Lipchocks visit

Every year, since we moved from Philly, we have gotten together with the Lipchocks in one way or another.  This year was no exception.  We had a laid back day visit with running in the sprinklers, mud pies, pool noodle star wars battles, a bubble bath and a birthday dinner for Sarah's birthday.  Thank you all for coming to visit us!  As always, we had a great time.  

YMCA Summer Camp 2016

Invensys YMCA Foxboro: Summer 2016

 Gavin ("J-Wap" aka Junior Wapaca)

Where's Waldo er Gavin?

Duck Duck Goose (played as Ketchup Ketchup Mustard during messy week!)

Swimming:  Gavin is a beginner (red bracelet) with 3 bubbles

Archery

must be super hero week...

nap cam

popsicle Wednesdays!

inflatable water slide

Mia (2nd Grade, Wapaca) 

Mia in the gym (likely a rainy day)

Sponge water fights.  

Her mouth says "I hate summer camp", 

her smile says otherwise...

Simon says touch your head

Mia's celebration pictures of moving from one swimming level to another.  The swimming director came up to me during a family swim once when he noticed Mia and told me that never had there been someone to advance from red to green (beginner to advance) within one summer.  He went on about how far she has come and the effort she puts forth.  I was and am soooo proud of her!

Tree Climbing

Dave's birthday & Charlie's visit

Dave is 36!

We went to the museum of science

and Charlie visited!

Mia's friend, Harry, was with us all day long - 

his most exciting day in his life according to Mia

we saw big spiders (fake and real)

There was root beer

giggles were had by all

hanging out at home

and no visit with Charlie would be complete without a beach visit!

Libby Bryant Michelson

Libby Bryant Michelson

9/4/78 - 5/24/16

Libby had a chosen death on 5/24/16. The funeral was held 6/12/16. The swirl of emotions still lingers. While I am relieved that her struggling is over, I wish there could have been a different, less permanent, way for the suffering to end. She was a very loving and generous aunt to Mia and Gavin and I hope these pictures can remind them of that fact as the years go by.

Foxborough Founder's Day

What Founder's day wouldn't be complete without a fire at the Brodericks?  Fireworks afterward at Booth park were quite hard to see as it was very cloudy.  Still it was nice to celebrate the anniversary of our fine town!

Mindy & me

Adam and Taylor

Andrew

Taylor

Caitlin

Jumping kids

the fire

my parents (mom, were you posing?)

OSC @ Pride Parade

It all started when my brother asked if Ocean Spray was marching in the annual Pride Parade in 2014.  I asked around and found that no, we weren't, no we never have and we don't have a "pride" employee resource group.  So I started one.  No, you don't need to be gay to start a pride resource group.  I am an ally.  One year after the group's inception, we entered into the Boston Pride Parade (2016) with nearly 70 employees and their families.  With the help of the engineers at Ocean Spray, we also made a pretty darn cool rainbow float to pull.  Marketing got us all shirts and Craisins to give away.  Now while the weather wasn't perfect, fun was had by all!

towing the float

banner

Earl, the cranberry truck

Group photo in front of all our bags of Craisins.