Here is a photo of Billy & I on a rafting trip on the Colorado River. We spent 5 days in Las Vegas with some on the LaMarre family and one day we took a trip on the river. We started at the base of the Hoover Dam it was beautiful and fun. We had vacation. We also spent a week in July in Rhode Island. Rachel lives in Providence now, so we spent some time at the beach, Danielle was able to fly down and join us for 2 days, it was nice to be together.

Here is a photo of Mom, Aunt Yvonne and Aunt Marie with Aunt Marie's great grandson Gabe, Lisa's baby. Lisa visited this summer, it was great to see her and Gabe, he is adorable.

A new Daoust arriving in January

Josee here in North Carolina. I just wanted to announce that my husband and I are expecting our second child around the end of January. Some in the family already know, but I figured I'd make it official. So far the pregnancy is going well. Danny, our first born, knows that the baby is in my tummy and tries to put toys up my shirt for the baby. Here's a recent photo of the whole family (including the baby belly!).

Just My Style

Tom here. The item above is the result of Kelley and Linda's shopping last weekend. Enjoy.

1,000+ Visitors

Tom here. Has anyone noticed we passed 1,000 visitors, just since Feb. 17, 2008. Thanks to Josee for providing the counter. If you haven't done so already, click on the counter to see additional stats on the traffic on this site. It's interesting to see what causes a spike in visits and page views. You can even see where visitors are accessing from. Take a look.

Enough of that. Here is a picture taken when I went to Aunt Irene and Uncle Bill's during our visit to the Albany area.

100 years ago on 8/8/08

Tom again. This Friday is the start of the Olympics at 8:08 pm. It is also 100 years since our Grandma was born. Well, maybe not to the minute.

This picture is a school picture, from the days when Grandma was a cafeteria lady. Maybe Aunt Irene can estimate the year.

Another wedding October 11, 1952

Tom here. Here's another photo I wanted to share. You should recognize a few family members. Can anyone provide some interesting details about this wedding? Where was the wedding? The reception? Any good stories from that day? Comments?

Update to 4th Annual Daoust Golf Outing

Please Read! The location for the golf outing has been changed from Meadowgreens in Ghent to Evergreen Country Club in Schodack. The date is still September 6th. The tee time is still 10:00 AM (please arrive by 9:30 AM). The price is still $27 to ride but only $18 to walk (saves $2). The lunch buffet is still at Fireside Pizza Den in Valatie for $18. Please RSVP to either Irene at 463-7421 or Ron at 336-4365 by August 23rd and send your payment to Aunt Irene. We had a lot of fun last year and hope to see more of you this year!!!

A Memory from September 1st, 1956

Paul here ... Above, Uncle Roger and Aunt Jean's wedding photo.

This is a rare shot that includes the whole Daoust clan including Uncle Willy who was actually not present for the photo, but was added by a skilled darkroom technician. Think of how much simpler that activity is now over 50 years later. Uncle Willy was in the Air Force at the time and could not make it to the festivities.

Tom scanned this rare photo, which many of you have seen over the years, on a recent visit to Aunt Irene.