Swimming at the crooked path

It was hot yesterday. We headed down to Kim's cabin, the crooked path, for a little swim. Isabel went for it. After being a little scared, she was back and forth, in and out of the water swimming all around.

Welcome Brody

Laura and Jerry, welcome to the world of dog's and blogs. For those interested, check it all out here:
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Beer is Good!

Friday night marked our third celebration of the brew-fest. I was a bit grumpy at the start but I quickly remembered that the brew fest is one of my favorite summer events. It always seems like it is a lot of money for not that much beer and then somehow ten drink tickets turn into way more than ten beers and lots of laughs. It becomes a fun game to see which vendors take the tickets and which ones don't. My past two years of research proved that it is much easier for girls to get away with getting beer for nothing...not this year! Jay was better at the game than the rest of us. It was a blast!

Let's go Lake Monsters!

Last Wednesday we headed to the Lake Monster's game with the Good Idea Society.
Maegen spent a lot of time with Champ (the mascot). I'm not saying I'm suspicious or jealous, but something might be up. If anyone sees them out around town together, let me know.

Isabel loves Felix too!

Surprisingly enough, it has taken over a month for either Jay or I to post something combining our two favorite subjects: Isabel and Felix. That's quite impressive if I do say so myself. Anyway, Shannon brought Felix over last weekend with the hope that getting out of the house might help him to stop crying. I guess his nickname as of late it fussy pants Felix, though he wasn't too fussy while at our house. Isabel was just as excited about the visit as Jay and I. She was so awesome with him. She was really curious and really excited to meet him... I've never seen her tail wag so fast. She was excited but she was also appropriately calm and mellow with him. It's like she instinctually knew that she was supposed to be gentle. I thought it was pretty cool. I'm smitten with both of them, so maybe it's not as cool as I think.

Totally Fine

About four years ago I was on a Merrell photoshoot and I grabbed the camera and jumped around some rocks. Merrell has finally done something with the footage. It's up on youtube and on Merrell Facebook page. Here it is, for your enjoyment:

Goats, Land, Fire, America

Thursday night we headed up to the top of a hill in Central Vermont where our friend Neil just bought 120 acres and is going to build a barn/home. The plan was to camp out, have a bonfire and light off some fireworks. We arrived about an hour before Neil. He has two insane goats living up there that we battled for an hour before tying them up. Neil lit a big brush fire to help burn all the brush, it was pretty intense. Long story short, I hate goats, the mini-van did not survive the trip and is now officially dead, and I spent a lot of time in the back of a pickup truck. It really was a good time. The next day we went to the Warren 4th of July parade. I'll wait for the pics to tell that story. Happy Birthday America.

Cheese Loves Beer IV

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Redemption/next generation

Kickball went well tonight. We beat the team we lost the championship to last season, 7 - 1. We played great, redemption is ours. We also had a fun cast (see pics below) of the next generation of Go-go's. Josephine, Cashel, and Felix were all on site (two with Tokiyo onesies on). It felt good to win, we felt like a family. Darren was the MVP.

Ask and you shall receive...

Here are some before and after shots of the front yard for the anonymous comment writer who requested them and for the not so anonymous folks who have been asking for them. We are psyched! I am still hoping that some show on HGTV is going to arrive to transform the back yard because it is a disaster. Weeds grow like crazy when it is both raining and sunny every day. Don't worry- new windows and a front door without decorative glass panels are coming soon- hence, the cool looking zoning sign in the window.

what happened to my life??

here are some of the highlights of my saturday...

took the car to get an oil change
tag-sale'ing in the neighborhood with the dog
meeting and chatting it up with the neighbors and the mail-lady
lots of yard work
farmers market
hot dogs at the christmas tree shop
home-depot
four seasons garden center
dinner at a mediocre pizza place in a strip mall
asleep by nine on the couch

meanwhile, a bunch of my friends were raging it up at a concert in new york and most likely spent saturday sleeping in and recovering. i'm not sure when this happened to my life. the good news is... the front yard looks fantastic. the bad news is...i actually enjoyed my dorky saturday!

Making/Selling Snowboards

Friday I spent the afternoon at Burton's factory in South Burlington. We were shooting an ad with Kevin making his own board. I had not been to the factory in about seven years. What really stuck with me, was how labor intensive it is to make a board. With all the high tech manufacturing equipment there, it still takes a ton of hand work by a single person. These boards truly are "handmade". I'll have a new appreciation when I make my first turn next year.

Felix is ready for tonight's game.

Abe, Wigs, and Chaya

Yep, these guys rolled into town for a few days en route to a Saturday wedding in Woodstock.

Welcome Felix Delehanty Roesch!!!

Felix was born last night at around 7:05 pm. The nurses and doctors said Shannon made giving birth look easy, although she might tell a different story. My mom and I got to meet him like one minute after he was born. What an amazing experience- I was so happy to share in that moment. He is beautiful...with a full head of strawberry blond hair and weighs 8lbs 2 ozs. Today he got to meet his Grandpa Doug and Grandma Elizabeth. Felix and his proud parents are all doing well... happy and healthy. They will be heading home tomorrow. Jay and I could not be more thrilled to be an aunt and uncle!!

Close one.

We were up three runs going into the 7th. But we could not hold on. The Enhancement Performers had a five run 7th and won by two. I think I could have been smarter with the line up and we need to step up the defense. We'll be back next week, ready to play, and have a beverage or two. More photos here.

HOT! at the beach

Yesterday was the hottest day of Isabel's life. After a night in Boston, we spent the weekend at the beach. We were living the high life, actually we were drinking High Life. Something about the clear bottle, they go down real smooth on the beach. Maegen and Greg actually went into the arctic waters, Isabel and I just got our feet wet.

Robert Plant and Allison Krauss

Thursday night we made our way to Boston to see a Robert Plant and Allison Krauss show. We had great seats on the fourth row and great company in Greg and Beth (who are recently engaged, congrats!). The show was pretty rockin'. Robert Plant truly is a legend and the harmonies with Allison Krauss were amazing. They played a lot of tunes from their new album and a few classic Zep songs like "Black Dog" and "The Battle of Evermore" and the Union Station song "Down to the River".

Tokiyo Go Go's are back!

Kickball season is back. Thursday was week two and we ended the night with a 2 - 0 record. Last week we won a close one vs. the ONE team, this week we won a lot to a little. The team is looking solid this year. Almost the whole team returned and we have two new solid additions. We are aiming for the championship for the third year in a row. Check out the leagues blog here.

Lloyd's Wedding

Lloyd and Kelly were married Sunday night in Boston. Our stay began with the rehearsal dinner on Saturday and some quality time at Tia's. Looking back, spending 48 straight hours with Jon J, Calum, and Mike G, I think I laughed more this weekend, then I have in years. It was great to see Lloyd's parents, and meet the Frawley's - a great family. Most of all, I'm so happy for Lloyd - I think he'll be rocking that big old Lloyd grin for many years to come. Congrat's. More photos here.