Geocaching & Taking Pictures in Vermont

The kids were off with Mom & Dad for the week in Virginia. One day while they were gone, Shaun & I took a little day trip to Vermont so he could do some geocaching. He has geocaches from all over New England, but he hadn't gotten any in Vermont, so over the border we went. While we were there, I took some pictures too.

Happy Birthday to YOU!

The kids woke up early this morning to give Shaun his birthday present before he went to work. They were VERY excited, because they bought him a NERF Gun! He was pretty excited too! ;)


After school we went to Bolo and picked up a super yummy fruit covered Cheesecake for him. He LOVES cheesecake, so we thought he'd love it! He did, and so did we! :)

Happy Birthday!!! We love you!!! :)

Jump!

Cub Scout Day Camp!

This week Christopher and Shaun had the opportunity to go to Cub Scout Day Camp! They have been having fun at Camp Workcoeman, which is located in the northwest hills of Connecticut in New Hartford. What a great father/son summer activity! They have been having a blast, but they are super tired! Especially this morning!!

Here are a few pictures Shaun took with his cell phone throughout the week.

He mostly talks about shooting the BB Guns and Archery! He's actually pretty good at it too--for his age! Yesterday he came home all excited with a 'Bear Claw'! (Not many kids got them, I was told.) I'm not sure exactly why he got it, but I heard he hit the target a number of times, which most of the kids can't do! Way to go Christopher!!

Well, Anneli and I are heading off to meet them at Camp Workcoeman for a Campfire and dinner! I'm sure we'll have more pictures to post later!

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!! :)

A Weekend without Kids: what to do!?

Since Christopher and Anneli left Friday night with my parents and Valerie for South Carolina, we had a whole weekend without kids! Whatever were we going to do!? We started off Saturday morning going for breakfast. Okay, I admit, we eat out a lot, but NEVER breakfast because of Christopher's egg allergy. Breakfast really isn't the safest meal for him at a restaurant. It was nice having a nice breakfast out--french toast, eggs, bacon....yummm!!

After breakfast we decided to take a ride down to New London to Sailfest. We walked around people watching and enjoying the music. Then we took a sail on the Quinnipiack. It was a beautiful day (No rain--woo hoo!!!) and a lot of fun! Shaun even helped to put up the sail!! Of course I left my camera at home, but we got a few shots with my cell phone.
UGH! I have more pictures I want to upload, but I can't get them from my phone to my computer! UGH! Guess I'll have to try to upload them later...

Pinewood Derby is TODAY!

Stay tuned for photos of Christopher's super cool Pinewood Derby Car! He and Shaun did an awesome job designing it! He didn't want to post a picture on here because he wanted it to be a secret until he races it! He's racing his car this morning with his Tiger Den! Good luck Christopher (and Shaun too) and most importantly HAVE FUN!!!!

Our Birthday Bash for Dad!

Monday night, we had a little party for Shaun's Birtday after work. He had a long, busy day at work and was happy to see we were thinking about him! Meme and Pepe came over to our house and we ate yummy fresh bread, and


Shaun's favorite, Lasagna!



Then Shaun opened his Birthday presents. Christopher was so excited because he went shopping with Pepe this past weekend and picked out a Blue MagLight Flashlight with tons of batteries! Great choice Christopher!!!


He also got a big box of Baseball cards!

It doesn't matter if you are 34 years old or almost 6 years old, every boy likes baseball cards! :)


Then we sat down for dessert! The cake was decorated by Christopher and Anneli,


and there was a Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! Another of Shaun's favorite things to eat!!



What a great way for Shaun to end his stressful, crazy day at work! :)

"He is happiest, be he king of peasant, who finds peace in his home."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

GE 5K Road Race!!

Today was the GE 5K Road Race right here in our from yard! Seriously, the runners ran right by our house. It was a super fun day! Christopher, Anneli, Shaun and Aunt Valerie all participated. Way to go guys!!!

We will post more details later, but we wanted to post our pictures now!