Summer Fun with the Z's, Part 3

Our last installment of "Summer Fun with the Z's"! Starting with watching a huge ore ship navigate through the Lock's (Lock #3) in St. Catherine's, Canada.
What's summer without going to the Cuyahoga County Fair?
We had so much fun visiting with all the animals and riding on the ferris-wheel. These cute piglets were fun to watch and pet.

Our daughter and her pet rabbit, Sasha.

The kids swimming with Greg at the hotel pool in Niagara Falls.

Misc. shots of Niagara Falls...Our favorite "summer" family destination spot.


We also visited Guinness and Ripley's "Believe it or Not" Museum and played blacklight mini-golf!
Underground black-light miniature golf and the wax museum were a lot of fun!

Wax figures of Harry Potter and the Terminator. Our summer vacations are always fun at the Falls! Next time you see any of us, ask us about the "mid-night fence" adventure!!!!

Summer Fun with the Z's, Part 2

More photos from our recent trip to Washington D.C. and at Aunt Val's horse farm in Maryland.
Greg took the kids to see an original Norman Rockwell oil painting at the Smithsonian Museum in D.C.

Click on Richard Nixon's portrait to enlarge image and see the artist's beautiful detail.

Both kids had fun riding Aunt Val's horses and hanging out at a neighbor's beautiful 150 year old log cabin (below) in Maryland.


Our kids got to go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian and actually touch a real (millions-year old) T-Rex bone thanks to our good nephew, Yuri and his beautiful wife Pei-chi.

Summer Fun with the Z's

Our good friends and neighbors Dan and Cathleen relaxing on our deck.


Our daughter and Meg, one of her best friends having marshmallows on our backyard patio.




Our kids visiting with Steve and Eugenia, our best neighbors from our old house.




Greg with our son working on his skateboard. Above, our son caught a huge painted turtle in the neighborhood pond. Other misc. shots of us having fun, relaxing and enjoying the summer!


A school project, Mrs. Bickerdyke

Easter and Mother's Day Celebrations

The kids and I enjoying Mother's Day evening at home.

Bobcha opening-up Mother's Day cards with Val.

The lovely Aunt Connie and the kids (above) for Easter.
The kids made beautiful Easter eggs
Spending time with Bobcha at Easter.

My beautiful Easter orchid from Greg.

Annual Sausage and Horseradish Making Day!

A family tradition for more than 75 years! Enjoy the pictures and the fun!
Our whole family got together for the annual sausage and horseradish making day! The fun started at 6:30 a.m. and lasted well past 3:30 p.m. We made over 500 pounds of sausage!

After the sausage making was finished, family and friends tried to withstand the rigors (torture!) of making fresh horseradish! Only a few made it without crying!




Our friend Char (left) did the best!

Fenja didn't do so well in stirring the freshly ground horseradish!




Our son and daughter, brother Mike (even grandpa) had to cry!





Nik and Scott survived!
Yes...even I had a tear or two!




Nik brought over his Harley for a few rides around the block. Our son is posing with Greg on Nik's police bike!

Needless to say we had a lot of fun!