Daddy has new slippers

Daddy has new slippers

Happy Adoption Day

Hooray! We celebrated our family day twice last week...
July 29th for Ben and August 1st for Abby.

Abby begins babysitting duty

Though not officially babysitting, Abby likes to spend time with a friends son, Owen. Owen likes to be a passenger in the Jeep and today spent about 40 minutes being chauffeured around the yard, sitting contentedly in the passenger seat. Way to go Abby!

WATAHHH!!!!

Now I know Ben has absolutely no idea who Bruce Lee is, but when you look at these pictures side by side you could swear he is imitating him.  I think that stick he's holding is in for some real trouble.

Sonny's Perfect Potato Salad

Yes, Sonny, it's perfect. The most perfect red potato salad I've ever tasted. None compares. The perfect balance of mayo, celery, egg and potato. Cooled to perfection. Did I mention it was perfect?

Galaxy Defenders

"M.I.B."

I've been rummaging through some old files and videos and came across this old favorite music video.  Let's see how many of you can date me by it.

Something Smells Fishy

 

We went to the 1st Annual Allard-Poulin-Sullivan Fishing Derby this weekend.  Abby won 1st place (9" fish) and Ben won 2nd place (8.5" fish).  They knew there would be prizes involved, but were shocked when they found out that instead of the expected dollar store fare they received actual cash prizes!!!!!

We had a great time and are looking forward to next year's tourney.

Misquamicut Beach

My husband has always been in love with the ocean, but me...not so much.  The sweat, the sand and salt sticking to my skin and stinging me is just not that appealing.  Bodies packed liked sardines on blankets in super hot sun frying with only the salt water to rinse in, jelly fish waiting to sting.  I'd rather have a nice clean pool to lounge around, with my own bathroom just a short walk away.  Maybe a little A/C to duck in to in case the sun gets too hot, a refrigerator full of watermelon and Coke.  But I have to admit, I really enjoyed watching my husband and kids play in the sand and experiencing getting bowled over by the waves with them for the first time.

Bringing home dinner

Bringing home dinner

Ben's usually a good fisherman, but today he didn't catch anything. The lake was recently stocked and I think it was fished out within a couple of weeks. Just last week he caught 5 fish, but we had to throw them all back because they were kivers (sun fish).

Gymnastics at the Lake

It's almost recital time and Abby's been practicing her gymnastics moves everywhere. Even in the middle of the lake! I love the splash she got with this jump.