Memorial Day Weekend Car Show

This past weekend, we found a small car show that was being held locally. The kids seemed to have fun...I was in hog heaven! Paris won the heart of an older woman who owned a cherry red 57 T-Bird Coupe which she let her sit in.

Paris and her 57' T-Bird.

My ultimate dream car. 67 Shelby Cobra.

Tyler, Jackson and Paris in front of a T-Bird.

Cobra Mania...doing the "gansta" hands.

Tyler's personal favorite. I think it was the orange color that won her over.

Jackson's Passion - Football

Thought I would post up a few pictures for you from a recent flag football game with Jackson. He has been in "Hog Heaven" the past few weeks since being able to sign up and play on an organized football team. Here in this part of Ohio, it has been impossible to find a football league that doesn't play on Sunday here. It appears Ohio State football is more important than religion...so instead of missing a Saturday game of Buckeye football, we just play organized sports on Sundays around here!

Here are a series of pictures. Hope you enjoy!

Jackson's Team - The Bobcats

The Set.

Looking....

Seeing the Play Developing and Looking for the Open Receiver...

The Rush and the Scramble...

Quick Feet, Stepping Up to Miss the Rush, Locking in to Throw...

The Touchdown Run!

2-pt Conversion Attempt...

Rolling Left with His Receiver...

Plant...Throw...Over the Rusher...

The Conversion and Victory Run!

2008 Ride for Research and Boston Weekend

Tyler and I spent a long weekend last week in Boston for the annual Brain Tumor Society's Ride for Research. As most of you know, we lost Robes (our brother-in-law and uncle) to a brain tumor nearly 10 years ago. For the past three years, Tyler and I have been traveling to Boston (by the way - Tyler saves her money each year for her plane ticket there) to participate in memory of Robes and to also ride for those who are fighting this terrible disease.

Part of the weekend's events is the opportunity to catch some of the sites and spend lots of time with cousins and extended family members. As you will see in MANY of the pictures, Tyler, her cousin Adrie, and Adrie's cousin Emma are all dressed in pioneer outfits. This has become a tradition as well. We have some great blackmail pictures for all those dates to come when they get older! I can hardly wait to see what happens when they are 21 and if they are still willing to dress in bonnets and walk down the streets dressed as pioneers!

We had Rick Church with us this year riding as well as Chuck and Emma again (Robes' brother). Jamel was there for his 8th year, Ellen Patton (Robes' sister and mastermind behind "Patton's Army), Tad (with his daughter Zoe) and Brian, the workhorses of the crowd (and by the way, this was Brian's 11th year riding) all joined in as well.

This is really a big event with hundred's of riders each year. This year we rode 25 miles again. The girls did a fantastic job! (When's the last time you sat on a bike for 25 miles...up and down hills?)

The girls's day out in Lexington, MA....visiting the historical sites...getting looks from drivers passing by and being asked for group photographs!

Minute Men Memorial

John Hancock House - Samuel Adams and John Hancock were here the night Paul Revere rode through on April 19, 1775, warning them about the approaching British soldiers.

Gathering place of the Minute Men - night of April 19, 1775.

National Historical Museum - Girls with George Washington.

Miscellaneous Stuff!

Streets of Lexington, MA.

Fenway at night.

Girls at the Robert Frost Farm.

...and more Robert Frost Farm.

Famous rock fence Robert Frost wrote about in one of his poems.

Avery's Visit to Ohio!

As promised, I am trying to play catch up with my postings! This is from the fun visit we had with Avery!

Avery flew to Ohio right after Christmas to visit us for a few days. We kept it a secret from Tyler and Jackson...drove to the airport and Heidi went in to pick her up. The kids were screaming when they saw her! As you might know, winters in Ohio are just not the same as say...a winter in Georgia. However, I think they were able to have lots of fun. Dance Dance Revolution was a big hit with some serious dance moves being cut in the basement by all three of them.

Tyler and Avery worked on ... well ... not sure exactly what you call it...something girlie...they cut out some type of fashion clothes (see the picture below!)

Daily rootbeer floats were instituted while Avery visited. We wanted to make sure everyone kept their sugar content maxed out.

And....we even had snow for their playing pleasure!

We were treated to a very robust magic show one evening. Everyone had a chance to show off their magical abilities. The curtain (aka: sheet) was hung between the doors so the magicians could prepare for their next illusion privately.

Another crowd favorite was our frequent visit to Krispy Kreme.

We spent ALOT of time at the ice skating rink. It was fun to watch the kids do their thing on the ice. We had a speed skater and 2 ice skaters doing their twirls....I bet you can't guess which ones did what....

We loved having Avery come and visit and spending so much time with us! We hope she had as much fun as we did!