The Finale

We finished the summer with a bang this week. Roland took the entire week off minus one day and we made the very most of the beautiful weather, endless possibility days and each other. It all started with our favorite new summer tradition...Halloween in August at the marina. With the help of a friend and by digging out some props from Seth's closet we were able to put together two costumes for the occasion.

Leah was the brave Charlton this year and volunteered to be in the donut eating competition. She thought it was hysterical and was completely covered in sugary powder. Fun was had by the Bean.

Roland was in a golf tourney last Sunday so we invited some friends to Grandma Puccia's pool for a play date. The kids swam for hours and only stopped for lunch and a quick Popsicle break.

We set off for an adventure to Old Forge not once, but twice this week. On Wednesday we took the chairlift to the top of McCauley Mountain followed by a picnic lunch and some play time at the beach. It was something we had always wanted to do, it was amazing and we can't wait to go back and ski this winter there.

On Thursday we decided to head to Sylvan Beach for the day. We went to the amusement park followed by a picnic and some time at their beach. It is the perfect place for a day trip. After that we headed home via Syracuse where we stopped on SU hill for some browsing. Can my husband plan or what?

On Saturday we headed back to Old Forge to take the boat cruise through the first four lakes. It was the most amazing two hour cruise and we can't say enough amazing things about it. It had to be the highlight of the week. The Adirondacks are truly wonderful.

At the end of the day we stopped at The Pied Piper for ice cream and headed home, but not before stopping at Great Gram and Gramp's to visit and catch caterpillar's. We now have two new members of the family...Teddy and Toby. They currently live on the dining room table in separate jars. The first night when we got home Seth actually asked me to sit and watch his while he ran to the bathroom. Ha!