Monday, September 3, 2012

Special summer vacation ...Lake Chautauqua, New York





First day...walk to lake and feed the ducks!

Gorgeous, peaceful sunset!

Sibling bonding time...we laughed!


Wish mom was there with the camera when Ronnie caught a 14 inch bass!

Our little Anna liked fishing too!

Beautiful to fish from the dock!


The first day of our 3 afternoons at Lake Erie by Barcelona Bay...private, quiet, beautiful beach!

As usual...Sara read 4 books in 2 days...and 6 books altogether on this vacation!



They had so much fun together!!!!!

Look at that sky!

Meghan and Anna...


Our wonderful children!  Meghan 19, Sara almost 17, Ronnie 10 1/2 and Anna almost 8 years old!


Love my children!


Saying goodbye to their Canadian geese...

Anna loved the silly slide at Midway park on our last day...

Dad and his girls....

Even Ronnie enjoyed it...just hours after being stung by a yellowjacket.........


Girls on the Tilt a Whirl!

My very favorite son!!!

Anna on the rollercoaster!


Ah, the arcade!  How difficult to pick what you want with all those tickets!

Too many tickets!!!

Last day...

Patriotic poster from Midway Park in 1917!
Our silly Sara!  (She was so happy she got a hoodie from Midway!)

Another special "sister" picture!

Our whole family leaving Midway park on Lake Chautauqua  to head home to Pittsburgh!


It was a peaceful, wonderful trip!




Sunday, September 2, 2012

"Brave" Girls Night Out!

Anna and Merida...two brave girls!

Love my girls!!!

With the guys gone camping...we girls had a great time going out to see the movie Brave then go out for a light dinner..



Anna was so happy!  I loved this movie!

Our tired Peony!

We had such a fun, girly time that night!  Love spending time with all of my children...but sometimes "Girl Time" is definitely needed.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Summertime memories...

Learning to cut the grass...

watched over by your father....
Local church carnival...sister "twins"....
Playing carnival games....

Dad enjoyed the slap-shot game the most....

Love this!  (I get dizzy just watching these things!)


dressing up the cat and playing with cousins...
Princess Chloe!

"Ahoy!"  says Captain Chloe!
Car cruises with Dad's 1968 Plymouth Fury...

Trolley Museum!

Family time....

cats sleeping in the sun...

time with friends...


Fun for the guys...
Talking to her "big sister", Gabrielle, long distance...


Local Fireman's Fair...top of the ferris wheel!

Looking down at the guys...


Anna and new friend Shelby...



Snuggling and reading "butterfly kisses"...same book that made him cry to read it to Meghan and Sara..


Our littlest mermaid, swimming at the cousins....

Cousins....Ronnie and Timmy headed out fishing...


Enjoying our time cooling off in the water...


My precious Great Aunt Helen...my Gram's sister...89 years young!

Love our visits!

Girls time....
Ronnie...

 his buddy Isaac...

While the guys play football....(Dad's ass't coaching...)
Sara's dream come true...meeting (and getting a hug!) from American Idol, Colton Dixon!!!


Girls at the American Idol concert...Meghan's graduation present to Sara....what a memory!!!

And....piling on Sara's bed watching old Disney channel shows from when Sara was a little girl...."Hello, Bear!"

~Precious memories made in a summer that went by very, very quickly!  Now...on to my favorite season....Autumn and more memories made!~