Camp Ondessonk is one place where our kids thrive so it was no surprise that Mason wanted to arrive very early, check in first and then be left on his own to settle in for the week. It was great to see Walker at registration since he was incommunicado last week at Surf Camp. We […]
Shortly after check in on Sunday, the group of campers doing Surf Camp hit the road. They had a lot of driving ahead of them to make it to South Carolina. They camped the first night at Cumberland State Park in Tennessee and they had their opening campfire there. They set up camp for […]
Bill came back from the May Fall Creek Falls camping trip hoping to return with Mason very soon. Since the forecast was good and Bill was off again, early this morning we jumped in the car and drove four hours to the park. We covered a lot of the same ground that Bill and the […]
The new Play Station VR (Virtual Reality) is slated for release on October 15th, 2016. Mason is especially excited about this and has been following the news like a true fan. He discovered that in select areas, the closest to us being Louisville, a Play Station VR demonstration would be available for the public. In […]
Camp Ondessonk offered a brand new adventure camp this year and when Walker discovered it, he enthusiastically asked to participate. How often would our fair-skinned boy get the opportunity to go surfing in the Midwest? Tonight the campers will travel to Charleston, South Carolina where they will participate in a multi-day surf camp with professional […]
There are certain activities we like to participate in every year at fair if we can. We headed out early enough to watch the rocket launch and then the boys competed with other clubs in Quiz Bowl. We had fun, but we did not win. We worked our annual shift in the 4-H council booth. […]
Fair kicked off last night so Walker and Mason turned in their projects yesterday afternoon. Mason entered his series circuit for electricity. He and Bill stained the board, carefully soldered all the connections and then labeled each part. The light bulbs do illuminate demonstrating that the circuit does work. Walker met with his judge who […]
The mission trip kicked on Sunday with work days Monday through Thursday. They were based at St. Mary’s High School. Each day they rose to (terrible) music (blasted over the intercom), participated in daily mass and had an opening activity. Then they boarded the bus for their work assignments. They had lunch on site, worked […]
Because Mason celebrated his birthday at camp, we didn’t have an official birthday celebration with his friends. Instead, we invited three to come hang out (in the hammock, no less) and sleep over. We tried to make it as fun as possible. We ordered pizza and they played video games and watched a ton of […]
Today’s destination was the Garden of the Gods. Bill and Walker camped here almost a year ago with the Boy Scouts but Mason and I had yet to experience it. The nice thing about hiking here is that there are a lot of rocks to climb (Mason’s favorite) and a lot of shady trails (Bill’s […]