I Love New York Summers

Sabbath afternoon Bob and I went down to Ryan and Lisa's house to visit for awhile. We decided it was a good day to go to the lake and also have a picnic. Lisa's sister, Karoline and her husband and children joined us and Shannon, Jeff and Madeline too! It was a perfect day and I was reminded of why I love New York summers! The kids took their scooters and Matt took his bicycle which were transported in Jeff's SUV. Kids and adults piled into vehicles and the caravan began.

The kid gang on the pier; Gracie, Hudson, Hannah, Matt, Little Ryan, Madeline, and Julia.

Gracie, Hudson, Joe, Ryan, and Jeff. The kids would ride their scooters so fast on the pier, I was afraid they were going to go off into the water. But, all was safe!

Shannon and Madeline

Picnic time!

The kids were going wild on their scooters while we were getting the food ready. And, amazingly, there was only one small accident. Madeline was going too fast as she approached the corner and went flying over the handle-bars of the scooter. She received a bloody nose, scraped shoulder and hip. All the "moms" went running to help - the "dads" just stood there watching. Joe's wife, Karoline asked him if he wasn't going to go and see if he could help and Joe's response, "I'm a trauma nurse, not a drama nurse!" We all got a good laugh. Within a few minutes Madeline had forgotten all about her tumble and was back on the scooter racing.

I have a cute video of Gracie on her scooter, but I'm having trouble uploading it.