Sailing our Catamaran
The weather was really nice for the middle of September, so Jen and Dan took the sailboat out. Lots of wind to keep us going, and the water wasn’t too cold when we got splashed.
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Afternoon Fishing
Calvin and Dan did some fishing after a soccer game. Dan was able to catch a few nice fish, but all Calvin got was a little guy. He snagged the fish somehow with his hook, because the fish’s mouth was too small to bite the hook.
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Calvin played in his grade school’s soccer tournament today. They played 3 games… lost the first two and won the last game. Calvin played last man defense most of the time, but did get to play goalie at the end of the last game. Even if they didn’t win the tournament, it was still a …
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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.
Read More New Kayaks for our FamilyBackpack Camporee
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 …
Read More Backpack CamporeeFine Arts Fair 2017
Calvin performed in a Fine Arts Fair at his future high school this weekend. He played trumpet with his band, a trumpet solo, and a piano solo. Below the pictures are videos of his work. And here is Calvin adding some flair to the piano piece…
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Trevor made a model of the Globe Theater for his high school English class. The entire model is edible. Here are the ingredients: 43 German chocolate cupcakes 6 Twinkies 4 hard tack crackers almost 1 entire box of graham crackers 1/2 box of Teddy Grahams 1/2 bag of chocolate licorice 23 1/2 cups of powdered sugar …
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Trevor had a great time playing in the pep band before a varsity basketball game tonight. He is wearing a black shirt, playing one of the two snare drums along the side wall (right side of the video). Even the dance team cheerleaders were performing to the band music. Check out the videos under the …
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