Here is Makenzaroonie, Jared, Karinny, and Trev, looking sharp.
Sarena, striking a pose while making a succulent feast.
Our amazing feast. Great job, Sarena!
Myself, helping the kids learn self defense and to build strength.
Family Pic
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Easter Pics
As they say, better late than never. Here are some pics from our amazing Easter in Suffield, CT.
Here is Makenzaroonie, Jared, Karinny, and Trev, looking sharp.
Sarena, striking a pose while making a succulent feast.
Our amazing feast. Great job, Sarena!
Myself, helping the kids learn self defense and to build strength.
Here is Makenzaroonie, Jared, Karinny, and Trev, looking sharp.
Sarena, striking a pose while making a succulent feast.
Our amazing feast. Great job, Sarena!
Myself, helping the kids learn self defense and to build strength.
Camping at Elizabeth Furnance
This past weekend, we went camping with Kenny and Nichole. Ken, being the outdoors expert that he is, picked out an amazing place for our adventure: Elizabeth Furnace in George Washington National Forest. We had a great time. Here are some pics about it.
Heather setting up our tent.
This is the lord of the fire, Ken. He used the ancient Indian technique of an automatic lighter. That's how they train him on his search and rescue team.
The ladies, taking it easy.
Hiking up to Meneka Peak. It was a nice hike in a pretty forest, but the "peak" was pretty anticlimatic. No lookout, no majestic view, not even a sign. In fact, we didn't even realize that we had reached the top until the trail started to head downward. Oh well, it still couldn't rob us of our sense of accomplishment.
I was reminded on this camping trip of why I love the West so much; no ticks! We ended up killing and picking off at least 4-5 ticks throughout the trip. When we got home, we had to kill a few more. Nasty little things, ticks.
Heather setting up our tent.
This is the lord of the fire, Ken. He used the ancient Indian technique of an automatic lighter. That's how they train him on his search and rescue team.
The ladies, taking it easy.
Hiking up to Meneka Peak. It was a nice hike in a pretty forest, but the "peak" was pretty anticlimatic. No lookout, no majestic view, not even a sign. In fact, we didn't even realize that we had reached the top until the trail started to head downward. Oh well, it still couldn't rob us of our sense of accomplishment.
I was reminded on this camping trip of why I love the West so much; no ticks! We ended up killing and picking off at least 4-5 ticks throughout the trip. When we got home, we had to kill a few more. Nasty little things, ticks.
Heather and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Two weekends ago, Heather and I had a rough weekend. We had previously spent about a week and a half using most of our free time looking for couches online and in stores all around the area. When we finally decided on a set and went to buy them, the store said that they had just sold out the day before and the company had discontinued them. Well, Murphy's Law wasn't done with us yet. It was just getting started.
That same day, we borrowed a truck and went down to IKEA to see if we could find any furniture we liked. IKEA is about an hour away, so it was not a small drive. We got there and spent about an hour looking around with my sister Alyson and her two kids, Treyton and Jaycie. We didn't find anything, and to make matters better, it was pouring -- and I mean pouring -- rain outside as we tried to leave. I picked up Treyton and began running to the cars. Heather picked up Jaycie and did the same. We had to descend a small but steep grassy hill to get to the cars. I made it just fine. When I turned around to see how the others were doing, I turned just in time to see Heather slip on the wet grass into a nice muddy puddle with Jaycie in her arms. So now, Heather is drenched, muddy, and thoroughly depressed about not finding any furniture. I have never seen her so sad. I even tried to sing her out of her funk, but she would have none of it.
When we got home, she was feeling marginally better on the thought that she could soak away her worries in a nice hot bath. Unfortunately, when she started filling up the tub, she realized that we don't have a tub hole stopper, so that bath wasn't happening.
Eventually, she was able to get past all that ... kind of. That night, we dropped off my friend's truck and picked up my car. I didn't realize it was going to rain that day, and it had been a hot day, so my windows were partially rolled down. The rain had come in and made the passenger seat all wet. So Heather, in her newly dried off clothes, sat on a wet seat and got wet all over again.
And that was Heather's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
That same day, we borrowed a truck and went down to IKEA to see if we could find any furniture we liked. IKEA is about an hour away, so it was not a small drive. We got there and spent about an hour looking around with my sister Alyson and her two kids, Treyton and Jaycie. We didn't find anything, and to make matters better, it was pouring -- and I mean pouring -- rain outside as we tried to leave. I picked up Treyton and began running to the cars. Heather picked up Jaycie and did the same. We had to descend a small but steep grassy hill to get to the cars. I made it just fine. When I turned around to see how the others were doing, I turned just in time to see Heather slip on the wet grass into a nice muddy puddle with Jaycie in her arms. So now, Heather is drenched, muddy, and thoroughly depressed about not finding any furniture. I have never seen her so sad. I even tried to sing her out of her funk, but she would have none of it.
When we got home, she was feeling marginally better on the thought that she could soak away her worries in a nice hot bath. Unfortunately, when she started filling up the tub, she realized that we don't have a tub hole stopper, so that bath wasn't happening.
Eventually, she was able to get past all that ... kind of. That night, we dropped off my friend's truck and picked up my car. I didn't realize it was going to rain that day, and it had been a hot day, so my windows were partially rolled down. The rain had come in and made the passenger seat all wet. So Heather, in her newly dried off clothes, sat on a wet seat and got wet all over again.
And that was Heather's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Alyson and company in DC
Alyson and the kids came and visited us over Memorial Day weekend. She was a very gracious guest and allowed us to take her furniture shopping all Friday. On Saturday, we went down to DC and toured the American Indian Smithsonian museum. It was a huge disappointment. The exhibits were a total let-down. The best part about the museum was the architecture itself. Oh well, we still had a good time of it.
It was Trey's and Jayci's first time riding a train.
Just look how excited Jayci is to ride the metro! What an adorable face that is.
Trey and I had a great time "surfing" the metro.
After DC, we went to a nearby park. We had a wonderful time. Trey & Jayci made a bunch of little friends. In fact, Alyson and I started to play home run derby with a wiffle ball and bat that I had brought. After a few minutes, all of Trey's little friends came and joined us for a little game. It was fun; I haven't played like that in a while.
It was Trey's and Jayci's first time riding a train.
Just look how excited Jayci is to ride the metro! What an adorable face that is.
Trey and I had a great time "surfing" the metro.
After DC, we went to a nearby park. We had a wonderful time. Trey & Jayci made a bunch of little friends. In fact, Alyson and I started to play home run derby with a wiffle ball and bat that I had brought. After a few minutes, all of Trey's little friends came and joined us for a little game. It was fun; I haven't played like that in a while.
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