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A fruity day

Kathryn says: “Today was a fruity sort of day.  The other day we had cut a mess of rhubarb with the thought of making rhubarb juice.  So today, while Eric played with his buddy Trevor, I cut and stewed and strained rhubarb and canned the juice.  The end result was 6 jars [...]

Thirteenth Lake

We had a very nice camping trip on 13th Lake. We did not rush out on Friday morning since the weather looked so questionable. We stopped to purchase fishing licenses and checked out a camp on Adirondack Lake that we used to rent.

The lake itself was quite windy and somewhat choppy [...]

Rainbow caps the evening

Last night Kathryn and Eric returned from visiting her dad in Rochester.  We packed hot dogs and strawberries and took the dogs on a short hike across the road where we cooked dinner.  Upon our return to the house we saw this deeply colored rainbow which looked like it ended in the fence line.

Father’s Day at the BHA Hunter Show

Eric and I went into leadline classes at the Barneveld Horseman’s Association (BHA) Hunter Show courtesy of Ellen and Trevor. Friday afternoon Eric practiced riding Onyx at a walk and Sunday we joined Ellen’s barn at the horse show to participate in two lead line classes. Eric and Trevor had a lot play [...]

Pre-School Graduation

Eric attended Little Acorn Pre-school for two years: Tuesday and Thursday mornings as a 3 year and Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings as a 4 year old.  Friday we attended his graduation ceremony.  The ceremony consisted of a procession followed by pledge of allegiance and some favorite songs.

Each student received there individual diploma presentation. from [...]

Kathryn & Eric’s Trip to Snohomish, WA

Kathryn wrote up a trip report for their trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Wednesday After weeks of anticipation (especially by Eric), I picked Eric up from school and we headed on our voyage. We took my dad out for an early dinner and since it was his birthday we made a special stop for dessert [...]

Eric’s Soccer Team

Trevor, Cole, Jenny or Joanna, Coach Cory, Joanna or Jenny, Patrick and Eric