It's Fall and Time for a Family Update

Grandma Shelly and Grandpa Bruce like the sound of their new titles. Sarah and Adam are learning how much fun it is to be parents. Oliver Keith has taken over their apartment and is changing their lives forever. Welcome to the club.

Lucky for Ollie he has lots of cousins who can't wait to play with him.

More Summer Photos (see Summer 2011 below)

Blogger permits five photos at a time. Here's a couple more for your viewing pleasure.

Summer 2011. Has had its moments. All in all a pretty good summer.

Labor Day has arrived signalling the end of summer. Alice already has been at school for several days preparing her classroom. Friends have been staying with us having no electricity for a week or so thanks to Hurricane Irene. We lost a lot of branches but, thankfully, none of our 110' oaks. Can't say the same for Lesly and Lenny--four major trees including one atop their house. Lauren and Eric added a swimming pool--unfortunately it was in their basement. Kind of took the edge off enjoying their new kitchen. Ethan and Emmy have reached their eighth and fifth birthdays and are awaiting the start of a new school year. The Rosenbergs experienced a monsoon, earthquake, evacuation and hurricane during a single week of vacation. Jay and Steph have enjoyed the summer home together witnessing Jolie's growth as she nears her half-birthday. Phyllis and Jerry have sold their home and are awaiting a move to North Shore Towers. Alice and I traveled to Nashville, Toronto, the Berkshires enjoying very different experiences. My Merrick Seagulls softball team enters the playoffs with the hope of winning our division for a third consecutive season.

Hoping your summer was at least as fortunate as ours, here's a few pictures:

Jolie is a Morning Person

Jay and Steph sent us this today. Jolie wakes up each morning looking forward to another fun day.

Springtime Has Finally Arrived

It's taken so long, but the temperatures are finally in the 70s, the rains have subsided, and the sun is shining. That's why our family and everyone in it is growing.

Jolie Mae Kreutzberger

Alice and I are delighted to share with you that Jay and Stephanie are proud parents as of this evening. Jolie weighs 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measures 19 1/2 inches. When we got to see her a short time after she was born, her eyes were wide open. We think she favors Stephanie.

Spring is on its way--and so is a little girl

No snow in sight--almost unique for the past winter. Baseball is in the air. Merrick Seagulls have started to work out for the 2011 season. Ethan meets up with Yogi and Paul. Calhoun Colts make it to division's basketball playoffs.

2011 Winter Wonderland

It's been a snowy winter. We know because our snow bird friends tend to remind us.

Meanwhile, aside from transportation issues, the season has often provided a beautiful landscape. I enjoy the change of seasons, own a warm jacket and snow boots. And my turbo-powered snow thrower makes that chore almost fun.