Highlights from Danielle's 2011 Soccer Season

Here is a link to a video with some highlights from Danielle's soccer season. She will be sending this to college soccer coaches to try and generate some interest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjLEeW0Kt_Y

Hacking into Mom's email

So Mom has been using "18grands" for her password for years now. Nathan and I have increased the grandkid pool to 20 and Mom mentioned that she needed to update it. Not so fast! Just to save Mom the aggravation of changing it again, Ava has a little buddy in the works. So Kathleen and I would like to claim grandchild #21 unless there's some information we're not aware of (Cy?????). We already have a cat named Black Jack, I'm not sure I can use that name again....

25th Anniversary Trip

Here are A few photos from Bill and Melanie's 25th anniversary cruise in April 2011...


The ship...




The ship in Malta...





Our cabin was in the rear, the fourth pair of windows from the right, above where the ropes are attached to the ship...




Kicking back in the cabin reading a book about the Mayflower...




The happy couple at dinner...




On the deck (with lifeboats overhead)...




The ship today...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Everyone loves Christmas.. except for maybe Ava when she has to get her picture taken with Santa....

We wanted to use this for our xmas card this year but apparently this is poor taste?

Wishing everyone the best this holiday season, we love you!

Allan, Kathleen & Ava

Macy's Parade

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

This morning we went to Diana's cousin's apartment to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. The apartment is on the 7th floor overlooking Central Park West, and we had a nice view of the bands and floats and balloons.

You'll all be happy to know that Neil Diamond (not shown) is alive and well, at least well enough to stand on one of the floats from 80th down to 34th St.

Snoopy (also not shown below) was looking particularly worn, from our vantage point, perhaps even more weathered than Neil.

A few pictures:


Margaret with her step-cousin Georgia and (floating behind) Ugly Doll.

Lachlan missed Smurf and Spiderman and a few others due to a minor faceplant stepping out onto the balcony. His noggin was not fit for publishing without an NC-17 rating.

The parade just kept going and going and going...

New Orleans was well represented at the parade this year.

These are southern belles dressed up like candy.

Lachlan's Trip to the Barber

Here is Lachlan at the kid barber, watching Elmo on the tv, driving his car, and wondering which toy he should pick out next (answer: bubble stuff).

Just like I remember from my haircuts when I was a boy.

River Road House

Hey, it's the same as last time! Look closer, Holmes. Upper roof has shingles, eaves, soffits and finished dormers. No need to climb up there again. Electric service, water and septic all installed. Isn't missing much now, just windows, plumbing, wiring, insulation, appliances, doors, floor-wall-ceiling coverings, hand rails, driveway, siding and TV screen.