We arrived at Strawberry Park Campground in Preston, Connecticut on Thursday. My cousin, Nini and her husband, Kevin have very busy schedules with their kids, Peyton and Mia. They still managed to come by on Thursday evening for Pizza and catching up on family news. I can't believe how much Mia and Peyton have grown. They are so cute and so nice too. Peyton is involved with football practice and Mia is involved with soccer. Friday Jim and I took the opportunity to ride around Preston and check out my Aunt's (Nini's mom) old house in Preston where we had many fun times over the years. My Aunt and Uncle now live in Florida. Later, I went to the Foxwood Casino for a little donation to the Indians and Jim and the dogs went goecaching. Jim came back to the casino after awhile and we had lunch at the Hard Rock restaurant. That evening after Mia's and Peyton's sports practices, we went over to Nini and Kevin's for dinner. They have built an in ground pool with pool house and we had a lovely evening eating at their bar in the pool house. We also had entertainment watching their two lab puppies, a black lab and a yellow lab. They enjoyed a dip in the pool and chasing balls that Mia and Nini were throwing to them. They were having the time of their lives and we were enjoying their antics. Saturday, Nini and I took the kids to the Mall for some school clothes shopping. And you guessed it, Jim and the dogs went geocaching. They were the nicest kids on the whole shopping trip and a real joy to be around. That evening Nini and Kevin had an event to go to and Jim and I went out to dinner. Sunday Nini and Kevin had a birthday pool party for Mia. My cousin, Sherry and her family were there as well as Kevin's family. It was raining cats and dogs though so our pool party was mostly indoors. My two third cousins, Mia and Rene didn't care if it was raining they decided they were going in the pool rain or shine. Must be nice to be young!!
Anyway we all had a really nice time and it was good to see everyone again. The pictures above are Nini and her family, the three cousins (Nini, Sherry and myself), Mia and Rene swimming in the rain, and of course the two dogs, Maggie and Bailey swimming. We leave for home on Monday. I would have to say our Summer Trip to New England was a resounding success. Jim and I had a wonderful time.
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