June & July 2008

This is how Max entertains himself (and terrifies us)~ hitting Mykah's soccer ball with her old golf clubs backwards. We've discovered he swings everything left handed...Luckily, Nana & Papa got him left-handed clubs for his birthday.




On the way to Cleveland (5 1/2 hours from our house), we stopped at Lake Chautaqua and had a picnic and water play~




HELLOOOO, hottie!!




We had to say goodbye to Mykah for 6 whole weeks while she goes to visit her other dad in Idaho. Although it is my dad and nephew's birthday June 29th, I was not in a celebrating mood, as you might be able to tell... We miss you, sissy, see you in 3 more weeks.





All her "I'm flying all by myself today for the 1st time" stickers. She was so brave. We drove her to Cleveland so she could get a direct flight to Salt Lake City. Everyone reading this is closer to her than I am :(



Ready to go and as independent as ever. She wouldn't even let Daddy carry her bag...




Maxie's birthday trip to the zoo in Syracuse~we sure missed Mykah, but it was a fun outing for the 3 of us!





Blowing out his hockey stick candles...Of course, Auntie Jenn & Teya came over to help celebrate!



New sacketball hoop (that's what Max calls it)



This is the birthday crown his daycare made for him the day after his birthday. He took it to bed with him and when Joe went up to check on him, he had put it on & fell fast asleep as birthday king!!!

Watkin's Glen Hike

Watkin's Glen, NY is home to one of the most stunning state parks we've ever seen. These pix are from our mile & a half hike from the top to the bottom, continued from my Memorial Weekend post. The scenery is so breath-taking that I thought it deserved it's own post. Strollers were not allowed on the trails, but Max never complained and Mykah was too stunned by the beauty of our surroundings to think about anything else. The water poured over our heads at times, then plunged way below the trail at others. We had a beautiful day, so we wanted to share some of the view. We also drove to the Watkin's Glen International Speedway, but couldn't get close enough to get a great picture of the race track, but here's the sign at the entrance. My only regret is that the date stamp on these is an eyesore, but we'll never forget the date of this beautiful memory...

Memorial Weekend Vaycay '08

Over Memorial Day Weekend, we packed a picnic and headed to Watkin's Glen State Park, which is about 20 minutes from Ithaca. (45 from our house!) We had a wonderful day together, playing baseball & golf, hiking and just enjoying some family time on a beautiful day.



Max LOVES Mykah's old golf clubs. The cutest thing is that although Max is right handed when he throws, he's a lefty when it comes to swinging things (Which he does A LOT... Golf club, hockey stick, baseball bat), so it's really funny to see him hit with the back of the club!



Mykah learning to pitch... Dad's in the background coaching, of course.



I should never mess around while Joe has the camera. To make it worse, he used his, "I never make any requests for what you do on the blog. I want this picture on it." Great, all of you who know me can fall off your chairs laughing at this!



The Borich boys, including Bodie, taking it all in!



Toddler 6 pack?



Pretty big smiles after a mile and a half hike!



Mykah's glowing after a wonderful day... She got even more radiant when we told her we were going to see Harriett Tubman's house in Auburn(an add'l 45 min away). Mykah has been learning about her in school, so it was very cool to get to take her to see her actual home following her courageousness operating the Underground Railroad. We didn't get to go in because it was Sunday. Harriett's old church owns her house now and doesn't offer tours on Sunday. We'll have to go back...