We recently did an overnight visit to Canal Park up in Duluth. The weather was warm, the lake was cold and we all had fun.
Canal Park, Duluth
The New Boat
The day after we arrived we scheduled delivery of our new Pontoon. The nice folks from Hayward Marine showed up right on time (though so did the thunderstorms). We got the run down on the boat operations in heavy rains though they cleared enough later for a nice ride. We’ve been out daily since.
Spooner Rodeo Parade
Each year Spooner, Wisconsin hosts a major Rodeo that kicks off with a parade. Since it is in early July it is hit and miss whether we are back in the US for it but this time we made it. The weather could not have been better and it was a fine parade. It was great spending time with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art but the highlight for the kids was certainly the tradition of throwing candy from the parade. They each walked away with a few pounds!
A Few Random Pictures
Summer vacation is almost here. It will be nice to get out of the heat a little bit and get back to Wisconsin! Here are some final pictures of the last couple of weeks of school.
Crossover 2012
Here are some pictures from the recent Cub Scout crossover ceremony. Scouts get promoted to their next rank group and put some closure on the year of scouting.
Kai Turns 8
We held Kai’s birthday party a couple weeks ago because some of his friends were already starting to depart for the summer. I spent the last week in San Diego with lots of big plans about getting pictures posted in my free time outside the conference. That didn’t happen so much but, on the way home, I did get some pictures posted of Kai’s birthday party. Enjoy!
A Few Random Pictures
Here are a few random pictures from the past few weeks…
Nora’s Dance Recital
What is more cute than a bunch of pre-school ballet dancers dressed as fairies during their big dance recital? Very little.
Pinewood Derby
Yesterday I posted about the pinewood derby build and now for the race. Nora’s car – “Sunburst” took both 3rd place in the sibling race and earned the “Most Dangerous” award. Kai’s entry, “The Batmobile” won the “Shiniest Car” award and did well but didn’t place in the top 3. They also gave out the awards for the Soapbox Derby which was held back in March but the award ceremony was delayed due to a sandstorm. Kai took first place in the Wolf Scout race!
You can check out this link on the Pack3253 website for a time-lapse video of the tracks being put together. Crystal was the event organizer and, as you might expect, the event was well-coordinated.
Pinewood Derby Build
Back to clearing out the camera. The Pinewood Derby was a couple of weeks ago but here are some pictures of the building (or at least painting) of the cars.
