Sunday, August 22, 2010

Our trip up the East Coast and more

Well the girls tracked out about 3 weeks ago and we headed off to Ohio to visit the Fangman Family!  We had a great time there!   The kids love Dean, Amy, Gus, and of course Miss Kathy and Mr. Matt.  The girls got to do an all girl soccer camp there and learned it is more fun without boys :)  Thanks Kathy for letting us come visit!

Being webbed by Spidey (Gus) and Bad Spidey (Ben)
 Superhero Smackdown

 Girls at their soccer camp
 Playing at the park


 A very cool teeter totter
 He found a web


Next we headed to Erie PA to visit my sister and her family.  My little brother Todd and his wife Al came from Buffalo to see us!  The kids had fun hanging out at Lake Erie and finding beach glass, running and jumping over a plant in Tammi's yard, and just being with family.
 Bumble Bee (Luke) vs. Iron Man (Ben)

 Uncle Todd taking the kids out for doughnuts in the morning
 The cousins waiting for the parade to start (Ben, Lexi, Ryan, Kenna, Luke)
 My sister, brother, and me


Our last stop was the Kulzer family of Rochester.  There we went to the zoo, the waterpark, and got to see a lot of the family we have missed.  The kids and I had soooo much fun on our trip.  Steven stayed home and painted the whole downstairs and upstairs hallway- it looks BEAUTIFUL!!!
 The kids got to go fishing a lot at Grandpa and Nana's house.  They caught tons of fish!

 Trying to cast
 waiting on a fish

 got one!
 Nana and Kenna
 Lexi would fish everynow and then- patience is NOT her strong point
 She eventually got Uncle Michael to take her on the paddle boat to "the island"
 always messing around
 Maggie and Lex
 The girls and Ben got to plant some flower's in "Duke's Garden"  Nana and Grandpa gave them a spot where they can always remember our dog Duke.
 Getting ready to plant my flower
 Nana in the middle of the garden
 Lexi hitching a ride back from grandpa
 I attempted to throw Makenna in the pond
 Lexi-Loo
 They loved how this Meerkat was standing

 Benny had a map and would tell us where we needed to go by the pictures of the animals.  He was really good at it and didn't let us miss anything!

 My monkeys
 Beautiful Butterfly
 Penguins
 Crazy Lion


Soccer started up again.  This year we are playing on an all girls league.  Lexi plays U7 girls and Kenna plays U9 girls.  The girls are really enjoying playing so far and Steven and I are ready for all the action :)


 She wouldn't pose any other way :) 

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