2010 Family Reunion Picnic

Our annual Family Reunion Picnic was so much fun again this year.  I love seeing everyone get together and just enjoy the day with each other.  The food was delicious, plenty of side dishes and burgers and hot dogs on the grill.  We had a DJ and tons of activities for everyone to enjoy.  Can't wait for next year!

EA Active

When I first purchased my Nintendo Wii last year I made sure to buy the Wii Fit package with it.  After using the Wii Fit for a while I wanted to check out some of the other "exercise" based games that the Wii had to offer.

I bought my copy of EA Active toward the end of last year.  In my opinion this game really gives you a great workout.  I've done workout videos in the past, but would much rather pop this disc in the Wii and do a workout routine.  Active offers a nice variety of exercises.  There are pre-made workouts, or you can design your own routine.  It shows you which muscle groups you will work within your routine.  It also tracks your calories and offers challenges and trophies to keep you coming back.

I would recommend both the original EA Active game & the EA Active More Workouts disc.  You can purchase the leg strap and arm band separately if you want to have two sets so you can work out with a friend or family member.

Bundle of Joy

My cousin Mathew and his wife Katherine welcomed a new baby girl into the world today.  Their son Chris is officially a big brother. Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Samantha Lynn!

Heat Wave

Since the NorthEast is currently experiencing a bit of a heat wave, I decided it was finally a good time to go swimming.  I usually only swim occassionally and I haven't owned an actual bathing suit in quite a few years.  Well, I finally caved and purchased a suit and went swimming last night.  Spent over two hours in the pool and it was nice.  I might go swimming again in the next few days, especially if the heat sticks around.

Pub Crawl

My friend Matt turned 30 this month and his wife got a group of friend's together to do a Pub Crawl through Mystic to celebrate the occasion.

Happy 30th Matt!

Graduation

My youngest brother, Dan, graduated from the 8th grade.  I'm a very proud big sister!  Can't believe he will be a freshmen in High School this fall.

Congrats Dan!

Relaxing Sunday

My brother and his wife spent the night at my apartment with two of their three boys on Saturday. Sunday morning we decided to have a nice breakfast. We invited my cousin and his fiance over to eat.

After breakfast we played a couple hours of Beatles Rock Band. In the evening we all went out to the roller skating rink. It was family night and all seven of us skated for only $18 (skate rental included). I was the only one who used inline skates. Everyone had a great time and hopefully we can get together soon and go skating again.