Where did the summer go!

Time to catch up a little. The summer raced to a close with Dylan's birthday. Among other celebrations was a trip to the Strong Museum of Play









After learning the fine points of handling horses the next jaunt was to Newark, NJ for Jerry's birthday












Given that Melanie had used up her allotment of birthdays for the year, we found her winning the 2009 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Upstate University as a suitable excuse for a gathering and celebration.

Check out the size of that medal!

But when it comes to parties - who is more important than:


...the Shrimp Lady!

well, except maybe the shrimp themselves.