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Harry Potter Themed Halloween

Ed — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:20:00 +0000

Happy Halloween from Hogwarts!!

Lauren’s Band Exhibition

Ed — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:13:40 +0000

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?

S’mores and a Fire

Ed — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:22:48 +0000

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

Last Volleyball Games of the Season

Ed — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:59:38 +0000

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:

3D White House

Ed — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:46:54 +0000

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.

Birthday Art Project

Ed — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:21:13 +0000

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:

Abby In Costume

Ed — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:38:46 +0000

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):

Jake Gets a Game Ball

Ed — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:27:37 +0000

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!!

Jake’s First Run

Ed — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:33:38 +0000

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!

Lauren’s Volleyball Game

Ed — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:24:51 +0000

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):

Beth’s Volleyball Game

Ed — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:22:09 +0000

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

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

Some Baseball Pictures

Ed — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:14:14 +0000

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

Lauren’s First Cotillion Class

Ed — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:04:31 +0000

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

Labor Day with Everyone in Cincinnati

Ed — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:37:58 +0000

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:

Uncle Pat’s Dogs

Ed — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:52:28 +0000

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.