Jonathan's team The Aardvark White Sox won the championship tonight!! 2nd year in a row. What a finish to a rocky season. They beat a team that really did a job on them 2 times this season. A team that had its act together and played hard. I think our cheering, go Aardvark signs, and the Arthur " I'm an Aardvark " song got to the other team. It pays to cheer! 2 championship games ending with a tie and both being finished the next day. Rain, rain go away!!! Jonathan did great especially last night with a hit going to him in center field, followed by a perfect throw to first for the out. Coaches were impressed. Pretty impressive for someone his age. Game today was continued from last night. 2 inning rule for playing each position, because it was for the trophy. We ran out of pitchers and ended up trying a new pitcher. He did well. Score 7-6 White Sox. Jonathan was the first RBI tonight. Coach gave him one of the game balls. We are very proud.

Jillian had her dance recital this past weekend. We are so proud of how she did. She is our dancing princess. Her cousin Haley also danced too. Here are some pics. Enjoy

Last weekend Janel and I had a weekend to ourselves. Kids stayed with grandma and grandpa. We took the camper up to New Hampshire for a little relaxation. Great weather, good food, and good company. Funny how when the kids are gone, you still end up talking about them every other conversation. Our Saturday plan was to climb Mt. Monadnock. A feat that I accomplished last June with my brother Adam, Natalie, my dad (65), and Jonathan. To Janel this was piece of cake, since my dad (65), had climbed to the top, placed our country flag (his foot) on the highest point, and climbed down to our base camp (our vehicle) unscathed. Advice to my sweetheart was to wear good shoes, bring water, and bug spray. She thought that the trail would zig and zag its way to the top. I forgot to mention that the trail pretty much went straight up to the top. So we huffed and puffed our way up the mountain. The sounds of husband encouragement were as follows; "the trail flattens out ahead of us..... hey we are at the half way point.... take a picture it could be our last.......whats that song?.... Tell it to the mountain?.....I'll tell something to the mountain!" she responded. So I made it to the top, Janel made it to within 100 feet of the top. Hey after all these years I learned something new....... My wife has a fear of heights. Go figure? As we are climbing a challenging mountain trail. Sky diving will have to wait a few more years..... So, we did make it to the bottom of the mountain with out the helicopter airlift, in one piece. Wasn't so bad honey???? She did promise me we would again climb the the mountain, only this time to the top. Future date to be determined. We had a good time, sore muscles and all. I think when the guy that had a double bypass (62), passed Janel on the way down the mountain, it gave her comfort that it wasn't so bad. (true story)
So we ventured to the Northfield Drivein for a double feature. Nice that such a thing still exists. If you have not been there, its a must do item. We ended our trip shopping in Brattleborough, VT. We came back to reality Sunday night. Good to go away. Good to return to the chaos, I mean, the peaceful children and home we enjoy. So here are some pics of our weekend..... enjoy.