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Trevor and Calvin’s high school marching band performed at the 2018 Appleton Flag Day Parade. The weather was in the low 70’s which is very good for a parade. Check out the video of the cadence and the drill below.
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The lake has about 12 inches of ice on it right now, but today was very warm at 50 degrees. We walked across the lake and enjoyed the beautiful sky as the sun was going down.
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Trevor’s high school band and choirs performed a really nice Christmas Concert this evening. Videos of two band performances are below. Carol of the Bells, by the Percussion Ensemble Trevor is playing the tambourine on the left side of the video. African Holy Night, by the entire band Trevor is playing the egg shaker on …
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Trevor had the opportunity to build a model representing the Death of Caesar for his English class. “Can I build an edible model?” is always a good question to ask. So Trevor (with some help from his Dad) constructed the model below. Ingredients included: 2 boxes of pound cake mix 3 bags of mini powered …
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Trevor and Calvin played in a fall band concert at Trevor’s high school today. Calvin played his trumpet in the Cadet band for 5-8 grade students. Trevor played the small bass drum in the high school band. Enjoy the videos below. Cadet band playing Walk Like an Egyptian (below)…. High school band (below)… Special …
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Homecoming for Trevor’s high school was this week. Friday afternoon, the band was in a small parade down the local Main Street. Friday evening, Trevor played bass drum in his high school band for the pre-game show and halftime performance. You can watch the video below, and there’s more photos after the video. On Saturday …
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Trevor and Calvin both marched in the high school marching band this summer. This is Trevor’s 2nd year in the marching band, and Calvin was accepted into the marching band a year early. Trevor is playing the small bass drum in the last line of the formation (although they invert the band during the drill …
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Trevor and Calvin were the first ones to catch fish off our pier. Below are pictures of their first two fish. Trevor was using wax worms, and Calvin was using regular night crawlers. Very fun. We are a catch and release family, so these fish were quickly photographed, and placed back into the water for …
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The local sporting goods store had a really good sale on kayaks yesterday, so we decided to buy a pair. For never owning kayaks before, these are basic models but really easy to paddle. They go nice and straight and zip through the water.
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This weekend Trevor and Calvin camped with their Boy Scout troop at a backpack camporee. The scouts backpack all their gear and food into the park, and setup camp at a different location each night. During the day the scouts attend training sessions related to backpack camping. Trevor and Calvin’s Boy Scout troop earned first …
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