SUMMER IS SOOOO CLOSE!!!
and I am so ready for it! Alex and Aric finish exams and have their last day on Friday, everyone else finishes next Monday! What does that mean to me??
1. Not having to get up at "0'dark thirty" every morning to make 8 lunches
2. Not having to drag tired kids who are much like their mom and are NOT Happy Morning People out of their beds every morning.
3. Not having to listen to the morning fights by said Not Happy Morning People about the constant Hot Water and dry towel shortage that plagues us daily!!
4. Not having to chase them out the door as the bus is sitting at the end of the driveway... or better yet having to chase the bus down so as not to have to drive to East Lyme at 6:30 to get a grumpy teenager to his first class on time.
5. No more homework, research papers, projects, book reports etc...
6. No more worrying about bedtimes!
7. BEACH TIME and LOTS of IT!!
8. Sleeping late... understand anything past 6:30, I consider LATE!
9. Hanging by the pool with the kids and their friends.
10. My house being busy with activity all day long... I love having the kids and their friends here!
I could go on all day, but can you tell I am so ready???
Today, we have our Annual Maroon and White Football Game at the High School. It marks the end of Spring Football... we are celebrating with a big cook out for the team and their parents after the game! Stay tuned for pictures tomorrow... it is always a great time! The game is kind of a teaser for what is to come... football season is right around the corner and anyone who knows us, knows how BIG that is in our house! The Youth program starts August 1st and the High school towards the end of August, but right now we are planning away for the season.
We also leave for the beach for a weeks vacation in a week and a half! I absolutely can't wait! A whole week with the beach right out our front door! We have a house rented and Ben's birthfamily will be joining us for our annual summer get away. This will be the 6th year that we have doen vacation together and it is something that we look forward to all year long!
So.. BRING ON THE HEAT!!! IT'S SUMMERTIME!!!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Special Olympics Summer Games 2008
I hope you all enjoy the photo's from our weekend! David and Ben competed on the soccer team, and Jake participated as a unified player ( for those who don't know, a unified player is a player who does not have special needs that plays on the team or competes side by side with an athelete as a support person)
Aric ran as a unified partner on the track team, running the 4x100 relay and throwing shot put.
The soccer team came home with a 1st place Gold Metal in the 5-aside unified soccer team, Arics team came in second for shot put and 5th in the 4x100 relay.
Anyhow... turn up the sound and enjoy the show!!!
~Vicki
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Mental Health Day!!!
Sorry I have not had time to write in lately... this time of the year is just crazy. We have been busy with Lacrosse, Spring Football ( YIPPEEE it's Starting!!!), Special Olympics, and several big around the house projects. I feel like I have been going a million miles an hour lately.
That being said... yesterday we decided to take a "mental health day". I kept David, Jake, Ben and Caroline out of school and we went with friends to 6 Flags for the day. We bought season passes this year, so it made for a fun and inexpensive day. The weather was great and the kids had a blast! We were there at 10am when the park opened and stayed until 6pm when they closed! The kids rode almost every ride in the park.. including Caroline who has become quite a daredevil!! She loves the roller coasters. Some of the high speed ones she isn't tall enough for (which is fine by me!!) but she loves the wooden ones and wants to ride again and again.
Ben is a little more cautious, but got into it after awhile and tried some new rides.
David though.... That kid... there isn't a ride fast enough, upside down enough, shake your guts out enough... for him... the faster, the scarier... the better for him!
Yesterday he and 2 friends rode on what is called a Skycoaster... It's basically a 180' free fall bungee jump... he LOVED it and went not once... but TWICE!! It just about made my heart stop to even watch it!! Check out the video I found of a similar ride to get the idea of what I am talking about...
We had a great time yesterday!
In other news, Today is Ryan's 19th Birthday... sigh... my baby is 19??? How the heck did that happen?June 4, 1989 
Where has the time gone?? Happy Birthday Ryan!
We are gearing up for Special Olympics State Games this weekend, so stay tuned for some great pictures next week. We leave on Friday night and will be staying on campus at SCSU.. the kids are so excited to be staying in the dorms... It should be a fun weekend!
Have a great rest of the week!
Vicki
