!
Hopefully things will slow down as summer begins. Unfortunately, I don't think that will be the case...