We enjoyed a week in the 'North Country' around the fourth of July.

Nanny and Grampy with the munchkins

Giving kisses to the bear

Not quite matching but quite cute

A piano improv session, Emma takes the low notes

The St. Lawrence Express, yah mule

Playing in the rain

Who doesn't love stomping through a puddle?

The 2nd string mule fills in

The 3rd string mule has slightly less horse power

Helping some monkeys at the local playground

One tough hombre

Chris giving Emma her first bike lesson

Umm.. kissing cousins?

Looks like an iPad advertisement

Feeding the birds

At the Waddington town beach

Watching our home made fireworks show

Well golly gee willikers

Watching Finding Nemo, must have been a tense moment

Our patriotic baby

Scuba baby

We visited Kate, James, Ryan and Ella on the trip up and back to NY. We had a great time and it was nice to catch up and let the kids play together.

At the start of summer we spent a week at Grammy and Pappy's place with Mark, Bekah, Liam and Scott was able to make it for part of the time as well.

Manly men on their John Deeres

What to do?

Oooo this looks interesting

I mean tasty!

this trip removed any doubt that she loves dogs

Let me check your pores ...

... and style your hair

Two cuddly things embrace

The holiest of places in Rochester: The Record Archive (never mind that you descend into it)

We took a trip to the Niagara Aquarium and then over to the falls

More Celebrities!

Checking out Grammy's bird feeder

The whole crew took an afternoon trip to the lake at Olcott, we were blessed with perfect rock skipping weather

The model citizen obeys all posted signage

Moms

Chloe looks for some washed up morsels

Physical evidence of the 'Gypson' in his genes or learned behavior from a blood line of nuts?

We set up a little pool in the front yard and the kids had a blast

The model of a dapper, well-proportioned man

The Middleport Memorial Day Parade (the frequency of attendance is counted by the decade)

Candy grabbers

Siren Lover

High fiving Daddy

What do you get when you mix ice cream and a then 3 yr old in his PJs after sunset? Well the result moves so fast its hard to frame it in your camera!

Easter Bunny?

seconds please

Some peek-a-boo with cousin Liam

Booo!

As happy as one can be in a five point harness

Height check on Noah and Paige

Lovable Long-haired Logan (Its hard to find the perfect 'L' words for this handsome man)