| Well there's a few post Christmas pictures to catch up on and then it's on to the other special events of the Quarter... | |||
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This, was the Christmas toy everyone talks about - literally over 1000 pieces to "assemble". Glad "Santa" didn't try to put this together for Christmas morning! |  newyear2000.jpg 40.47 Kb |
It was a small celebration for the Millennium at the Kern household - but a least Gary got to listen in from work via speakerphone!! |
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The weather gets mild occassionally, so we feel we've got to take advantage of it. |  snowday.jpg 43.87 Kb |
Wally REALLY wants to join us outside, but he would've disappeared in the snow! |
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What a GREAT looking couple. The March 2000 "Beaux Arts" Ball to benefit Syracuse stage... |  jjvip.jpg 107.65 Kb |
JJ was "VIP" in nursery school a week near the end of 1999 - we wanted to capture her poster for posterity. |
| JJ became very "entranced" with the Wizard of OZ since before Halloween, so she decided that would be the 'theme' for her 'little' birthday party. Thankfully we were able to rent out the neighborhood community center, but what an effort! Over a dozen 4 & 5 year olds, truckin' stuff back and forth, not to mention setting, cleaning and stocking up! This will NOT be an indication of the annual event's size!! | |||
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Not the "right" Wizard of OZ characters, but JJ agreed that it would do! |  jjbdaypresents.jpg 75.29 Kb |
Everyone in rapt attention to "Dorothy" |
| Some of the games were "Stick the Heart on the Tinman" (using Valentines Heart stickers and a Tinman poster), "Good Witch, Good Witch, BAD WITCH" (duck duck goose), "Yellow Brick Road Chairs - with falling asleep in the Poppies" (Musical chairs - when out you had to lay down in the middle), and of course "Follow Dorothy" (follow the leader). | |||
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Another of the activities was "Act out the Melting Witch". |  jjbdaywally.jpg 33.69 Kb |
Wally got a kick out of just watching everybody. |
| The Gerbers also came to visit for JJ's B-day. | |||
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Wally and KESHNI got their first taste of BOWLING. VERY entertaining. |  jjbdaygerbersled.jpg 18.42 Kb |
What's the use of coming to Syracuse in the winter if you can't bundle up and go out for some sledding? |
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JJ got to be "guest of honor" at Kahunaville for the B-day dinner. |  wallynathan.jpg 62.14 Kb |
Wally and Nathan got some "boy-cousin" bonding time. |
 WHAT A TREAT - Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) was one of 8 major sponsors
for the Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, NY; so LFG got to send a
couple people up to be 'pampered' by Turner Broadcasting. Somehow it worked out that
the "NY Kerns" (but just Gary & Kelli) got to take advantage of this
situation!! So cool. It was right after the Disney vacation, but we
managed to work in a couple days regardless. Tough life. |
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OK, so we didn't take this picture, but we were there! |  goodwillaction.jpg 26.58 Kb |
Some pictures we took - for the figure skating they really didn't want (flash) photos taken, but we did anyway - note the Lincoln ad in background. The other is the "nightime aerials" - cool. |
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Here's a couple of the "aerialists" - again, note the blatant LFG advertising, both on them and in the background. |  goodwillluge.jpg 53.10 Kb |
One of our favorite events (since we are previous participants - see our October 1998 pix). AGAIN, note the blatant LFG presence... |
| We got a lot of "stuff" too... Polartec & Gortex jackets, liners, gloves, along with hats, backpacks, long underwear, thermal shirts, thermos's, etc. etc. etc. | |||
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We were TRULY treated like VIPs. Access to the best viewing spots, hors d'ourvres and drinks at every locale, and special transportation! |  goodwillwhiteface.jpg 57.58 Kb |
Example of some of the lovely viewing areas from the events on Whiteface Mt. Kelli recoups in the VIP tent. |
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We got to go sledding too - dog sledding that is, and also we had the Lake Placid Toboggan hill to ourselves. |  goodwillsleigh.jpg 80.23 Kb |
Our own private sleigh ride - beautiful country. |
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Not the least of our benefits was being able to stay at the Mirror Lake Inn - we LOVE that place (spa too). |  goodwillwally.jpg 28.24 Kb |
Wally trying on some of our momentos. |
| Last, but not least, we were able to work in a visit to "Papaw" while in Florida. Very nice and very relaxing. | |||
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Papaw loves those grandkids! |  staugpapawbeach.jpg 32.94 Kb |
Weather was pretty decent for us for February. |
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The Pool was WAY cold, no real swimming here. |  staugbeach.jpg 36.74 Kb |
The beach was OK for strutting around on, but the water, while not as cold as the pool, was NOT conducive to long dips! |
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We did the obligatory touristy things while we were there. |
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Keshni snapped these beachcomber photos of us. |