Oui Ski!

We had a beautiful day for our last ski outing of the season. It was just me and the "big girls." And many thanks to my friend Joanne for taking care of Samuel and Anna so that we could enjoy the slopes!

Abigail Turns Nine!

On March 18, 1998, our family received a very special gift. Her name is Abigail Joy. She brings life to her happy name every day. To celebrate her birthday, she had a sleepover with friends, lunch at the Olive Garden and birthday spankings from Dad, the annual rite of passage.

A Great Escape

Vermont. For those needing a refresher in French, the name is taken from "vert" which means "green" and "montagne" for "mountain." Clearly a misnomer, but I guess "Blancmont" (yes, "blanc" means "white") doesn't have the same ring. What does one do to get relief from the long winter? Survey says--"Go to the Bahamas!" Well, we calculated that air fare, hotel and car rental for a family of eight was a bit, well, exorbitant, so we traveled two hours in our trusty Suburban to an indoor water park instead. Twenty four hours of swimsuit clad fun, complete with chlorine. Here are some photos from our recent getaway . . .