Diving Practice

The boys started to practice diving in camp this week and then tried out what they learned at our pool. They are really start to get it. The pool was beautiful these past couple of days.







Now some movies

Scrubbbing the stain on the driveway

Work release program in action.  Kids serving time for blowing soap bubbles in Faith's room.

Hitting The CCT Accotink Creek Trail

Now that boys have bikes with gears I figured it was time for a trail. I found an access point to the cross county trail about 5 minutes from our house that we could ride to via local roads.

We had a great time. About 2 hour round trip with some breaks mixed in.

Independence Day - The Slideshow

Wonderful day - Parade, Pool, and Daddy's special fireworks show :-)

Hot Wheels

Watch "New bikes" on YouTube

Between the parade and the pool the boys managed to squeeze in a tryout of their new bikes.  Jacob has already mastered the skid brake :-)

Faith is still a bit intimidated but she will be out soon.

At the kennedy center ready for wicked

Saturday Fun

Kids picked out new bikes today. They all went up 4" on the wheel size. Reuben and Jacob to 24" inches and Faith to 20". These are belated birthday bikes. We pick them up tomorrow :-)
When we got back from shopping we quickly to changed to hit the pool for an hour. Then back home for some grilling and some backyard netless badminton!

Cousins at The Pool

We all had a super time at the pool.

Hooked On Baseball

Reuben and Jacob are really into baseball. They can play a long time together relatively fight-free pitching to each other.

Father's Day At The Nats

Second inning underway. Here with the cub scout troop.

Back for the weekend

I spent last week in St Louis working a proposal. Was hoping to get in at a decent time last night to be fresh for the weekend. Unfortunately my flight was cancelled which then led to the scramble to get out of St Louis that was wracked with delays all around. I finally did make on a different airline; I think the last flight out of St Louis. Got into National airport at 1:15am.
We did have a late morning; got to sleep to about 8:30. Then everyone went to IHOP for breakfast. Leisurely breakfast spent reading the paper... and comics


The kids are still so into baseball. Practicing in the backyard all the time. They wanted to bat so we hit the batting cage for the first time. They did pretty well even though the slowest cage is still a bit faster than their machine pitch league.

More Baseball Practice

Reuben is now determined to try out for the Double AA team in the Fall. If he keeps practicing like this he very may well make it.




Pretty good practice regime going...

Team Pool Party - After The Game

Most of the team met back up about an hour after the game for a pool party at a nearby community pool. Kids had a great time playing with all the other boys on the team. One of the boys brought water shotguns for everyone! Later all the boys moved to the diving board which finally got our boys to try it out. Hopefully they will use at our pool. Though our pool makes you take a swim test before using diving board. Reuben and Jacob can easily pass, but seem to be afraid to ask to take the test.

Trophy Ceremony


Reuben also won "Most Improved Player" since this was his first year of little league and by the end was one of the stars of the team.

Diving Board Escapades

Season Finale

Bottom of first and Reuben and Jacob both singled with Jacob driving Reuben home.

Late Afternoon Dip

We hit the pool this afternoon around 5pm. It was perfect out. Some clouds had come in, but it made it not too hot. Water was nice and everyone had fun.

A Perfect Night For A BBQ

It was such a beautiful evening that on my way home I stopped off to pick up some hamburgers and hot dogs.... and some watermelon!

Karen is off in Florida, we missed her at our fun dinner.