7.26.2014

hello lauren and aaron!

we love your new house, yard and mancave!

we are so excited that we finally got to tour it in person!

wishing you both many wonderful years on keller!

7.25.2014

because sometimes the iphone gets the photos the camera misses!

7.25.2014

happy wedding celebration beth and ed!

a beautiful evening at the pearl street bar filled with delicious food,

great conversations and family love.

wishing you a lifetime of happiness.

7.25.2014

summer days filled with lunch on the patio and 

volleyball games in the sand.

love vacation days!

7.24.2014

happy thursday!

a day filled with sand, boats, golf & bingo at cherry hill.

a day filled with two bingo winners.

a day filled with laughs, ice cream & cocktails.

a day filled with vacation day 7  memories.

7.23.2014

hello wednesday!

a vacation day filled with running bases, hide-and-go-seek, 

mabels pizza and elf movie watching.

an evening filled with south coast stuffed bread and 

cocktails at ed and erins wit paul and debbie.

love just hanging.

love just chatting.

love just catching up.

vacation day 6 memories.

7.21.2014

hello frosting freckle face!

it does get any better than this!

7.21.2014

hello monday !

morning coffee and timbits from tim hortons,

afternoon lunch at poppas with sahlans hot dogs on the grill.

evening dinner with andersons roast beef on kristina circle.

we are in a buffalo food coma today.

hello delta sonic, wegmans and patton place.

hello aunts, uncles & cousins.

hello spiderman, captain america and princess hannah -

we can't believe how big y'all have gotten.

vacation day 4 memories.

7.20.2014

happy 9th birthday conor!

a world cup celebration for all!

happy vacation day 3 memories.

7.20.2014

9:20 am on the road.

(and yes, i am sitting in the third row in the minivan)

4pm arrive at crystal beach after a quick police pull over,

one wegmans shop and one lanovas chicken wing order.

whole separate story about those wings.

one drive by hoyt street to show the boys were we lived as newlyweds.

hello 63 nantuckettroad - we have missed you!

7.19.2014

good morning bill clinton presidential library!

we just wanted to stop in for an hour and brush up

on our american history.

9-10 am library walk thru.

10am - 9:20pm on the road from little rock to grove city.

10pm one pizza and meatball sub for dinner.

vacation day 2 memories.

7.18.2014

                        

on the road at 12:31pm today. 

hello summer vacation!

4 suitcases, 4 backpacks, 1 set of clubs, 2 duffel bags, 1 cooler,

6 cell phones, 13 assorted chargers, 4 laptops, 2 ipads, 1 camera,

1 cooler and 1 snack bag in tow.

8:30pm - hello little rock.

29 license plates found so far.

1 pizza for dinner.

day one memories!

7.15.2014

hello permit driver nathan sippel!

watch out texas - another sippel on the road!

7.14.2014

a short sippel story.

sign up for road test.

wait 21 days.

get to DMV.

wait in line.

our turn.

computer system crashes.

sorry, you'll have to sign up again.

seriously?

go to DMV at 7am today.

sit and wait.

wait for a cancellation and/or no show.

score.

11am and justins behind the wheel.

and i wait.

then the mazda pulls in.

one big smile and thumbs up.

congrats justin!

can you go pick up some milk?

thanks, mom

7.4.2014

happy forth of july filled with fireworks, 

cheeseburgers & hudson family fun!

rudys breakfast tacos & mimosa tradition 

continues for 9 years and counting.

happy birthday america!

6.26.2014

our current summer project.

we are baking our way through brownie mixes in search

of the best boxed version.

who knew there were so many different brands & variations?

we mix, stir, spread & bake.

we patiently let them cool.

we "masterchef" each pan.

we record on a scale of 1-10.

lots of 9's so far...

keep you posted!

6.25.2014

another new lego gun.

{its better than playing video games all day!}