What a Summer!

August 29, 2008

I don't know how much more fun we could have jam packed in to this last month! We started out by being able to see Grandparents up north, see Colin enter the Carp Fishing Tourney with Pop Pop, hang onto some memories with the Kerrs, visit with Jeanette, Gordon and Timothy; create a scout float and win in our town parade, and watch Colin start his Varsity X-C career. It has been an emotionally charged and fun-filled month. We have been able to go to the pond a ton to swim, fish and canoe. Watching the boys jump from the dock and flip the canoe brings back memories... I miss my childhood. Thank God I married Peter Pan. We have so much fun. Tony and I celebrated our 15th Wedding Anniversary on August 14th. Although we have been together since 1987, so it should seem longer...time flies when you are having fun. This Labor Day Weekend we are just laying low and taking some time together camping out in the woods and swimming in the pool. Colin's season begins with official meets on next Thursday. If you want to keep tabs on his results and see his schedule, go to: waynerunners.com!

A High Adventure Scouting Week!

We got back last night from our week up in Redfield, NY on our High Adventure Trip! Tuesday and Wednesday Eileen and Mitch (along with Lexi and Milo) headed up a 25 mile hike around the Salmon River Reservoir with 40 pound backpacks to carry tents, food, clothes and other gear. They picked up trash as they went and also filled in an old well that a hunter, small kid or animal could have fallen into. The weather was not the most cooperative, but the scouts got used to pitching tents in record times and packing up to avoid the next storm. Tony came Wednesday night after the major hike with Connor and we switched off. He and Mitch then took the kids canoeing and kayaking over to an island where they learned survival skills, fished, and swam. Colin caught a nice 4 lb small mouth! They returned from the island after 3 nights. Then on Saturday we kayaked and canoed from the Salmon River to Lake Ontario! It was gorgeous. A well-deserved day picnicking at the beach. We rode the waves and played baseball for 5 hours. Afterwards we had ice cream, and had our last campout around a roaring fire sharing funny stories about the week. The Miles family was awesome and everyone had a blast.

On Thursday we head up to Waddington for the fishing tournament! More fun to come!

A Bittersweet Goodbye to a Little League Career

A bittersweet day today. We were thrilled to see Colin catch and pitch, but sad to say good-bye to the days of Little League. They lost in the semifinal game. He gets his All-Star and Division Title Trophies tonight. I will cry like a baby. He will be a runner now... but we will have endless hours of family fun on the diamond in the back yard for years to come. He announced he wants to be an assistant coach to Connor's baseball team next spring. More memories to come!In the mean time, feel free to watch the video I made of his last season of baseball on this site.

Colin's Team won again today! 10-4. They play tomorrow and if they win tomorrow they move to the Local Championship game on Tuesday! He had 2 boubles and a bunt. Scored twice and had 3 RBI's! Not bad. Welcome back to baseball from Scout Camp!