Robs Run

Mackenzie ran another 5k, but this one was cross country in the rain.
We got a little muddy and a lot soaking wet.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We watched the Parade in the city after a really long zig zaggy walk.
Our favorites were Horton, Sesame Street, Sponge Bob and of course,
Santa!

BOO!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. If you didn't get enough candy,
come on over. We got enough to feed 5 elephants!

Pumpkins

We go to the same church up the road every year to pick out pumkins, and every year they get bigger and bigger. Good thing we have a rule that they've got to carry thier own pumkin to the car!

Eeeeeek!

Sleepover Party

Christina invited 5 friends for a sleepover birthday party. They were still up at 3 am. The girls painted pillowcases, danced up a storm, dressed up in silly outfits and took a hundred pictures, and played DDR (Dance Dance Revolution).

Christina is Eleven!!

Christina celebrated her birthday with her soccer team this morning. They won their State Cup game in a double over time followed by shootouts.

She got to have whatever she wanted for her birthday breakfast, and she wanted.... butter!

Soccer Tournament in CT

Courtney and I drove Waaaaay up in Connecticut for Christinas soccer
tournament. Her team didn't do that well but we had a blast anyway.
The kids played a dice game called Left-Right-Center for candy. The
adults played for money.

Breakfast of Champions

Johns away so we decided to go out for breakfast at Friendlys. We went
a little crazy and had ice cream sundaes!!!

Don't Get Him Mad...

Matthew was mad at Christina so he hung her underwear on the front porch.

O2S

I ran ocean to sound relay with my gang, the Brady bandits.

Click Your Heels Three Times...

Check out Courtneys new shoes! We decorated them ourselves. (Couldn't
afford Ed Hardy originals!)

I thought they were being too quiet...

I didn't have the heart to tell them to clean up when they were having
so much fun.

First Day of School! Again!

We had the usual morning frenzy on the first day of school, with an added twist - it was also my first day of full-time work! We all made the bus, and even had time to take some photos. Matt's friend Joe joined us, along with our neighbor Johnny who was starting first grade. Christina sat with him on the bus and took him to his classroom.

MoMo MaMa

Like my new ride? Bob let me borrow his bike for a couple of days. Too fun!

Central Park

Took the train in to the city, got on the subway and went to the Childrens Zoo. LOVED the polar bear and the penguins!
After lunch at the cafe the kids humored me and rode the carousel.

Karen
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Change of Plans

We had to leave the Keys early because of tropical storm Fay, so we
dropped in on Gin & George in Lake Worth. They have LOTS of dogs!

Breakfast, Swimming & Snorkelling

After stuffing ourselves at the buffet breakfast at Hawks Cay (except Mackenzie, who doesn't know how to enjoy a feast), we hung out at the resort's pool and lagoon.


Later we walked over to the marina and got right onto a snorkelling boat. We saw the coolest fish! Courtney and I saw a shark! Just as well Mackenzie didn't pig out, she wasn't feeling too well on the boat.

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We're on Vacation!

The kids got to swim with dolphins! Gypsie, Therese and Jax took turns towing them around by letting them hang on to their dorsal fins. Christina says, "It was awesome!"

After dinner we saw some big fish swimming around by the dock behind the house. They were as big as one of the kids legs! We thought about getting the fishing rods, but weren't sure what we'd do if we actually caught one of them!

Outdoor Movie Night

Hanging with the crowd last week at Newsday's Outdoor Movie Night. We
brought a picnic dinner and watched the Spiderwick Chronicles. They
gave out goody bags full of popcorn, glow sticks and fun stuff. We
showed our appreciation for Entemann's sponsorship by eating as many
of their cookies as we could.