Garage Sale

Well, we rose quite early this morning, 5:30 to be exact, and headed down the shore!
We had loaded the van last night and it was full to the top. There was not a single free space in there! Luckily, by the time we got to Uncle Geoff and Aunt Jen's house it had already rained and we were able to set up "shop" pretty quickly and easily!

We unloaded the car and within minutes we had customers! We had a few moments of downtime during the day but overall we had a pretty steady customer flow. We made it to about 1:30 before the rain came back and disturbed us. It was ok, we had sold quite a bit of stuff and it was time for lunch, anyway!
Pat, the kids, and I got rid of quite a bit of our "junk" and came back with an almost empty car and pretty full pockets!!
In addition to all of the selling we got to spend the day with Aunt Jen, her mom Millie, and a few friends. Uncle Geoff was on call but did manage to come home for a bit and eat with us and help us clean up. He also took Nicholas on a tour of his supervisor truck and even took him for a ride! I think that was the highlight of Nicholas' day!!

Nicholas exploring the inside of Uncle Geoff's truck

Nicholas showing Uncle Geoff how to access Noggin on his in truck laptop

Tommy- he was our manager for the day- he brought in all the customers!

Nicholas and Uncle Geoff
He even got to run the lights!

Tommy enjoying watching all of our stuff walk away with new owners!

We got very pictures of the actual garage sale because I forgot I had the camera until it was time for Nicholas to test out the paramedic truck. That was right around the same time that the rain started and lunch came out! I would have liked to have taken a before and after shot because it was a wonderful sight to see all of our stuff disappear!!
Thanks for a great day Aunt Jen & Tommy....and Uncle Geoff, too!

Weekly Winners

During the week we're pretty busy, especially during this time of year. I've been working a lot with all of the end of the year activities. Pat's been working a lot with the holiday just having passed and he's been playing softball, too. But we have managed to enjoy some family time and snap a few shots during this short week!
Tomorrow we're headed down the shore to Uncle Geoff and Aunt Jen's house for a garage sale. Hopefully, we'll be able to get rid of some of our "junk" and clean house a bit!!

Nicholas found our wedding album the other night and I found him on the floor going through it page by page, picture by picture. He would point to and name each person that he knew and the ones he didn't he would call 'nobody'. Pat decided this was unacceptable and laid down and started teaching him everyone's names. It was quite cute!

Tonight, after Pat and the kids picked me up at the movies- I saw "Se* and the City" with a friend after work- we went to Pat's softball game. We dropped off Pat and then headed through the McDonald's drive thru for a dinner treat!
Nicholas enjoying his milkshake and Addison trying to choose between a cheeseburger or a chicken McNugget.

Digging in the bag

She went for the nugget!
That was after she had consumed 3/4 of the cheeseburger!

Nicholas giving Daddy some batting tips before he was up.

In the field

In the field, again...it's quite difficult to take good shots while trying to make sure your children don't get slammed by random fly balls!

In case you were wondering, Pat's team lost.

Have a Great Weekend!

MDW 2008- The End

Well, today ended our long weekend and ended the official kick off to Summer. Memorial Day 2008 is just about over and we really have had a fabulous weekend. We rounded off our holiday today by spending the afternoon at grandma and pop-pop's house. We had a nice bbq and some outside time and Nicholas even got to help grandma plant some tomato plants! It was a gorgeous day out and the perfect way to end a really great long weekend!

Digging the hole for the tomato plants

Putting the first plant in

Moving on to the other plants.
Notice Addison standing off to the side, definitely not getting dirty!

Relaxing in the midst of hard work!

Watering the newly planted tomatoes

Playtime in the Funroller!!

Addie enjoying some swingtime

Sliding Time

Building the fence to keep the varmints away from the tomatoes

Addie and Daddy

Happy Memorial Day from the two cutest siblings ever!

MDW 2008 Continues

Our Memorial Day Weekend continued with a BBQ with friends at our house yesterday. It was really a wonderful time full of lots of food, fun and friendship. The kids enjoyed themselves in the pool for part of the day and then even went out on a walk with the men. There were quite a few games of washers which is like horseshoes except with washers. It was fun! As the day wound down into the evening we gathered around the fire, made some s'mores and enjoyed more of each other's company.
It was really a nice day and a great way to welcome in Summer. We are very lucky to have the friends we have as well as the freedom we enjoy each day. While we may celebrate with BBQs and parties all weekend, it is important to stop and remember the reason for this weekend and this holiday. We are grateful to all who serve and who have served our country and given their lives, both literally and figuratively, to protect the freedoms we hold so dear!
Happy Memorial Day!

The BBQ Cake

Addie and Tommy enjoying the fridge!

Uncle Geoff and Tommy

Addie near the end of the day...someone could use a nap!

Mommy and Nicholas getting warm
Another great Shot by Sue

Happy Girl grabbing her seat to join the conversation!

Nicholas with Uncle Geoff and Tommy

Daddy, Nicholas and Aunt Liz

The Georges

We tried to find Nicholas for this one to make it all the men but I'm pretty sure he was still involved in his extended game of Hide and Seek

Enjoying the freezing cold pool.
Notice Addison is not IN the pool.

She was quite smart and avoided the frigid waters.Tommy making his way through the "brush"

We attempted to contain the kids, briefly.
This did not work for long.

Daddy and Addie inspecting the pool

Nicholas doing a great job filling the pool

Prepping for the walk
These two children were EXHAUSTED and fought sleep the whole way!

Addie learning to "fly"

You can't see it in this shot but he is 4 shades of blue from the water!
A great picture by Sue.

I'm sure that Paul and Pat are deep in conversation about their Washers strategy

What a Crew!
Would you trust them with your children?!?

MDW 2008

It's time to start Summer!
We started our Memorial Day Weekend on Friday with nothing overly exciting- we cleaned!!
Today, the kids and I headed to Staten Island for my cousin Ann's graduation party.
Ann graduated from my alma mater, SJU, a few weeks ago and today we celebrated her accomplishment!
It was a gorgeous day out and we had a nice time spending the day with family!
Congratulations Ann!

Nicholas got a hold of the camera for a bit today. He did a really great job shooting some of these photos!! See if you can tell which ones!

Uncle Jimmy

Grandpa

Addie, Aunt Carolyn, Tara, and Aunt Kathy

Nicholas enjoying cake the only way he knows how!

Addison alternated between Nacho chips and carrots for most of the day

Pop-pop and Addie

Happy Girl!

Unfortunately we didn't get any shots of the graduate and not very many of Nicholas- both were quite busy making the rounds of the party!!