Christmas 2011 Memories

Here are some pix from "Christmas Morning at home" on the 24th as well as in Utica.


At Home



In Utica

Merry Christmas!

As has become a tradition in recent years, to celebrate the Holidays, here's a compilation of our best memories from 2011.

Thanksgiving 2011

At John's house this year.  The gang fit just fine!  And John had fresh venison aired in from AK!

Making of iDazz Arena 2011: Day 2

Today is all about bracing the 3 ft high, 75 foot wide dam!

And Michael helped out building the "shallow end" wall.

Approx 4 hours today..  8 hours total so far.

Making of iDazz Arena 2011: Day 1

Here's a photo chronology of the steps required to get to this:

Day 1 starts like this, the "before" shots:

And up to the stash where all the materials have spent the off season:

 My helper posting for a pic.

About 90 mins in.. organizing for construction

End of day 1.. approx 4 hrs, the "deep end" wall takes shape

Michael's 17th Birthday Dinner

Fun at the Habachi Grill to celebrate Michael's 17th.
 

Drew catching a bomb...

Drew's Box Lax

Very cool mix of hockey and lacrosse...  Here's Drew choking on a breakaway.

Check out the size of the goalies

Random vid clips of Michael with my Android phone

You'll need to click thru to see the videos.  Not bad for a phone.  MJKII is #9.

Visiting 'Nova for Parents Weekend' 11

Parents weekend comes way too fast, but is always fun.   Here are two vids of Caroline talking to a group of freshmen and their parents about her London internship.

 And here's a shot fro her sorority coukout

Back to School 2011

Rondom shots from Hopkinton and 'Nova.

Summer Memories

Random Shots from Summer

Shark Tourney 2011

Cuttyhunk 2011

From cutty 2011

2nd annual Cutty-Junket

Elder Tea - Drew Honors Grandma Jan

A longtime ritual in Hopkinton public school 6th graders honor an elder that's important in their life.  Drew worked very hard on this bound tribute to his Grandma Jan and even got a much-needed haircut for the event.  Believe it or not, he is sans-2inches all around!

Here are some pictures



And here are two videos of Drew delivering his work to his grandma

From Drew's Elder Tea

From Drew's Elder Tea

Michael's Confirmation

Michael made his Confirmation on Sat, 5/14 with sis Caroline as his sponsor.  Slides include pix with the Ludorfs and at dinner at Village Smokehouse in Brookline with Grandma Jan.

Sophomore Formal

Some pics of Michael and Brit prior to the formal at St Johns.

Baltimore Lax Trip

Trish and I took Drew to Baltimore for a Lax tourney with his Laxachusetts team.  At 2-1-1, they did great against other 'club' programs for a team that had never played together in this hotbed of lax.  We were pleasantly surprised that Caroline was able to join us Friday night and for most of Saturday!.  Action lax photos and vids below (click to see some bad vids of some of Drew's goals).

MJK Hockey @ St John's

A great season!

Hockey Lax!

What do you get when you combine the two best sports on earth?  (click on ea image for a very short video)

Ultimate Math Bro

Hilarious video Michael and 2 classmates (with Drew cameo) created over Christmas break for extra credit in Geometry.