Gerry Family Chronicles: August 2011

Hurricane Irene

CJ (and all of us) experienced our first Hurricane this weekend. Somehow, CJ slept through it! The worst hit between 11pm and 3am Saturday night. Here are a few pictures of the aftermath at our house after.

Our basement at 1am

Our basement the next morning. Not safe to enter for a better photo since the water was above the electrical sockets and we weren't sure we turned off the right breaker switch (which also happens to be in the door on the left in this photo). The carpet is actually floating. In total, we had about 18" of water.

Grandpa came to save the day!

CJ having a little fun

The only large branch that fell

And this one of the tunnel underpass at Princeton Junction Train Station, courtesy of John Griffith

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Maine Summer Vacation

We went to Maine for our Summer vacation again this year. This was CJ's second visit! He seemed to enjoy it a lot more this time. He got to see Ma-G, his aunt Maggie and uncle Matt, uncle Peter, and Catherine and baby Luke. Unfortunately, we had to cut our trip short to make the drive back before Hurricane Irene hit our house.

Here are some pictures from our trip, but to see ALL the pictures, click here.

First boat trip to get lobster (which CJ wouldn't try)

Lounging in the sun

CJ didn't seem to mind the cold water at all

This was just too cute

Boat trip to see the caves. CJ would have preferred to just stay on the beach and throw rocks.

He didn't like the hike much

Though he did like picking and eating wild raspberries

Of course, CJ did not want to go to bed...ever

Helping with the mussels

Picking more raspberries with baby Luke and Catherine

CJ showing baby Luke how to chill

Anything goes in Maine (not to worry, we were really only driving next door)

CJ already knows how to be in control of the tunes

CJ loved tennis! Mom, dad and Catherine actually got hours of playing time in

CJ even helped watch baby Luke while his mom played tennis

More boat pics

At the Marina, CJ had applesauce and cheese instead of lobster! And everyone's potato chips of course!

This is CJ's "cheese" smile. He's actually saying cheese!

Denver Trip

Big weekend in Denver! Mom and dad had a wedding celebration to go to, but we also got to see two sets of CJ's aunts and uncles and their new homes and Grandma Susie and Step-Grandpa John. Click here to see all the pictures from the weekend, or check out below for some highlights.

After landing early on Friday, we took CJ to the Denver zoo. The fish were his favorite!