Thursday, July 17, 2008

 

East Meets West - The Infamous Corn Row Picture!

Anne, Emily, Jacob, Nicole, Katherine, Matthew, Brian
4th Generation Midway Park Fans!

A historic occasion! For the first time ever, the third generation of Will and Shirley (i.e. all the cousins) were together. Meeting in the same amusement park their great-grandparents visited on dates almost 100 years ago, the cousins gathered at, historic, Midway Park for Carrie's and Emily's birthdays. After much discussion on how to take a proper corn row (oldest to youngest? shortest to tallest?) the photo was snapped.

Here's a heroic shot of the cousins with the picnic grove in the background. (Heroic poses seem to dominate many of my photos this year. The common denominator in each shot appears to be Matthew...)
Here's the Birthday Buddies: Emily and Carrie, daughter and mother.

Thanks to Jake, the family's "Ace of Cakes", we had 2 delicious decorated cakes for the celebration.
And finally, a last photo of the sisters: Carrie, Hannah, and Sue. Rebecca and Molly, we missed you!!!
For more pictures of the visit, with rare photos of Rick and Kenyon, click here!

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

 

Happy Birthday, Katie!


I can't believe my baby girl is 15!

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Monday, July 14, 2008

 
Hooray ! Softball season is offically over! We recently participated in the NYS regional Babe Ruth softball tournament held in Cato, NY (near Syracuse)
The team consisted of girls from 5 teams from northern chautauqua co. ( pine valley, forestville, fredonia, westfield, and sinclairville)
Nickie only played a few innings, but she had a good time.
Rain delay, we were playing great before the delay then ,nothing! We lost 4-2 end of the tournament.
Team picture before playing!

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Sunday, July 06, 2008

 

Fourth of July!


You know, the trouble for us with parades is, we don't have any little kids to take to the parade. I loved taking my children to the parade when they were little. They were so excited. They waved their little flags, saluted the Stars 'n Stripes when the color guard went by, squealed with delight when a bit of candy was tossed their way. This year, my kids rolled back to sleep when I woke them up. My exclamations of "It's the 4th of July!" and "Time for the parade!" bounced off their backs as they turned away from me and rolled back asleep. Well, this was no way to start my favorite holiday, so I called my sister-in-law and said "Can I borrow my nephew?" Wallace had a grand time at the parade. He grabbed candy that was thrown to him, stuffed way too much in his mouth, waved his flag, and danced to the music. Just the way I remembered my kids...

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Thursday, July 03, 2008

 

Boys State



Matthew had the time of his life at Boys State. He's the first candidate to be selected by the American Legion to go from his high school in many years. 1000 boys from across the state met and set up a mock government. Matthew did very well: giving speeches, introducing bills, and running for office. He was elected State Senator, and missed his party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor by 15 votes. He slept very little. Rick and I attended the closing ceremonies.

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

 

Minimal Camping?


There's got to be a special term for the camping in a convertible. Minimal? Convertible Packing? Converting it (as in roughing it?) Rick and I pared down to the basics: tent, stove, dining shelter, a small cooler, sleeping bags, and 2 sets of golf clubs. And a bottle of wine. Cruising to Syracuse with the top down...priceless.

Rick and I decided, on a whim, to travel and surprise Matthew at the closing ceremonies of Boys State, hence the camping trip at Green Lakes. The biggest surprise, however, was when Matthew said "So...are you driving me home?" And we said "Nope, sorry! No room in the convertible for you, you'll have to take the bus!"

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