Fun in the Sun!

Seth was invited to participate in a free Golf Day at Lewis River Golf Course for kids who have never golfed before. It was put on by an Eagle Scout, Jordan Ditzler, and it included a group golf lesson, 9 holes of golf with a mentor/caddy for each child, and snacks/refreshments afterwards. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, about 75 degrees with a light breeze. Jordan would like to make this an annual event and even though there was only a small turnout, it was very successful and a great idea!

Seth and the other golfers were welcomed with this sign:

On the practice range, the group is getting a lesson from Golf Pro John.
Seth getting a little one-on-one regarding golfing one-handed:

A picture of Seth with mentor/caddy Ken after 9 holes of golf. Seth claimed he wanted to do another 9 holes and that he wasn't tired. Yeah right!
Group photo:
Thank you Jordan! It was a blast and very well organized and thought out.

Life's GREAT!

Day 2 of the Great Wolf Lodge! We are having a blast, we are all waterlogged and exhausted!! The wave pool is the biggest hit so far. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of pictures of it because I need to be in the wave pool with the kids. Hopefully, I will get a chance to get their pictures in there tomorrow. This picture is of Fort McKenzie, it is Seth's favorite place. He hangs out on the far right of the structure and controls a lever that gets people wet as they walk up the stairs (two pictures down).

This is a picture of Lacey doing the lily pads. Each lily pad is connected to the bottom with a cable so they move around and you have to navigate across with the overhead rope.
Here's Seth at his "post".


Tomorrow morning includes breakfast and bowling offsite and meeting six other families. We have met almost everybody that is coming to the lodge. There was one family that came in late tonight that we didn't see, but will see them in the morning. Hopefully there will be time to post tomorrow night about Saturday's adventures.

Seth vs. Dentist

Seth had a dentist appointment this afternoon. It was supposed to just be a cleaning, but the dentist advised that two of his molars were loose, one extremely so, and they needed to come out because the teeth underneath were starting to tip instead of coming through. So......Seth had his teeth cleaned and miraculously, when the hygenist "wiped" his teeth to "finish" cleaning them, each tooth came out in her hand. = ) Seth wasn't too impressed until he found out that the Tooth Fairy would be bringing some cash that could be very useful on vacation!

They gave him this little plastic tooth to bring his teeth home in, he loves it!
Other than losing two teeth, the checkup was great -- no cavities!

Play Ball!

Lacey's favorite sport at school is tetherball, so now that school is out, she was having tetherball withdrawals. We had a pole years ago but it was not a very good one and was too wobbly to be usable. Lacey and I went searching for a good tetherball pole today and found a really good deal. Our ground is so hard (clay) that we could not pound the pole in any further than it is, but it is rock solid. Seth and Lacey took to playing it right away and Lacey was quite surprised to find out that her brother is very good at it (I think she thought she would have him nailed on this one!). Here are a couple of action shots:

Down to Business

I have wanted a business card holder for a long time. Not that I necessarily have people standing in line for a business card, but one wants to appear prepared on the off-chance that someone will request one. = ) And, for a bead-related business card, it should probably be beaded! I finally found a pattern that I liked, so here are the results.

Cat in the Hat

Just had to share the latest drawing Lacey did at school. I love it!

Petpalooza!

On Saturday we went to Petpalooza. It was a really fun day with gobs of activities going on. There were about 50 vendors, a Canine Disc Competition (shown below), K-9 Dancing, performing pigs, dog fashion show, pet parade, face painting, and hundreds of dogs of every breed to visit with and give loves to.

Lacey got transformed into a Kitty and Seth enjoyed a hot dog (no pun intended).

One of our favorite things, was the K-9 Dancing. It is actually a mix of extreme obedience and some agility put to music. Very entertaining!

This was a first time event but considering the number of people there, I wouldn't be surprised to see it again annually. It was a lot of fun.

Cute Drawings

Lacey is always making drawings for me. This one is the result of her asking me for my four favorite animals and four foods. It has a Tiger with Pizza, a Boxer with Pineapple, a Pug with a hamburger and Sugie Boogie (our old dog) with macaroni and cheese.
Her other favorite thing to do is to have us draw shapes or squiggle lines and then she creates a picture from them. This one is The Shape Sea.

Way to go - Seth!

Seth has been walking at school on the walking path during his lunch hour. The path was created by an Eagle Scout and is exactly a quarter mile. The teachers have a system to keep track of miles logged and they give certificates and backpack charms for every 10 miles. This is totally voluntary and done during recess time. Lacey has logged a few miles too, but she prefers to play volleyball with her recess time.
We went to the school after hours so Seth could demonstrate:

Neal Rocks!

Lacey loves rocks and a friend of mine from work is a rockhound. He has given Lacey some of his leftovers and she is thrilled with them! Thanks Neal!

Here she is sharing her goods with Ashtyn and Tenley who love rocks too.