1st Family Camping Trip

We went on our first family camping trip last weekend at the Lake George Escape Campground. We had a great time it is a very family orientated facility and I highly recommend it to anyone.

We "rough it" in a tent. It only had two small leaks when it rained.

Our site was right on the Schroon River.

Kids, as seen through a screen.

Scary faces at the campfire(although Ry just looks scared)

Silly faces at the campfire

Happy faces at the campfire

The beach...the water was freezing

We rented an electric boat.

Our site from the river.

There are smiles on their faces but they were definetly bored. The boat was a little on the slow side.

I hope Cole's face doesn't get stuck like this.

They had a wild life show.

Ryleigh really gets into her food.

Bouncy Bounce time

The one of the pools was great, it was only 36" deep so Cole could go in with out floaties.

Ry's legs weren't strong enough for her own bike, so she rode on back with Mike

Cole thought he was so cool because his front tire was off the ground.

Fishing right at our site

Being silly at the playground

Valentines Day Poem by Cole Keating

Roses

are

red

Violets

are

blue

You

drink

lots

of

beer.

His teacher made him cross out drink and put eat, then he had to cross out beer and put food. I can only imagine what his teacher thinks.

Oh and he lost another tooth........

Breaking news!

Cole has lost his first tooth and he couldn't be more excited!

He pulled it out himself during writing class.

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1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Cole, he said a girl in his class is wierd because she loves him and tries to hug him all the time
2. What were you doing at 0800? Starting laundry
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Cleaning out Cole's dresser
4. What happened to you in 2006? I can't remember that far back
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? "Cole you have to have a healthy snack"
6. How many beverages did you have today? 2...milk and water (with 2 excedrin migrains)
7. What color is your hairbrush? I use a blue comb.
8.What was the last thing you paid for? Pants and underware for Michael
9. Where were you last night? Target, buying pants and underware for Michael
10. What color is your front door? Stained wood
11. Where do you keep your change? In a water jug, in the couch, on the counter, on the washing machine, on the computer desk..........!
12. What’s the weather like today? Was raining, then the sun came out for a little while
13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Chocolate Almond
14. What excites you? Finding a good sale
15. Do you want to cut your hair? No, I just did it a couple of weeks ago
16. Are you over the age of 25? Do you think I am going to answer this question?
17. Do you talk a lot? Not really, can't you tell by the lack of posts?
18. Do you watch the O.C.? No
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Wes's brother
20. Do you make up your own words? I try not to
21. Are you a jealous person? No
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’: Ange
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K': Katie
24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Private Caller
25. What does the last text message you received say? No text messages
26. Do you chew on your straw? no
27. Do you have curly hair? No
28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Work, tomorrow
29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? One of the women I work with
30. What was the last thing you ate? An apple
31. Will you get married in the future? Ummm, no
32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? The Third Wheel
33. Is there anyone you like right now? What a silly question
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? This morning
35. Are you currently depressed? A little stagnet, but not depressed
36. Did you cry today? No...
37. Why did you answer and post this? Boredom

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Labor Day Curse

It seems we have inherited a Labor Day Curse from some where. Last year we were in Ilion, headed to Sacandaga Lake for Bryons Annual Labor Day Bash, when we got a phone call from our neighbor saying a tree had fallen on our house. AS it turns out the tree did not fall on our house , but it did take out the line that bring the electricity to our house. Resulting in the loss of anything and everything that was plugged into the wall. All I can say is thank goodness for homeowners insurance!! That was one huge bill they had to pay.

This year all was going well until we tried to pull into the access road that leads to Bryons beach for the party. As Mike started to make the left hand turn a car came over the blind hill/curve and t-boned us. We are all ok, but the other car was TOTALED. Appearently a Honda Civic is no match for a Chevy Avalanche. The other driver was taken away by ambulance with a broken femur, thumb and possibly a rib or two. His two other passengers had some nasty mark from the seat belts, but otherwise were ok. Both vehicles had to be towed and Mike is meeting with the claim adjuster tomorrow.

If anything happens next year, I think we will stop celebrating Labor Day!

Here are some pics from the party (after all the excitement).

The girls trying to be cheerleaders again

Ry tried too

The blur- running from the camera

I think she was lost in thought for a moment

Wa-shoes anyone?

Ummm, yeah this was the other excitement. Cole and Nate thought it would be fun to through rocks at each other. This is the result of that.

As you can see, we had a small intimate fire.........hahahaha

It wouldn't be a party with out sparklers

OK so I am a little behind....

I can't help it. You can ask Mike, I am the queen of unfinished projects. You can just call me Professor Calamitis ( you have to watch Jimmy Nuetron to understand). There has been alot going on in last 3 months, since the last time I posted. So much, in fact, that I don't even know where to begin, so I will just post all of the pictures that I have. Hope you enjoy. BTW- this does not mean I will be posting on a regular basis.