Yesterday was our first family trip to Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco, ME. We had a blast - I wasn't sure that the boys would really get anything out of it, but as you'll see from the pictures, they totally did! We went with the youth group, and it was a great time. Some highlights from the day ( Read more... )

Wow. I knew it'd been a long time since I updated the blog, and I apologize. I did not realize that it'd been 3 months!! I am so sorry, guys ( Read more... )

Remember the strange one-day-off affliction that I mentioned not too long ago? Well, it hit the Czerkes household again - this time in the form of a week long vacation. We had originally planned on going South for the week, but at the last minute, decided to stay home and work on house projects. I'm really actually pretty glad that we did - we ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I took my youth group to a state-wide Convention, here in Portland. I just wanted to share a picture of the best darn group of high schoolers around! This is almost all of them who were there that weekend, getting ready for an "African safari" themed dinner (yes, those are bananas on Tim's head. He was a "monkey")


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This past Wednesday was so rainy and yucky - we were all getting a little stir crazy at home (Mike's on vacation, so he was especially stir crazy!). Spur of the moment, we decided to head up to Augusta to check out the State Capitol and the Maine State Museum, which we had heard was awesome. Well, the rumours were right! For $4, we had a great ( Read more... )

.....beware of those who have become infected with the "One Day Off" Syndrome. These poor souls will drive themselves crazy trying to fit as much activity as possible into a 24 hour period, driving all those around them to insanity ( Read more... )

.....to the New England landscape. Do you think it worked?


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Nicholas is growing like a weed - he's already over 13 pounds and going strong! He's cooing and babbling and smiling up a storm. The boy smiles at anything and everyone that comes his way - he's such an agreeable baby ( Read more... )

Last Sunday evening, it started snowing ( Read more... )

A little late for the pictures, but it'll be worth it, I promise!

Nicholas was baptized on Feb 15th. He did great - no crying whatsoever, and instead smiled up at Monsignor Henchal - pretty cute!

Some pictures from the day:


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