Summer Highlights 2012

A RECORD OF THE SUMMER

         Here is an attempt to get on some photos from the summer in  order to have a record on the blog.  A few may have been seen but for me they capture some highlights.

4TH AUGUST FAMILY GATHERING

New flagpole, old flags.  The pirates were there.

Storrs side gathering.

The beach as it was Aug. 4, 2012

Kellogg Side.

Mixed family.

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Julie and Sarah join the Kelloggs

The kids play.

Elli arrives and she and Mom play with their new iPads.

 An early Labor Day picnic at the Storrs and both Sarah and Sammy entered college Labor Day Sunday

 The Fish Bait continues with Boscos sailing our boat 4th out seven.

 Two peas in a pod!  After 57 years we buy each other the same card and give the same present - a new tree for the shore.

 Anniversary - Julie and Drew drive down from Skidmore after leaving Sarah to celebrate with us.

 Finding photos in Paul Miiler's albums he loaned for the Aug. 4th event.  Returning to Princeton from first trip to Europe

 Anne visits and wind at Mah Jong.


TRIP BY TRAIN TO WASHINGTON AND LEE TO SEE MATT AND JOANIE BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.

 With grandparents on the campus.

Last night dinner.
                                 












  THE NEW TREE IS PLANTED

             The big questions, how did go in Sandy and Athena?











    PAUL AND PIA'S WEDDING WEEKEND
                                              The night before - dinner and dancing.

My attempt at Indian dress - certainly didn't live up to the clothes imported from India.

Traditional dance from Pia's home state.  We newer got as fast as the professionals who taught us what to do.

The groom  with Aunt and Uncle.


     THE WEDDING DAY

Coming down Commonwealth Ave. surrounded by family on the way to meet the bride.

 

The Hindu Ceremony

         

Waiting for the Episcopal Ceremony

Greeting the bride after the second ceremony.

BRUNCH THE NEXT DAY.

                 















  Zach and Ann outside the clubhouse.

                       The Miller siblings.

                             










Bride and groom before heading for Honeymoon in the Caribbean
   

                                         BACK IN BOULDER

                  Indian Summer picnic.

W&L Parents' Weekend, 11.2.12Rugby

Rugby match against Hampden Sydney. Matt is #6.

Matt is just below the white square in the middle of the picture.

They won an exhausting match,....

Recapping some of the action after the game.

"At home" in Matt's room.

Shore Pre-Sandy

Friday Night - The edge of the front.

Saturday - new sand and boat beach 3 hours before high tide.

Saturday - Main Beach, new sand 3 hours before high tide.

Sunday am - high tide

Sunday am high tide at the Bosco's.

We'll see what Mother Nature has to offer! Hopefully, not too much landscaping and remodeling.

Giving Some Love Back to the Blog

Dad was over for dinner the other night and he mentioned that Julie has been faithfully updating the blog with some regularity. I realized that I've been terribly remiss in that regard, especially since I've been on Facebook. (I thought you were going to get on FB, Julie!)

Here's a whole bunch of photos and stuff that I have to share:

 Kate helped organize a fundraiser farm dinner for an organization, Invest in Kids, that she's been volunteering for. The dinner was fantastic and raised over $60,000!

 Reid joined me this year for the annual Kenosha Pass to Georgia Pass fall foliage Mt. Bike ride. It's a biggie with many thousand vertical feet of climbing in 20+ miles above 9,000 feet. He did great and had a good time.

 Fall has been gorgeous, but now we have several inches of melting snow. The cooler weather has been making Queso happy!

 We made our annual pilgrimage to Fruita for some riding and camping with  friends. Some rain early in the trip made the trails extra grippy. Boden missed out on this trip due to the nasty cough that's been moving through the family, but we'll get him out camping and riding in the spring.

As November approaches, we're looking forward to ski season and getting back down to Durango to visit the Bowers. A large portion of the day today was devoted to inventorying ski gear and chasing down missing items. The little ones are off the the Halloween Journey at Shining Mountain Waldorf School.