July 2013 - The Jacobs Family Website

July 26, 2013

Double Rainbow!

Lea Ann, Nina and Sara Post came to visit. The weather was on the cool side but was perfect for a campfire and, after a gentle sprinkle of rain, there was a double rainbow behind the house.

Crystal and Lea Ann

talking down by the campfire

Nora roasts a hot dog

Nora, Sara, Kai and Nina cooking dinner

Campfires are hot

Nora enjoying cooking on the campfire

Sara enjoys her hotdog

Kai with his hot dog

On to marshmallows

Many were lost in the fire

Like this one

Later a brief rainstorm came through and then RAINBOWS!

Double Rainbow!

in the wetlands behind the house. It is hard to see but there are two deer by Pam and Lois's pole barn under the middle of the rainbow.

A better view of the double rainbow

What is at the end of the rainbow?

Turns out it is a matador red Bennington 20SL pontoon!

Another shot of the boat with rainbow

Panorama with pontoon and rainbow

Kai practiced his camoflage skills on Nora

Adjusting her camo

Yeah!

July 24, 2013

Random Summer Pics

Here are a few random vacation pictures from the trip so far…

Nora at the eye doctor

Trying to decide if the disposable sunglasses are her look.

Planting Basil

Climbing into the addition.

We now have 1/2 a flight of stairs but before it was all ladder to get up there.

Nora took this picture of the addition.

Nora's new build-a-bear

A pony, actually.

Breakfast at the posts

Having breakfast after a sleep over with cousins.

On the way to spooner

She sat with this expression much of the way there.

It is hard to take a picture of a soaring eagle with an iphone

But I tried.

Sunset over Bass Lake.

In floor heat

The in floor heat was install and the next day they came to pour the floor.

July 23, 2013

Duluth Huskies vs. Thunder Bay Border Cats

Last weekend we took in a Duluth Huskies game at historic Wade Stadium in Duluth. It was a hoot and Kai and Nora’s first introduction to baseball. Kai caught on to the whole strikes and balls thing but for both the highlight was the concession stands.

At the Duluth Huskies game

Nora settled for carmel corn. Both Kai and Nora were stoked for Cracker Jacks and were slightly disappointed they were not available.

Posing with Harvey D. Huskey.

The between innings entertainment

were the Zooper Stars. Here Harry Canary and Bear Bonds engage in hijinks.

The game went on for well over 3 hours

But Kai handled it well and enjoyed it.

Kai with his new shirt.

Snacks!

By far the defining aspect of baseball games for the kids.

Kai peel open a tub of cotton candy

Kai keeps his distance from the roaming Zooper Star.

Nora went up to check him out

She reported back that after an up-close inspection she was almost certain there was a person inside.

T-shirt signing

After the game the team lined up for autographs. Kai had bought a dark shirt so instead he put his favorite Udhailiyah shirt back on to get it signed.

They were beyond excited to get signatures from the whole team.

Posing with their signed shirts.

They are nervous about washing them and plan to write on a sample cloth with sharpie first to make sure the signatures won't come out.

A day on and Kai is still wearing the shirt

He's started wearing it backwards so he can see the signatures.

Nora making her scarry face. It makes me think "OZZY OZZY OZZY"

Note that she too is still wearing her Huskies shirt.

July 18, 2013

Summer Science

It is the summer of science! Nora spent a good chunk of her allowance this year on science kits. So far we’ve done kitchen science, clean water science and we’ve been keeping a weather log since we arrived. Pretty cool stuff!

Water Filter

Kai and Nora pose with their 4-stage water filter kit. On the left is mud, sand and oil (extra-virgin). On the right is the filtered water. Still has some silt but oil was completely removed.

Nora the scientist

Hypothesizing.

Weekend nap

Crystal takes a weekend nap. Weekday naps are impossible on account of the construction.

Kai the scientist

Nora with her equipment

Here she is with her weather station and her solar water heater. We didn't get the heater going until later in the day so we didn't hit the 104F that we need to consider it a success.

With the terrarium

We have some of Grandma Ellen's spider plantlings in a home made terrarium.

Goofy

Kai shows off his hard pretzel discus form.

July 16, 2013

Arlington Visit

Yesterday we arrived at Grandma Annette’s and Kai and Nora had some fun playing with Cousins Nina and Sara.

Kai doing a little soft shoe.

Nora and Nina

running across the field out back.

Kai, Nora, Nina and Sara

In Grandma Annette's back yard.

Goofy

Card Game

Probably "Go Fish". Pretty sure they aren't playing with a full deck.

July 15, 2013

The Spooner Rodeo Parade – 2013

Last Saturday we saw the Spooner Rodeo Parade with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art. As always it was a hoot and we even saw Uncle Jerry Miller driving a truck in the parade though we weren’t able to get his attention. There were multiple marching bands, fire trucks, and even a vintage Sherman tank and, as always, plenty of candy thrown from the floats for the kids to scramble for. Kai and Nora came away with quite a haul.

Grandma Ellen, Kai and Nora

With one of the outfits that Grandma Ellen made for Nora.

In the loft

Kai and Nora look down from their play area in the loft.

Mr. Hat

Nora plays with her new friend while waiting for the parade to start.

Checking for tanks

On the way into town we saw a Sherman tank idling in a parking lot. We were pretty confident it would be in the parade and we weren't disappointed.

Great weather

It was a little cloudy and we even got a sprinkle towards the end of the parade. Overall perfect weather.

Nora waiting for the parade

With another outfit Grandma Ellen made.

The honor guard kicked off the parade

Nora was so excited she was bouncing.

If you look closely you can see Nora's feet aren't touching the ground

Putting on a good show for the camera

Candy scramble!

The Spooner Rodeo Parade is surely marked on the calendar in the Tootsie Roll factory.

Thoughtful?

or trying to get the tootsie roll off her teeth?

Kai wore his packer jersey on purpose

he figured better to leave the purple at home on this particular day.

July 8, 2013

Summer 2013 – The first few days

Here are a few pictures from the start of summer 2013. It has been an eventful few days with the delivery of our boat, the roof close to completion on the addition, attending Jerry Hanacek’s service and having a family get-together with Grandma Ellen, Grandpa Art, Uncle Jim and Ron and Sal Miller.