In the summer of 2014, Jake started his own business. He started edging lawns and got several neighbors interested. So, Jake plunged in. We had an old edger that Manina bought from a yard sale. But Jake knew from edging our own lawn that that machine just wasn’t an option for a commercial lawn care …
Category Archives: Extracurricular Activities
Spring Soccer Season
Soccer season kept us very busy this spring to say the least. We usually had 3 games every day! Drew was quite a superstar and generally scored a goal or two every game. His team finished the season undefeated. Ellie likewise finished her season undefeated and although she played up a level to be with …
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mrs. Yingling, Katelyn’s sixth grade teacher, has her class perform a Shakespeare play every year. She assigns a student as the director and the director assigns all other parts and roles. They also tweak the play so it has its own little twist. It is ALL done by the kids…no adult help on anything. The …
Basketball Season
We had four of our six kids playing basketball this year. Jake, Claire and Katelyn all played on rec teams and Megan played in a more competitive league. It kept us very busy this winter season to say the least. Plus, Seth generally volunteers to be a coach for one of the kids each season. …
First Weekend of Spring Camping Trip
This last weekend Manina was out-of-town at yet another girls trip. Jacob, Megan, and Katelyn had a church “mini-mission” activity that would keep them busy (and supervised) all Friday night and most of the day on Saturday. I was home with just Claire, Drew, and Ellie. So, instead of sitting around and playing on iPods …
Our Cute Cub Scout
With every 8th birthday for boys in our house, comes the excitement of joining Cub Scouts. Drew was no different. He couldn’t wait for this 8th birthday and to attend his first den meeting. He got a nice new scout shirt, neckerchief, slide and Wolf book. He started reading his book before he even got …
Holiday Festivities 2015
December always brings lots of fun performances and activities. This December didn’t let us down. We had several performances and events to attend. Plus, we made time to decorate cookies and even a gingerbread house. We do the same things every year during the holidays. We are funny that way. If I try to go …
Ellie’s Gymnastics
Ellie has been doing gymnastics with Alpine Aerials for a year or two now. In December she had her little performance. Ellie and her bestie, Izzy are the oldest in the class and lead the kids in most of their routines. I enjoyed watching her and her friends perform and show off all they are …
Creating ParentClue
Since I’m no longer a scoutmaster, I have a bunch of extra time on my hands. I typically just wander aimlessly around the house looking for something to look busy with so Manina doesn’t assign me any chores. I got busted doing nothing one evening so Manina volunteered me to go with her over to …
Halloween 2015
This year Halloween was especially busy. We attended three family parties, one couple’s party and several school functions along the way. We definitely got our money’s worth out of our costumes. Ellie insisted on being an Indian princess this year. I ordered her a cute costume but when it arrived it was really large. So …
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