June 2011

We don't have pictures of it, but Erik goes on record as the first one of us to have a broken arm. He was just being a boy and tried to jump on a milk carton that still had the lid on and try to make the lid fly down the sidewalk. Those lids hold well! Not only did it not pop off, the jug threw him on to the sidewalk. Just a soft velcro cast for a month and he was good to go. He has hardly had a skinned knee, so this was tough for him.

May 2011

Erik is really into building stuff with Legos. This is just one example of the creations he comes up with.

Here is some magic trick fun that Adler has been doing. He reads and studies tricks a lot. His friends hardly trust him to shuffle a deck when they are playing a game any more!

April 2011

In April, Joe and Adler were in Fine Linen's production of Seussical the Musical. It was a FABULOUS performance, with a packed house every night for 8 performances. Always great fun hanging out with our friends at Fine Linen.

Cadets! Butter side up or down?

A Who family

Circus clown
Judge Yertle the Turtle
with Horton and The Marshall/Wickersham Brother

March 2011

Happy 14th Birthday Adler!
Presents! A summer sleeping bag for Scout camping.

Tacos for dinner

Strawberries and Angel food cake
You are a great young man!

Erik the big winner!!At our credit union's Annual Meeting, Erik won a drawing for $100. He had lots of great plans to spend it on, especially LEGOS!

February 2011

Erik was working on a Boy Scout Merit Badge in Pet Care. This required him to take care of our Dog for several weeks. For the most part, ever since we got Daisy, Adler had been her main caregiver. This time gave Erik and Daisy a new, special bond. He did very good on his responsibilities, and since Daisy was not a good candidate to take to the troop meeting, he and Adler filmed this video to show to the troop. Things like this are more special now as they are the memories that we hold on to since we lost Daisy in August. (read more about that in the August post)

January 2011

Hanging out by the fireplace before heading outside for the night.

Hot cocoa is a must!

The year started out with Adler's scout troop doing a "Freeze-Out". They raised money for a local food pantry and a homeless shelter and experienced what it was like to be homeless. They spent the night in cardboard box "houses" that they designed themselves. For some reason, we didn't get a picture of the box!

2011 the year in review

It has been nearly a YEAR since I posted anything. I wonder if I really should be a blogger! I think about doing it a lot, just never get it done. Sounds like a great New Year's resolution! Joe and I are on a business trip and I have the whole day to myself, so I am going to attempt to recap the whole year, TODAY! Enjoy!