Calvin Blocks a Penalty Kick
Calvin is the starting keeper on his high school varsity soccer team. Tonight he faced a penalty kick and was able to block it. Check out the video below. Go Calvin..!
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Calvin’s Varsity Soccer Team is Undefeated (so far)
Calvin’s high school soccer team started their season last week, and they are undefeated as of right now. 5 wins and 0 losses. Calvin is the starting goal keeper for the varsity team this season. Here is a sample of one of his many saves so far this season.
Read More Calvin’s Varsity Soccer Team is Undefeated (so far)Turkey Run State Park
We took a day trip today to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana. We wanted to experience Brood X Cicadas close up and personal. The cicadas were definitely there for us, and they were busy in the trees making their sounds. Lots of holes in the ground around trees and molted shells scattered around. A …
Read More Turkey Run State ParkCalvin’s First Flight
Today was Calvin’s “first flight” as an airman in training. He actually flew a Piper Warrior 4-seater plane today, with an instructor next to him, and Mom & Dad in the back seat. The instructor did the take off and landing, but Calvin got to help take it up to about 3,000 feet and flew …
Read More Calvin’s First FlightNew Year’s Sledding
Today we had some fun family time sledding at our local park. The hill is just long enough to be a fun ride down but not too long to walk back up. Calvin and Trevor went over the ramp that some other kids made, and there’s a video below of Calvin in the air (recorded …
Read More New Year’s SleddingGingerbread Houses
Every year around Christmas our family makes and decorates gingerbread houses. This year we each decorated our own house. We decided to eat them after four days, so the gingerbread was actually edible this year. Enjoy the pictures below.
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Calvin played in his high school’s live concert this past Sunday, to a small audience limited at two people per band member, socially distanced in the high school gym. Here are a few pictures of Calvin, and you can watch the performance on the school’s Livestream channel (linked below).
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Today is Trevor’s high school graduation day. Even though we are celebrating with family Zoom calls and rumors of an in-person ceremony with masks in July, we took some pictures of our graduate with his cap and gown to honor the occasion. Congratulations Trevor, and congratulations to the whole Class of 2020 who are all …
Read More Congrats Trevor and the Class of 2020Calvin Gets His Driver’s License
Today our Dept of Motor Vehicles changed the requirements for taking a road test, and allowed parent sponsors to verify their kid is OK to drive. Calvin was in the perfect spot in his path to getting a driver’s license, and all he needed was a road test. So Dan filled out the online road …
Read More Calvin Gets His Driver’s LicenseCelebrating 2020 Seniors
Tonight at 20:20 (8:20PM) the lights on the big soccer/football field turned on at Trevor’s high school and the scoreboards showed various forms of 2020 to recognize the senior class. Trevor braved the gathering wearing his flaming face mask.
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