the latest wells family antics

This past weekend we went to visit the VanGeenhoven's at their house on Loon Lake. It was a packed house (as you can see here), but it was well worth it to spend time with them. Chad and Chris have been friends since they were young and now they both have little boys. Even Regina had a friend to visit and got a boat ride. And this picture was just too cute to not add! Still best friends. And a video of some playing in the water.

18 months today! Where does the time go? One and a half today.........no more baby. We now spend the day talking and singing. I think he has at least 1 new word and 1 new song each day. Today it is "EE I EE I OO" And he asked for an apple for breakfast.

We just came back from our week on the beach with my family (Babci, Uncle Jimmie, Aunt Karen and Jake were all there). It was so relaxing. We rented a house on Plum Island in Newburyport. It was a great quiet location with access to three different beaches. I only picked a few of the many pictures, but you can see how much fun we had. Especially the boys! And I had to throw this one in to show everyone how we also went to pull lobster traps with Ben Harding. It was just like on the Deadliest Catch because I almost went overboard......OK, maybe I just fell and got a scratch, but it was fun (or funny for some)!

When we got back from our beach vacation, cousins Nancy and Scott came for a visit. Although it was a quick one, it was great to see them! We hope they'll come back again soon.

Another great Fourth of July weekend!! We made our usual pilgrimage to Long Island for some time in the sun. As you can see.....someone REALLY liked the beach. His cousins buried him in the sand and not only did he love it, he didn't care when he had a mouthful of it. He just kept putting more sand in his mouth trying to get the original sand out. The best part of the weekend is always spending time with our families. As you can see here, there isn't anything better than your cousins! Playing with Kendall and Trent...... After the beach we were off to Uncle Eddie's house for his annual BBQ. More cousins, fun, and sun! Eating ice cream with Madison... And getting some quality time with Uncle Kevin. Not sure if I like what they are probably talking about.... Thanks so much Uncle Eddie, Aunt Donna Jo and Uncle Hutch for a great weekend!!

We had a packed weekend in NY and got to see a lot of old friends that we unfortunately don't get to see that much. It started with a stop at Grandpa's house. We went there for Granny Gert's Memorial service which was really nice. And got to spend a little bit of quality time with Grandpa. We were then off to Saratoga to see the latest addition to the Clarkson babies clan...... Vanessa Mercedes Blanco. She is of course beautiful and it was wonderful to see how happy her parents are (oops, I didn't get any pics of them!). We were able to go with them on their first venture to eat at a restaurant. Big stuff for new parents. We stayed with our friends the Mittlers. As you can see a lot of playing was done at their house with Julia. And we got to meet their new little girl Mackenzie. THEN, to top off the weekend, we stopped in Troy to see our friends the Tichy's and to meet Kay. As you can see here, Rich and Kay became instant frien...

The "new" Dillon Family It's a Girl! Check out our new little baby cousin - Natalie Rose Dillon - isn't she beautiful! Born on Tuesday to our proud cousins Karen and Bill. Can't wait to meet her and see the whole family.