You Might Be a New Englander if...

Forget Rednecks ... here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about New
Englanders...

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in
New England.

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work
there, you live in New England.

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New England.

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a
wrong number, you live in New England.

If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend,
you live in New England.

If you measure distance in hours, you live in New England.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in
New England.

If you have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again,
you live in New England.

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard
without flinching, you live in New England.

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both
unlocked, you live in New England.

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them,
you live in New England.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live
in New England.

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph, you're going 80, and everybody
is passing you, you live in New England.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow, you live in New England.

If you know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
construction, you live in New England.

If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England.

If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly," you live in New England.

If you actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your New
England friends, you live in New England.

Happy 18th birthday Kurt!!

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Happy Birthday Kevin!!!!

Love and miss you big paa!!!!
Have a great time at retreat!
Can't wait till January!!!!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

8~8~08

Madeleine is......well, Madeleine is Madeleine. She's lovable, funny, EXTREMELY emotional, loves flowers with a passion, all out crazy, a true girly-girl, and a total lunatic!

You've heard of Mad Madame Mimm?

Well, she's Mad Madeleine.

Yep, these pictures say it allWhenever I comment on her wild and crazy ways Mom and Dad say,

"You were just like that when you were her age. In fact you were WORSE!!!!"

I have no memory of being THAT crazy, so they must be wrong...

Ok, maybe they were right.

Anyway.
Tonight we were heading home from town when from the back of the van Madeleine, in a fit of craziness, let out this insane laugh. Mom started saying how I was a lot worse than her and how she use to worry about me growing up into this crazy, uncontrollable adult (which I did not). Cody, who was sitting behind us, decided to give his opinion.
"Mom, you know how you said you didn't like how Kacie was as a kid?
Aslan says, 'What's done is done."

Thanks Cody!

Life Is Good!

I absolutely love Life Is Good tee shirts especially on these 3 cute girls!

This is one of my favorite dances from Riverdance; Live From Radio City Music Hall

Blast from the past

Hey Peck's here's some pictures for you!

Look at how young we were!!!!
(think we're cold? :-)
That was a really fun day! Swimming in the rain...laughing at that poor guy trying to make taffy...the Weathervane...singing on the way home. Mmm...good times!
Can you guess who the baby is?
I think this was taken one of those wood days we had.
Jonathon doesn't look too happy

Little boys....little boys

Let's get him!!!!

"PLEASE DON'T!!!"

Happy 11th Birthday Caleb!

Sisters, sisters...

...there were never such devoted sisters

Another good-bye

I don't want to go Grandpa!!! Stealing kisses in the hall
Good-bye!!

Random Pictures from the weekend

What an awesome couple!
Mommy telling secretsCi has this cute habit of playing with his hair when he sucks his thumb

Playing with Aunt Ivanya

Kisses...kisses
Fun at Ted's Fish Fry

Kel and Dan....

Just wanted you to know that....

A Fun Reunion!!!!!

Kelly, Daniel and Caiah were just up for a long weekend visit! And we had a blast!!!!! We didn't tell the kids they were coming. Just that we were doing some shopping in Albany and we had a surprise for them. They were going to a place they've never been to before. That place being the inside of the airport. Once inside we had them all sit down so we could wait for all the passengers to walk out then we'll finish our tour. :-) You should have seen their faces when they saw Kel and Dan!!!! Total shock! We though for sure they would scream and yell, but they did the absolute opposite. Stood there and stared saying, "That's not them!" Of course the shock instantly wore off and all the "Kelly!!! Daniel!! Micaiah!!!" began.....and it didn't stop till they went to bed. :-)

We have a video of the kids reaction to seeing them and I would post it but because of dial-up it takes way too long. So here's a couple pictures. I'll post some more later.

Me and my buddy..... What a cutie!!!!!

What was so sweet was that he would go to me more then any of the others.

(That's a plus for when I go out there in Oct.)

Leaving the airport