So, I finally learned to ad pictures to the Blog!!! Yeah!! We took a nice trip to the Rochester pannel for labor day and lots of fun was had by all!
From the smallest to the biggest, we all enjoyed the trip. We missed Grandpa though, he was not quite up to the hike yet. After the hike we all went to the house and recovered just in time to celebrate Luke's birthday with cake, ice cream and family.


Helping with the binkie

Doin' Dishes!

Cute little family...someone needs his shades!

Monica and the dynamic duo!

Grandma and the babies :)

Cute little family.......it sure is Bright out here!

Daddy and youngest daughter :)

WOW

Wow! Like all my other postings, I feel like I am playing catch-up with keeping this thing updated. One of these days I will learn to post pictures. Well, we made it to the reunion, and it was cut short by the news that Bert had been hurt in the Coal mine early Saturday Morning. Belinda, Luke, Monica and Laura headed directly off of the Mountain at about 6:00am after getting the news from Michael and Gary, Bert's Brothers, who had to come up and find our camp up on the Mountain. The news was only that Bert had been hurt in the mine and that his hip was broken and that they were going to have to operate on it as soon as possible. We were all hoping we would make it before he went into surgery......we did. As it turned out, the accident happened at about 12:30 am and he did not make it into surgery until 1:30 pm Saturday. The surgery took another 4 hours and was difficult because of Bert's strong bones and stubborn muscles. The doctor was satisfied with the outcome and expects 100% recovery. We are all super thankful that things turned out the way that they did. Then on Sunday, Luke and Mary got the call that Vittoria, Mary's niece was not well and that they needed to get up to Primary Children's Hospital as soon as possible, and though they tried, she passed away before they could make it. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family.

Okay so, I have no excuse this time........just living life! Sometimes it feels like the fast lane! We are having a busy summer. Bert and Belinda are both working and Belinda is now selling insurance again. BING! We added a beautiful new baby, Adelia Rose, to the family and one more is on the way. Luke and Mary have two girls and Chris and Monica will have two boys in November. The reunion is rapidly approaching and we are all looking forward to some family fun.