The TarBar

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Yep...Another Birthday!

Happy Birthday Jennifer!

Hope you have a GREAT day!!

On July 31...

1790 - First U.S. patent is issued; granted to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process
1498 - On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus, becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
1981 - 42-day strike of Major League Baseball ends in the United States.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Jocelyn's 6 Month Photos

We took Jocelyn to Target on Sunday for her 6 month photo shoot. Here are some of my favorites:

Monday, July 28, 2008

Happy Birthday Kristen!

And since I know more than one Kristen, I should mention that today is my cousin Kristen's birthday...

Happy Birthday Kristen!!

On July 28th...

1609 - Bermuda is first settled, by survivors of the English Sea Venture, en route to Virginia.

1896 - The City of Miami is incorporated.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Happy Birthday Dara!!

This one's for you...

Hope you are having a great one!!

Love ya!!!!!!!!!!

On July 27...

1940- The animated short "A Wild Hare" is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
1971 - Nabisco introduces the pop tart.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

More Pictures from Lake Placid

Todd kayaking on the lake

Todd's first fish

Grampee feeding Jocelyn some oatmeal the night before Ironman

Jocelyn obviously doesn't want to be see with these two...

Jocelyn and Aunt Kristen. I think they look a lot alike!

Jocelyn is sporting her Team Aston-Reese bib in this picture

Under the umbrella keeping dry

Jocelyn's new friend Caroline

Friday, July 25, 2008

Is She Really Waving?

She will do it everytime I see her and say 'hi'. It's so cute!!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Hi Great Grandma Ella!!!

We just heard that Great Grandma Ella is online!! We are so happy you will be able to log on and keep up-to-date on the TarBar!! Here's the most recent picture for you.

Jocelyn was enjoying her lunch yesterday. Oatmeal. When I say she was enjoying it, I don't mean she was enjoying the eating part of it...she was mostly enjoying the rubbing-it-all-over-her-face part!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Imagine yourself deciding to test your body, your ability, your mind. Imagine trying to swim 2.4 miles, then bike 112 miles, and then after making it through both of those, running 26.2 miles. Yes people, this is ONE event taking place in ONE day. On top of that, imagine doing it in the pouring rain. Can you imagine participating in this kind of event? Do you think you would be able to do it?

There are only a select few who can call themselves an Ironman, and my father-in-law is one of them! Will finished the Ironman in Lake Placid, NY on Sunday in 14 hours, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds. WOW! What an amazing feat for him(and for anybody who finishes), and how cool it was to be able to be there to witness it! We are SO proud of you Will...not too many kids can say that their father, father-in-law, grampee is an Ironman, but we can!

Congratulations!!

I was pretty lazy and didn't take any pictures (but only because there were others taking pictures and I was hoping they would share), so the following pictures (and the one of the 'Go Grampee' sign above) were taken by Carolyn's sister-in-law Kim. I asked permission to share the pictures, but I'm too impatient to wait for a reply...hoping it's OK...

Ironman hopefuls before the start of the swim (before the rain officially started)

This is Will at the END of the 112 mile bike segment...can you believe he is smiling?

And let the running begin! Here you can see Will beginning his 26.2 mile run. He was STILL smiling!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Good Luck Grampee!

The day is (almost) here...Grampee has been working really hard to get ready for the IronMan...and Sunday is the day! Wishing you all the luck in the world. We are cheering you on! I hope 'good luck' is the right thing to say. I'm not up on the Ironman lingo!

In other news, Jocelyn has started to cut tooth #3 and #4 isn't too far behind!