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Ferlito-Craig Family Garden !

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Another MLB park in the books! This is our 8th stadium as a family:)

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Reservoir at Ludington Pump Storage Facility 

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Perk of a summer intern. We got to drive on top of the reservoir at the LPS and look out over Lake Michigan and the surrounding area.

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All of my siblings and the grandkids were able to celebrate my parent's 50th wedding anniversary during a July weekend! Good luck trying to get all of the kids to look at the same time:)

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Henderson Lake Baskets doing a little sunset fishing

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Celebrating our 25th anniversary in Santorini, Greece

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Croatia is amazing! This is Novigrad. It was one of the stops on the cruise.

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I had no idea that Montenegro is so amazing...I'd really like to go back.

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Slovenia was a surprise; it is such a beautiful country!

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This summer, we were able to spend some time with Jesse’s brother’s family (the Ropps), who live in the LA area. Our nephews, on the left, were the ring bearers in our wedding. Rude of them to get so old, I know.

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Everybody off the sidewalks, Amelia Buck got her permit this summer!

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One of many fun adventures on our trip to Seattle and Vancouver. However, the highlight for the girls was a restaurant called Kura with a robot waiter and sushi served on a revolving bar. They even used behavioral principles by rewarding you with a prize for every 15 pieces you grabbed!

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Sunrise over Lake Superior

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Lots of sister trips this summer, my favorite thing to do is go biking around Chicago. We have the same laugh, and it's probably still echoing through the skyscrapers! (We only almost fell a few times)

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We spent a week on the west side of the state enjoying all that beautiful Lake Michigan has to offer!

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Clawson does a HUGE 4th of July celebration. We hosted our annual BBQ & headed to the park to enjoy the fireworks! Such a fun tradition!

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MSJ Reading Science Summer Institute 2025, Cohort 4! 

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MSJ Reading Science Summer Institute 2025, Cohort 4! 

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I had a blast this summer, but a highlight was the Bourke/Gonzales family reunion. My Mom’s side of the family joined us in Charlevoix for a week this summer.

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We rented a house on Opal Lake in Gaylord and took a day trip to Lewiston, where I spent a lot of time growing up—my grandparents lived there. For a touch of nostalgia, we had lunch at Talley’s, home of the best burgers in Michigan! Lots of fun, sun, and relaxing!

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Much of my summer was spent packing and prepping for my big move. But, between the work, I spent lots of time with my Florida friends and took plenty of trips to Disney World to savor the last couple months of my annual pass.

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Tami and Alicia at their favorite summer place

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Tami and Alicia at their favorite summer place

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The plaza at the Cigar Rolling "Factory"

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The plaza at the Cigar Rolling "Factory"

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My husband Justin and I had the great pleasure to coach our son, Sawyer, in middle school basketball one last time this Fall

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My oldest son, Connor proposing to his girlfriend in the Colorado Rockies on Labor Day. Wedding will be in April of 2027.

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We surprised Gavin with tickets to go to the World Series with Dad to root for the Blue Jays! Mark and the boys love Toronto. This was Gavin's first BJ game, and we got the whole surprise on video!!

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Alma football won the MIAA conference championship! Logan had a record-high college game and was awarded the MIAA Athlete of the Week on 11/24/25. When we do have fun at college events (like in the summer at an amusement park in WI, I typically am the "holder" of all things while Mark and the boys go on roller coasters. Mason is in Middle School basketball and I need to step up and get more photos. I will try to do it before this padlet ends!!

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St. Martin Sports Family College Edition

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St. Martin Sports Family College Edition

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Our trip to Italy in July was amazing! We got to spend time in Benevello (countryside), Santa Margherita (seaside), and Florence, where this was taken.

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3rd annual winter getaway to USVI with friends, including a day trip to Jost and a visit to the world-famous Soggy Dollar Bar.

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The view from the side of our house following the big ice storm in Nashville... power went out the morning I captured this video and didn't come back till 9 days later. Can't leave all of the winter weather fun to just the Michigan folks, now can we?

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This year I've had lots of travel adventures! In October, my sister and I went to Scottsdale; in February, Elliott and I went to Dallas with some friends; and in March, I traveled with some amazing colleagues to New Orleans for a conference.

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This one simultaneously cracks me up and exemplifies the adage, "It goes so fast." The first photo was taken in the fall of 2016. It's a pic of Amelia (third from the left) with our neighbors, approximate ages 7, 6, 5, and 3 (Nashvillains, note Amelia’s Vanderbilt shirt!). The next picture was taken this fall, and they are a junior, a sophomore, and a senior in high school! This was taken after their final HS volleyball matchup. As you can see, Amelia did not catch up in height, but it was a fun, full-circle moment to see them all playing on the court together!

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Baby Webb at 21 weeks and Mom and Dad at 32 weeks!

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Baby Webb is already pretty cool, flashing us "finger guns."

Got dressed up (*bought new clothes that fit*) for Easter and needed another picture to document this growing belly. Matt's a good sport and thought this classic pose was a good idea. Counting down the weeks!

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In June I will turn 60, so I started my 60 new cities tour in January. We started in the snowy areas in Northern Michigan with a wine tour and snow shoeing. Over Spring break hiked 2 mountains and got to see the sunrise in Arizona and the sunset in Laguna Beach California. Planning a fall tour in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I have 29 cities and have 31 to go by December 31st. Any suggestions for new cities?