The not so little guy mowed the lawn. He did a good job too!

The littlest guy wanted to show his mom where we at gone on a recent bike ride ... we trace the route that he and I took exactly. I guess he liked it more than he let on! 🙂 The fields had a LOT of birds in them... the smells and the sounds were pretty … Continue reading Back on the trail →

Since his brother Wes over a friend's house, the littlest guy and I went the park, got on our bikes, and hit the trails. We picked up a bike rack a few weeks ago from a co-worker who got a new vehicle without a hitch, and we managed to land a new bike at a … Continue reading Biking with a littlest guy →

We went on an outing with the homeschool coop group. We went on the Spirit of 76, which was serving as the host for a group of marine biologists with "Marine Science Afloat,* who spent the day teaching the kids a surprising amount of information court the sea life that calls the Puget Sound home. … Continue reading Floating Classroom →

It has been a long journey, but I finally made it to the goal that I set when I started. Not bad for a kid who was in 'special ed' in high school.

Mom and the older brother went to Sinlehiken for the annual memorial hike.  That left the littlest guy and I at home so we could go to the Cub Scout Crossover.  It  was pretty warm, so when it went over 72 degrees, we went swimming.  (72 was the cutoff my mom gave us as kids, … Continue reading First Swim of Summer →

The littlest guy had his last pack meeting of the season and was promoted to a wolf cub.

As chaplain for our American Legion Post, I joined our post Commander in leading memorial services at the cemeteries in our valley. The not so little guy's Scout Troop provided the color guard, so we got to do it together.

We went to track fest this year.  It is an annual event for the Flying Heritange and Combat Armor Museum in Everett, WA.  The museum was a hobby of Paul Allen, who helped co-found Microsoft.  Allen would purchase planes and armored vehicles that he liked, have them fixed up to working order, and then display … Continue reading Tankfest →

With the ending the school year, the piano lesson season ends as well. The boys did very well in their piano recital. It was fun watching them play the songs that I've been listening to for the last few weeks and months.