Halloween Joke

We have lost about 6 months worth of pictures.  Hopefully we will be able to recover them and I can update the blog with the last few months' pictures.  If not, I'll just start with the current ones. In the meantime, please enjoy Charlie's Halloween joke.  He is seen telling it to Maggie in the car on the way home from the pumpkin farm.

Summer Sports

Jack and Patrick both swam on the swim team this past summer.  Patrick started on the "junior" team and was swimming in meets by the end of the season.  Both boys even swam in the conference meet!

Patrick is getting ready to jump off the blocks for his freestyle race.

Jack is on the blocks and ready.

Jack and his friends had fun goofing off between races.

Jack and Patrick also played baseball this spring/summer.

The team was celebrating after a win!

Jim played softball in a church league.

 Maggie loves to attempt to ride a bike.  She wants to do everything her big brothers do.

Charlie got to jump off the diving board at my friend's house.  He is starting to swim without a floatie.

Centennial

In June my grandfather, Papa, would have been 100 years old.  To celebrate, my uncle Steve had a Centennial Party!

 

Here is my mom with her 9 living siblings.  Papa loved to wear Hawaiian shirts, so many of us wore them for the party.

My uncle Dave made bottle openers out of the wood from the table their family had growing up.

Charlie and Uncle Matt were having what looks like a scintillating conversation.

 Me and my BFF.

Maggie loves rocking horses.  She says, "Rock, rock. Neigh, neigh."

Of course washers were played.

Maggie took part in a game of toss.

At the end of the evening, my Aunt Sue gave a lovely tribute to her Dad and then we watched a bunch of old slides.  It was a great party!

Michigan, part 2

More beach time!

Maggie thought about taking one of the kayaks for a spin.

 Beachin' it

Ryan

We definitely missed Jim!  

Patrick is getting ready for Baywatch with his beach running.

His mom is so funny!

The view from the sand dunes behind the cottages.  Awesome.  My happy place.

When Maggie woke up super early one morning, she and I went out to breakfast.  What a fun way to start the morning!

Skyping with Daddy is a treat for all!

Uncle Bob and Jack are in those kayaks waaaayyyyy out there!

Patrick, hanging out with the twenty-somethings...

 The kids love to do "Round and Round the Garden" with Nana.

Maggie was lucky to get lots of attention from Papa and Nana on the trip.

My Dad convinced my Mom to go for a dip.  They were supposed to go under on the count of three.  My Dad did, but my Mom did not.  You can see her laughing about it below.

Eventually she did go under.

We were so glad to spend time with this Californian.  

It was also nice to spend time with my cousin before he began his adventure with JVC in South Dakota!

The best vacations include s'mores!