Spring 2002 (and the tail end of winter).
There were of course ski trips
along with soccer and baseball. Below is a picture that indicates some
of the danger of being a soccer coach (of a bunch of girls). Somehow
Kerry let then convince
him to spray paint his beard red, white and blue at a tournament.
The girls played exceptionally well,
that day and somehow it just seems to always get spray painted at tournaments.
(click the image to get a
better view of those colors.
In the Summer
of 2002 we had an extended visit by Bob the Turtle, the kids were
in summer camp where one of the highlights
was the horse back riding, there were trips to Six Flags Great Adventure
(even though some of these were in the Spring,
and of course Fright Fest in the Fall), a few visits to the Jersey
Shore, Climbing (of course that also went into the Fall), dive trips, softball,
a visit to Ohio to visit Nancy (Becky's sister) and the new baby, and of
course our annual trek to Disney/Orlando
in late August.
| Bob the Turtle | Baseball (and pitching) | Beach and Six Flags |
| Hot Dogs 2002 (softball) | Diving (scuba) 2002 | Rock climbing (2002) |
| Hiking in 2002 | Joshua Tree (2002) | Winter 2002 |
Fall 2002
was highlighted with Travel soccer and Fall Baseball. Tommy had
the chance to pitch several times during the Fall season and did quite well.
There were of course the Fall Foliage, hikes, and heading into the NYC to
see The Lion King on Broadway. Also, we had a very nice visit from
one
our very dear old friends, Jorge, late last Fall, and there's a picture of
Jorge, Becky and the kids.,
Also, we went several times to the Fright Fest (at Six Flags) during the
Fall. Below is a picture of Tommy and his Dad in the front row
of Nitro. Just click it, to see a larger image. There is a funny
story associated with this particular picture, ...... at least I think its
funny.
After Tommy and Dad finished the ride, they were in the line/mob waiting
to look at the picture. There were a two young couples
ahead of us and when the picture popped on the screen one the guys ahead
of us started yelling and asking the folks if he could
buy someone else's picture!! His girl friend kept asking him "What??"
He said look at this COOL guy with his arms in casts and
still riding in the front row!!! He was pointing at our picture. I
was behind him and asked him .... "That's a pretty cool picture isn't it?"
He didn't recognize us as the ones the picture and kept going on about the
guy with the casts and how he wanted to buy that picture.
Finally I tapped him on the shoulder again and told him that they weren't
casts, but just poly-pro long sleeves that had thumb holes in
them, and I just giving the ole UT hook 'em horns. His companions
started howling, and he then just slumped down and scurried
off without saying another word, and without buying our picture!!!
OK, OK ... at least Tommy thought it was funny.
Winter 2002 - So far the truly unique aspect is that we finally had a WHITE CHRISTMAS!!!!
