Camping

These next several posts are out of order, but give you a snapshot of our lives from this past summer forward.



Isaac

The boys' sand forts get more complex and larger every year.

Avritt

Campfire

Isaac's 10th Birthday

Emily's Homecoming

One group of friends...

Downtown Rockford at the dam. ArtPrize was going on and an artist had created a herd of rams (Rockford's mascot) of all different styles that stretched across the dam.

Another group of friends...

Emily's Senior Year of Marching Band

Emily plays the clarinet, and is one of the players with a red sash. The theme of their show this year was "Makings of Masterpiece" and was about color, art, and composition.

Emily with her close friends - trying to keep warm on a cold night outside.

Fireside Chairs

We FINALLY got some new furniture for the living room! These chairs are really comfortable and make a great spot to sit and relax by the fire on a cold winter day.

Isaac as a Football Player

Isaac played on defense this year. He played a variety of positions: middle line-backer, right tackle, right guard, and safety.

Halloween at Our House

Mike and Isaac hung the web and spider.

Isaac's "sick" pumpkin. :)

Avritt and his friends made the pumpkin snowman.

Emily the Cowgirl

Isaac is a Ghoul

Happy Halloween!

The Sunset

The Beach

Avritt unaware...

Avritt laughing after bonking Isaac on the head...

We saw the S.S. Badger leaving on its journey across the lake.

Fun at Ludington

Father's Day

We went to our local miniature golf place to celebrate Father's Day. Mike beat us all in our game! Emily and Avritt did the batting cages while Isaac played some games in the arcade. We went out to dinner together, and had a great time, even though we didn't get home until 10:30 pm!

Festival 2010

Avritt is in the blue shirt (on the left).

Isaac is in the red shirt with the curved balloon sword at his waist. Unfortunately, climbing on this metal sculpture with sharp edges wasn't good for the sword...

The Boys at Festival

The boys went to the "Glue-In" at Festival today. They built a ship and a fort from scrap wood pieces. We also had waffle cones, an elephant ear, and then watched a jazz band perform and a local dance troupe. We found the guy who makes balloon creations, and Isaac got a sword and sheath (although not as good as when grandma made them), and Avritt got a little green turtle.

Link to Video of Avritt Playing a Drum Duet

Avritt played in a drum duet at the school talent show this week. He and a friend wrote a duet that they played on their trap sets. They did a great job!

Link to online album with video:

http://picasaweb.google.com/grohwer/Avritt?authkey=Gv1sRgCNnukoT63Ky0uQE&feat=directlink