Camp 2009

Well we're back from vacation, all a little more tan and a lot more rested than a week ago. We had a great time at the lake with everyone who was there. People came and went through the week but by my count there were 30 people in the rotation this year. Even Brett and Cameron made an appearance which was shocking to everyone. Brett even got in the water, even if it was just to get Cam in but you gotta start somewhere. Baby steps for both of them I guess. It was as good a week as you could get to be at a lake, maybe not so nice if you were anywhere else but we weren't so it was great. Hot and humid almost every day and even Friday was warm, humid and still a good day to be at a lake despite a few showers. The best week I can remember having there in years. Swimming, floating, golfing, kayaking, shopping, Wii bowling, boat rides and more. The only thing we didn't get to was hiking Mt. Major because Friday didn't look good for it but other than that we did it all and then some.

We also ended up skipping White Lake because Brooke was getting a cold and we didn't want to get the other kids there sick. Probably a good idea since she puked right before bed last night. That was the first time for that since she used to spit up as a baby and it was scary for her and us but she seems to be much better today. I don't have pictures of that but there are a lot of pictures from the rest of the week so I don't think you'll miss it that much. There are so many in fact I have broken them up by day so if you have a while you can check them all out or go day by day whenever you have a few minutes. I do know this many pictures might bore some people but if it's not your thing I guess you don't have to look right? But if you have some time to kill just click on the picture/day you would like to see and it should take you there.

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday & SaturdayThere are also a bunch of pictures from before camp on Jen's camera and some from today of the beaches, waves and surfers as hurricane Bill passed nearby. You can click either link or the pictures below to go to those.


And if that's still not enough for you we're going away again next week to White Lake and Acadia so there will be more pictures from that too I'm sure. I didn't realize it was so close to camp when we scheduled it but it will be nice to get some more camping and hiking in before summer is over so check back in a little while if like us you just cant get enough of Brooke. We can't imagine a better kid and we're very lucky to have her as well as a great family to spend the week at camp with, who are also all very good with her. It makes our week much more relaxing to know everyone is always keeping an eye out for her and everyone seems to enjoy doing it which gives us a few minutes to really relax and slow down once in a while so thank you to everyone who was there for helping out with her and for everything else this week. OK that's enough of that...Ladies and Gentleman...Start Your Clicking!

Hot Summer Fun

Well it's been a little while and we've been a little busy, especially Jen and Brooke. They really get around, as you'll see. Since the last post they have been on their share of trips to playgrounds, campgrounds, pools, lakes and mountains. Kingston Lake with the Haas's, Mt. Chocorua with Nicole and Tim, Jens parents old campground with the family and friends up there, Jens parents pool and more playgrounds than I can name here. I don't take those pictures so I have little to say about it other than what I've been told so if I left anyone or anything out I apologise but I probably know nothing about it. There's also some pictures from Uncle Scott, Aunt Therese and my cousin Jennifer's visit and Aunt Pam's birthday dinner. Rather than try and recap all of it here I'll let the pictures do the talking. All of the pictures except the hike can be found right here, or by clicking the pictures above or below, so click away and enjoy.
I was however part of the latest hike. I was the mule actually. We went up to hike Mt. Chocorua with Nicole and Tim. They had never been with us, I don't know if Tim had ever been, but since he was in the Army we figured he'd have no problem with it. It's a great trail on a great mountain but most of you who have ever been with me know that because I take almost everyone on it as their introductory hike. If it were rated like ski slopes it would be a blue square. A nice intermediate trail. We managed to get in a great day for hiking, sunny for most of it and then clouds rolled in but it was fairly cool also which makes for a nice summer hike. We had a great tie, I think they did too. I guess we'll know how much they liked it if they go again but for pictures from this trip click here or on the picture above or below.My father and I played in the NH State Father-Son tournament again this week. We didn't win but we got a step closer than last year. We shot a 75 net 63 which was good enough to tie for 9th gross and take 6th net. Not too bad considering neither of us have been playing real well this year. Good enough to place here and win out flight in the PCC Member-Member so that's not a bad year in my book. You can see the final results from the state tournament here if you want.

Other than that we're headed up to Lake Winnipesaukee for the week for some much needed R & R. We cant wait for that. Sun, swimming, golf, hiking and more. Maybe we'll see lots of you up there, if not and you want to see lots of us up there check back next week. I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures from the week. And just in case you're interested we will probably do a little hiking, probably Mt. Major one day and maybe something in the White's too so if you might want to get some fresh air and exercise with us bring your gear, everyone is welcome to join us so we'll either see you there or you can see us here. Bye for now.

Magic Trick

Well, no luck in the big tournament for Uncle Dan and I. He played well but I was off and on and that didn't get the job done. The one rain shortened round really hurt us too. That's two years in a row the rain has screwed us out of the money.

Anyhow I don't have a lot of new pictures so I won't put any up right now but I just thought I'd update the blog with a video of Brooke's magic trick. She came up with this all on her own, it's pretty funny. She does it really well, until the camera comes out of course, but it's good enough that you'll get the idea. That's all for now but check out the video below of Brooke's new magic trick and check back for pictures soon.