This and That

As my friend Brad pointed out, it's been a month since my last post. I can't believe how time flies. Here's what we've we've been up to.

Jackson has started soccer, but I don't have any pics yet (I know, I'm a bad soccer mom). He pulled his Achilles tendon in the first practice and had to sit out of a few practices ... and his first game. All is better now and he seems to be really enjoying soccer this spring. He's not as timid as last year.

I forgot my camera on Mother's Day, but we had a nice time at a local park with my mom and dad; my sister and her family; and Laura, Brian and Benjamin. Trish don't forget to hook me up w/ the pics from your camera ;)

Jackson got a set of golf clubs for his birthday and he had a chance to practice a few weeks ago. I think he's going to be the next Tiger Woods !





















Next, we visited the Oliver's in CT over Memorial Day weekend. The weather was beautiful and I was glad for the long weekend.

Here are just some misc pics from the weekend:


Here are pics from the local farm where you can feed the animals:


Here are some go-cart and batting cage pics:


Until next time ... which very well could be a month from now. Ciao.

Saratoga

On Sunday we had a picnic lunch in Saratoga w/ Laura, Brian and Benjamin. Later we walked through town. It was a perfect day.
Here are some pics:

Leaving the Smorgasbord

Yes ... it was fun, but I thought it was about to finally leave the smorgasbord !!!

This past weekend some friends from MN came back to the area for a work related trip and decided (thankfully) to tack on a little fun time. They spent the weekend with us in Albany. Brad, Shelley and the girls met up w/ us on Saturday at five rivers where we had a picnic lunch, walked trails ... and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Check out the pic of the guy driving around w/ a Red Sox Flag on his car while in N.Y. Proudly letting it flap in the breeze. Smiling and laughing it up, without a care. I mean, seriously, who does that?? Oh wait, it's Brad and Shelley !!!

Later that night it was dinner, dessert, cards and .... guitar hero. I was shocked to learn that I'm not so good at guitar hero. I spent the nights since then practicing ... I'm still not so good ... unlike Christina who **ROCKS**, but more on that later !!!

Here are some pics from the weekend:

Okay, so after a really nice day (and weekend), this is what we came home to !! Boston Red Sox post-its all over the wall in the basement. I think they spelled out 'RED SOX'. I wonder who's to blame for this distasteful graffiti. We called the authorities and they dusted for prints. There's a storm coming ....

Sunday Smorgasbord

The Zal's had a potluck on Sunday night. The food was amazing and (big surprise here) I ate too much. For the record, Rebekah and Brad were there too, but they somehow managed to escape my camera ... I'll get them next time. **Comfort food** seemed to be the unofficial theme, which was perfect for a cold, windy night in the Capital Region.
(*Note - Julie, don’t forget that I need that mac N cheese recipe. I'm sure it's like 10,000 calories and my doctor wouldn't approve, but I really don't care.... I NEED it !)

We missed you Christina ....

Jason's & Christina's Masterpiece

'nuff said ...