Wickham Farms, Penfield, NY

Reilly's pre-school class went to the Pumpkin Patch at Wickham Farms for a field trip. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny morning. They all had a lot of fun picking pumpkins, having an apple, riding in the hay wagon and listening to the lady talk about "indian" corn. She even got some to bring home. Here she is picking out her own little pumpkin. Posing with the giant "can you guess the weight?" pumpkin.

Listening, with her friends, to the lesson on Indian corn.

Outstanding in her field. The little maze.

State Road - First Day of School 2010 - 2011

Max gets off the bus after his first day of 5th grade. He said it was "great"! Flashing the "peace sign" to signal a great day at school.

Here are my little students ready for the first day of school. Reilly starts Pre-K4 on Monday, September 20th. She can't wait for the kids to get home after school.

Cute girls in their matching sweaters!

The end of summer vacation

Our last day at the shore was the only one that had less than perfect weather. We were spared the major destruction of approaching Hurricane Earl (I think that was its' name) but the waves were huge and we had rain, so the beaches were closed. No swimming or wading. Here is a picture of the kids on the end of the walkway onto the beach. Notice the waves were right up to it. Usually, we had quite a walk from the end of the sidewalk to the ocean. It was raining when this picture was taken, that is why everyone is grimacing and squinting. Our last day at the shore and the kids are all posing with their amusement park prizes from the night before.

It isn't a great vacation without ice cream.

Eric took this picture with his professional camera our last night at the shore. Quinlan tried to convince me to ride with her but the four kids took up the entire space so I got out of it. I think if you click on this picture you will see that Elizabeth (far left) is cracking up, Meghan is smiling directly at Eric and his camera - she is an old pro at this picture business, Max (far right) is truly enjoying the ride and Quinlan (middle, next to Max) is screaming in terror!! Not funny for her but really funny for all of us. I think it was her idea to go on the ride in the first place.

More Wildwood

Surfer Girls: Elizabeth, Quinlan and Meghan

Daddy and Reilly spent a lot of time together in the pool. The child is a little fish.

Riding the waves.

Quinlan

Wildwood, NJ

Quinlan followed the lead of Meghan and Elizabeth Bennett and started "body surfing" the waves.
Miss Reilly in the ocean. Once she got used to it, she loved it.


Max was in the ocean for hours and hours and hours. He even got really good at picking up shells under the waves.

Beach baby!

Aunt Colleen and her friend, Felix, came to visit on our first full day at the shore. Here is a picture taken just before they went home. (front l to r:) Quinlan, Reilly and her new bear/dog/whatever infront of her face, Meghan Bennett, Max. (Middle:) Elizabeth Bennett. (Back:) Eric, Felix, Colleen and Chris

August 2010 and we are UP TO DATE!

Well, it has been a busy summer. I hope you enjoy the update to the blog. Soon I'll need to post Wildwood NJ vacation pictures (upcoming) and "back to school" pictures...... can you believe it is that time of year again?? Yeah!! I'm looking forward to just a little alone time once they are back to school. Max, however, never wants summer to end.

New baby cousin, Tessa Noelle Connor, was born on August 16th. We stopped by to see her and hold her last Sunday. I really wanted to bring her home with me but Andee said that I couldn't. Guess I'll just need to go visit more often to get my fill of "new-baby". Here is Max holding the new baby.
Quinlan and Reilly got a chance, too.

Mima and Poppy Reilly celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary with cake at Keuka Lake.

Quinlan, Max, Sydney and Aunt Susie husk some NY sweet corn for dinner Saturday night. It was really good. Quinlan had 2 pieces and wanted more. They did a pretty good job husking.... it is hard to get all that sticky corn silk off.

Sydney Reilly, Quinlan and Reilly have a snack on the back steps at "Poppy's Lake" - Keuka.

More Summer pictures

Our neighbors, the Marques family, got a new pool this summer. They have been very generous in allowing all the kids from this end of the neighborhood to go in it a lot. Here are Max and Quinlan hanging out. Reilly is probably in there somewhere.

Hanging at Keuka Lake with Grandma and Grandpa Connor. And the Canandiagua Connors (Curt, Mina, Will and Andee). Aunt Mary stayed home to rest up for the birth of their new baby.

Here is our "little fish" showing off her underwater swimming skills.

Reilly catches some rays in an Adirondack chair that is just her size. I never believed in those "swimmy" things until this year. They have really worked for us.