had to answer questions on a variety of subjects and the top 6 teams advanced to the lightning round, which involved hitting a buzzer!
On the lighter side--just to show that smart kids aren't necessarily stuffy!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Knowledge Bowl
The North Star team did very well at the Knowledge Bowl, which was held in Cando. The teams
had to answer questions on a variety of subjects and the top 6 teams advanced to the lightning round, which involved hitting a buzzer!
On the lighter side--just to show that smart kids aren't necessarily stuffy!
had to answer questions on a variety of subjects and the top 6 teams advanced to the lightning round, which involved hitting a buzzer!
On the lighter side--just to show that smart kids aren't necessarily stuffy!
All State Music
Amy successfully auditioned for All-State Music, and I was able to attend her concert in Bismarck. The quality of the music was some of the best you would hear anywhere. Here are Amy and two of her friends during a break between concerts.
The kids from Amy's school who attended, with their music teacher.
Look at little JJ asleep on the floor!
The requisite, but predictable, picture during the concert.
The whole group
Look at little JJ asleep on the floor!
The requisite, but predictable, picture during the concert.
The whole group
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Consignment Auction
I took Grandma Irene over to Leeds to show her where Larry was working on setting up our annual spring farm consignment auction. This year was interesting, because there was mud like you never have seen before! This is Larry in his full blown pressure washing gear.
Irene and I tried to pick our way as carefully as we could through the mud, while the boys went straight for it, with predictable consequences.
Larry and his mom
Larry had to use this tractor to pull his pressure washer through the mud. In fact, he used this same tractor the day of the auction to pull his auction pickup down the line of equipment. We've never done that before!
And this was the disastrous ending to our little excursion. Face down in the mud! We had to strip Jonathan to his bare skin and wrap him in Daddy's coat for the ride home.
Irene and I tried to pick our way as carefully as we could through the mud, while the boys went straight for it, with predictable consequences.
Larry and his mom
Larry had to use this tractor to pull his pressure washer through the mud. In fact, he used this same tractor the day of the auction to pull his auction pickup down the line of equipment. We've never done that before!
And this was the disastrous ending to our little excursion. Face down in the mud! We had to strip Jonathan to his bare skin and wrap him in Daddy's coat for the ride home.
Victor's Birthday
We had quite an extended birthday for Victor throughout the month of March. We had a little family celebration on the day of his birthday and then a big party with friends at the waterpark in Minot.
At the water park
One of the birthday party guests (just kidding!)
The boys had this game going where they would try to throw the ball into one of the cones and then it would fill with water and dump it out.
The competition to get the ball was fierce!
Come on, Daddy, let's go slide some more, I'm getting cold!
Uh-oh, where did that ball go?
The boys worked up quite an appetite.
Playing in the arcade after swimming was almost the best part of all.
The boys got an absurd amount of tickets which they traded in for prizes.
The big selection
At the water park
One of the birthday party guests (just kidding!)
The boys had this game going where they would try to throw the ball into one of the cones and then it would fill with water and dump it out.
The competition to get the ball was fierce!
Come on, Daddy, let's go slide some more, I'm getting cold!
Uh-oh, where did that ball go?
The boys worked up quite an appetite.
Playing in the arcade after swimming was almost the best part of all.
The boys got an absurd amount of tickets which they traded in for prizes.
The big selection
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