Okay, I totally messed up this entry. I tried to put pictures of our vacation on, but it seems as though you have to write backwards. The beginning of this blog starts at the bottom of the page.... with the picture of shirtless Gabriel.. Sorry, I hope to do better next time. So begin reading from the bottom..
Thanks~



The last leg of trip was in Herkimerr, New York. We all rented cabins at the KOA campground. It was fun 2 days of campfires, cookouts, and fellowship. Ron, Tammy, and the girls drove up from MA to meet us there. The have a "diamond" mine next to the campground, so one day we all went to the mines to find riches. It was extremely hard work, basically we were pounding rocks with hammers hoping a "Herkimerr" diamond (crystal) was inside. Now, I know how prisoners who are sent to the rock quarry feel... We had fun though. As you can see Luciano was very excited to begin. We were able to get a picture of Pops and Grammy with some of the grandkids... Lauren, Chad, and Chase are missing. I also have picture of us with Lauren. I will put them in my next entry. By then maybe I will know who to enter pictures and words...









We also spent some time at the creek. Grammy Gangwer packed us a picnic lunch. We had a great time. We also left just in time. We didn't know it but there was a tornado warning in effect in our area. Only the Raffa's could go to Vermont (where there is never tornados) and spend the afternoon inside with a very freaked out Brandon. After that day, Brandon never wanted to be outside if he saw any clouds in the sky....





While in Vermont my dad bought my kids fishing poles. They have never been fishing before. So, Gabe's one request was to take the kids fishing this year. They had a blast on Lake Champlain. They went with Uncle Allen, the Beauchemin cousins, Pops, and Gabe. Everyone, but Madison, and AJ caught some fish. Gabriel even fell in the lake while trying to reel his fish in.







Here are some pictures from our recent summer vacation to Vermont. We made our first stop in Erie, PA where we spent the night at a Country Inn and Suites. It was a great room and also a great price... We went swimming and ordered pizza delivered to the room. My kids love sleeping in hotels. (Until they see the dateline specials "How clean is your hotel room"). Oh, well I always carry alot of hand sanitizer... We woke up early and traveled the last 10 hours to Vermont. They kids did a great job, they didn't fight too much, but then again when you have a DVD player there is no reason to be bored!