Fun with the McCarthy's on vacation

The little boys at the Buttonwood Zoo

Last week we spent a week in New England, exploring places of Jen's past and visiting with friends. Our first stop was Fall River, MA to stay with the McCarthy's. Each night the boys were messy enough from something fun that they all ended up in the tub together!






Jack, Kevin and Cormac on the Merry Go Round


The boys outside Chili's

Mikey and his cousins

Mikey doesn't get a chance to see his cousins very often so when they come to Elmira to visit we make a beeline for them!

Jamie and Mikey
Aunt Karen and Mikey

Mikey, Mama, Stacey and Jamie

A visit to Camp Billings

When I was a kid my parents made a wonderful decision to send me to a summer camp in Vermont known as Camp Billings. It's on a small lake on the eastern side of the state about 1/2 way up (near White River Junction)... on our tour of New England we stopped on by so Mikey could dip his toes in Lake Fairlee for the first time. I met some of my closest friends at camp and hope that in about 7 or 8 years when Mikey is ready to go he'll think its as wonderful as I do (and that it's still the same great place as it was when I was a kid!!!)


first dip in Lake Fairlee
Daddy and Mikey on the green benches

Maryland trip

Mikey and Mommy stopped for a snuggle at a scenic overlook on the way to Maryland
Mikey liked the big squishy bed in the hotel room. It even had little Mikey sized pillows!

Mikey and Grammy Jean

Mikey thought it would be funny to teach Grammy Jean how to use a sippy cup. I don't think she likes Mikey's choice of beverage though!

even more partying

Great Aunt Liz and Mikey (he's eyeing her beads too!)
Pooped out party boy! (he was asleep before we left the parking lot!)

more partying

great Aunt Patty, Mikey & Aunt Donna read a book
Mikey's eyeing up Aunt Donna's pretty necklace
Daddy allowed Mikey to show off his Riverdance skills with a little table dance for Great Uncle Steve