The Landsberger 7

Christmasing the Card: Outtakes

Annie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000

Special thanks to the kind folks at Starlyte Christmas Tree Farm who allowed us to hang out and have a great afternoon!

Ggggrrrrrrrrr.

Annie — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:12:25 +0000

Today is October 30th. The day before Halloween. Uh-huh. That’s right … the day before HALLOWEEN.

So, what we should do is BUILD A SNOW FORT.

Or, for the lazy crowd, assemble a fort.

Lazy people:

And even though they are really cute, this makes me go GRRRRRrrrrrrrr… like a monster … like on HALLOWEEN.

Which is supposed to be all crisp and cool with fluttering leaves and lots of little Supermen and Dorothys and Werewolves. And treats and tricks and sixty degrees … minimum, like, really sixty is the minimum for trick-or-treating, you know. GgggrrrrRRRrrrrrr.

First Day

Annie — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:06:00 +0000

Kayla ~ 10th grade

Stephen ~ 5th grade

Bradley ~ 3rd grade

Cameron ~ Kindergarten

Andrew ~ Kindergarten

What do you do when it’s too hot to fish?

Annie — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:31:59 +0000

You go fishing anyway. It is the way of our people.

OMG IT’S HOT!!!

Annie — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:23:34 +0000

No better place to be than the pool at French Creek State Park!

Happy Birthday, Stephen!

Annie — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:06:52 +0000

Stephen celebrated his tenth birthday at the Reading Phillies v. Portland Sea Dogs this year in Reading, PA. Additional daughter, Julie Miranto and the Gelband men (Maddox, Devin, and Brett) joined us for a beautiful sunny day at the park.

Stephen got to throw out a first pitch and the Phillies won the game 3-2 in a close one. The Sea Dog manager even got thrown out of the game. What more could a kid ask for?

Bradley is our MVP!

Annie — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:53:12 +0000

Any kid that can blow bubbles like that is destined for greatness …

The Game Ball

Awarded for an awesome pop fly catch at second base!

Want to see a video of Brad getting a big hit and running the bases? Click HERE!

C-Lo (Cameron Logic)

Annie — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:51:47 +0000

Me: “Cameron, are you staying here or going with Dad to Stephen’s game?”

Cameron: “I’m going with Dad. I’m Dad’s man.”

Me: “What about me?”

Cameron: “You have Andrew.”

Me: “Well, I want you, too.”

Cameron: “No. You have Drew, I am with Dad. And you can have Stephen. Dad and I will take Bradley.”

Me: “What about Kayla?”

Cameron: “Oh, we can just give her to a friend.”

Monkey Days

Annie — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:39:10 +0000

It’s our game …

Annie — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:34:31 +0000

A ball player’s got to be kept hungry to become a big-leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.

~Joe DiMaggio, quoted in New York Times, 30 April 1961

I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.

~Bob Lemon, 1981

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice.

~Casey Stengel, 1967

There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.

~Tallulah Bankhead

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.

~Harry Caray

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem – once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.

~Al Gallagher, 1971

I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us.

~Walt Whitman