Niagra On The Lake

FINALLY! We had a chance to visit the Niagra On the Lake area just outside of the Niagra Falls touristy area. It was B E A U tiful! And so cute with its little town charm, horse-drawn carriages and all! And there were some very interesting looking fruit/vegetable plants? No idea, looked like a cross between a berry and a tomato but the thorns on the vines were SHARP!

I'm Bringing Home A Little...

BABY BUMBLEBEE! (that eats wood, p.s. !) I had never heard of this kind of bee before moving here to NY. They literally drill holes into wood, these particularly annoying ones are in the steps up to my front door. And not only that, they are HUGE! Like, we're talking bigger than a quarter! And loud as can be, can you tell how much we don't get along? Bummer this one in the photo didn't make it past the drill work!

BLOCK PARTY

A few weeks ago I went to an awesome BLOCK PARTY, the kids were the life of the party! And they were fascinated with having big boy milk in the cooler with the grown up drinks. :)

Pudding ART (aka body paint)

Welcome to pudding art. It's the fun mess you can make and just jump in the pool to clean up afterwards!

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3!

First I tried to catch the sunset but mia needed to "tinkle" a few too many times first so we missed the good parts. SO instead, we practiced using the automatic timer. I'm thinking I just need a camera remote control...

Tallarico's BBQ

Jordy, pretty in pink.
Phin's joining the Blue Man Group soon :)

Best Friend EVER!

A little friendly game of football...

SUPERHERO Chase aka the new BABYHOOT model!

We got some pretty sweet shots of Chase modeling our new line of Deluxe Superhero Capes. Thanks for being so A W E S O M E !!

BLOG AWARD!!!

I have just received a BLOG AWARD from my friend Sarah (&Mike in Houston, TX)!

Here are the rules:
1. thank the person who gave you the award
2. share ten things about yourseld
3. pass this award on to ten bloggers you think are fantastic!
4. and contact them to let them know you have AWARDED them!


10 Random Facts
1. I wish I knew how to blog better, the templates/tools confuse me sometimes.
2. Like Sarah, I too am afraid of flying. Mia (our dog) has been certified as my "emotional needs pet" and flies with me to help ease the anxiety.
3. I have started (trying) to write a book about being married to someone in a medical residency. Its not all fun and games, unlike the stereotypes.
4. I love camping, except for the bug bites.
5. I am a TV addict, I can't sit still on the couch and watch TV, but I like to have it on while I do other productive things.
6. Mike & Sarah's traveling is inspiring to me :) thanks for the awesome blogs about your trip!
7. I am a much nicer person in the afternoon if I take a 30min-1hour nap :) or longer...
8. Since I was a baby, I only sleep well in MY OWN BED
9. The newest craft expedition is getting some scrapbooks made. I just feel like I have no clue so I havent started yet. I've heard to start small, so I'll try it that way.
10. I LOVE frozen yogurt! The only kind I know of in Syracuse is Yogen Fruz ? and its a probiotic kind, not the tastiest all the time but probably healthier than the other frozen yogurts.

Ok, thats it for me! YOUR TURN!!

TAGGING:

1. Jessica Gran (sister) http://granfamilyblog.blogspot.com
2. Babyhoot http://babyhoot.blogspot.com
3. The Engar Family http://engarfamily.blogspot.com
4. The Kelm Family http://madalynkelm.blogspot.com
5. The Hein Family http://hisheiness.blogspot.com

Summer activities with the kidlets...

A very hot day at the zoo. They prefer the pretend tiger to the real ones.
We love feeding the ducks & geese at the Manlius duck pond, even if they get a little too friendly some days.

Manlius duck pond

FiReWoRkS!

Brian and I went out to Cazenovia Lake to watch their fireworks show, it was spectacular! We treated ourselves to popsicles from the Ice Cream Man and sat in the back of my car to watch the show.

4TH OF JULY BBQ

New cutie sneaking into the cookie jar :)

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Christina & Mia at the Lake

Brian teaching mia how to "swim" :)

Ian's White Trash Birthday Bash

The end to a long day

some of the ORTHO group!

Trashy Ladies on the car (that you can't see...)

Jordy- always the star of the party

double mullets...yikes!

oooh yeah! Someone said, future Christmas card :)

Lovely Ladies

Another Year

We celebrated our 4th Anniversary! Feels like such an accomplishment, but such a small number. Don't worry #50, we'll get there!!

Mia's LOVE

Happy Puppy Birthday

First Mia helped Heidi by opening all of her presents for her...

Then they ate birthday cake together...

And then they plotted how to get MORE birthday cake together....

THIS IS WHY THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS!

Lake Tully

All the pretty ladies at the lake.

The ortho way to drink at the lake :)

Me and Mia at Tully Lake!

Brian's preferred way of "sporting" mia in her pink life jacket.

Mia's favorite place was on the very tip end of the canoe, go figure!

Kistler Family out on a canoe! A canoe that I was reassured would NOT tip over :)