Year 2009 Wrap-Up

Happy New Year, Everyone!

What a year for the Campanale's! With the opening of our restaurant, Muscle Maker Grill, I've had little time to manage so many things, such as our blog....heck, I didn't even get a Christmas card out! However, I'll post pictures that reflect some of our year...

First Day of School

This is the last time they were smiling since they started school (not really!!!).

More Board Walk

THE BOARD WALK

We took our kids and the Becker kids to the "B.W." towards the end of the summer, and had a great time!

Vermont, Part III

Vermont, Part II

VERMONT 2009

The trip to Vermont this was year was, as always, WONDERFUL, however this year Joe couldn't go with us, as we had just opened the restaurant. So we were a little sad and I was more than a little stressed. 1200 miles later, we got home but not until we had some new and exciting experiences. One of those experiences was being led by our GPS system, who our children affectionately named "Shannon". It seems that Shannon prefers "off-roading" to regular roads when in Vermont, and therefore we took some treacherous trips to Lake Elmore State Park and even to Cabot Creamery. Of course we also went to Stowe, and finally we took a trip across the great Lake Champlain, where my boys borrowed my video camera and interviewed the Captain and several unsuspecting passengers. Nan's food was great, as usual, and the company was perfect. Maddie and Lucy TORE IT UP!

SURF CAMP!!!!

The boys had the opportunity to attend "Stacy's Surf Camp" for a week in Margate this summer.

They both did a fantastic job and can't wait to get back on the waves!!!

DUDE!!!! Hang 10!

Summer 2009

So the summer of 2009 has ended and with opening up our restaurant, I am FINALLY getting back to our blog. I promise I will post more pictures soon--we went on so many trips and did so much this summer! These pics, including our cousins Josie & Michael Becker, were taken on our first weekend in Longport. The fun has begun!

Caty's 2nd Recital and Lucy's First Recital!

Here's a glimpse of the girls' costumes from their recitals. Videos to follow.

Caty's Mother's Day Tea

Here's Caty singing for the Mother's Day Tea in her 1st grade class.

The following is her portrait of me. Note the red lips and screaming-blonde hair.

Finally, a picture with my sweet 7 year old.