Tired

The day after camping causes extreme fatigue...well for most of us! 

Camping

Over Labor Day weekend we packed up our camper and joined some friends for a camping excursion near Eagle.  The kids were filthy the entire time...I am talking totally filthy!  Buddy even got filthy!  Which means everyone had fun.  Our friends even brought a 4-wheeler for the kids.  Great way to say good bye to summer!

 All the kids playing in the mud.  They were making hot tubs and pools for the water striders.

 Lilly and Quincy take a break to pose for a photo. 

Davis stayed in his pajamas that day until 5:30 in the evening when he finally got so dirty and wet he had to put on clean clothes. 

 Even Buddy got in the mud!

   Jeff giving 4 wheeler rides

Bush Gardens

This post is a little late, but I just figured out how to save and attach these pictures.  While in the east coast this summer we got to spend some time with Grandma Jill and Papa Larry in Virginia.  Grandma Jill took us all to Bush Gardens.  The kids really had the time of their lives!  Davis and Lilly both rode a junior roller coaster.  I was amazed at their bravado.  Not one tear, whine, or complaint.  In fact when we got off the roller coaster both kids ran back in line to do it again!  Thanks for a fun day Grandma Jill!

 Davis and Daddy are in the back car and Mommy and Lilly are in front of them ready for departure.

 There we all are in the last two cars with our hands in the air.  Yahoo!

Davis on a swing ride.

 Grandma Jill and Davis

Grandma Jill and Lilly

 At lunch we were treated to a fairy tale performance.  Here are the kids posing with the good witches and a prince, of course. 

 Here is Davis with the Hansel and Gretel and the naughty witch who wanted to eat them, which is why Lilly wouldn't pose for the picture!

Lilly and Davis got to pet one of the newest Budweiser horses.  He was only 7 weeks old and only a few people got to pet him...lucky kids!  

First Day of School

Today was Lilly's first day of first grade!  Here she is with her pal, Quincy, getting ready to line up and head into their classroom.  Fun day!

The Beach

Lilly, Davis, and Buddy had their very first beach experience!  Davis' assessment was that it was too salty and the water goes everywhere!  Lilly really enjoyed body surfing on the waves.  Regardless of the salty water, the kids really enjoyed their beach experience and mommy and daddy enjoyed watching their kids play in the water. 

Assateague Island

After we left NY, we drove to Maryland and camped on Assateague Island for a few days to play on the beach and watch the wild ponies.  Assateague is where the story of Misty and Stormy takes place and the wild horses are believed to have originated from a Spanish ship importing the horses to the US from Spain that crashed off the shore.  There are hundreds of wild horses that travel in smaller herds and while they are pretty to look at, they are rather pesky and can be aggresive.  We watched two horses harass a family with grocery bags of snacks.  The family was packing up for the day and put their bags in the back of their minivan.  The horses went into the back of the minivan, found the bags, dragged them back out, and had a junk food feast!   

4th of July

The Fourth of July was a hot lake day.  Daddy rode around Caz Lake in the morning supporting mommy and Aunt Kimmy in a 10 mile run.  Then we went to the Cazenovia parade, followed by some lake time, and wrapped up the evening with some spectacular fireworks with the Brook's family!

 Family photo on the porch.

 Another family photo in front of the lake.

 Maddy and Lilly waiting for the show. 

Lilly, Maddy, David, and Davis playing with glow bracelets.