April 2008


Mason had his first T-Ball game of the season last Saturday. He has been pretty excited about it, as opposed to last year, and did really well in the practices. The bad thing is that he didn’t get to bat last, so he didn’t hit any home runs this past game.

He did get to play first base though, which he did pretty well at, and also when he was playing near the pitcher’s mound he got a couple balls hit to him, which he fielded well and threw to first.

View from the tentThis past weekend we packed up and headed out camping. We went to Shenandoah River State Park, which is about 70 miles from here. It only has a few campsites, and no room for trailers, so it has a kind of more rustic than normal feel to it. There aren’t any trash cans, for instance, but there are showers. It is along the banks of the Shenandoah River and is a very nice place to stay.

We got there on Friday and no sooner had gotten the tent set up than it started to rain. And it rained hard. We were all in the tent, trying to not touch the roof or sides which would let the water in. Luckily, the tent repelled most of the water and we only had a few leaks around the corners of the tent, which we soaked up with towels.

The next day more than made up for it, however, because it was a really nice day. The weather was perfect and the sun was shining. We took our rubber boat down the river and had a lot of fun. There were a couple copperhead snakes (more…)

A few weeks ago I went on a ski-camping trip with a couple friends.  Here’s the article from the Post Register:  Teton ski trip

 

 

Whitney had her birthday the other day, and had a good time. She had a birthday party with her Grandma and Grandpa Hubbard, who were out here for the kids’ Spring Break. She invited a few friends from school and they all went bowling.

She also went to another birthday party for a girl in her school who has the same birthday as her. That girl had a sleepover, and so Whitney got to go to her first (more…)

Easter was a good time this year. Once again, the Easter Bunny found us. The kids were a little worried that the Easter Bunny would see Sassy and let her go (yes, we know Sassy is technically a boy but we mostly still call him a her) but that didn’t happen.

The eggs and candy were hidden pretty well, and there is still one egg that I saw the other day, so sometime this summer the kids will find a good surprise.