New tree swing

Our new tree-swing (from Ikea). Whose feet are those?



Sean's feet! The swing is comfy enough to sleep in... 

Riverfest '06: Hiking and Geocaching

On July 4th, we took the family on a walk from the Riverfest grounds along the "Three Rivers Trail," up to Myrick Park, and then back to the fest for the fireworks. It was about a 5 mile hike round trip, and the family did great! Along the way, we found two geocaches, including one with a "travel bug" bound for Florida. We picked up the travel bug and put him in a cache near Interstate 90, and the bug is already on the move from there! We plan to place some travel bugs of our own in Colorado next month, and see if they can make their way back to us.


No geocache in this log, says the surprised mouse!


This old guy was guarding one of the caches....

Riverfest '06: Big Wheel Races

Following what's becoming another family tradition, the kids did well in the "baby" and "big wheel" races. Owen was the fastest three-year old (Mandy's instruction: go run over Dadi), and Emma placed second in the five-year old final. Sean was given a bronze medal for winning his heat in the baby race, although the La Crosse Tribune listed him as the winner the next morning.

Riverfest 2006, La Crosse, WI

We had a wonderful family time visiting Mandy's family in La Crosse, WI. Every year, we go to Riverfest on the banks of the Mississippi, and it is lots of fun. This is Emma, wearing a blinky light earring just before the fireworks on the fourth.