Family Fun

Saturday night Gordon, Sue, Laura and Brian joined us for a lasagna dinner. Gordon and Sue leave on Tuesday for vacation. Have fun and we'll miss you.
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Sunday Night we went to a Family-Style Italian Resturant to celebrate fall birthdays (there are a lot of them)
Happy Birthday Mom, Dad, Trish and Eric!
Happy Birthday to Jennifer Rider too!
Cousins (Jackson and Jacob)

Me and my sister, Trish.

Grandpa Bill (also known as pop-pop) w/ his grandsons.

Grandma Linda (also known as mom-mom) w/ her grandsons.

Dave.Jacob right after he decided to bite into a pepperoncini. Wowza!
**We missed you Eric and Amelia.**

Unexpected Guest

Well, well, well. It appears that chicken is on the move!
Now, the only remaining questions are:
1) How long will chicken stay?
2) Who will chicken visit next?
3) How many times will we hear the chicken dance before we have a psychotic moment.

S M I L E

Another tooth ... gone ! This brings us to 4 teeth lost in 3 months, which equates to 4 empty spaces. No doubt, Jackson is having some trouble eating. Good thing it's no longer corn-on-the-cob season. Bon Appétit...

Fall soccer

Guess who decided that he liked soccer and wanted to sign up for the fall league? I'm an official soccer mom. I guess its time to give in and get that mini-van .... um, NOT!
His team is called the Blue Dolphins.

First Grade

Jackson's first day of school! He was very excited and was looking forward to riding the bus and getting to school. The first thing he said when he woke up today was 'Mommy, look how big I am today'.

Jackson and his friend Emma waiting for the bus.

Labor Day Weekend 2007 - Rehoboth Beach

Mostly, we were BEACH BUMS. Our activities included jumping waves, searching for shells ... and crabs, boogie boarding, skim boarding, swimming ... oh and plain 'ole relaxing. Needless to say, I found it hysterical when my friends got pummeled by a few waves !!! One of us lost an article of clothing (hmm). One afternoon, the guys made a sand shark - - get it -- They made a shark out of sand ... okay, it's not that clever. After dinner one night the ladies hit the outlets and the guys went to the batting cages and go-karting with the kids. Hmm, I wonder who had more fun ... the guys or the kids ... or both! By the way, who won the go-kart race? Each cottage took a turn hosting dinner, which was the perfect ending to a great day at the beach. On Monday, we packed up and began our journey ... wah! OH .. and of course, I spied a Wawa in Delaware. I pretty much HAVE to stop whenever I see one. (it reminds me of Pennsylvania) ... What a great way to end the summer. Thanks everyone for a really nice weekend.
Summer, we'll miss you !!!

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**Note for the Layden's** WE MISSED YOU!