We had another adventure up our sleeves for Mason today. We packed him up and set off early to arrive just as the gates were opening at Six Flags in St. Louis. The funny thing is that Walker texted us as we were approaching the arch and asked us how St. Louis was. Since our […]
Yesterday after Walker departed, Bill, Mason and I spent the day together. We all went up to the workshop and Mason and Bill worked on cutting a new skateboard out. The former skateboard met its demise under the wheel of a car. The trucks and wheels were fine and Mason had begun to deconstruct it. […]
The mission team of St. John left this morning bright and early at 7 AM for St. Louis. They will spend a week doing service with an organization called Catholic Heart Workcamp. As I am typing this, I’m singing a line from a John Angotti song called, “I Send You Out.” The earworm in my […]
While Mason was able to wake up under the birthday quilt the day before his birthday, I waited until he got back from camp to take the pictures in front of the hanging quilt.
What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with something as American as baseball (and apple pie)? That’s right! We went to Chicago to see the New York Yankees. Mason has become a pretty big fan so we made getting to a game a priority. We left early, early yesterday morning in the pouring rain. […]
Walker went to Horse Adventure Camp this week and his unit was much smaller than the regular units of Boys’ Week. Their session opened with the general camp inspection but a few days into the week, they headed off for their horse adventures. Walker scored the job of flag bearer at opening inspection. Sunday and […]
Camp always starts with a smile as the boys walk across the covered bridge for check-in. Here’s what we saw of Mason this week on camera. Mason’s unit, Chabanel, wears gold shirts and this was the first night of inspection. Mason’s unit leader was Lucas (the middle man of three in blue shirts). Mason has […]
{mayflies, close up} This has been a really productive week with the boys at camp. It’s been a good mix of to dos and togetherness with a lot of fun sprinkled in. Bill and I spent a lot of time together just talking (without interruption) which was an awesome treat. Tuesday night after dinner we […]