Monday, October 31st, 2011

Harry Potter Themed Halloween

Happy Halloween from Hogwarts!!

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Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Lauren’s Band Exhibition

Lauren had her first public performance as a flutist (flautist). The BMS 6th-grade band put on an exhibition tonight. It was really amazing to hear just how much they have learned. Essentially everyone playing (and there were a lot of kids in the band) just began learning a couple months ago. They already knew a bunch of songs, which sounded great, especially considering it was the first time all of them had played together as a single group. Of course Lauren sounded better than anyone else there, but what else would you expect?

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Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

S’mores and a Fire

It was a beautiful crisp clear evening tonight so we had a fire after church and made s’mores. A few stories were told:

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Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Last Volleyball Games of the Season

The girls each had their last game of the season today. Unfortunately, they were at the exact same time on different courts. Jake and I got quite the workout running back and forth between the games to catch all the action. Here are some team photos I shot after the game:

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

3D White House

Jake and Lauren were so excited to try to put this 3D puzzle together. It actually took several hours, and Beth decided to join us once she saw how fun it was.

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Monday, October 17th, 2011

Birthday Art Project

I think this is a really cool art project we invented for my birthday. We got three of the colored little impression toys (these things but plastic). Then we took them apart and moved some of the pins around from toy to toy to make three really cool designs. Lauren wanted a yin-yang symbols, while Jake and Beth both wanted their first initial. As far as I know, this is a totally unique art form we invented:

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Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Abby In Costume

Abby is all ready for Halloween. She’s no spider this year; instead she’s dressed up as princess. Beth was so excited to bring her over and get some pictures of her taken (she’s having her birthday party by the pool later today):

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Monday, September 26th, 2011

Jake Gets a Game Ball

Jake had a really great game today, including a great RBI. At the end of the game, the coach awarded him one of the two game balls. Way to go Jake!!

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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Jake’s First Run

Jake got his first run today. Here’s a shot of him getting ready before the game, one of him when he made it to third base, and then one of him just about to cross home plate. Way to go, Jake!

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Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Lauren’s Volleyball Game

Lauren played an exciting volleyball game today, and fortunately I brought the “big” camera today to get some of her exciting action (most of the really fast action was too blurry in the pictures, though):

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Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Beth’s Volleyball Game

Beth had a game this morning and I brought the “big” camera to try to get some good pictures of her in action:

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(the last picture is the vulture I saw gliding down our street right after I got home)

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Monday, September 12th, 2011

Some Baseball Pictures

What another beautiful night for baseball. Here are some pictures of Jake playing, including him stealing second base (the first base he ever stole):

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Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Lauren’s First Cotillion Class

Lauren is very excited about starting her Cotillion classes. Today is the first one, and she looks great all dressed up for it:

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Sunday, September 4th, 2011

Labor Day with Everyone in Cincinnati

We had a huge crowd at Monkey Grandma’s house in Cincinnati. It was so great to see so much of the family together. The kids all had a wonderful time with their cousins. Pictures are courtesy of Monkey Grandma:

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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Uncle Pat’s Dogs

Uncle Pat got two new dogs and we got to go over to his house to see them today. They are two of the sweetest, most well-behaved dogs we’ve ever met. Needless to say, the kids were so excited to meet them. I didn’t have a good camera, so these pictures are pretty bad, but Pat got some good ones.

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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Beautiful Morning in Mt Storm Park

It was hot but it was beautiful outside. We had a lot of fun playing. I didn’t take many pictures, but here are two I snapped while we were coming in:

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Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Jake Playing Second

Jake was pretty happy not to be in left field tonight. He got to try out second base and center field.

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Monday, August 29th, 2011

Jacob’s First Baseball Game

Jake ended up playing left field instead of short stop, and he had a really great play right at the beginning of the game. It was a beautiful night for a baseball game. Way to go, Jake, you’re a baseball player!!

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Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Baseball Practice

Jake had his last practice before the first game of the season (tomorrow). He did amazingly well today. His favorite part (other than getting his uniform) was when he not only got a base hit, but then ended up making it all the way home as each subsequent batter got on base. The girls thought it was a little hot out today, but they had fun watching him. Jake will be playing shortstop tomorrow.

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Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Volleyball Games

Lauren and Beth each had their first volleyball games of their lives today. Beth went first, then Lauren. We had just enough time between games to grab lunch at Arby’s. Both girls should be very proud of their first performances:

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