fighting crime

Yep. That's us, wearing superhero capes. This was taken on father's day this year, at Magic Mountain. We surprised Tony with a trip to ride roller coasters and they were giving away capes as prizes in the Midway. We had a blast, splitting up - Tony and Maggie to ride the big roller coasters, Sally and I on the roller coasters with training wheels. I think Sally's ready to ride with the big boys now which means I don't have to ride roller coasters anymore, which is just fine with me!

Fourth of july

So ... it's been awhile, but I'm hoping to get back to keeping this blog.

This year we went to my parents for the fourth, Maggie was at Interlochen so it was just Tony, Sally and I. We had a great time! John and family, as well as Sue and family were there so it was a cousinpalooza. The weather was gorgeous, so the girls had a lemonade stand with the help of Matt and Kate, we played at the park and the beach, and then, of course, there was the parade and festivities on the fourth. This year the girls were disappointed that they didn't get very much candy, the problem being that we stand at the end of the parade route and by the time it comes to us, everyone's out. Oh well, we made up for that sweet shortage later with 2 funnel cakes. here are a few pictures of the kids doing sparklers in the front yard after the fireworks.

Christmas in New York

We spent Christmas in New York again this year and were treated to a huge snowstorm. We were thrilled! Martin, Kate and Molly hosted Christmas dinner which was delicious, Kitty and Tony treated us to Christmas Eve dinner at Bryant Park and we went to tons of shows - Angels in America, Lion King, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Spider Man, the Big Apple Circus and American Idiot. We skated in Central Park, played games in the room, walked and walked and walked and ate and ate and ate. We were really sorry to leave.

it's been awhile

so, life got busy and I haven't posted in a long time. I'm going to try and catch up. One of my problems, honestly, is that I don't have a decent camera so all I have are iphone pictures and that really depresses me! I am going to get a good camera this year and learn how to use it. But til then, I'll keep posting the pictures I have. Let's see ... these next few posts will be in no particular order, just attempting to catch us up to where we are today.

Over Thanksgiving we went to San Francisco and had a great time. We hiked in Muir Woods, played on Stimson Beach, biked across the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito and saw Cavalia - amazing. We also shopped and ate and just hung out.

Blue

Yep. Maggie dyed a blue streak in her hair the other day. She asked if she could and I saw no reason why not, it eventually washes out and I think it looks cool. So, we went to the drugstore and she chose ultra violet and I helped her dye it. Now all her friends want to dye their hair .... the moms are not so happy with me ... hee hee

Horse camp

Sally had a week of horse camp at the Equestrian Center in Burbank. She loved and learned alot. Here she is trotting and posting with here favorite horse, Chewie.

New game

We got a bunch of new games for the girls to play at the swim party tomorrow. Here's Sally trying one out.