Merry Christmas!!

Quick Day Trip to New Hampshire

This summer was absolutely crazy! We didn't have much time to do anything! So this morning we woke up and off we went for a trip to New Hampshire. We had a great time visiting with family and checking out the Seacoast Science Center!

Christopher and Anneli posing for a picture.
A sea star...
Christopher checking out the tidal pool.
Anneli checking out the tide pool.
Christopher with some Baleen.
Anneli with Raspberry the Turtle.
Christopher with Raspberry the turtle.
Checking out some sea life.
Anneli loves to swing.

Playing by the water.
Taking a stroll...
Looking for a Geocache??A

Cousins being silly!!

Dad & Christopher hanging out by the ocean.
We were able to catch up and cheer a pregnant Aunt Amanda run a road race! Way to go Aunt Amanda!!!

What a fun day! It was great to see everyone!! :)

Girl Scout Camporee

This weekend was the Girl Scout Camporee. We had heard about how fun it was so we signed up as a family, even though nobody else from my Daisy Troop was interested. They are a little young. Anyway, things were crazy this week and Anneli wasn't feeling well. Stupid Lyme Disease! We decided not to sleep out on Friday night, but we would get there Saturday morning and hang out for the day.

That is just what we did. We got there at about 8:30am and went on a hike with our 5th Grade Junior Friends. They happen to have a son that Christopher knows from Cub Scouts too! It was fun.

Next up was stations where the kids did a bunch of different arts and craft projects. They were fun too!

The best part of the day was when they opened the waterfront! It was SUPER hot! We all had a blast using the kayaks and paddle boats! Super fun!







The kids also fished with our neighbors. Thanks Rosa and Tal! :)

The kids, especially Anneli, was exhausted after that! So we piled in the car and took a quick ride to Massachusetts to check out the Tornado devastation in central Massachusetts. It was terrible! It has hard to believe that as you drove through the streets of Sturbridge, Brimfield, Monson and Springfield that you were in Massachusetts. These types of disasters happen in the midwest, not here in our backyard....

Hole in ONE!

Monday evening, after our long Labor Day Hike and weekend, we decided to go Mini-Golfing! We had a great time as a family 'putting around'! :)





Of course we had to end the night with an ice cream cone!!! :)

Annual Labor Day Hike!

On Labor Day, we went on our Fourth Annual Labor Day St. Lawrence Heublein Tower Hike. Click here to see pictures from the last three years! Meme and Pepe were unable to join us because Pepe's was having problems with his back.

We gathered our camera, water and snacks and off we went! The weather was perfect and the kids did great--as usual! This year, for the first time, we found a few Geocaches, while we were on our adventure. It was a great day!







Hopefully next year, Meme, Pepe and Aunt Val will be able to join us again!!