A DAY AT ROADSIDE AMERICA

The day after Thanksgiving Day, Madison, Kevin and Pappy took a trip to see the huge Christmas garden at Roadsite America ... it was so much fun !

Here are some photos of our visit.

Granny's 91st Birthday Party

Yesterday marked Therma Schneider's 91st birthday.

We held a birthday party at the Williamsburg Inn on Route 40 in White Marsh. It was a fun event.

We had a total of 9 people there. They were:

Mom Schneider (of course)

Keith and Karen

Denny and Cathy ... and a guest appearance by Mark

Aunt Re

Lavern and Joe

The food was great and the company was even better. Everyone really enjoyed themselves ... especially the birthday girl.

Small presents were given but most importantly was the love that was given.

Thank you everyone who was there.

Here are some photos of the table:

MARSHALTON TRIATHLON

October 4, 2009

Kevin, Madison and I had a great day participating in the Marshalton Triathlon. We were proud members of TEAM PAPPY!

Karen and Cheryl were there to cheer us on.

Here are some photos of the event.

WAITING TO START

AND THEY'RE OFF

CROSSING THE FINISH LINE

WE DID IT !!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES

FROM MY GRAND 'KIDS'

Here are some birthday cards

from:

Rhys and Callum

From Rhys

And from Madison

THANKS FOR ALL OF MY CARDS ... I LOVE THEM!

LOVE ...

PAPPY

Lancaster County with Helga and Howie

BULLETIN:

KAREN AND KEITH GRADUATE FROM PRETZEL TWISTER SCHOOL

Yesterday (Saturday, Aug. 22) we visited our good friends Helga and Howie Lapidas. They are up from Florida and staying in a townhouse outside of Lancaster.

We had a GREAT visit.

We visited the Sturgis Pretzel Factory in Litiz PA where we got our Official Pretzel Twister Degree.

Here is our degree, along with a photo of us standing next to the pretzel we made.

The pretzel was too large to put into the car, so we left it on the front porch for others to admire.

Helga and Howie attended the same class as we did ... and they are TRYING to claim that they made OUR pretzel ... but WE know better!

We also visited the Wilber Chocolate Factory! I would love to show you a picture of the chocolate that we bought ... BUT ... we ate it all up!

CHOCOLATE PRETZELS ... Ohhhh!

TREES ... TREES ... TREES

I just can't get away from branches. First my pine tree looses it's top in a rain and wind storm ... and now the Township wants me to cut the trees that overhang the road. They want a 14 foot clearance!

Guess what I was doing all day Sunday. And now that they are cut, I have to cut them up so someone can haul them away. Ah ... the joys of home ownership!

Huge branch ripped from the pine tree ... and here are the cut up pieces

And here are all of the branches that need cutting up ... ready for the 'chipper'

If anyone needs some pine firewood ... let me know!!!

Ah ... Cape Cod

July 2009

It seems so long ago ... but the memories are wonderful. There is just no place like Cape Cod for getting back to basics. The sheer beauty of the sand and surf is overwhelming. We spent 5 relaxing days ... just resting and eating. Nothing like seafood and Cape Cod.

Easter Photos - 2009

Here are some photos from Easter that I would like to share:



A serious talk with Granny and Grandson








Granny had a nice Easter:








Madison REALLY enjoyed the Chocolate and Whipped Cream Pie!











And of course there is always time for Ellie and Smokey!

A Message To Erika

This is a special message to Erika.

Thanks for staying in touch. Can't wait to get together with you sometime in Baltimore.



Here are some photos that you may enjoy from your visit.

Luv - Unk Keith

The Greens In Baltimore

Ah ... the Green family on a RESTFUL trip to Baltimore.

The Aquarium, Harbor Place and Phillips Seafood Restaurant.

It doesn't get any better than that!

Rhys Green

Here is a picture of my buddy Rhys hoping around on an electronic projection game after eating a BIG meal at Phillips Restaurant.

I think the BIG boy on the right would love to jump in to help out!

Madison's Birthday

Hey ... Madison Schneider is now 8 years old. Wow ... it seems like a long time ago that she was just a baby.

Here is a balloon bouquet that I would like to share with her.

Happy Birthday, Madison