Summer 2008
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Summer Activities 2008

These photos were taken around Michigan during July and August of 2008.

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Lauren and Jesse get ready for the horseshow at K-Farms.

Lauren aboard Vinnie.

Lauren aboard Vinnie.

Jesse aboard Jackson

Jesse aboard Jackson.

Aunt Kristen brought her golf cart to help shuttle the kids from the barn to the show ring.

Jesse, Lauren, and their trainer Paula show off the weekend's winnings.

Trey on the Detroit Zoo's narrow gauge railroad.

Zach and Rachel.

Trey and Aunt Chairi shuck corn for a family barbecue.

Skip and Rachel with Grandma Carolyn, cousin Tatiana, cousing Tim, and Aunt Chairi.

Zachary joins the table.

Zach and Grandma Carolyn.

Trey driving Grandma Carolyn's Rascal.

Zach... wearing a wig from Grandma Carolyn's costume collection.

Skip's sister Chairi poses with the 2008 Cadillac CTS at the GM World exhibition at GM's World Headquarters at the Renaissance Center.

Posing with the 2008 Corvette.

Kids with Camaro prototype.

Kids along the Detroit River overlooking Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Jesse, Zach and Trey.

Rachel playing near the fountains on Detroit's Riverwalk.

Looking back from the Riverwalk toward the Wintergarden at GM's World Headquarters.

Skip's nephew Tim and sister Chairi on a Detroit River cruise. The Renaissance Center is visible behind Tim.

Rachel had her 3rd birthday party at Chuck E Cheese.

Rachel and Chuck E Cheese.

The kids and Aunt Chairi with Chuck E Cheese.

Rachel opens presents.

Rachel blows out her candles.

Skip and Chairi in the Chuck E Cheese photo car.

Rachel's party.

Aunt Chairi blows bubbles for Rachel.

Skip's mom, sister and Niece at the Motown Museum.

Thanks to Nicole's work, Skip and Chairi were able to view a Tigers' game from the Champions Club.

Chairi with the 1984 World Series Trophy.

Zach blows out the candles at his 5th birthday party in our backyard.

Zach opens presents.

Zach swings for the pinata.

Party's over...

Zach enjoys some candy.

Zach and Trey have a silly string fight with their Spiderman Webslingers.

Zach slings some web.

Zach and Grandma Carolyn.

Tatiana, Rachel, Aunt Chairi and Grandma Carolyn.

Trey, Tatiana, Zach, Aunt Chairi, Grandma Carolyn and Rachel.

Trey and Grandma Carolyn.

Skip, Trey, Tatiana, Aunt Chairi, Zach, Grandma Carolyn and Rachel.

At Nicole's mom's cottage on Lake Huron.

Rachel, Cody, Jesse's friend Sam, Jesse, Grandma Sue, Lauren's friend Nicole and Lauren.

Swimming in Lake Huron.

Lauren, Nicole, Jesse, Sam and Haley.

Swimming at Lake Huron.

Commemerative T Shirts.

Haley, Sam and Jesse.

Commemerative T Shirts

Lauren and Nicole.

Go Karts.

Down the Big Slide.

At the bottom of the Big Slide.

Haley, Jesse and Sam.

Lauren and Nicole.

Nicole remembers going to this same dollar store when she was a kid.

Trey shows his strength.

Rachel mixing banana bread batter.

Setting up for Trey's 6th birthday party in our backyard.

Science Alive brought lots of animals for the kids to see up close.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

Science Alive at Trey's 6th Birthday.

With the Burmese Python in our backyard.

Trey's cake.

Time to eat.

Trey opens presents.

Rachel concentrates to hit the pinata.

Zach swings...

Trey swings...

Rachel swings again...

Jesse swings...

Scramble for the candy.

Pin the tail on the donkey.