Playhouse progress

The boy's playhouse is nearly complete. All of the hammering and cutting is finally over. (As you can see, the ork was done a while ago...the ofing old enough to have accumulated folliage)

All that is really left is the painting. I kinda like the natural look, but the trim and decking are not weather treated and will need some protection from the harsh nothern winter (and the cyclic global warming). So we had a discussion with the owners (Tristan and William) about color schemes. Tristan originally wanted white, so I was somewhat relieved when he now recently changed to green and orange. Still, these did not appear to be woodland colors that would blend into our charming backyard.

I tried for the "pumpkin and chocolate" that many of Tom's college friends will remember from the SigEp days, but Tristan would not hear of it. After several iterations with Tristan's design consulant (Jennifer), we settled upon "Orange Spice and Chlorophyl" (just rolls of the tongue).

It may take some time to get used to this:

Thomas Paine

Histerical...yet accurate...history of Tom Paine...from a British point of view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHwuSIvKbdI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yMglQ6kB5E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoXd7T4YJn4

Great quote...from a cat

I am going to have to use this someday...a quote from Bucky in today's "Get Fuzzy"

"I think he is like a shopping cart...he's slimy, he makes whiny noises when you push him, and he pulls to the left annoyingly...but he carries food home, so we put up with him."

We're published!

Check out the preview of our LBI photo book

Long Beach Island 2010 | Make Your Own Book

More Surfin'

Here a great video we caught of Tristan catching a wave:



Here is another video where Tristan gets a surprise.

Runnin'

When we arrived two weeks ago, Jennifer stubbornly went for a run, desperate for some kind of exercise, but convinced that she hated running. With no other options, Jennifer wound up running most days, first with Rob, later with Kate as well. Each day, Jennifer would brag about how she went a little farther. It actually appeared that she was staring to enjoy herself.

So when Tom was reading the local paper and learned about the "Harvey Cedars Dogs Days Roadrace", a five mile run, he thought it would pose an obvious challenge for her new found obsession.

Crossing the finish line (at 1:02:36)

We are all very proud of Jennifer's achievement. Horray to Kate as well (but she has done this before).

But it wouldn't be proper to allow this go without poking some fun, so...

Here we are waiting at the finish line

0:56 minutes into the race. Where is Jen?

This old guy is done...where is Jen?

Here's a guy with two kids in a stroller...where is Jen?

Here's a 6 year old...

Finally!

This was to prove that other people did finish after her...

Including this guy hat I heard mumbling that there were times

when he didn't know where he was.

Congratulations!!!

Race results: Jennifer and the other runners.

Surfin'

If you ask Tristan what his favorite part of the day was yesterday, I think he would be har pressed to pick one. It was the day he tok his first boogie board ride:

"I love this"

He got to play miniature golf (again):

Attempting to load the non-functional golf ball canon

And then he got to go to the St. Francis Carnivan and ride the Ferris Wheel:

"wow"

William particiapted in all of this as well...except that he slept through the boogie boarding.

     

I am pretty confident, however, that his favorite part of the day was the carnival!