Dancing with the Stars.

Despite the rainy weather, the Pirate & Princess Party at Disney was a hit! Gheghe, Leah, her friend Christy, and I rode many rides, watched a great parade and fireworks, and the girls even danced the night away with Flounder!

Four!

And we'll keep on fightin', til the end...

Jack's team played in the championship game last night. And wow, what a game! The boys on both teams played hard and fast from the first minute. The score stayed neck and neck through most of regulation. At the final buzzer, we watched our opponents celebrate their win by 2 points. But wait... the refs add .4 seconds back on the clock, and give our guys possession. Nick passes in to Yaseen, and Y hits a 2-pointer at the buzzer to tie it up and force the game into overtime!















After double overtime, with about 5 seconds left, our opponents took possession of the ball and set up for a three-point shot to tie up the score again. Jack ran in and blocked the shot with one hand, with the other raised in victory! League Champs!

Weirdness makes a comeback.

But honestly, did it ever really leave?

Last day.

Happily, we had a beautiful day yesterday which we spent at Sombrero Beach, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, and if you are Leah, sleeping.

Back to Key West.

The weather on Thursday was not conducive to a beach day, so we headed back to Key West. While visiting Sloppy Joe's, Ernest Hemingway's haunt, we coincidentally ran into the very same live band that we listened to at Sparky's, so we sat there awhile listening to some tunes from the seventies, and yes, even a few from the latter part of the sixties ;) We also hit a few museums - the Pirate Museum and Ripley's Believe it or Not. Another sunset on Mallory Square and headed back for Marathon!

We heart music!

We ate dinner last night at Sparky's Landing... an open air waterfront restaurant with a live band. The kids loved listening to the music and requesting songs. The band was impressed with the kids' knowledge and love of classic rock songs, and praised us parents for teaching them about good music. We didn't bother telling them that it is actually due to many hours spent playing Guitar Hero...

The Always Interesting Key West.

Water is good.

We are really not having any fun.

And the weather isn't very nice.





















































Marathon, Florida Keys.

Day of Valentine's.

Jack & Leah attended their school's annual Valentine's dance tonight, wherein Jack was voted "Prince" of the dance. Neither was too keen on having their pictures taken, but I did the best I could do. A fun time was had by all (or so I'm told).

Again with the lack of excitement!

Just playing with my camera.


















We leave on Saturday for a week in the Keys... we are vacationing there with friends. That would be: 7 adults, 11 children 13 and under, 2 houses. Will we all remain sane? Place your bets and tune in next week to find out!

Jack's turn!

You may remember this post, and this one, and of course, this one. Today, Jack has joined what appears to be becoming a family tradition... he was officially inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.

Way to go, Jack!

Signing in to the National Registry.

What a game!

We hosted a Superbowl party last night and had a great time, although unfortunately my camera did not get much of a workout. Since many of our guests were also from New York (funny how that happens), we were all quite pleased with the outcome! Our Boston-native neighbors across the street, however, were rather not pleased! We are going to avoid eye contact for awhile! In other great Superbowl news, I won the 4th quarter pool!