January brought snow, of course. Griffin had a blast playing in it, and I found lots of frozen things to take pictures of. At the end of the month the Fulton Congregational Church closed its doors. I was asked to take some photos as a gift to the pastor and the remaining congregation. I fell in love with their gorgeous pipe organ, and was very pleased to finally be able to see that wonderful stained glass window from the inside.
February
February brought tons more snow! Our area made the national news and the kids missed lots of school. Mom and Mike made the trip up for my birthday (#38) and we drove up to Oswego to check out all of the white stuff. My beloved lighthouse looked even more beautiful surrounded by the icy blue water, and this tugboat seemed to be a bit icebound. On the 18th Griffin celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at My Gym in Clay. Lots of family, friends and fun.
March
All that snow finally started melting in March. One day I was out driving and I saw this beautiful fog surrounding the lake. I was kicking myself for not having my camera with me, so I raced back home to get the camera, and was very grateful that the fog had not burned off by the time I got back. The boys and I also made a trip to the zoo. They liked the barn area a lot, especially this sheep. We also saw the eye of the tiger (or at least the eye of the tiger statue) and a couple of goofy-looking penguins. I especially like that gap-toothed penguin. :)
April
In April Griffin began his glorious soccer career. He was a member of the Orange Orangutans team in the Fulton Youth Soccer league. He had a blast and played in both the spring and fall seasons. He didn't score any goals but he did learn a lot, made many new friends and had lots of fun.
May
April showers did indeed bring May flowers, as seen by this gorgeous orange tulip. It had the honor of being added to my Petal Shots notecard collection. May also saw Grant in his first piano recital. He looked so handsome up there and he played both of his songs perfectly! And then, as if I wasn't feeling old enough, I got to see my baby sister graduate from Villanova Law School. Proud sister alert!
June
In June Griffin and I accompanied Grant on his end-of-the-year class picnic at Breitbeck Park in Oswego. Grant spent the day hanging out with his best friends Robert and Alex. Griffin was full of impy smiles that day, so I had to get some shots of him as well. June also saw my rose garden back in full bloom. Having planted it the year before, I was nervous about how they would survive their first winter. Fortunately 15 out of my 16 roses came back, and filled my house with fresh bouquets all summer. In June I also attended Fulton's annual Relay For Life. The luminarias looked absolutely stunning when the sun went down. And of course we made many trips to one of our favorite places - Beaver Lake Nature Center. Since I can no longer be considered an amatuer photographer, I was unable to repeat my first-place performance in their annual photography contest, but I did manage to take quite a few pictures there anyway.
Stay tuned - the rest of the year comes your way tomorrow!
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