Father's Day

We spent Father's Day on the softball fields again this Father's Day weekend. And, like last year, Danielle's team won the tournament. I think that should be our new Father's Day tradition - winning a tournament and getting a trophy picture with Dad.

After the tournament Tyler joined us for dinner out.

Ron is our voice of reason and our constant. He's strong when we need him to be, yet is also kind and tenderhearted. He's the perfect example of what our daughter should look for in a husband and father and the kind of man our son should aspire to be like . We are lucky he is ours.

A "Walk" in the Park

Sometimes Danielle will go with me to the park to look for tree frogs. Sometimes Tyler will go with me. The other day I managed to talk both kids into going with me. Of course, once I was there I wondered at the wisdom in that. It is much more peaceful by myself.

At one point I was behind the kids while we were walking on the boardwalk, so I thought I would get a nice picture of the two of them walking together. Even at 16 and 14, that's nearly impossible. Finally I said "I just want one nice picture of the two of you together." Tyler said, "What? Should we hold hands and skip?" and then grabbed Danielle's hand and they skipped off. They thought it was funny that I took a picture of that. Sometimes you have to settle.

And sometimes you get lucky.

A Walk in the Park

I've been able to enjoy some time at the park this summer. Usually I go by myself. Sometimes I get lucky and no one else is there. Then it feels like I have a really big backyard all to myself. A lot of times I go just so I can walk. When I do that, I don't usually take my camera because it weighs a lot! I have managed to get a few pictures, though. Here are some of them.

 

 

 

Sometimes You Get the Shot...

...And sometimes you don't. There was another litter of foxes under the building by the school again this year. They were much more elusive than last year's litter, though. Despite multiple attempts and sitting quietly in the same spot for long periods of time, this is the best (and only) picture I could get. It's cute, but not exactly what I was hoping for. Oh well, maybe next year. :)

 

Summer Fun

The week after school was out, Danielle went to Washington DC with her 8th grade class. She got to room, ride the bus, and walk around with her 3 best friends. They pack a lot into those 4 days, and she had a really good time. I think she most enjoyed lunch and dancing (or watching everyone dance) on the river cruise they took on the last day before driving back. 

 

Ron was in Canada for business the same time Danielle was gone, so it was just Tyler and I. We loaded up the bikes and hit the trail a couple times while they were gone. I tried to make his favorites for dinner that week, too. It was nice to spend some time with him. He was supposed to march in the Memorial Day parade right after school, but he was sick. He did get his music letter before school was out, though.