Summer 2011 is Off and Running !!

Maggie, Annie & Emily

Memorial Day 2011 and my bathing beauties started soaking up the sun (lathered in 70 SPF sunblock of course) .  I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe summer !  Let's hope the weather is like last year ... Hot and Sticky !!

Relaxation !!

Marion and I took a day to ourselves today, and just relaxed out on the boat.  It was a beautiful day to be on the lake, and a great day to just do nothing !

Bullhead Fishing !!

Spring at Newton Lake always signals to us that's it Bullhead Fishing time !  Had a great night throwing back some beers and even caught a few fish !

Still Waiting :(

End of March and still the ice is covering the lake.  I can't wait for this winter to be over.

Gotta Luv Ice Fishing !!

Nothing better then spending these end of the winter days out on the ice here at Newton Lake. Even though there is still 19" of ice on the lake it's melting fast.  I can't wait for the ice to be gone, but I enjoy these days just the same !

P90X Rd 2

Started my second round of P90X tonight. Doing it on my own this time as Marion chose not to join me.

While I don't have the same motivation I had when starting Rd 1, I hope once I get started that will change.

Time Sure Does Fly :(

I took this photo of the Annie & Emily ice skating today ... and then I looked back and found this image of them skating in 2007. Looking even further I found this final image of the first time Annie was on skates from 2006. Hard to believe that it's been 5 years already. I need to figure out a way to keep them this age. Had a great time today ... perfect day to be out on the lake !

Happy New Year !

Marion and I spending New Year's Eve at the wedding our friend's Chris & Amy. A lot of food, drinks, and friends ... this is going to be a great night I can just feel it. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy New Year !

Getting Ready for Santa !!

The girls just spread all the reindeer food in preparation for Santa's arrival tonight. This is the last year all three girls will believe in Santa ... kind of sad ... but enjoying every minute of it ... they are soooo excited. Merry Christmas everyone !

Time to Make the Cookies !!

Marion had some help making Christmas cookies this year. With helper like these how could the cookies not be delicious !

Merry Christmas !!

Now that we finally have all of our Christmas Cards mailed out ... I can unveil the photo for our 2010 Christmas Card. Not too bad this year ... got this picture on our second try. Typically it requires a lot of cursing and about 25-30 tries at getting all 3 of the girls looking at the camera at the same time. Gotta luv the holidays !!

Another Year ... Another Tear !!

Our family tradition continues of getting a photo with one of the girls crying on Santa's lap. This year it was Maggie who did the honors. Nothing says Christmas like a screaming child.

Maggie Helping Out !

Maggie is pretty excited over the tree ... she is a big help as she keeps "taking the ornaments off the tree" to show them to the rest of the family.

In search of the perfect tree ... yet again !!

The Sokoloski's and Yurgosky's headed out on their annual Christmas Tree search. This is the first time in a long time we didn't freeze and have to slosh through snow to get our tree.

Little Full ... Lotta Sap !!

Helped our neighbors the McGrane's with their 1st Annual "Light the Tree" party. We survived not only climbing a 35 ft Christmas Tree, but also a blizzard.

A great time was had by all, as a lot more than the tree got lit.

Happy 3rd Birthday Maggie !!

Remember when 3 yr old children would sing songs from Barney ? Not our Maggie ... here she is belting out a little Ke$ha on her birthday.

Halloween 2010 !

Marion and I are ready for a night of Trick or Treating !

Columbus Day or Father's Day ??

Got confused today... Annie cutting the lawn .. thought maybe it was Father's Day instead of Columbus Day. :) Any way it was a great day to end a beautiful weekend.

Perfect Fall Day !!

Perfect day ... temps near 70 ... and not a cloud in the sky. Kids enjoyed playing in the leaves ! Wish it could stay like this until April.

Congrats to my Cheerleaders !!

Congrats to my Cheerleaders, Annie and Emily, as the Jr Chiefs Cheerleaders brought home a boat load of first and second place medals from the ACC Cheer Competition! Great Job !!