Summerfest 15K race - September 3, 2011

On this day, Lori, Jen, and I ran our first 15K at Mendon Ponds Park. It was about 90 degrees outside at 9am when the race started, and the humidity was literally at 90%. This picture is after we finished the race, arguably the ugliest any of us have ever run. None of us "had it". We decided it was a good wakeup call for the half marathon and that we needed to get our acts together. But we did it!

Cape Cod - August 6-13, 2011

The McKenzie - Germano - Schmidt - Repman families spent a week on Cape Cod in August. It was our first ever total family vacation. We stayed in a big house in Falmouth/Mashpee. I managed to run 15 miles as it was mid way through my half marathon running. We had a lot of fun at the beaches, Martha's Vineyard, and enjoying lobster rolls.

Canandaigua Lake at the Harris' cottage - July 31, 2011

We were invited to the Harris' cottage on Canandaigua Lake on Sunday. We had a great time - the kids swam and went out on the rowboat, they played hide and go seek, told ghost stories, tried to scare each other, and generally had a lot of fun. The adults sat on the dock and relaxed and had a great meal and a great day. This is a picture of all the kids on the big back porch - it's an annual tradition now.

Sam and Micah are home - July 30, 2011

Sam and Micah were back in Rochester for a few days, and Aunt Debbie was nice enough to host a picnic for everyone to get together. We had a great afternoon hanging out and chatting. The kids swam and jumped on the trampoline. We had a nice meal and then played euchre. Debbie and I finally beat Uncle Bud! Say it ain't so!

Keuka Lake - July 17, 2011

We were invited to the Bastian Cottage to spend the day with our friends the Riders. Grace and their daughter Paige went to preschool together, and we have stayed close for the last 8 years.

The kids swam, played hide and seek, fished, and went tubing that day. It was another beautiful sunny summer day to enjoy with good friends!

Sackets Harbor tournament - July 16, 2011

Grace's new lacrosse team, Relentless Hustle, played in the 1812 Shootout Lacrosse tournament. She had a great day! Lou took her since Noah was at a friend's house, and I had an 8 mile run to do that morning. She loves playing lacrosse and had a lot of fun with her friends.

Shannon's house - July 10, 2011

We had a great day at Shannon's last Sunday. The kids swam all day. We had yummy macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, and

lots of snacks. This is a picture of Grace and McKenzie lounging on the pool float.