tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79500944792710329452024-03-18T17:40:36.439-06:00The Vernon BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-48979880766914053622024-03-17T17:47:00.004-06:002024-03-18T17:40:02.703-06:00Spring Break 2024 - USVI & BVI Catamaran Cruise - Lady Catron - British Virgin Islands<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqSGorNnhJSE1OxXgecENvw0uUktKV5fCURZUYOxomBo8b9i3MKJvACYisBwrfaZB_XLyKv1v4H1ttWvpaUbkQSepiKuueHmc5mr-G8ABnwBMN_wdtyYUGbOyqqHHay9m6ouzPwsvquRLf733n07XoqGuFbTE3P0yNB7Zf9chXQKvlSoj2MaLw2Eih4E-/s6048/Family%20pic%20-%203-9-2024%20-%20BVI%20Catamaran%20Cruise%20-%20Lady%20Catron%20-%20British%20Virgin%20Islands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqSGorNnhJSE1OxXgecENvw0uUktKV5fCURZUYOxomBo8b9i3MKJvACYisBwrfaZB_XLyKv1v4H1ttWvpaUbkQSepiKuueHmc5mr-G8ABnwBMN_wdtyYUGbOyqqHHay9m6ouzPwsvquRLf733n07XoqGuFbTE3P0yNB7Zf9chXQKvlSoj2MaLw2Eih4E-/w435-h290/Family%20pic%20-%203-9-2024%20-%20BVI%20Catamaran%20Cruise%20-%20Lady%20Catron%20-%20British%20Virgin%20Islands.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Spring Break 2024 we went on a private chartered US/BVI Cruise on Lady Catron with Captain David and First Mate/Chef Emily. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTslBL2KOcvMcvFnQAWnQQHxb_J4V9CbGNK91CVrTD-vDqMsZQghLFkkCH7MJ2u-ntGuIHPhzEJ70L1ExxjxPm5dGEUkklocpuoCqty5yPKy4lmg_ldqyhbOzuCoPe01WZEjcVUxNrnm9d-MYCn1sNBkuwcoEetaDiK5T1ppOsv2NV86KgV2o3u_Cvg1zW/s2228/BVI%20Map%20-%20Marked%20Up.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2228" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTslBL2KOcvMcvFnQAWnQQHxb_J4V9CbGNK91CVrTD-vDqMsZQghLFkkCH7MJ2u-ntGuIHPhzEJ70L1ExxjxPm5dGEUkklocpuoCqty5yPKy4lmg_ldqyhbOzuCoPe01WZEjcVUxNrnm9d-MYCn1sNBkuwcoEetaDiK5T1ppOsv2NV86KgV2o3u_Cvg1zW/w453-h327/BVI%20Map%20-%20Marked%20Up.png" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="275" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_JLLtTQ3Hg" width="478" youtube-src-id="u_JLLtTQ3Hg"></iframe></div><p></p><p>Saturday, March 9th 2024, we woke up super early for our flights to St. Thomas. Delta took us through Atlanta and we were in sunny warm St. Thomas by the early afternoon. We took a taxi to the Westin Resort at Frenchman’s Reef. After checking in, we went down to the pool and had some pizza, and relaxed by the pool. I fell asleep since I hadn’t been able to nap on the plane, but Andrea went for a walk on the beach with the kids. 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We met Captain David on the dock and boarded the boat where we met his wife Chef Emily. Emily gave us a quick tour of the boat and then we enjoyed a lunch of chicken salad wraps before we set sail for St. John. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwUIMrd-BXIhH4KNt7wmmMYdU4ccsfB5mp_V2qhZhs454QLDEK28QYOGjTOnu2UcVdX5wqT7YFgvKsfNpPX4l_WUAeFfIkyRsHNIVNOmjxJSi7W8PX-4qpemHn3g1zDzgFnQqmXcsPuQJXAeoUxgf-mVCF_QmpdeUYraZtS_V8gWAhY3UXPJW7QuvDm1b/s4032/2024-03-10%2014.39.05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwUIMrd-BXIhH4KNt7wmmMYdU4ccsfB5mp_V2qhZhs454QLDEK28QYOGjTOnu2UcVdX5wqT7YFgvKsfNpPX4l_WUAeFfIkyRsHNIVNOmjxJSi7W8PX-4qpemHn3g1zDzgFnQqmXcsPuQJXAeoUxgf-mVCF_QmpdeUYraZtS_V8gWAhY3UXPJW7QuvDm1b/s320/2024-03-10%2014.39.05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rffbtwLpoqrU55JHq7LrQllSMEfHDsLPrN7JH3AUhRTidzQmTK-qqa63W-JKZ1f2-oDRGIGnSJe_btxTqftPmV8hjSjDbGh7YETlZcUY-5iNKCMC6sp70uxAMT5B1fUK8XC2VUj3iGpP1aJaqn85z3lf_qpbJPFl57FwezADsbJnssD9pfZYILNw7lhP/s4032/2024-03-10%2014.48.37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rffbtwLpoqrU55JHq7LrQllSMEfHDsLPrN7JH3AUhRTidzQmTK-qqa63W-JKZ1f2-oDRGIGnSJe_btxTqftPmV8hjSjDbGh7YETlZcUY-5iNKCMC6sp70uxAMT5B1fUK8XC2VUj3iGpP1aJaqn85z3lf_qpbJPFl57FwezADsbJnssD9pfZYILNw7lhP/s320/2024-03-10%2014.48.37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEi52dz9Qnup9mHNqk4aEv8T_MvC5GLgPLSUC9tVFPGef6N5QCCCPIDcxPTenLXVwbXR71qjRDOr0qNl5UmLjB4e-RzPH-Sixyps7OyGHDHq12DNbXq6phryElAuV6q0ifWm9XxEdsU1-pRKzMFaY9_CCEMvIof2uRCtDYLsAzfDCeM8dhgglaSxvcGpa/s4032/2024-03-10%2014.50.21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEi52dz9Qnup9mHNqk4aEv8T_MvC5GLgPLSUC9tVFPGef6N5QCCCPIDcxPTenLXVwbXR71qjRDOr0qNl5UmLjB4e-RzPH-Sixyps7OyGHDHq12DNbXq6phryElAuV6q0ifWm9XxEdsU1-pRKzMFaY9_CCEMvIof2uRCtDYLsAzfDCeM8dhgglaSxvcGpa/s320/2024-03-10%2014.50.21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90DGlHai9e_n2HnfqRavfH5Mt2lewFVe80_-1K_aCaWs8xwq_S0WsnkMzXLuFGL-UlC2iC2aS_Xucq-3EBu9cXsGrU3_wu6UdpOeqdaLEacJ_gsA7mjzEUP3Nn3wVmr8e5Ys1lDs77IZBS6E9-H-uqdlnN6eTMR3DbhV85MQImQIk0gsuvnlHy_u4BWRN/s4032/2024-03-10%2015.46.34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90DGlHai9e_n2HnfqRavfH5Mt2lewFVe80_-1K_aCaWs8xwq_S0WsnkMzXLuFGL-UlC2iC2aS_Xucq-3EBu9cXsGrU3_wu6UdpOeqdaLEacJ_gsA7mjzEUP3Nn3wVmr8e5Ys1lDs77IZBS6E9-H-uqdlnN6eTMR3DbhV85MQImQIk0gsuvnlHy_u4BWRN/s320/2024-03-10%2015.46.34.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ride over to St. John took a couple of hours of sailing and we anchored in Watermelon Bay near the ruins of an old Sugar Plantation. In the afternoon and evening we paddled around on some SUPs (Stand Up Paddleboards) and snorkeled around a little island. We saw some fish while snorkeling, but not much out around the little island. 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I got a nice picture of it as the first stage separated, and we watched as the payload section accelerated off across the sky. It was pretty amazing to see in person and I’m glad Connor spotted it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZjzuxDYOQruN2IklTnqUmXXsI8YXusKR3Kp7q54wpJMJvEcEst8QeOO8x43ixM0cBcYWl6-niMYAzEbpbAlYkhRvpCfUP9PvSl0z9dBWGm7JEnsL0ApbbiXyAoRsmKsbrkHHuYTsnpdB_X_tmXxaoM3XZs5Wh6lIjyXogDBpTyBxIv4froJ6zvfEhbs0/s4032/2024-03-10%2019.13.57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZjzuxDYOQruN2IklTnqUmXXsI8YXusKR3Kp7q54wpJMJvEcEst8QeOO8x43ixM0cBcYWl6-niMYAzEbpbAlYkhRvpCfUP9PvSl0z9dBWGm7JEnsL0ApbbiXyAoRsmKsbrkHHuYTsnpdB_X_tmXxaoM3XZs5Wh6lIjyXogDBpTyBxIv4froJ6zvfEhbs0/s320/2024-03-10%2019.13.57.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Dinner was delicious and after our cantaloupe sorbet dessert, we retired for the evening. Paige and I went up to the top deck to stare at the stars and we had a discussion about the universe, our galaxy, the extinction of the dinosaurs, and we saw a few shooting stars. </p><p>In the morning on Monday, March 11th, I got up a little early to do some SUPing and was pleasantly surprised that both my girls were up early and wanted to join. Andrea took the blue SUP, and Paige sat up front on my SUP. We paddled out near shore and had a great view of a couple sea turtles and a stingray. We woke Connor up when we finished and we all ate breakfast burritos before going to shore for a morning hike. 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It didn’t look that far, but without flippers, it was pretty challenging. Thankfully the salt water makes you a bit more buoyant so I was able to chill and float on my back when I got tired. Captain David came to check on me in the little boat, but I gave him a thumbs up and made it back on my own. I estimated it was a good 500 yards or so, but David measured it on the GPS and it was 0.2 miles, so closer to 350. I’m pretty sure my eagle eyes are far more accurate than any stupid navigation system so it goes on the blog officially as 500 yards. </p><p>Once we were all back aboard, we sailed around the island and tied up in a harbor so Captain David could take our passports by to get approved by the British government for our BVI visit. We stayed on the boat and had a Caesar salad and smoothies for lunch. Once David got back, we set sail for The Indians and Norman Island. We snorkeled around some rocky outcrops at The Indians and saw a barracuda and a couple of squids. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JQYx_kAM37GhdQYkoDLObX4oK2Lg1ETWP6EetWA03Xeqwx0TohE_xeUKgv8WQFc_08Csx5uYn43ZKoWhGypjvDMVeXJJE1lUYGWzbdJY_MxshY6MD3XS9eypjtdgYma5yvzPFdU4VP6Wx4Jk2RJbSZyMbcpYQoCR5OmffA9kux-j0iOX4bwdprKXLHet/s4032/2024-03-11%2015.11.24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JQYx_kAM37GhdQYkoDLObX4oK2Lg1ETWP6EetWA03Xeqwx0TohE_xeUKgv8WQFc_08Csx5uYn43ZKoWhGypjvDMVeXJJE1lUYGWzbdJY_MxshY6MD3XS9eypjtdgYma5yvzPFdU4VP6Wx4Jk2RJbSZyMbcpYQoCR5OmffA9kux-j0iOX4bwdprKXLHet/s320/2024-03-11%2015.11.24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We had a snack back on the boat and then sailed to Norman Island, where the kids did tubing and knee-boarding. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Captain David went over our map to show us the route we had traveled, and our current location. We were all tired after our active day in the sun so we retired to our rooms and went to bed early. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGnWbwLEqM0ZCnPIMgJrwlfA2ut1K-mfqYzs5VI-mqLO_EI2Cz_lchr38VeMh8sysUS_5OKE9CgBdA4hWP25hX1JYsMk_7AKx9NnB4tVqKaWLqhC8RMmbzRJBfT_Y3Xm0qhYWarW3M5JlFqgJ_utp1fGFOiyj0TIDvzg4jHJipHM7Ml21-0R9_JXNVGSs/s4032/2024-03-11%2019.02.19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGnWbwLEqM0ZCnPIMgJrwlfA2ut1K-mfqYzs5VI-mqLO_EI2Cz_lchr38VeMh8sysUS_5OKE9CgBdA4hWP25hX1JYsMk_7AKx9NnB4tVqKaWLqhC8RMmbzRJBfT_Y3Xm0qhYWarW3M5JlFqgJ_utp1fGFOiyj0TIDvzg4jHJipHM7Ml21-0R9_JXNVGSs/s320/2024-03-11%2019.02.19.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Tuesday, March 12th, I got up fairly early and took the blue SUP out around the harbor where we were anchored. When I got back, we woke up the kids and Paige wanted to jump in the water to look at the big starfish that were under our boat. Emily and I went in with her, and we floated over near another boat where we could see four stingrays that were working in the sand that the anchor’s chain had disturbed. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT5jAzOD-u_CFj9hz0JM_xhkXsunX5zTXc3EJ5K-v-XmIn_7Y6bxpfmHouQGxZfWCkCoC1H5Nmq9VQPFTS9IWvHppruqOBfQQTLP8UwveQfAZ-2IyIH057sWOPwBS1pVN5BXspia2rXT0O4VKhUC7NO2fpLyLVzCMqrtjeWAK8OSXOTMMayM_hlNahdGF/s4032/2024-03-12%2009.49.56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT5jAzOD-u_CFj9hz0JM_xhkXsunX5zTXc3EJ5K-v-XmIn_7Y6bxpfmHouQGxZfWCkCoC1H5Nmq9VQPFTS9IWvHppruqOBfQQTLP8UwveQfAZ-2IyIH057sWOPwBS1pVN5BXspia2rXT0O4VKhUC7NO2fpLyLVzCMqrtjeWAK8OSXOTMMayM_hlNahdGF/s320/2024-03-12%2009.49.56.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>We had Açaí bowls for breakfast and then took the little dinghy out to the caves where we snorkeled and explored as far back as we dared in the dark. Connor spotted a dozen big silver fish swimming together and Paige saw a big jellyfish. I saw a clear tiny jelly that had sparkling rainbow colored lights twinkling along its edges. 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Paige and I were kind of confused what it was and David explained it was a bunch of big rock formations which are unique to the area. We had burgers for lunch and then took the dinghy out near one of the beaches where our family swam in to the park. The rocks were indeed huge, and it was fun crawling through the passages and hidden areas between them. 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For dinner we had fettuccine Alfredo with bacon, salad, and finished it off with some dark chocolate bars, and of course some smoothies (Connor’s favorite). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvizzQnUBRP8Sol34ogoEWjbqP2SYbqnjcbwiYM0UoEoKu6ZxQm1aUji90rskQjjT4xxe-Km4_3cVfWY4RXfTnMNv3oIX8fszNnG3hrmq5J9uSrAEZhJMgmfepxsYgZDkD4jNXg6hMUKKNwQXnj6Zr73PKSL5WRIcZaxEOmSj-w0jDatCZ2xK4ydJijEw/s4032/2024-03-12%2018.37.17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvizzQnUBRP8Sol34ogoEWjbqP2SYbqnjcbwiYM0UoEoKu6ZxQm1aUji90rskQjjT4xxe-Km4_3cVfWY4RXfTnMNv3oIX8fszNnG3hrmq5J9uSrAEZhJMgmfepxsYgZDkD4jNXg6hMUKKNwQXnj6Zr73PKSL5WRIcZaxEOmSj-w0jDatCZ2xK4ydJijEw/s320/2024-03-12%2018.37.17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBJ_3RYWJ7N7kUnSNdoKK-dXZ9RB_gNlnzNGAljGuMgDCiuyyGzwo5rbsQf1gOFYAoiMhNYKV2n9IRjRLQj-fW6XNDYnTcfgJnoXmuehFUybZmdExBBkM4EfG5VeD_B2mVxef8-k-BFRq_am0yC_dAMnoEGoH1TfOxaJi2OOQba0jkBN4NtHVUwqY4QC_/s4032/2024-03-12%2018.38.38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBJ_3RYWJ7N7kUnSNdoKK-dXZ9RB_gNlnzNGAljGuMgDCiuyyGzwo5rbsQf1gOFYAoiMhNYKV2n9IRjRLQj-fW6XNDYnTcfgJnoXmuehFUybZmdExBBkM4EfG5VeD_B2mVxef8-k-BFRq_am0yC_dAMnoEGoH1TfOxaJi2OOQba0jkBN4NtHVUwqY4QC_/s320/2024-03-12%2018.38.38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the morning on Wednesday, March 13th, I got up and did my morning SUP. Captain David snagged a small spotted grouper and Andrea reeled it in, then we got on the dinghy to head over to a nice snorkeling spot. Wednesday morning was the first time we took the underwater scooters out. Paige and I both used them and while Paige wasn’t overly impressed, I absolutely loved it. I like to dive down to get a different view of the coral, and with the little scooter I was able to zip around underwater much faster and farther than I could normally. I liked using it at the most powerful setting, but that also meant that the battery didn’t last long. It was my favorite snorkeling spot so far, the reef was expansive and the coral was huge with lots of colorful fish everywhere. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx0oTzGDt156xr74jChTaFq4YpN9uKXZviwB66byuw03zy0t09hFruE5ecnEGJP5BUgmYIGNr-u_qTLRbcNQKW3eoI7me4bf34frZS0IS-RSLCQ4zUBoQtbipQf32kojNg5Shluj2RAC13-MyOA5qAvc1RV36LDVG1gfsvx1hja6yjyrTsnXcutKkYhrK/s4032/2024-03-13%2010.01.07-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx0oTzGDt156xr74jChTaFq4YpN9uKXZviwB66byuw03zy0t09hFruE5ecnEGJP5BUgmYIGNr-u_qTLRbcNQKW3eoI7me4bf34frZS0IS-RSLCQ4zUBoQtbipQf32kojNg5Shluj2RAC13-MyOA5qAvc1RV36LDVG1gfsvx1hja6yjyrTsnXcutKkYhrK/s320/2024-03-13%2010.01.07-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>After snorkeling, we set sail and went East. We had intended to make a stop in the Dog Islands, however there was a swell from the North that made that area a bit choppy. The sea had big humps of water that were bouncing us around and they broke dangerously as they neared the island and coral. Captain David made the decision to skip that spot and head to the northeast side of Virgin Gorda. </p><p>Throughout our journeys, Captain David has towed a few lures behind the boat and suddenly we heard one of the reels clicking away as the line ran out. David gave Andrea the rod and she reeled in one of the largest blue bar jacks that has ever been caught on the Lady Catron. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-pyAz4Ja41C9mLBwSZAXEB5sikQuYlCw-39N4xf5iYr6YxWo1zLJPByQ2HcGgBt6pM-VBkRbhIQC5l1klfgEd446tduxkSYAl5MV-tZxVLDgg8wXXuezJ4THhdCenSbhps9f16qrkkR-9d-_4wtMJo6yzKfLO3i_OAmGBoLkL7tZVnxEFxqzLDzoWZMu/s4032/2024-03-13%2011.23.45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-pyAz4Ja41C9mLBwSZAXEB5sikQuYlCw-39N4xf5iYr6YxWo1zLJPByQ2HcGgBt6pM-VBkRbhIQC5l1klfgEd446tduxkSYAl5MV-tZxVLDgg8wXXuezJ4THhdCenSbhps9f16qrkkR-9d-_4wtMJo6yzKfLO3i_OAmGBoLkL7tZVnxEFxqzLDzoWZMu/s320/2024-03-13%2011.23.45.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiES4uJgM4zgCc7q0eX8fjhjmAO9n_t61CH2_sWrlF4Su9ZfsU1ZkTMIn0KdtHnYg2GyrxbPCYJ07y7Hvsw3M0mYjGb4PAkN-zWKA__OmHpivoPopYi88lxohLJqPx_d3nIK9DtUeFfAp7FgtcYB4Cx7M-M2vqVOo6z1mYzBw2wlZDKyLkT7I-RntHlnr5/s6048/DSC_4515.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiES4uJgM4zgCc7q0eX8fjhjmAO9n_t61CH2_sWrlF4Su9ZfsU1ZkTMIn0KdtHnYg2GyrxbPCYJ07y7Hvsw3M0mYjGb4PAkN-zWKA__OmHpivoPopYi88lxohLJqPx_d3nIK9DtUeFfAp7FgtcYB4Cx7M-M2vqVOo6z1mYzBw2wlZDKyLkT7I-RntHlnr5/s320/DSC_4515.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We arrived in the afternoon and found a nice mooring ball that was open near the Bitter End Yacht Club. We had lunch while we took in the view of the area, and it was quite a sight. There were all kinds of boats, including some of the fanciest privately owned yachts we had seen yet. One had a slide from the top deck, one had a helicopter, lots of them looked luxurious. Our boat was comfortable and pretty darn nice, but there was some next level fanciness on display around us. A gentleman that actually lived near us in Florida was motoring around the harbor selling rum drinks. We didn't buy anything from him, but we enjoyed petting his dog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRWG0n4-SgcKu5PwH6RBs0jEoFeqSrEbowd6EziULqfZsprFReyuYu4gKjYMXHy0m_xl6hTwC5maBd3BsWfG13LYg12pj2PzUc0yVnm_77e5elapv6Rw538a8phspH2G02oppOeQw81_Jiy6hAkyZMQe6SIOMz72iIKHzdJ0CTwr_bhMByFLLXnjwW4gP/s4032/2024-03-13%2013.02.19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRWG0n4-SgcKu5PwH6RBs0jEoFeqSrEbowd6EziULqfZsprFReyuYu4gKjYMXHy0m_xl6hTwC5maBd3BsWfG13LYg12pj2PzUc0yVnm_77e5elapv6Rw538a8phspH2G02oppOeQw81_Jiy6hAkyZMQe6SIOMz72iIKHzdJ0CTwr_bhMByFLLXnjwW4gP/s320/2024-03-13%2013.02.19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Although the kids were not interested, Andrea and I decided that they would take the opportunity to try water skiing. Captain David took Connor out first and I went along in the dinghy initially to give it a little more weight. Connor didn’t have much luck, so I got out and they tried some more. Unfortunately he couldn’t quite get all the way up and get going. It seemed like he was close a few times, but no luck. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd9bxZHvqnIpqPLXbXbISbBOopnfkDuVbPPvSaFpz_ta7mCvzEvqKXgM61Bfpkwc_krP1zuTY7wlgpHn5Y0pFLzhaiCpQZRd96osL9fV-XfGfZO3OXTuzjtQ81JexNTHH3hj_IvMzy_RfxTk1rryepeuz9AnqNkw1lsbYgA34i9KzErrirZUiirGQeL0G/s4032/2024-03-13%2013.41.55-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd9bxZHvqnIpqPLXbXbISbBOopnfkDuVbPPvSaFpz_ta7mCvzEvqKXgM61Bfpkwc_krP1zuTY7wlgpHn5Y0pFLzhaiCpQZRd96osL9fV-XfGfZO3OXTuzjtQ81JexNTHH3hj_IvMzy_RfxTk1rryepeuz9AnqNkw1lsbYgA34i9KzErrirZUiirGQeL0G/s320/2024-03-13%2013.41.55-1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Paige had the same results and gave up after seven or eight failed attempts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjW-rB2lmo4Ag5usAKDQ_gGjPB8I54YOsYx6H-MWJf-GjjpIXlhBvwL4SSLeH7YdmpnTYP3YY7-zW2cP_nZMrpa-J_6gi7GiYT9MKX68poBtMR1YiMFHshZIj_KVp5rsYvdVYCrLS3ET3b6sSJ_7rtnEqecugviApv8LFGZTuV5A-DV7HTWiJIBpA5Jgds/s6048/DSC_4530.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjW-rB2lmo4Ag5usAKDQ_gGjPB8I54YOsYx6H-MWJf-GjjpIXlhBvwL4SSLeH7YdmpnTYP3YY7-zW2cP_nZMrpa-J_6gi7GiYT9MKX68poBtMR1YiMFHshZIj_KVp5rsYvdVYCrLS3ET3b6sSJ_7rtnEqecugviApv8LFGZTuV5A-DV7HTWiJIBpA5Jgds/s320/DSC_4530.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1IqoiMX1ufBTPKLHg90DcaYyMXneDItwkjwYzoKW4dFI_ShfUXlF2zSWEWndo_9WhFSAewBlYRB8eM5XPid0Wk5kdgD-JTvkudj6nID9laB8Ajnt3zcWKXP8XLst_m-x0fEr60pcDXLVBcOIpHpSf3Yv14Isv10fA66aQXT8FnGZkWKBanUItZnijPta/s6048/DSC_4539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1IqoiMX1ufBTPKLHg90DcaYyMXneDItwkjwYzoKW4dFI_ShfUXlF2zSWEWndo_9WhFSAewBlYRB8eM5XPid0Wk5kdgD-JTvkudj6nID9laB8Ajnt3zcWKXP8XLst_m-x0fEr60pcDXLVBcOIpHpSf3Yv14Isv10fA66aQXT8FnGZkWKBanUItZnijPta/s320/DSC_4539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted to give it a try and David knew the little dinghy wouldn’t be able to pull me up out of the water, so we tried to yank me off the back of the yacht. It seemed like it was almost going to work for a moment, but I was sinking faster than the boat was pulling me up, so we gave up. I tried the knee board and we got that to work the first try. You have an option to leave the handle attached to the board and after I got comfortable I tried to detach it, but that definitely made it more tricky. After a couple circles around the harbor, I let Connor have another try. He was determined to get the skis to work, and although he didn’t get up, I was proud of him for giving it another go.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMKynr_Z4BXQoB5CyihBG3ZFXv7ClJu_C6Tz3otmeLNYFkH0MPEBMxX-AvUDm6E-uIrrAF-07_rGEmakN4JUm6gJADKJcVyNJ6SwWa1dqwwsbXX7njooKUi2NdBcPRHuAKv3olBy6v17UtMC2h_rHDUt2pNa1jkgjstihA5DuAenBxzXdFEuUMfS3me5E/s6048/DSC_4549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMKynr_Z4BXQoB5CyihBG3ZFXv7ClJu_C6Tz3otmeLNYFkH0MPEBMxX-AvUDm6E-uIrrAF-07_rGEmakN4JUm6gJADKJcVyNJ6SwWa1dqwwsbXX7njooKUi2NdBcPRHuAKv3olBy6v17UtMC2h_rHDUt2pNa1jkgjstihA5DuAenBxzXdFEuUMfS3me5E/s320/DSC_4549.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JY3PRk5ylVIFJY1E-BrK8Qln05Zclr0geaYXHVfC0JEuNK-4P-gGnu9s-SMBDLCHRVXhtIZFuth-UyvahdNO5coWo7WpT5hEKPSOYvyNAtjG1nnX7ZnzQm0Ybpzt00DtCLtDMqSGcNteczYFFrRdpZtMcHH6g5s9ZzgJyZYkjSwWNm78vDTvTsqKjOyv/s6048/DSC_4555.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JY3PRk5ylVIFJY1E-BrK8Qln05Zclr0geaYXHVfC0JEuNK-4P-gGnu9s-SMBDLCHRVXhtIZFuth-UyvahdNO5coWo7WpT5hEKPSOYvyNAtjG1nnX7ZnzQm0Ybpzt00DtCLtDMqSGcNteczYFFrRdpZtMcHH6g5s9ZzgJyZYkjSwWNm78vDTvTsqKjOyv/s320/DSC_4555.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvy4Jb1xI9J3ZrdPr2kH8sdHFPonqt7UktKWfCZe6ZMh9sCkqpQiIXeWOPI67_9qlNJqXe6kBaTWEsfRCu0iYfR0c157jfrq3K9_oYJvJ-PqSL7OiIKd6EEpraW0mU44JWR-ZScBN9ALqCEGFUf-GiouC_b5-wY8PlzfmPXodJDZyDkNS_euGfWxU_Vl2/s6048/DSC_4610-cc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvy4Jb1xI9J3ZrdPr2kH8sdHFPonqt7UktKWfCZe6ZMh9sCkqpQiIXeWOPI67_9qlNJqXe6kBaTWEsfRCu0iYfR0c157jfrq3K9_oYJvJ-PqSL7OiIKd6EEpraW0mU44JWR-ZScBN9ALqCEGFUf-GiouC_b5-wY8PlzfmPXodJDZyDkNS_euGfWxU_Vl2/s320/DSC_4610-cc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once we finished with the water toys, Captain David removed part of the fencing on the upper deck so we could practice our dives from higher up. Connor dove right in, but Paige had to practice a few more times from the bottom step before she built up the courage to go from the top deck. Her first dive was half dive and half feet first, but after that she got the hang of it and had some good ones. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJXtkzt95foFWzqSxJY3JBY9YdNWTvf3LR8SvRF-xQJ1G3wg7aowAefU8mV-BTPWWKRpYbQ8vcWsHdPH7EO-uTcOdqKvuROw7sEeHtVXYY-spswiy4dTz1qGkcxBTA1yQWGL1pAWSPCGXtpM83EfvWUR7EGwyzbDkHWhI8RsUVlrBLSe_Os_tg0eyNVTF/s1705/2024-03-13%2016.53.30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1705" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJXtkzt95foFWzqSxJY3JBY9YdNWTvf3LR8SvRF-xQJ1G3wg7aowAefU8mV-BTPWWKRpYbQ8vcWsHdPH7EO-uTcOdqKvuROw7sEeHtVXYY-spswiy4dTz1qGkcxBTA1yQWGL1pAWSPCGXtpM83EfvWUR7EGwyzbDkHWhI8RsUVlrBLSe_Os_tg0eyNVTF/s320/2024-03-13%2016.53.30.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>We washed up and then after a snack, we headed over to the Bitter End Yacht Club in the dinghy. The kids took naps on the beach while Andrea and I took a walk around the club and down the beach where we enjoyed some picturesque swings over the water. We played some cornhole with Captain David, did some shopping, and then stopped over at the Saba Rock Resort where the guests were feeding some enormous tarpon from the dock. Captain David told us that they throw in kitchen scraps daily around 5pm and the fish definitely knew it was feeding time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXDd2_I18Taa2eC1F2-k-m47H0wjeu97D5ekGE4PBLx5rjb_zHwXPBJYi9qogZ-KAoLyz70RrZas7gPnfl2bP5rlC6-xMV0hyphenhyphenFoMcTWBy0iofCD3ltKH-HnbB2P88P5l6H9YAEQ1PL-o_xadBRsZYrQ9Tk5swFuGYwfxh_hYWjPbAlzMe4luAvjRGxfdh/s4032/2024-03-13%2015.55.18-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXDd2_I18Taa2eC1F2-k-m47H0wjeu97D5ekGE4PBLx5rjb_zHwXPBJYi9qogZ-KAoLyz70RrZas7gPnfl2bP5rlC6-xMV0hyphenhyphenFoMcTWBy0iofCD3ltKH-HnbB2P88P5l6H9YAEQ1PL-o_xadBRsZYrQ9Tk5swFuGYwfxh_hYWjPbAlzMe4luAvjRGxfdh/s320/2024-03-13%2015.55.18-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Emily made homemade Nutella and coconut ice cream to go with the brownies and you know it was good when Connor eats it all, he loves his smoothies, but isn’t much of a dessert eater otherwise. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW7z9v3chInC1IfDBT0OIu8qaEewc_IfD8G61dvY5MFufKDw5xOlHwJRBmBQmVe5hjX2VsFB7AOQjvnd-_Vq4OM6wUItu8SlSpP4z612VrRAVfy4xyc5Bvqjlxvrk4vDfLLQfjiC5sNKRTqhTjxJlbCepgxemyTtwDT7vW9Wre9Vwv4MX2psYPYzVepRK/s4032/2024-03-13%2017.55.45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW7z9v3chInC1IfDBT0OIu8qaEewc_IfD8G61dvY5MFufKDw5xOlHwJRBmBQmVe5hjX2VsFB7AOQjvnd-_Vq4OM6wUItu8SlSpP4z612VrRAVfy4xyc5Bvqjlxvrk4vDfLLQfjiC5sNKRTqhTjxJlbCepgxemyTtwDT7vW9Wre9Vwv4MX2psYPYzVepRK/s320/2024-03-13%2017.55.45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKS5tgzjikRQwHGvbMkbJ2KkoomEck2ozVpOUe_UvIiHZPrKVtmTfmGIXt8zV3dx9H7cVo7Jpf2XMt0CvAFdE9b0lDjqMZPSAS5ytaOlk_pAWojcxdzjlFJSmmYdpvadNFZpOcRLiegv0oXku13SKUe47AOwDs7UyHgRaSOqBiJZEu9cPvPfs9Z67pH6T/s4032/2024-03-13%2018.06.01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKS5tgzjikRQwHGvbMkbJ2KkoomEck2ozVpOUe_UvIiHZPrKVtmTfmGIXt8zV3dx9H7cVo7Jpf2XMt0CvAFdE9b0lDjqMZPSAS5ytaOlk_pAWojcxdzjlFJSmmYdpvadNFZpOcRLiegv0oXku13SKUe47AOwDs7UyHgRaSOqBiJZEu9cPvPfs9Z67pH6T/s320/2024-03-13%2018.06.01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each night after dinner, Captain David showed us the route we traveled for the day as well as our current location. We talked through our plans for the next day and the crew was always awesome about making sure the plans were exactly what we wanted.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYOGpdB-gd2tp_tWEyIHhiYNKuNSbJj09uA6yV__80hgdJFS53XhhhbgH_3ejN9vwu3-F1igbvugMB-n-vfbE99ghcjFP0GXf2Pl7m8PlHkIiUD02fpKOftJtDP7YoXUWrjjDTDsFJgBmc5pHFbWNoswqd6ESanoKEDnTzfui_NVpTYzAhXbhKH7HlBfY/s4032/2024-03-13%2018.42.10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYOGpdB-gd2tp_tWEyIHhiYNKuNSbJj09uA6yV__80hgdJFS53XhhhbgH_3ejN9vwu3-F1igbvugMB-n-vfbE99ghcjFP0GXf2Pl7m8PlHkIiUD02fpKOftJtDP7YoXUWrjjDTDsFJgBmc5pHFbWNoswqd6ESanoKEDnTzfui_NVpTYzAhXbhKH7HlBfY/s320/2024-03-13%2018.42.10.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">We had a relaxing evening, watching the sun set, and enjoying the surprisingly good internet connection in the area. Andrea and I were even able to watch a bit of the Indian Wells tennis tournament on her iPad with our YouTube TV subscription, which was awesome. </p><p>Thursday, March 14th, we got up like usual and after my morning SUP around the harbor we ate French toast and then set sail for our first snorkeling spot of the day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RqpTSzHxLG5Ii8w2OOOPOAbcl2tg33Lj1KSMoczPmu534Xt48LkfD1xnAE5Ex4Xb3dXv5eSJ0Op4ofOgzJ4pucjJYekAdXfwNdSy3G1U_n-9d1sd9jNxkx0eZzxkFfeQTPxNkr37ML9FwT_nqw2CAC8kWBqtPJFMCHni5eYctQB-k7J7as5YGnMOX8Xl/s4032/2024-03-14%2009.15.42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RqpTSzHxLG5Ii8w2OOOPOAbcl2tg33Lj1KSMoczPmu534Xt48LkfD1xnAE5Ex4Xb3dXv5eSJ0Op4ofOgzJ4pucjJYekAdXfwNdSy3G1U_n-9d1sd9jNxkx0eZzxkFfeQTPxNkr37ML9FwT_nqw2CAC8kWBqtPJFMCHni5eYctQB-k7J7as5YGnMOX8Xl/s320/2024-03-14%2009.15.42.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vyD4OZWBzzeV4T6uftjO1EwozlKIMv-vcWoJNLGK3yfQlSeDa0WkrcXwKvVwZiRprz6WicWK1aiFfbJxBFA5IgrkHfsqfDLoUT8lovnl60ByjJ-NazJvKrPvjXAKJmjl7tBZgSimXZEOHDSEydaI7qCfO8VxBNZTiJnYilv69-xR_8UMuE347GGXixBn/s4032/2024-03-14%2009.37.12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vyD4OZWBzzeV4T6uftjO1EwozlKIMv-vcWoJNLGK3yfQlSeDa0WkrcXwKvVwZiRprz6WicWK1aiFfbJxBFA5IgrkHfsqfDLoUT8lovnl60ByjJ-NazJvKrPvjXAKJmjl7tBZgSimXZEOHDSEydaI7qCfO8VxBNZTiJnYilv69-xR_8UMuE347GGXixBn/s320/2024-03-14%2009.37.12.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We stopped off of Great Dog Island and moored the boat in some deeper water a few hundred yards from shore. I jumped in with one of the handheld scooters, so decided to leave my camera onboard and that means there are no pics or videos from that adventure. Paige took an underwater scooter too and had fun with it, but wasn’t overly impressed with it and preferred swimming without it. I loved it. I told Andrea that I never wanted to go swimming again without one, especially snorkeling. I like to dive down to get different views of the sea life and it was effortless with the little scooter. I felt like I was just flying through the coral reef and I could chase the fish around and go anywhere I wanted. </p><p>The reef on Thursday was one of the best of the entire trip. There were enormous fanlike coral, huge twisting bulbous tan coral, and colorful fish everywhere. I’m disappointed I didn’t bring the camera, but it was more relaxing just to enjoy the moment without any distractions. </p><p>After snorkeling, we set sail for Jost Van Dyke and we snagged another fish on the way. It was a bigger one and Andrea was having trouble reeling it in by herself, so Paige worked the reel while Andrea held the rod. At Jost Van Dyke, we hiked out to the Bubbly Pool, where waves came crashing over the rocks in to some sandy pools. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnSWpJcvRh5CuOL8iAUMi2nsL2LtcWaq6uSRfEb_WdXc_zXYa7YolwvnjF0FdxGZVMF3n_y50KTfh5pD4N4Ivu7c0KJQgE9lCZl1_J8K7uo_KPiqNuPi5lHwxWbbc7CUfLYWRd1Ao-R7DyW_MPBSp1Jab5anAMEicAibm2GDQs_p-sB1hZx2_lrbE74kF/s4032/2024-03-14%2016.10.50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnSWpJcvRh5CuOL8iAUMi2nsL2LtcWaq6uSRfEb_WdXc_zXYa7YolwvnjF0FdxGZVMF3n_y50KTfh5pD4N4Ivu7c0KJQgE9lCZl1_J8K7uo_KPiqNuPi5lHwxWbbc7CUfLYWRd1Ao-R7DyW_MPBSp1Jab5anAMEicAibm2GDQs_p-sB1hZx2_lrbE74kF/s320/2024-03-14%2016.10.50.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyPf80c1DokbIxI52AChi1UD9vdaUudl6MwAg0DiVWM5UZ9Pw1lVRQk8gDSdj5SsRoL2abvQsmwDD7W1PcAZAIWRV8maQQizk0EFjBBtl_51WRsGTgLozkMxSImtpr9fLaTiSEKW007Ph-nP2hQN_4fs5MYJH-b0Xh_KFJP8YDchxDb3vaSrQ-OODVUfQ/s4032/2024-03-14%2016.15.06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyPf80c1DokbIxI52AChi1UD9vdaUudl6MwAg0DiVWM5UZ9Pw1lVRQk8gDSdj5SsRoL2abvQsmwDD7W1PcAZAIWRV8maQQizk0EFjBBtl_51WRsGTgLozkMxSImtpr9fLaTiSEKW007Ph-nP2hQN_4fs5MYJH-b0Xh_KFJP8YDchxDb3vaSrQ-OODVUfQ/s320/2024-03-14%2016.15.06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdbDW4NXRyOZevpzdRv86IkUOk_OM-rAZ6_Q-zFnEX5LaZsxmEB2sGXCap6pHUAJpjpPLQBFcun8SZRFE3-McrQXH0-vveUS4lNo8rbwiL4aCthgsD1fGupS31AfoIsj59qPir01OvoqZL_2yhDzPxIhkFDVXrGfgjaPANbCtiQADN2aY1bzJXTMmRC0j/s4032/2024-03-14%2016.23.50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdbDW4NXRyOZevpzdRv86IkUOk_OM-rAZ6_Q-zFnEX5LaZsxmEB2sGXCap6pHUAJpjpPLQBFcun8SZRFE3-McrQXH0-vveUS4lNo8rbwiL4aCthgsD1fGupS31AfoIsj59qPir01OvoqZL_2yhDzPxIhkFDVXrGfgjaPANbCtiQADN2aY1bzJXTMmRC0j/s320/2024-03-14%2016.23.50.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Paige and I went down in the the water and I held on tight to her when the water came crashing in. It was beautiful and definitely could be dangerous if the water is any higher. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREnpH3JIe-lehNDVfrG-YQTQCbVMEf_ZOxBxB5k-pALXHgjJ2GmeR4558x2QTydgfRsfQuslQDtLU4C-xa_gUePtMl2RGloNvPhy4oa1ZpyeAxYAng877BfcNIUwqBc9Bjv_SKEs8VSJw9oMfGTKILIWfTIYDnTMQeKGUw-p7o7cP-pAER1Y5h5KP0onS/s3024/2024-03-14%2016.36.43-1-cc-crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREnpH3JIe-lehNDVfrG-YQTQCbVMEf_ZOxBxB5k-pALXHgjJ2GmeR4558x2QTydgfRsfQuslQDtLU4C-xa_gUePtMl2RGloNvPhy4oa1ZpyeAxYAng877BfcNIUwqBc9Bjv_SKEs8VSJw9oMfGTKILIWfTIYDnTMQeKGUw-p7o7cP-pAER1Y5h5KP0onS/s320/2024-03-14%2016.36.43-1-cc-crop.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ1xlZ6d84XMrBgUqv9wmE_vRON-s_KrteeKZmRbDZ2POErR5te1a_THw-okOihKXFbFLIDv24fLorn6kb-xcz4TDPk4fTIVBPYCT0AwJA4XgZQoscu_jKEWpQUdsJq1Cz5G9eRiTL9VUVEhSVYntbqZUfcPURUoMlYzlYTVtRtnQ1YOFOA83QGO2F7mg/s3814/2024-03-14%2016.57.04-1-cc-crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="2860" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ1xlZ6d84XMrBgUqv9wmE_vRON-s_KrteeKZmRbDZ2POErR5te1a_THw-okOihKXFbFLIDv24fLorn6kb-xcz4TDPk4fTIVBPYCT0AwJA4XgZQoscu_jKEWpQUdsJq1Cz5G9eRiTL9VUVEhSVYntbqZUfcPURUoMlYzlYTVtRtnQ1YOFOA83QGO2F7mg/s320/2024-03-14%2016.57.04-1-cc-crop.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>In the evening we did some paddle boarding around the harbor and the kids practiced diving off the boat. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtc5tIzIMG9oBNg8twQNpNwwKF2n-IYb1i9pAmVWpobUWAYcryXMw52bgzwdxvhFFSs_pp8-K_VUTgJNxqUxpd2xkqL1DlAeH1A1UuKNu8YQzj-PnFchgKldKxqePTkKvMKsSQ2FWLNHM46A0OhB-xp57HLlnECG_sUAXUBt7PlyBLz-lNPLWAh8BQjGv/s3474/2024-03-14%2017.27.04-cc-crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="3474" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtc5tIzIMG9oBNg8twQNpNwwKF2n-IYb1i9pAmVWpobUWAYcryXMw52bgzwdxvhFFSs_pp8-K_VUTgJNxqUxpd2xkqL1DlAeH1A1UuKNu8YQzj-PnFchgKldKxqePTkKvMKsSQ2FWLNHM46A0OhB-xp57HLlnECG_sUAXUBt7PlyBLz-lNPLWAh8BQjGv/s320/2024-03-14%2017.27.04-cc-crop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hbdtAKzXLnHYXRrz8H3E0VdNqBnjFYqpgor5_2UmkVN4kaqEpDMh8ASUtc4GDGBz23jeHIt5DPXqsmOVldf6VFkvMsodtlSLgXXxU5TaIy4cx9OdGK4sNdOFkZGr6lvFa_CYJYjlK8GTxZ7P_TjAOZ7vJcFmlOZC7HjM1H1pW4sLqmZDsKKM2D3Wi39W/s3840/2024-03-14%2017.28.29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hbdtAKzXLnHYXRrz8H3E0VdNqBnjFYqpgor5_2UmkVN4kaqEpDMh8ASUtc4GDGBz23jeHIt5DPXqsmOVldf6VFkvMsodtlSLgXXxU5TaIy4cx9OdGK4sNdOFkZGr6lvFa_CYJYjlK8GTxZ7P_TjAOZ7vJcFmlOZC7HjM1H1pW4sLqmZDsKKM2D3Wi39W/s320/2024-03-14%2017.28.29.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>I almost died, which was a wee bit scary. I took one of the scooters and just as I was getting in the water, Andrea warned me to watch out for this guy that had been zooming around the harbor collecting mooring fees. I’d noticed him too, and I remember thinking that he seemed careless and was going way too fast. I knew he would be passing by after finishing up with a boat near us, so I stayed fairly close to our boat and I was using the scooter to go down deep and to see if I could pressurize my ears. I had been underwater for about thirty seconds or so and I started to float back up when Andrea’s warning popped in to my head and I also thought about how Emily had mentioned that she always looks up when she surfaces. I turned my head and I was surprised to see a triangular shadow of a boat about eight feet above me. It was floating directly above me and I could see the white propeller, which wasn’t moving. I yanked the trigger on the scooter to get away from the boat and as I watched, the propeller started spinning. I swam perpendicular to the boat and went deeper before carefully coming to the surface. Andrea and the kids were on our catamaran watching, and I’m thankful they didn’t just witness me getting turned into a smoothie. After that I was pretty much done snorkeling in the harbor. </p><p>We broke out the Nikon DSLR for a family pic and even though it was windy and we didn’t put a lot of effort into getting ready, we got a nice family pic as the sun was setting. After dinner we played Yahtzee and it was the first time the kids ever played. Connor was a hoot, telling us how he was the Alpha and how he was going to score big, but then missing. Paige kept going for long shots, and she was determined to go for a Yahtzee until the very end. She kept the Yahtzee spot open, and on her final turn she rolled a bunch of random numbers. We debated which numbers to go for, I said she should try for fours since they had been lucky for me. Connor told her to go for the threes and Paige decided to go for threes. On her second roll, she rolled four of the dice and hit a Yahtzee with threes and it was an exciting end to the game, bringing Paige back from last place all the way to second. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqnz-Ueq4TwqreEl06YVolELNaR1CcmbDC5PENxO7sZSBOAsm78Wj-gVwEa_7lb1bsouyZjldAfhiYqDQ2sr2kOixbtP9sV8gssuCvXZjV8fnLBzNPw64EwFrr7Hvkgp1OokdMcmQsGxbT6gWO6S5fWqPoKylHnU8YVh_bNAbTEtGvnggppXWEszjz_tk/s4032/2024-03-14%2019.46.32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqnz-Ueq4TwqreEl06YVolELNaR1CcmbDC5PENxO7sZSBOAsm78Wj-gVwEa_7lb1bsouyZjldAfhiYqDQ2sr2kOixbtP9sV8gssuCvXZjV8fnLBzNPw64EwFrr7Hvkgp1OokdMcmQsGxbT6gWO6S5fWqPoKylHnU8YVh_bNAbTEtGvnggppXWEszjz_tk/s320/2024-03-14%2019.46.32.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Friday, March 15th, Captain David set sail to White Bay, off the Southwestern end of Jost Van Dyke. He dropped us off on the beach after breakfast and we spent our morning playing in the sand, going for a walk on the beach, and doing a little shopping. Paige got an ice cream cone, but otherwise we didn’t see any food that looked all that appealing. After we got back aboard our boat, Chef Emily gave us an afternoon snack of edamame, the biggest bowl in history. We also had some virgin pina coladas, and then we relaxed during the voyage over to St. John. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFiW3JtmbsfPQThB-z2m8MK_fh-5QUCUqVb7mvec-S4AK5yyUV6mvuX_nFc4EIAUDBM8HwHVEy5tNp6HIUkFqFCFgITTb26hpO6RiKBEYJLAgNFAfVhBkrWAPCKSW9QzOHr1fXX-Uqg-8RYN14RUofPrFQDigYkwt2TXHLEEld_2wOPPn-egZLlWn7hqR/s4032/2024-03-15%2010.22.49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFiW3JtmbsfPQThB-z2m8MK_fh-5QUCUqVb7mvec-S4AK5yyUV6mvuX_nFc4EIAUDBM8HwHVEy5tNp6HIUkFqFCFgITTb26hpO6RiKBEYJLAgNFAfVhBkrWAPCKSW9QzOHr1fXX-Uqg-8RYN14RUofPrFQDigYkwt2TXHLEEld_2wOPPn-egZLlWn7hqR/s320/2024-03-15%2010.22.49.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ34Sy25aDAryJkNH6UC0BE8oKTLY0vZIDNBkNlNuXhLmyo9ma9PslMrlpPYR7rS4j8BSPDjQP7IJieR6YajjF9UhyphenhyphenJPQBGryDIqDxwPpYvvtZIkIFvixcehHjycw0QDcCn4mOunZ0odUhyphenhyphenCiV6rou3k_qS9oP9y2P1BTa5uB2msal64v1Xrv4sE6zbkp3/s4032/2024-03-15%2011.56.23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ34Sy25aDAryJkNH6UC0BE8oKTLY0vZIDNBkNlNuXhLmyo9ma9PslMrlpPYR7rS4j8BSPDjQP7IJieR6YajjF9UhyphenhyphenJPQBGryDIqDxwPpYvvtZIkIFvixcehHjycw0QDcCn4mOunZ0odUhyphenhyphenCiV6rou3k_qS9oP9y2P1BTa5uB2msal64v1Xrv4sE6zbkp3/s320/2024-03-15%2011.56.23.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMALffcJbZXzxSSt9T-AqqQwJBBoPspAGcDkUc2W_0p9jwAMgXy-6jjt1EOu-q0O2c9C5vQT3iw8C1RAc1NWIc2f0G1rDN5HwgbJb1mDwHxOMp3QQQy_rOaHaHC23lF80gCLX47YiWbmoGuoyXJ8DnUkNaKCsLLt36iMv1xodHE7pMpRQJ0UrpAiuI6N1/s4032/2024-03-15%2011.56.28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMALffcJbZXzxSSt9T-AqqQwJBBoPspAGcDkUc2W_0p9jwAMgXy-6jjt1EOu-q0O2c9C5vQT3iw8C1RAc1NWIc2f0G1rDN5HwgbJb1mDwHxOMp3QQQy_rOaHaHC23lF80gCLX47YiWbmoGuoyXJ8DnUkNaKCsLLt36iMv1xodHE7pMpRQJ0UrpAiuI6N1/s320/2024-03-15%2011.56.28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgwUvlQ5awPG8lKegcFXTQ4TEI_vtOeENsQ6Pa46ONWV0qEcjr-vjAXbbtz2ShQEoHIpMd1uZFqhGb93R_DTey1tJZdYB2V0fHfSuPZ-gXBy3y44-MViKPOhPwiQyoaKc5Ep9TUcjKLExR5j1yR3xvPj_q6sV6-xtr7s_XTmp5lAvneR2-ELubwFO29nu/s4032/2024-03-15%2012.01.06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgwUvlQ5awPG8lKegcFXTQ4TEI_vtOeENsQ6Pa46ONWV0qEcjr-vjAXbbtz2ShQEoHIpMd1uZFqhGb93R_DTey1tJZdYB2V0fHfSuPZ-gXBy3y44-MViKPOhPwiQyoaKc5Ep9TUcjKLExR5j1yR3xvPj_q6sV6-xtr7s_XTmp5lAvneR2-ELubwFO29nu/s320/2024-03-15%2012.01.06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We went through US customs in St. John, which seems like a pointless process, but didn’t take too long. St. John’s dock area wasn’t too developed and although there was a little shopping, we got a bit bored after a couple of hours. Paige and I enjoyed some popsicles, we bought some shirts and then met back up with our crew to head back to our catamaran. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ7irc6IdyeKt5F0R4kY5V620DX7CdCC_UnK0vXRQ_LrIZxE-dVBBZTVJab89FdLnzdICTFGzu5488OhSrHbqLUURA0QOAm3rBXcbw5SphVHSTaVL_i0X2Oh4JOMkOLEXeTberp288IEzIrGE8CFCZmPnrAbwsNjR5-tsXTvh5WDv1IeR1TONQwQApxOf/s4032/2024-03-15%2014.33.57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ7irc6IdyeKt5F0R4kY5V620DX7CdCC_UnK0vXRQ_LrIZxE-dVBBZTVJab89FdLnzdICTFGzu5488OhSrHbqLUURA0QOAm3rBXcbw5SphVHSTaVL_i0X2Oh4JOMkOLEXeTberp288IEzIrGE8CFCZmPnrAbwsNjR5-tsXTvh5WDv1IeR1TONQwQApxOf/s320/2024-03-15%2014.33.57.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We sailed the boat around to a quiet harbor and decided to just wash up and relax for the evening. There was a shipwreck nearby and possibly some turtles, but we were fairly exhausted from all our swimming and the weather was gloomy and rainy most of the day. It actually poured heavily for a bit in the evening and we were content to just do some packing and relax on the boat. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeLIsfNJKQWOL_xBjLLwE7jjxizBmN3XuL_MEJABpgsMBOWCD1Tvvjip6CimW5aY6TPJECcx_ny0yyJTLk5IoIlnBrlXB7Eix_r5IH8SkqhtI4_05ZejDiYRF5mcFpov6SS_BmTCLOZccsV1Kp4mEga0s7XW_qOgjc9fVM6VG-G6BxiPdZGLFRIPTI9Cx/s4032/2024-03-15%2018.12.34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeLIsfNJKQWOL_xBjLLwE7jjxizBmN3XuL_MEJABpgsMBOWCD1Tvvjip6CimW5aY6TPJECcx_ny0yyJTLk5IoIlnBrlXB7Eix_r5IH8SkqhtI4_05ZejDiYRF5mcFpov6SS_BmTCLOZccsV1Kp4mEga0s7XW_qOgjc9fVM6VG-G6BxiPdZGLFRIPTI9Cx/s320/2024-03-15%2018.12.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>After dinner I set up my phone on a timer and we got a pic together with our crew, then we played Yahtzee along with Captain David. Paige had a super lucky night, and if she’d had the same score on Thursday she would have been the big winner. Unfortunately for her, Connor had one of the best Yahtzee games I’ve ever seen. He got his bonus points in the top section as well as three Yahtzee’s for a whopping score of 470. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS4Q9JhDpUQL5TLD07fRa39T8tj43axxThlCpaNzR-7Yf_jSiY4wy4dR0bpSELZVE0kekfwYp-jG1B5z4VHDImPQnxiUcK8SQZQuzW2TN8N388RT8a8XfhUOfnor3xNc1QCJq5HnE3J2ipllKMs1RtSZfLB-AzS9hSkgAPjeGW3_G-gtGbzBwEVQKdOUI/s4032/2024-03-15%2019.31.36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS4Q9JhDpUQL5TLD07fRa39T8tj43axxThlCpaNzR-7Yf_jSiY4wy4dR0bpSELZVE0kekfwYp-jG1B5z4VHDImPQnxiUcK8SQZQuzW2TN8N388RT8a8XfhUOfnor3xNc1QCJq5HnE3J2ipllKMs1RtSZfLB-AzS9hSkgAPjeGW3_G-gtGbzBwEVQKdOUI/s320/2024-03-15%2019.31.36.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Saturday, March 16th, we woke up to a drizzly morning and nobody felt like going for a final SUP or swim. We had smoothie bowls for breakfast and then finished packing up our rooms and set sail for St. Thomas and the airport. Our flight out of St. Thomas was a mess since they overloaded the plane and there were high winds. We sat on the runway burning fuel while they tried to decide what to do. Eventually we burned too much fuel and had to go back to the gate to refuel and to deplane the standby passengers and their luggage which had made us overweight. The flight should have been 4 hours in the air, but by the time we got off the plane, we'd been onboard for close to 8 hours total. It was a mess, but thankfully we made it to Atlanta. We missed our connecting flight home, but there were other flights available, so we eventually made it home. It was a long boring day, and not an ideal ending to our vacation, but we were happy to make it home safely.</p><p>Overall the vacation was amazing. I gave it a 9/10 and I think most of the family would agree. Andrea asked if there's ever been a 10/10 vacation and I couldn't think of any big vacations that were any better than a 9 on a 10 point scale. We have high expectations, though! We've had some 10/10 weekend trips, but it's hard to have a "perfect" big vacation, with all the moving parts and all the people involved. It may have helped that we didn't have any expectations going in to the trip, and any preconceived ideas of how it "should" go. The kids were tired of school and I've been a little burned out with work, so it was perfect timing for a relaxing family vacation. We all had some great laughs, spent quality time together, had beautiful weather, fun hosts, and thankfully nobody got turned into a smoothie by a boat. </p><p>Islands Visited in Order</p><p></p><ul><li>St. Thomas</li><li>St. John</li><li>The Indians</li><li>Norman Island</li><li>Virgin Gorda - The Baths and Bitter End Yacht Club</li><li>Great Camanoe</li><li>Scrub Island - snorkeled </li><li>Great Dog Island - snorkeled with planes underwater </li><li>Jost Van Dyke</li><li>St. John</li><li>St. Thomas</li></ul><p></p><p>Overall Vacation Likes:</p><p></p><ul><li>Water toys: SUP, Tube, Kneeboard, Snorkels, Underwater Scooter</li><li>Food - Chef had meals and snacks without us asking, based on preference sheets</li><li>Time of year - perfect weather. Warm enough to swim, not too hot. </li><li>Flexible schedule based on whatever we felt like doing</li></ul><p></p><p>Overall Vacation Dislikes:</p><p></p><ul><li>No A/C during the day</li><li>Spotty Wi-Fi</li><li>Tricky toilets and showers</li><li>Size of Paige’s room</li><li>Flights home </li></ul><p></p><p>Our Favorite Things:</p><p></p><ul><li>Paige</li><ul><li>Stargazing </li><li>Snorkeling </li><li>Smoothies</li></ul><li>Connor</li><ul><li>Swimming</li><li>Sleep schedule</li><li>Breakfast food</li></ul><li>Andrea</li><ul><li>Private and Flexible schedule </li><li>SUPing</li><li>Food</li><li>The Baths</li></ul><li>Shawn</li><ul><li>Private schedule</li><li>Snorkeling plus scooter</li><li>Family meals together</li><li>Surviving my propeller encounter</li></ul></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3CuQ0ZTOxxtDzahx1jiSlQOtt-mJmNNp8M-UC9cbZ2wd69ORgBWNDHckHkose6Qo9ccCm25HXTMWnQBXcg8pK6hyphenhyphen4a07APdLnd0qMLDsBFxS7jVd858M0FoG_UTB7Xl6zFw1iusRlFXib2dabBydX6Yt2-yP7B6fLwF5quniN67ylm4GITQIJasgQl-t/s3192/BVI%20-%20Lady%20Catron%20-%20Captain%20David%20and%20Chef%20Emily.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3192" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3CuQ0ZTOxxtDzahx1jiSlQOtt-mJmNNp8M-UC9cbZ2wd69ORgBWNDHckHkose6Qo9ccCm25HXTMWnQBXcg8pK6hyphenhyphen4a07APdLnd0qMLDsBFxS7jVd858M0FoG_UTB7Xl6zFw1iusRlFXib2dabBydX6Yt2-yP7B6fLwF5quniN67ylm4GITQIJasgQl-t/w419-h284/BVI%20-%20Lady%20Catron%20-%20Captain%20David%20and%20Chef%20Emily.png" width="419" /></a></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-70869662036824080082024-03-17T12:43:00.001-06:002024-03-17T14:32:15.516-06:00Paige 8th Grade Track Meet at Bolles - 100m, 4 x 100m Relay, 200m<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4ASUBUvvmOM1HosWy7GPUriGuE2x9bqEdY5yQMMdT9CNkT8HNt9cTeAHxbJFjTilZ9WJ-I97vdraC8yy_FpH7EvmIrfd9Y072O-XWMs1QoHDGd0Tmgw4Q9DhGxlZqepVwTZkEfxnYgFQEDf05Psv2C3rjaUIQ7ZcvC_Lc54Wbwd99NvpPsywwgTPzofI/s6048/DSC_4228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="4024" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4ASUBUvvmOM1HosWy7GPUriGuE2x9bqEdY5yQMMdT9CNkT8HNt9cTeAHxbJFjTilZ9WJ-I97vdraC8yy_FpH7EvmIrfd9Y072O-XWMs1QoHDGd0Tmgw4Q9DhGxlZqepVwTZkEfxnYgFQEDf05Psv2C3rjaUIQ7ZcvC_Lc54Wbwd99NvpPsywwgTPzofI/w260-h391/DSC_4228.JPG" width="260" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Paige ran in her first track meet of the season on Monday, March 4th. She competed in the 100m, 4x100m relay, and 200m events. Since Paige had some official times from last year, she was bumped up in the order of the heats. Paige ran in the second heat of the 100m event to start her day and she ran it in 14.10 seconds, which is a personal record for her. Paige placed 3rd in her heat and 10th overall for the event out of 90 competitors.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/38Iek-9dtmk" width="430" youtube-src-id="38Iek-9dtmk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALd4NN5Gz280os02Huzl2tsgTbsca_ONLexor6yL9fpObV2PRK3neTKasFktXvdE7EPrjLJ9pri4exlVhnhEWfus0n-N2_AeEN18d4FTQVW9BYqRtDLss9fC3mPJSJKSXkX3GP9LT34VoE3JHQtAYwX6985oYy-XxuXI7WORbRqM07FQexKhx6kH3u2f5/s6048/DSC_4237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALd4NN5Gz280os02Huzl2tsgTbsca_ONLexor6yL9fpObV2PRK3neTKasFktXvdE7EPrjLJ9pri4exlVhnhEWfus0n-N2_AeEN18d4FTQVW9BYqRtDLss9fC3mPJSJKSXkX3GP9LT34VoE3JHQtAYwX6985oYy-XxuXI7WORbRqM07FQexKhx6kH3u2f5/s320/DSC_4237.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="732" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaJFW5VbuOln5eipeKmKtRtIeCMGKX6dXIrvM9MEaKc2BE4aBg5euib-65nJ9qvAzynmowjcVMPjk3VT5hMfyob1TxtJxViDI9tMPHfiYLLncdYLiKAMJWxtoLcSt0gPSQxm_Q884tW0u-uX-xCB-hYUy5B3yMuI1beyg-p1F3Ea60J-QzeBY3Kla7UPV/s320/3-4-2024%20-%20Paige%208th%20Grade%20Track%20Meet%20-%20Bolles%20-%20100m%20Result%20-%2010th%20of%2090%20-%2014.10s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paige's next event was the 4 x 100m relay and she was in the first leg of the race. The girls had some fast runners in their group, but they hadn't practiced the baton hand-off at all prior to the meet, which seems bizarre to us. Last year Paige was on her school's B relay team, but this year she was on the A team with the fastest girls. We were thankful that the girls didn't drop their baton, although the second hand-off was not very efficient. They could probably have cut a few seconds off their time if they practice the hand-offs before the next meet. Paige's team placed 3rd overall out of 19 teams with a time of 56.16 seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mB_I08mVl64" width="434" youtube-src-id="mB_I08mVl64"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLhMdPf8ehOVGqiPlgFagXHM07CVFHwoefEhCwPc9UeIn4nbU7c1TX4xAJfYaXLUi0KmeaDL1waS9bixkDus5QhT0Mm-UUz7po_bgPuQgCREej4xKemcujGyb-5Q8JskMed-LdOTmuoL3yMbGZjidXO98kDmMsP9tdA9ebYTE34Md1OlV7uEI6sFHOl-M/s6048/DSC_4316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLhMdPf8ehOVGqiPlgFagXHM07CVFHwoefEhCwPc9UeIn4nbU7c1TX4xAJfYaXLUi0KmeaDL1waS9bixkDus5QhT0Mm-UUz7po_bgPuQgCREej4xKemcujGyb-5Q8JskMed-LdOTmuoL3yMbGZjidXO98kDmMsP9tdA9ebYTE34Md1OlV7uEI6sFHOl-M/s320/DSC_4316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EjZONesA5V05zR5iUmIox3R-X3-DfMTdcOn8tyl1klwKl3tgDOCmeOswX4RyPm-n0ogFV_FgU-w4MtG-qDpDAcmt70kd-TH16btMoHVfZNgCpOaonvLtj-LzrYVnsLt7G_ucAX8biIKuhnmeMceAgZ-OM4U9iBf2aK_PQ_af959xkez6S8_yxQs-tFIT/s6048/DSC_4323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EjZONesA5V05zR5iUmIox3R-X3-DfMTdcOn8tyl1klwKl3tgDOCmeOswX4RyPm-n0ogFV_FgU-w4MtG-qDpDAcmt70kd-TH16btMoHVfZNgCpOaonvLtj-LzrYVnsLt7G_ucAX8biIKuhnmeMceAgZ-OM4U9iBf2aK_PQ_af959xkez6S8_yxQs-tFIT/s320/DSC_4323.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfr_Ea87tIqGhMp04GUX6UtPgUlCC31qyqznYqsHE1YTAK5Gn5s67cMvRKTDO_XKMkDhGPhPp7h2Le29_7UUykn2MwY0xPEybxxG0S2H9htgdbfDvAhRAB6ces35ttpzYHkbBWeKQ2rMHyc3Q9-dws46P22kvBzkS1jp7PJNCy_RlRq2qdg7SYFPvl_uq/s6048/DSC_4332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfr_Ea87tIqGhMp04GUX6UtPgUlCC31qyqznYqsHE1YTAK5Gn5s67cMvRKTDO_XKMkDhGPhPp7h2Le29_7UUykn2MwY0xPEybxxG0S2H9htgdbfDvAhRAB6ces35ttpzYHkbBWeKQ2rMHyc3Q9-dws46P22kvBzkS1jp7PJNCy_RlRq2qdg7SYFPvl_uq/s320/DSC_4332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtBd63Q5MqeJCzT4r_bIIUg45aC1hCrO8u1sDkG83C1FYgt5eBUTK6I1h49t1-BaWUNqmWN6U1emPwxm6bB7ZF1nZpjeTo4Arhrp-V6t2g7qSCHX9gIcLNY_pksQPaEqWmws53VPeSQ2iJ0arUS92M4-70v66jZZZEgPIBtpFlamvt1SUwn3uJIOs0UHh/s6048/DSC_4337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtBd63Q5MqeJCzT4r_bIIUg45aC1hCrO8u1sDkG83C1FYgt5eBUTK6I1h49t1-BaWUNqmWN6U1emPwxm6bB7ZF1nZpjeTo4Arhrp-V6t2g7qSCHX9gIcLNY_pksQPaEqWmws53VPeSQ2iJ0arUS92M4-70v66jZZZEgPIBtpFlamvt1SUwn3uJIOs0UHh/s320/DSC_4337.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJogdTyg8MxzjtutWD7o_XM4t7MhqwBi91P4e6bsb_n35tOYTeXxr0Nq7OucKsKvlLdwJI6SKMSxwgIYe0JnJ76p2MnvuDM7AUO9VJolLtnZwROqsoILwOi9ypl6KblxWw1xzTjLWn-rHVaYX_bfQme0-NVQTkjae7x3vCWKWpMqkrXcxAKicN0O4MyFY/s733/3-4-2024%20-%20Paige%208th%20Grade%20Track%20Meet%20-%20Bolles%20-%20100m%20Relay%20Result%20-%203rd%20of%2019%20-%2056.16s.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="733" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJogdTyg8MxzjtutWD7o_XM4t7MhqwBi91P4e6bsb_n35tOYTeXxr0Nq7OucKsKvlLdwJI6SKMSxwgIYe0JnJ76p2MnvuDM7AUO9VJolLtnZwROqsoILwOi9ypl6KblxWw1xzTjLWn-rHVaYX_bfQme0-NVQTkjae7x3vCWKWpMqkrXcxAKicN0O4MyFY/s320/3-4-2024%20-%20Paige%208th%20Grade%20Track%20Meet%20-%20Bolles%20-%20100m%20Relay%20Result%20-%203rd%20of%2019%20-%2056.16s.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Paige's last event was the 200m sprint and it's probably her strongest race. Paige was in the first heat against most of the fastest girls at the meet and she placed 5th in her heat and 6th overall for the event out of 87 girls. 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It was a long evening on a school night, and after Paige finished running she wanted to stay around even longer to watch her friends and cheer them on. We let her stay a little while longer, but we were ready to get home for the evening.</p><p>Great job Paige!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-56327683321050334542024-03-04T08:12:00.006-06:002024-03-06T19:00:02.327-06:00Connor's 17th Birthday<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSZZt8rYF76AsTgbD48n179xUCNlHMGVCWnvvrUbx-34HMJzWde04hdMggLONl4ajxGP_goWIev7utO1wI_VYh0CyjdK0WSiDW8KsqsoTA17eFyKqlxOTAA4FJAWoA2IZccWmUwy-na0wYHCu0TeAi2OfdBfisuv8w-AmzpAFPv0Si2qWBj8eTUesAX6U/s4032/2024-03-02%2012.37.59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSZZt8rYF76AsTgbD48n179xUCNlHMGVCWnvvrUbx-34HMJzWde04hdMggLONl4ajxGP_goWIev7utO1wI_VYh0CyjdK0WSiDW8KsqsoTA17eFyKqlxOTAA4FJAWoA2IZccWmUwy-na0wYHCu0TeAi2OfdBfisuv8w-AmzpAFPv0Si2qWBj8eTUesAX6U/w324-h432/2024-03-02%2012.37.59.jpg" width="324" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Saturday, March 2nd, was Connor's 17th birthday. It seems like it was just yesterday that Andrea took him to the DMV to get his license, he's already been driving on his own for a year! </p><p style="text-align: left;">We were supposed to be going to Tallahassee for a tennis tournament with his high school team, but they canceled it since it was a rainy weekend. Connor was more than happy to chill at home and relax for his birthday. For lunch on Saturday, Andrea and I took him out to lunch at Outback for a ribeye steak. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy birthday Connor!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-5538973011076889182024-03-04T08:04:00.004-06:002024-03-06T19:02:26.153-06:00Studying with Bubba Brown<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuL0rTCpiNSJTrXixmZXCeqRUSmuWPMujXpHaekbeJkjoKL6w7Ggf4EvhWfRM2iReX5wXjy3sS91h8oXHFQmOIr79JQV7_lYDSDkgl-ZzdIYAcH-7TGME_uCRvha7gvT6xio2BGlpjZasESmiacUo4jHv48iE58-e8kJnx5BLefAHDCM5v30M0jBIoAHl/s4032/2024-02-29%2023.16.09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuL0rTCpiNSJTrXixmZXCeqRUSmuWPMujXpHaekbeJkjoKL6w7Ggf4EvhWfRM2iReX5wXjy3sS91h8oXHFQmOIr79JQV7_lYDSDkgl-ZzdIYAcH-7TGME_uCRvha7gvT6xio2BGlpjZasESmiacUo4jHv48iE58-e8kJnx5BLefAHDCM5v30M0jBIoAHl/s320/2024-02-29%2023.16.09.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Connor's had to study a lot lately and Andrea and I both have been working with him on some of his more difficult subjects. Andrea has done a lot of AP Environmental Science studying along with AP Art History. I've worked with Connor on the Art, US History, and English. It's a bit tedious subject matter at times, but we actually really enjoy hanging out with Connor and we have a fun time with him. <p></p><p>Andrea and Connor will sometimes work in the Family room on the recliner together, or in Connor's office. I'll sit in his office sometimes, but we both like to recline in the guest bedroom where we can pull up the art on the TV (using Airplay from my phone), so we can examine the details of the art while we read about it.</p><p>We get a bit distracted at times, and Millie Mae is often the cause of it. I snapped a pic of Connor on his laptop, and you can see that he's got Millie in a headlock underneath him. Millie likes to wrestle, and she's the most vicious and rambunctious with Connor. 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Of course, this is Millie's favorite thing to do too, so she always likes to come along. She loves to roll in the sand, and if it's not too cold she'll wade out a little and get her tummy wet. I snapped a pic of her as the sun was going down. It's kind of tricky to get a picture of her standing since she always likes to sit when I get the camera out, but I managed to snap a pic of her looking majestic as the wind tousled her curly fur.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-15763667429983131972024-03-04T07:54:00.003-06:002024-03-06T19:04:56.010-06:00Watching Tennis at the High School - Buggy Nightmare<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQqYD1E6FfBQ-QhI13XFs4WXVO2NjwDtzaDDYLv2y5OIxob-fuBCzFBCT7yzsj5NV9kDwrft6_8cYUoNrOxxy95VBtpSQsqPyPVqXWiIp4a_2_qqSGvInwbMKP13bbUM_InPRrYaRAx4XNOGVqx7hrGaIlMQmqcxk_CAoolj3wxcL2vo67_KiGYtDIXeR/s4032/2024-02-26%2016.33.53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQqYD1E6FfBQ-QhI13XFs4WXVO2NjwDtzaDDYLv2y5OIxob-fuBCzFBCT7yzsj5NV9kDwrft6_8cYUoNrOxxy95VBtpSQsqPyPVqXWiIp4a_2_qqSGvInwbMKP13bbUM_InPRrYaRAx4XNOGVqx7hrGaIlMQmqcxk_CAoolj3wxcL2vo67_KiGYtDIXeR/s320/2024-02-26%2016.33.53.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Monday, February 26th, we all went to watch Connor's PVHS tennis team play against Buchholtz at his school. Unfortunately, the tiny biting gnats are horrible this time of year and they're always especially bad around the tennis courts. We sat out in our chairs for a while, but eventually we got in the car and pulled it around so we could be protected from the bugs while we watched Connor's match.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuila_A2MTaCylZWtADBi_Hq5dQhAoaRxbFnIe-gDKdboqJH-vna4SNfIJ2v0zaWAbMqfcmcJQDYHgchc0BJnurnh1KL_WQuaZKYkEkzjocN7dEBh46AmQgG9sCjvYMMXeLcoOSxwCS4hGQPW_F9tN_XMgeLkwdu_QOQ9RNhDCbRGKcYSZU0O2lUnZM2XP/s4032/2024-02-26%2016.33.42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuila_A2MTaCylZWtADBi_Hq5dQhAoaRxbFnIe-gDKdboqJH-vna4SNfIJ2v0zaWAbMqfcmcJQDYHgchc0BJnurnh1KL_WQuaZKYkEkzjocN7dEBh46AmQgG9sCjvYMMXeLcoOSxwCS4hGQPW_F9tN_XMgeLkwdu_QOQ9RNhDCbRGKcYSZU0O2lUnZM2XP/s320/2024-02-26%2016.33.42.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-3512843248825998732024-03-04T07:47:00.007-06:002024-03-04T07:50:08.646-06:00Evening with the Goble Boys<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iEsPGiW6e2A0Syf0NJ7VGYQ2htal0XiUpz1BUNuChzVLlDP3CKrb2zEXBelxQcSGC7raXm-d38TRSG29JhK-m_JewwOj38V5mkOoduJX02KHKnmzfX_9lWUWjnIhifEXdfOmh6k_QQlRqtvZR2exKRXpprO128ekRv17zW0Wfbt6TxVSm2l1HGnpzti5/s4032/2024-02-23%2018.29.40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iEsPGiW6e2A0Syf0NJ7VGYQ2htal0XiUpz1BUNuChzVLlDP3CKrb2zEXBelxQcSGC7raXm-d38TRSG29JhK-m_JewwOj38V5mkOoduJX02KHKnmzfX_9lWUWjnIhifEXdfOmh6k_QQlRqtvZR2exKRXpprO128ekRv17zW0Wfbt6TxVSm2l1HGnpzti5/s320/2024-02-23%2018.29.40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday night, February 23rd, Amanda and Ryan went out with some of their friends and we hung out with the Goble boys. The weather was nice and cool so we went for a long walk and threw the football around before fixing a gourmet meal of chicken nuggies in the air fryer. After Griffin went to bed we played some "Sleeping Queens" with Graydon and chillaxed for a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfAjQ9t-nS9Qjh24mzbT-VMZ3VDLcpmqPamlsswh6LkN354P-8045YGuPiQ5L4RfeOjFPMX85ILyUHvxSZmi6CpYbgvERR6LV7XL2EAOr3YFjbBqMmVNogR8TYNfDQHq7i912TD_y0u40G9hOZCnozxmohBaXV_VwU9RM1qLHp3PzcvguippZOA16cmjU/s4032/2024-02-23%2017.43.00.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfAjQ9t-nS9Qjh24mzbT-VMZ3VDLcpmqPamlsswh6LkN354P-8045YGuPiQ5L4RfeOjFPMX85ILyUHvxSZmi6CpYbgvERR6LV7XL2EAOr3YFjbBqMmVNogR8TYNfDQHq7i912TD_y0u40G9hOZCnozxmohBaXV_VwU9RM1qLHp3PzcvguippZOA16cmjU/s320/2024-02-23%2017.43.00.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOq_6Icmn0gR0Is_8K8EsuARn3Xh986dlQ6_M07ZsaApWvYrPK1s61kQyon5bk8oRtn8xZcNO44WEVNEa5oliQo_P0EUoBlweokX4KPlaydNWclQghXQYbnG5Kfom_srkcewjK-Rdo8IK7-rhRgJR69bWSZ8w7RUgk-ZLweylizZJ0tq9sTwV2KZyzF-M/s320/2024-02-18%2019.17.32.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />February 18th, Paige played a doubleheader in the rain. It wasn't pouring rain, but it was a pretty steady drizzle the entire time. Unfortunately, Paige hasn't been utilized much on her team lately, so not a lot of action in the videos from that night.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="290" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w5qqv29h-hE" width="444" youtube-src-id="w5qqv29h-hE"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-65603321994376387712024-02-18T16:18:00.004-06:002024-02-18T17:43:54.851-06:00Connor's Second High School Tennis Match - Junior Year vs Camden County<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifusbsgRJ25IxArXFeSWKMVXeDzNv-FY9ySZAKgWWEOYADNBV2lD_6QjtlWEbEUYPHe_rsRNsdM7H4Za5fkzEyiuNarfBs7qBfqGE0_IzTQ3xWBh_zeWhDYX9_P9KAC_KHvqPLvekIZQfHyQX1NatjtZ-drY91G3vaqmnwWPcNzXUjExdTiAmoZzEbQ2nx/s4032/2024-02-15%2018.18.40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifusbsgRJ25IxArXFeSWKMVXeDzNv-FY9ySZAKgWWEOYADNBV2lD_6QjtlWEbEUYPHe_rsRNsdM7H4Za5fkzEyiuNarfBs7qBfqGE0_IzTQ3xWBh_zeWhDYX9_P9KAC_KHvqPLvekIZQfHyQX1NatjtZ-drY91G3vaqmnwWPcNzXUjExdTiAmoZzEbQ2nx/s320/2024-02-15%2018.18.40.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connor had his second tennis match of the season this past week vs Camden County, from Georgia. The boys all played well during the match and Connor won on line two doubles with Hunter. Hunter's a very tall senior that has a great serve and is intimidating at the net. They won the doubles match handily and then Connor had a long break before he played line three singles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5HLIyOS8NzM" width="435" youtube-src-id="5HLIyOS8NzM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connor played against a young guy that was a bit shorter than most highschoolers. Connor decided at some point that he should dropshot to the kid's backhand and then try to lob him. The strategy wasn't what we would have recommended, and it seemed like Connor really had to work hard to put the points away when he got himself in to the situations of his own design. Both Connor and his opponent would end up placing tough shots all over the court, and they had to run a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Neither opponent wanted to hit with pace and there were only a few moments where Connor swung freely at the ball. For the most part it was a slow chess game of a match, and in the end Connor did with the match 6-1, 6-1. So, I guess he did know what he was doing, based on the score. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The big change in this match was Connor's intensity. He's usually a fairly chill kid, even when he's getting frustrated during a match. When he and I play ping pong, sometimes Connor will get pumped and will yell "Come on!" after a good point, but he never does it at tennis until this last match. Connor shouted after he hit good shots, and he got pumped as the match went on. His teammates had all finished their matches and watched from the fence, cheering him on. Connor's opponent seemed to get annoyed by it, and I heard some of his opponent's teammates conversing nearby and they also commented on the fact that Connor was getting to him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the match, Connor came to the net to shake hands, but his opponent tapped racquet instead. As Connor walked away his opponent called him a couple of bad names. It's unfortunate that it ended that way, but we were proud of Connor for hustling and playing hard during the match. It wasn't a pretty win, but it was a win, and he found a way to make it happen.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgUgXjaGgj61R9W5HZtfw6aahSNW-aRdAoDE0FzFkLISoh1HWnvqx1RHce-nWTLrfU5gVh1Bv2DjQFNqHBYAFjHmVyHyPdxAWE8jxv-pUV59woRYzZr2IvK6EfHBYifEaL48NhYnG2JYZ_cSLCtGLZLPpQmDMioZN9geSZyJd0jhwBj-F1CDWaNgOBEhK/s4032/2024-02-15%2018.17.07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgUgXjaGgj61R9W5HZtfw6aahSNW-aRdAoDE0FzFkLISoh1HWnvqx1RHce-nWTLrfU5gVh1Bv2DjQFNqHBYAFjHmVyHyPdxAWE8jxv-pUV59woRYzZr2IvK6EfHBYifEaL48NhYnG2JYZ_cSLCtGLZLPpQmDMioZN9geSZyJd0jhwBj-F1CDWaNgOBEhK/s320/2024-02-15%2018.17.07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLewICejh0r47xGHtC1i95bnLXYUPq8ARVpciHcruX6ZwUQXvosrbnQeZ4REHX-oujF9qs1_4YMd_qVbsgI19FY2yOCINXCRrAMWM8P6QQV1BhaqUkf62RZHUYOyOiMzx2DJ0XPnjKTp8BjGyWofeujw6TBDMfEDXHfkuFmKzDeW8ECPPtYA4sq7p_qQS4/s4032/2024-02-15%2018.17.07-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLewICejh0r47xGHtC1i95bnLXYUPq8ARVpciHcruX6ZwUQXvosrbnQeZ4REHX-oujF9qs1_4YMd_qVbsgI19FY2yOCINXCRrAMWM8P6QQV1BhaqUkf62RZHUYOyOiMzx2DJ0XPnjKTp8BjGyWofeujw6TBDMfEDXHfkuFmKzDeW8ECPPtYA4sq7p_qQS4/s320/2024-02-15%2018.17.07-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQKbem3Xnjv32I-02oYiKsEiZQuoZnc63_pkyBzEl_AgU0a3zScrW4ICM-RXMwkAGxZktbh4x39Ke3SnizaH0t5Ka64NXh-bg8vUellcul9VoxKwlBnmIADRpC28yXolm_CtL9e69ubHlwMfY8RvijwuhYV4xnZ54GeiIUNLGfk1dqkeiKMqBDWIvwlMe/s4032/2024-02-15%2018.10.43-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQKbem3Xnjv32I-02oYiKsEiZQuoZnc63_pkyBzEl_AgU0a3zScrW4ICM-RXMwkAGxZktbh4x39Ke3SnizaH0t5Ka64NXh-bg8vUellcul9VoxKwlBnmIADRpC28yXolm_CtL9e69ubHlwMfY8RvijwuhYV4xnZ54GeiIUNLGfk1dqkeiKMqBDWIvwlMe/s320/2024-02-15%2018.10.43-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO0kOs_4QJqgtuDGm-8rpZod881sE57-WlM3VvpkApaqu6CDzAeS_prrb2ENwyoYc8_pVXCxP8pGgVJ0upT-PIxBHUIXBLYi-VOeDGPuqvb8eBlTvSHIHg-jTx2H8MplfRyilQyYbb6OyS8ptA8T2MleJ1lQjUP3xsM6iq3M-2hXCpwjPAwRv0Q8bzCjE/s4032/2024-02-15%2019.04.44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO0kOs_4QJqgtuDGm-8rpZod881sE57-WlM3VvpkApaqu6CDzAeS_prrb2ENwyoYc8_pVXCxP8pGgVJ0upT-PIxBHUIXBLYi-VOeDGPuqvb8eBlTvSHIHg-jTx2H8MplfRyilQyYbb6OyS8ptA8T2MleJ1lQjUP3xsM6iq3M-2hXCpwjPAwRv0Q8bzCjE/s320/2024-02-15%2019.04.44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-39326918631939685182024-02-18T15:53:00.005-06:002024-02-18T17:45:08.560-06:00Millie Mae at the Beach<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS3Hkd5UqJh8B24ExV0Hxuzw7YKWRLEVQXQ8elJhAUDQ7LyXzJ9rBvQ-T64BQvyIx8avkKYPb2Hrp-AQd30ltDHsximRPBp3a0FTcZWlaei6D9r-E2XEsCssp29Xx_Pm9EbVphQ1YI_pCslu5kK5-YlYAs4rxmb_nAXmpovgH_sMBz1sLD3CAQ53UBQSk/s3576/2024-02-10%2013.38.42-cc-crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3576" data-original-width="2889" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS3Hkd5UqJh8B24ExV0Hxuzw7YKWRLEVQXQ8elJhAUDQ7LyXzJ9rBvQ-T64BQvyIx8avkKYPb2Hrp-AQd30ltDHsximRPBp3a0FTcZWlaei6D9r-E2XEsCssp29Xx_Pm9EbVphQ1YI_pCslu5kK5-YlYAs4rxmb_nAXmpovgH_sMBz1sLD3CAQ53UBQSk/w320-h395/2024-02-10%2013.38.42-cc-crop.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's too cold for swimming, but Millie Mae still enjoys going to the beach to run around, dig, roll in the sand, and generally be a wild animal. 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Everyone but Connor in our family likes Taylor Swift's music, and Andrea and Paige saw Taylor this last summer in Denver, so it was exciting to see two of our favorite things come together this year.</p><p>The team's had a lot of struggles since their offense hasn't been performing as well as previous seasons, but their defense has improved quite a bit and they made it to the playoffs. All season we've been rooting for them, and cheering for them, but we have been saying all along that we didn't think this team really had a chance to make it to the Superbowl, much less to win it. The Chiefs won the Superbowl last year and we didn't think there was any way they could win another back to back. The Chiefs proved the pundits, analysts, and all of us wrong as they triumphed during some difficult road games and made it to the final big game. Taylor flew back from Japan, where she had multiple performances ahead of the Superbowl, and she made it to Vegas in time to cheer on the Chiefs.</p><p>The game itself was the most stressful game I've ever seen. We decided to watch it at home rather than with anyone else, because we knew we wouldn't want any extra distractions. The four of us started off watching it together, but the kids couldn't take it and wandered in and out of the room as the game went on. The first half was a defensive struggle and the Chiefs couldn't get anything going, and the 49ers managed a couple decent drives. It was 3-10 at halftime, and I don't think anyone was predicting such a low scoring game. </p><p>The second half saw some good drives, a few lead changes, and as time expired the Chiefs drove down the field to tie up the game at 19-19. I started with my Chiefs shirt on, but changed out of it because apparently it was bad luck. Paige fell asleep on the couch and Connor eventually wandered back in during overtime. Andrea couldn't take it any more and went to the office to work on bills and to get her mind off the game. The 49ers scored a field goal in overtime and then the Chiefs got the ball and had a drama filled drive down the field, where they had to overcome a fourth down, and Kelce caught a few great balls from Mahomes to get them to the 4 yard line. By this point Paige was awake, Connor had come in to the room, and I was standing up by the TV, completely nervous and barely able to watch. The Chiefs scored with a short pass on the edge to Mecole Hardman and we all exploded with relief. We screamed at the top of our lungs and I picked up the kids and spun them around. Andrea heard the commotion and ran in to the room to join in the celebration and we all reveled in the victory together. </p><p>We have a camera in the Family room and I pulled the recording off of it and synched it up with the final moments of the game so we can remember our reactions. There's no audio on the camera, which is just as well since it was a lot of screaming and we probably sounded like wild animals.</p><p>Go Chiefs!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-9109151236502215152024-02-18T15:49:00.003-06:002024-02-18T15:49:56.109-06:00Paige and Andrea in Winter Park - Level 7 Tennis Tournament<p>Friday, January 9th 2024, Andrea and Paige went down to Winter Park for a tennis tournament. The girls enjoyed eating at Uno's, doing some shopping, walking around Rollins College, and of course the tennis tournament. </p><p>The tournament was kind of an odd format where the girls only played one short set to 4, with no-ad scoring. It isn't really a good opportunity to get in to a groove, or to make adjustments to your opponent's strengths and weaknesses. The tournament organizers also split the girls in to two separate brackets and Paige landed in the stronger bracket. Paige won three of her matches, and only lost one. The way they scored the tournament, was odd and even though Paige actually beat the girl that ended up in first place, Paige mathematically ended up finishing in 3rd. Because Paige lost a few extra games, it ended up mattering in the end with the way final scores were calculated. </p><p>The level 7 tournaments are nice because they're fairly fast and only last a day, but the scoring format is unfortunate and I don't think that we'll probably doing many more level 7's going forward. At least the girls had a fun weekend together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyhrNA8p_lawb5-ApvMD3n0VMsqwulUgW8gpAIgZ6kLoJXvoTww-pW0Ib_SV8-QkKMR0mzRzsl_e3ZPe9A_ZMSENxLwvqPT4Ppvy678Cgpoc68spHlAhGcWPfrtwqu1Js88_2fkFHBa9KNJkR6-1c-HIS9NuWW_0ls_UO2nJQ7PVJtcIJXK7GqfRkLxO0/s4032/2024-02-09%2017.20.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyhrNA8p_lawb5-ApvMD3n0VMsqwulUgW8gpAIgZ6kLoJXvoTww-pW0Ib_SV8-QkKMR0mzRzsl_e3ZPe9A_ZMSENxLwvqPT4Ppvy678Cgpoc68spHlAhGcWPfrtwqu1Js88_2fkFHBa9KNJkR6-1c-HIS9NuWW_0ls_UO2nJQ7PVJtcIJXK7GqfRkLxO0/s320/2024-02-09%2017.20.07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb0-4PqnxIZAaNxFHqqMZ87cct7PYrlzObgVJDR-O5YEaVmBsiPIviS-Q4YqMJlgMmzP2H02WhN_ej7lwTDbg6GkNaemJhPhQAPIgu4bXIjOsP-2jcaLzIwU6DYOQAxFUUC7xV94ERvGd_qFKEtwp9geI-QPPlKyMjRnJohqXYnRy_8UIUxMfgDHFODXO/s4032/2024-02-09%2017.53.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RlROExmWUq5jQoO3Sw53QhyUkzb17H3tF363SjLRxSKb2-V4QF5NOHITcN1GyQEmn9IMlL5Tcwyq1JFyWcTk6bknQVOV47tWCEd4zYDoYUDE6T0kU0WOAwmb_wmJPK5MdJCE6EJ4MVHmEhHKHKKRmSE-bqQBEDSDiWN8oWkbAz0yG6PQMIuHq2nr4mkd/s320/2024-02-07%2017.53.09.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Paige was at football practice this past week and one of her teammates brought cupcakes to celebrate a birthday. Paige's friend Annalese is a goofball and they had a little bit of a food fight and Paige ended up with icing around her eye. It actually looked like some colorful makeup and I took a pic of her on the way home.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-15224658814552849582024-02-11T14:52:00.007-06:002024-02-11T14:52:55.372-06:00Connor's First High School Tennis Match - Junior Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEief0plgu1DTsP76zV1UOldwXyJSWkCzNZRcMwhZ82sNxBxdAOUJ36I5A5B9aEU7hJtmawfjmPpnlkCjpSp8PZhTNPt_WDoF-WhgH9TdNlcQ_8iCazwaceEn9OlON-j1qvsOndBSTviS97lsGbFGPTzL2_Fhq93LpoV1WYUqiloKM6YCwgK7GDnW-nORzaa/s4032/2024-02-06%2019.25.10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEief0plgu1DTsP76zV1UOldwXyJSWkCzNZRcMwhZ82sNxBxdAOUJ36I5A5B9aEU7hJtmawfjmPpnlkCjpSp8PZhTNPt_WDoF-WhgH9TdNlcQ_8iCazwaceEn9OlON-j1qvsOndBSTviS97lsGbFGPTzL2_Fhq93LpoV1WYUqiloKM6YCwgK7GDnW-nORzaa/s320/2024-02-06%2019.25.10.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Connor had his first match of the season this past Tuesday. They played Nease high school, and he played line two doubles and line three for singles. Connor knew a couple of the Nease kids including his buddy Robert and unfortunately they had to play each other in singles.</p><p>Overall, Connor played fairly well. He was running around his backhand quite a bit to play more forehand balls, and his second serve is still inconsistent. That said, he found a way to win both matches and we're happy he had a good start to his season. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx6Pg2szXMr_mf-alLsWBz3WW-oBDpGKP3HPeGm9RLljmdOzUxxgoiYCdua7dYX_63VA509bkAOswMC0XbUx5vx639LpUcqkwLRJ6O1FBvqqIgB1AoeeN5Jjc5SvoL59y7a0Q13rO6CZ-M8hmjwCc5jbs5CWXuI0hvXBeqOng9AkWSQmllyTqG34niGks/s4032/2024-02-06%2017.17.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx6Pg2szXMr_mf-alLsWBz3WW-oBDpGKP3HPeGm9RLljmdOzUxxgoiYCdua7dYX_63VA509bkAOswMC0XbUx5vx639LpUcqkwLRJ6O1FBvqqIgB1AoeeN5Jjc5SvoL59y7a0Q13rO6CZ-M8hmjwCc5jbs5CWXuI0hvXBeqOng9AkWSQmllyTqG34niGks/s320/2024-02-06%2017.17.45.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NlVUmyibS7ddvg4A-eWuFbaAypyJmIHO5u8gr7S9-m2hXr3vMufnh75ucFn53ZYN9LPbWOLz4D43tUAhlAO4r5yur3alC0Fepu90INLKTMMGvJOsgK3EfmDpHslu_qD3mvvrMF2ic09KxDUmiMsDJDb3nzR01RPgIpFt3ULk5W0yH8tRU6Gy_ZFKtoMy/s4032/2024-02-06%2019.21.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NlVUmyibS7ddvg4A-eWuFbaAypyJmIHO5u8gr7S9-m2hXr3vMufnh75ucFn53ZYN9LPbWOLz4D43tUAhlAO4r5yur3alC0Fepu90INLKTMMGvJOsgK3EfmDpHslu_qD3mvvrMF2ic09KxDUmiMsDJDb3nzR01RPgIpFt3ULk5W0yH8tRU6Gy_ZFKtoMy/s320/2024-02-06%2019.21.04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-86234425715290835612024-02-11T14:46:00.001-06:002024-02-11T14:46:39.774-06:00Grandpa Rick's 75th Birthday Lunch at TPC - Nineteen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA8ksh0GzadlKx7RGt8URvu6en_NjRN_u2GtuWxPrhGPDHAYIrIQ8gnNFeLqXtJ0y2ja5SC71I6fkUgbw4uEvo4wyb6_P7DG1pAerEi3rDnHWspIKZ01MKC_X39W1kHVAlkkTu0I0EkiczEQ4nCSgjIYvMS84EWBfY5scxg3vN4HPVbSvpUY3fF44q6nb/s4032/2024-02-06%2012.36.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA8ksh0GzadlKx7RGt8URvu6en_NjRN_u2GtuWxPrhGPDHAYIrIQ8gnNFeLqXtJ0y2ja5SC71I6fkUgbw4uEvo4wyb6_P7DG1pAerEi3rDnHWspIKZ01MKC_X39W1kHVAlkkTu0I0EkiczEQ4nCSgjIYvMS84EWBfY5scxg3vN4HPVbSvpUY3fF44q6nb/s320/2024-02-06%2012.36.41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Tuesday was Grandpa Rick's birthday and we went to Nineteen at TPC for lunch together. The kids were in school Tuesday, so it was just the adults. </p><p>Happy birthday Dad! Love you!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5zuw6nWC35AnBCeS_e9CrGoby_QW2ScISkrFrwB8CCQ_rpiB47GpkQj_io3TIZNt5QQCuQbQSWgoigW6d6EqUg9OpRJN1qv_7j69pBb6oTe6M39iew_rMBIluNTNf-UJiDV7HFGQs-Uzz4DcdY94Mozg0EnM4djMmjhW-dZWYkHlBWlmW6B9et_NbeV/s4032/2024-02-06%2013.06.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5zuw6nWC35AnBCeS_e9CrGoby_QW2ScISkrFrwB8CCQ_rpiB47GpkQj_io3TIZNt5QQCuQbQSWgoigW6d6EqUg9OpRJN1qv_7j69pBb6oTe6M39iew_rMBIluNTNf-UJiDV7HFGQs-Uzz4DcdY94Mozg0EnM4djMmjhW-dZWYkHlBWlmW6B9et_NbeV/s320/2024-02-06%2013.06.18.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-19090746652371085262024-02-11T14:42:00.003-06:002024-02-13T12:38:53.322-06:00Paige Wins Queen's Harbor 14U Level 7 Tennis Tournament<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7k5DWCGFFD7nYKQHMbtwxBZk1ckHxQivIYLJVXdJS4UsNiO3LfTpu9tqx6UiXoPL1lSJESPiX6wShi7DhpZUQ9C-f0tqqluZShLiVVZjv_UUI5sYRUHz5o96OokFWBBCY9u0e9mSoMKJrQ6dIvTW1mDdt7lUgUpfODw0IP3ZvY0mtuQrLzP0Ink4yRiR/s6048/DSC_4151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="4024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7k5DWCGFFD7nYKQHMbtwxBZk1ckHxQivIYLJVXdJS4UsNiO3LfTpu9tqx6UiXoPL1lSJESPiX6wShi7DhpZUQ9C-f0tqqluZShLiVVZjv_UUI5sYRUHz5o96OokFWBBCY9u0e9mSoMKJrQ6dIvTW1mDdt7lUgUpfODw0IP3ZvY0mtuQrLzP0Ink4yRiR/s320/DSC_4151.JPG" width="213" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, Paige played in a tennis tournament at Queen's Harbor. She played in the 14U division. There were only three other girls in her group and Paige managed to beat all of them. Two of the girls were not the strongest players, but there was one girl from out of town that was a solid tennis player. We were proud of Paige for standing up for herself as the out of town girl was a bit bratty and she tried to intimidate Paige by accusing her of making bad line calls. Andrea was sitting nearby and could tell that Paige's line calls were fair, and we all know that Paige is actually the kind of girl that will not call a ball out unless she's absolutely certain about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paige didn't let the girl get in her head and won their match pretty quickly. Her tennis has improved lately and it we loved seeing her playing her best.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKwz4o3G22JAXKL5vMGN9FQMxwEOHvqHwLiL2nu8CDoq5PL1ialSY8gFeBTPBEwS_1PlTGu3JAGGQSB12QaC95fiPb7QI0n6P34N0EHMZ02RdPGvYzJiyHFA8fNarhoVzlxuDRVhO_sMGddLfeWUkP20NtwEogjHyIgHUvXqqltce9iNbPx2_p9RXwPnM/s6048/DSC_4128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKwz4o3G22JAXKL5vMGN9FQMxwEOHvqHwLiL2nu8CDoq5PL1ialSY8gFeBTPBEwS_1PlTGu3JAGGQSB12QaC95fiPb7QI0n6P34N0EHMZ02RdPGvYzJiyHFA8fNarhoVzlxuDRVhO_sMGddLfeWUkP20NtwEogjHyIgHUvXqqltce9iNbPx2_p9RXwPnM/s320/DSC_4128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKijkLtIOmEoxqo2t-LYXNdEQM_4AWh1eAe8OAhRNJPmLC1OjrV6Ywnw12PDyKC_n5aLowj3CeRprEDivPGTszJr7I6iZ9n_AUwg8B-_sTdZYjb4-dQ3m6Tjwr4eaSRKp5HttAuannrm9Z2_STTjnJ0NbBAXDvGvGMz3IVUdY9NiAUxlSnW8uWW2pVaGdd/s6048/DSC_4122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="4024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKijkLtIOmEoxqo2t-LYXNdEQM_4AWh1eAe8OAhRNJPmLC1OjrV6Ywnw12PDyKC_n5aLowj3CeRprEDivPGTszJr7I6iZ9n_AUwg8B-_sTdZYjb4-dQ3m6Tjwr4eaSRKp5HttAuannrm9Z2_STTjnJ0NbBAXDvGvGMz3IVUdY9NiAUxlSnW8uWW2pVaGdd/s320/DSC_4122.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefphGy3SMeEyqXi-sjELxMzbvdi2RWOqYZLCR7JCugmQNa9rwKA8JVAcDx5YshKZJROQpsc59v3G2_3yzAOTCNuUPA8TJB0Ral6GwBgf3CmLesjue0_POOsPadrJkgyI25tG2ovAXJ07paKiOc_v3qqozIxREy0JtN2y6QHe7ZNh6qQeOB_riCLvdsA-Z/s3592/DSC_4117-cc-crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3592" data-original-width="2700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefphGy3SMeEyqXi-sjELxMzbvdi2RWOqYZLCR7JCugmQNa9rwKA8JVAcDx5YshKZJROQpsc59v3G2_3yzAOTCNuUPA8TJB0Ral6GwBgf3CmLesjue0_POOsPadrJkgyI25tG2ovAXJ07paKiOc_v3qqozIxREy0JtN2y6QHe7ZNh6qQeOB_riCLvdsA-Z/s320/DSC_4117-cc-crop.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X6L9uYaJGcfJ27pxNlK-ywC0oIqEUvEg2c2jS_b1WXg6GJ4VXsoNt1ZxVx3IVz9Fu5aNMtTST8Wx2Z1JNKNZYfiyyUZU3B_qp45QlNJJphxVFFbF1tUao6EQ5xmfhlR7YLn6WZAQ5HHXeDJ7YjxEF6KQR54tGVlcYrdH8uTw5xl8xITl9yL-Y88jTPDk/s6048/DSC_4156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="4024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X6L9uYaJGcfJ27pxNlK-ywC0oIqEUvEg2c2jS_b1WXg6GJ4VXsoNt1ZxVx3IVz9Fu5aNMtTST8Wx2Z1JNKNZYfiyyUZU3B_qp45QlNJJphxVFFbF1tUao6EQ5xmfhlR7YLn6WZAQ5HHXeDJ7YjxEF6KQR54tGVlcYrdH8uTw5xl8xITl9yL-Y88jTPDk/s320/DSC_4156.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-34132287764407099222024-01-27T21:46:00.005-06:002024-01-27T21:46:29.168-06:00Graydon's Basketball Game<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi284pKz4WpSBsxIpFs3scMDIuV4ZifHeSk7r4tbtuxoFl9CO4pHNmiU9VVGsqN0V6liP32kgQKQNSrj1UIx4EtIOMV7RWkDEts4gb1sPDbZNm9YGosWWKJRBS9_FLnF3ZR_q9EEfxPa8Oy99326r7MvoLlGt0cetRIDNhkvQkeyDn1xqZYjNELpy6mh0iD/s4032/2024-01-27%2015.00.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi284pKz4WpSBsxIpFs3scMDIuV4ZifHeSk7r4tbtuxoFl9CO4pHNmiU9VVGsqN0V6liP32kgQKQNSrj1UIx4EtIOMV7RWkDEts4gb1sPDbZNm9YGosWWKJRBS9_FLnF3ZR_q9EEfxPa8Oy99326r7MvoLlGt0cetRIDNhkvQkeyDn1xqZYjNELpy6mh0iD/s320/2024-01-27%2015.00.08.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>We've been to three of Graydon's basketball games lately. They've been surprisingly exciting to attend and Graydon's a passionate and hard working athlete. This Saturday we had Connor practice driving the family to Graydon's game and we all were present to cheer him on. Graydon scored a few points and I managed to get one on video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6kTRNeWEPoZUZIWsgjQWuLuQ5JfEsdK9XSLwb0EBtuMcKqMq1m8CuP_M8vrUXAe2yJiZUtNZskB-45gA55nvfRR5kRmckV3ln4AXSnFfqBi4U2CI_xA4ngpSszrI2Fnv3VY6nkzwYTTHkoShzcJxD2koRbDvlu_iaZD8GUh31CcYvEOcjjnB_a7cGuMy/s4032/2024-01-27%2014.48.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6kTRNeWEPoZUZIWsgjQWuLuQ5JfEsdK9XSLwb0EBtuMcKqMq1m8CuP_M8vrUXAe2yJiZUtNZskB-45gA55nvfRR5kRmckV3ln4AXSnFfqBi4U2CI_xA4ngpSszrI2Fnv3VY6nkzwYTTHkoShzcJxD2koRbDvlu_iaZD8GUh31CcYvEOcjjnB_a7cGuMy/s320/2024-01-27%2014.48.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjzWh2WRKJTXlvCN14y3WtksY-PQ-2qkGnuHyVuEMikq7Zmr4dTPInlxLHGD7tyNkKkui-QriA11PiTq-ppnVB0TIuTnyCf0wIzGK3bDu4MTMweu1g8srrtQk73srf6hVdWI-YH9kofkhBaxPZZqRUtu0ZZct2io8UP0Gh2PkQcJbF3wO60JXpHeq2CzP/s4032/2024-01-27%2015.03.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjzWh2WRKJTXlvCN14y3WtksY-PQ-2qkGnuHyVuEMikq7Zmr4dTPInlxLHGD7tyNkKkui-QriA11PiTq-ppnVB0TIuTnyCf0wIzGK3bDu4MTMweu1g8srrtQk73srf6hVdWI-YH9kofkhBaxPZZqRUtu0ZZct2io8UP0Gh2PkQcJbF3wO60JXpHeq2CzP/s320/2024-01-27%2015.03.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xtd77aWTDnk" width="434" youtube-src-id="Xtd77aWTDnk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-36986514784627098192024-01-27T21:42:00.002-06:002024-01-27T21:42:38.425-06:00Adulting With Connor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWhZDcO1Ce-AGAnbmKgtLfkyDo53C1YKePaTVJhmx9_GrEB-F5N5lDo-obg6Uv3eIvPYsfyFtMwOns-cYYMwlAxpoUxJhyRkqnkVLTiclL2bbAFb_BtyDbn1tNzlDbRlDOImFKudhFsUqxwhSrYNjw8pdaIFXklFQo42paL1z-oqF25GSE4l7unWbmfqS/s4032/2024-01-09%2017.40.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWhZDcO1Ce-AGAnbmKgtLfkyDo53C1YKePaTVJhmx9_GrEB-F5N5lDo-obg6Uv3eIvPYsfyFtMwOns-cYYMwlAxpoUxJhyRkqnkVLTiclL2bbAFb_BtyDbn1tNzlDbRlDOImFKudhFsUqxwhSrYNjw8pdaIFXklFQo42paL1z-oqF25GSE4l7unWbmfqS/s320/2024-01-09%2017.40.23.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Connor is 16 now, will be 17 in a matter of weeks. We've been working hard to teach him life skills and to be independent, which can be difficult because he is the kind of guy that is happy to be waited on. He's a pretty competent kid, especially for his age, and especially because we have to drag him kicking and screaming in to adulthood. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn9U2CmFubAcxSHTt29wulfBCfhmXh8uFeRIJnhkilRxDor2mjnX0CkCVURsIDI4AA8X-HQ-TlsGCaf3yR7D2mIvG9DqxC4CY7JpOCml6ASBdjoAJYpaxPk_6dE8nTrM_73E-tYTRjfXfwMdiJSQ7P27omovb1sYEx4IY945JW3T13eGtYBMQuCbzBcZz/s4032/2024-01-27%2016.32.05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn9U2CmFubAcxSHTt29wulfBCfhmXh8uFeRIJnhkilRxDor2mjnX0CkCVURsIDI4AA8X-HQ-TlsGCaf3yR7D2mIvG9DqxC4CY7JpOCml6ASBdjoAJYpaxPk_6dE8nTrM_73E-tYTRjfXfwMdiJSQ7P27omovb1sYEx4IY945JW3T13eGtYBMQuCbzBcZz/s320/2024-01-27%2016.32.05.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-62526634075693860412024-01-27T21:36:00.001-06:002024-01-27T21:36:24.791-06:00Millie Mae's 2024 Routine<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgA5iErwd9UM1bSSIkgavwPLQSEDlmtiEe7VOs6QfiljFVbrCIsmhoCMtNDjLCS8KVOIqEojqQRCfP-bh1AgWuutv_pTwQIBAadXhzMd5inkumkVcQZfVjCmIxWARte09YqSSS8V9QimL59i42-tWXLxKtUOBK0Wof96SuxPrwVQApbsArM9urcvfNKgA/s4032/2024-01-23%2012.11.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgA5iErwd9UM1bSSIkgavwPLQSEDlmtiEe7VOs6QfiljFVbrCIsmhoCMtNDjLCS8KVOIqEojqQRCfP-bh1AgWuutv_pTwQIBAadXhzMd5inkumkVcQZfVjCmIxWARte09YqSSS8V9QimL59i42-tWXLxKtUOBK0Wof96SuxPrwVQApbsArM9urcvfNKgA/w288-h384/2024-01-23%2012.11.45.jpg" width="288" /></a></p><p>Millie's off to a good start this year. She had a haircut recently and we were able to leave it a little bit longer this time since I'd brushed out most of the mats. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULbu3mzKZ9ZZsMicYTQj9zVPXKkAQY2H7Ke3DYaKKLVCDJpFJszsObt_w6P3N7wS8LhHMrDae8pn_W-sy62u7bOe85GMNAPWFfQTnjLbadbqZ6Dff6W6Jxw7lmHhH7XR-lPGrHEvemom50LvZapn21_tR1IdungRnNPZZG5leEtCKwxjWolUetmSobkaS/s4032/2024-01-22%2023.09.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULbu3mzKZ9ZZsMicYTQj9zVPXKkAQY2H7Ke3DYaKKLVCDJpFJszsObt_w6P3N7wS8LhHMrDae8pn_W-sy62u7bOe85GMNAPWFfQTnjLbadbqZ6Dff6W6Jxw7lmHhH7XR-lPGrHEvemom50LvZapn21_tR1IdungRnNPZZG5leEtCKwxjWolUetmSobkaS/s320/2024-01-22%2023.09.34.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We try not to give her a bath for a few days after she's groomed because she's so fluffy and cute, but I ended up giving her a bath in the morning this past week after we went to the beach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DXL9NSziklgRCPpgTB1alhz9N11RHtPpPGD6J7IPJ6D-Vasa8NbKLg4eu4PdPyIKNN95Dc5T1bQLskr1zEUUW1NT6I1ezbAfF1ciRFrUQzfkGTuTvzSsdJwr20jKXxhlESPtSypcFhwJsZBRGU9Rem3cXV73X3gcjT90xWjRz8YjOM0_K2HddkD26Z2N/s4032/2024-01-24%2008.38.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DXL9NSziklgRCPpgTB1alhz9N11RHtPpPGD6J7IPJ6D-Vasa8NbKLg4eu4PdPyIKNN95Dc5T1bQLskr1zEUUW1NT6I1ezbAfF1ciRFrUQzfkGTuTvzSsdJwr20jKXxhlESPtSypcFhwJsZBRGU9Rem3cXV73X3gcjT90xWjRz8YjOM0_K2HddkD26Z2N/s320/2024-01-24%2008.38.55.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>When we first got Millie Mae, we decided to only feed her dog food and dog treats, but we've recently been terrible about sticking to it. Millie knows that pretty much any time I'm eating, she'll get a few bites as long as it's a dog-safe item. Her favorite right now is when I give her crackers dipped in Chick-Fil-A's chicken noodle soup.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-24966243054910982742024-01-27T21:31:00.004-06:002024-01-27T21:31:17.129-06:00Tucking in Paige<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwKmGNz97orGbzNmL-IIwW1zKp2rMtzT6Ai9KLHW-GwoTj9ubeag4OoJI4Fcjlpq22I2QGM0slW66eyrL4pHqLXFCdO1mofRpm3QqzYrjNBjNMd3XnlvexVtZYmKJBJIO5Zvwr7CLWFU2aEmh1Yo8ypQgaYa2urhwe_6l7j98EdzkJwDjDVm12sM7109J/s3088/2024-01-09%2016.06.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwKmGNz97orGbzNmL-IIwW1zKp2rMtzT6Ai9KLHW-GwoTj9ubeag4OoJI4Fcjlpq22I2QGM0slW66eyrL4pHqLXFCdO1mofRpm3QqzYrjNBjNMd3XnlvexVtZYmKJBJIO5Zvwr7CLWFU2aEmh1Yo8ypQgaYa2urhwe_6l7j98EdzkJwDjDVm12sM7109J/s320/2024-01-09%2016.06.50.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Paige gets up early for middle school and as a result is currently the earliest to bed in our house. Andrea and I always try to check on her and tuck her in at bedtime and Millie Mae will run straight up to her room if we tell her that it's time to tuck in "Sissy". Andrea and I will often go up separately so we have some alone time with Paige, but sometimes we'll be up together. Last week, Connor stopped by and joined us and we all had a little unexpected family time. I snapped a few pics while Paige was snuggling with Millie.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVp5yjheIOIGK71n12F7DBwPlDUr3VF9CkkJCITfQQTqI1ntdCIUUPkvOwu29oLrPoK4jvssgJ3ezyU5KC0y_ZymV4jL2-0lNq_4dPFY5ogQTbVxnIn7Shn47LvQ3X0VAmCJ92Tv51vRvrORiTCj3SK9TOzB0gd8v0Tw3KsInrrqYXk7J0P_HL-EjrnmF/s3088/2024-01-09%2016.06.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVp5yjheIOIGK71n12F7DBwPlDUr3VF9CkkJCITfQQTqI1ntdCIUUPkvOwu29oLrPoK4jvssgJ3ezyU5KC0y_ZymV4jL2-0lNq_4dPFY5ogQTbVxnIn7Shn47LvQ3X0VAmCJ92Tv51vRvrORiTCj3SK9TOzB0gd8v0Tw3KsInrrqYXk7J0P_HL-EjrnmF/s320/2024-01-09%2016.06.55.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-76000965128539384802024-01-16T08:36:00.000-06:002024-01-16T08:36:11.204-06:00Etiquette Class<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7d0mHU7kQk-qAr_7uiqtywN2DCsURFUUIvjlSeIcx0MHVb7tWnq7l0O-gyH-717T3OexfBh4UPWbLsbKNFE2-M-eQQwONFYTjHTj-ol9Fomb7jejApn9sBMXNmEyBTHbCIxxA7FGUMm7SuxhHmlmOlXJDGRaERN9FFFgSBYhDc3tZjMc9Rny6SWQYLrL/s4032/Photo%20Jan%2013%202024,%206%2032%2026%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7d0mHU7kQk-qAr_7uiqtywN2DCsURFUUIvjlSeIcx0MHVb7tWnq7l0O-gyH-717T3OexfBh4UPWbLsbKNFE2-M-eQQwONFYTjHTj-ol9Fomb7jejApn9sBMXNmEyBTHbCIxxA7FGUMm7SuxhHmlmOlXJDGRaERN9FFFgSBYhDc3tZjMc9Rny6SWQYLrL/s320/Photo%20Jan%2013%202024,%206%2032%2026%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While on our Peru trip, we spent a lot of time with the kids and noticed a few things during meals that need some work. We've tried over the years, but it's not sticking, so we decided to bring in a professional. Andrea found a lady that does etiquette classes and we set up some time and decided that both kids should do the class. Graydon happened to be over for the first class, and we encouraged him to participate as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first class was around introductions, small talk, and basic etiquette. On Saturday, the kids had their second class and this one dealt with table manners. Food was optional, but we wanted the kids to really experience everything so we got them some steaks from Longhorn and they were thrilled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheM3WS7rxThPlEixNxpWsn-tCAF5icT1cRQrqkEfqWiK2MQ4cnvrch4zPDeRW9fpidjOianwCLeOqt-u9uuHngKMzamkEmup-4kCf2byVfuu_fAXz12aJkVPgXouz0W76uJGB9sDhzCsSraaHv0sNOh8xlJCWnM5HFgWtTEkIy0fQfuDlPPHlHe2w8m8Wc/s3024/2024-01-13%2018.51.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheM3WS7rxThPlEixNxpWsn-tCAF5icT1cRQrqkEfqWiK2MQ4cnvrch4zPDeRW9fpidjOianwCLeOqt-u9uuHngKMzamkEmup-4kCf2byVfuu_fAXz12aJkVPgXouz0W76uJGB9sDhzCsSraaHv0sNOh8xlJCWnM5HFgWtTEkIy0fQfuDlPPHlHe2w8m8Wc/s320/2024-01-13%2018.51.41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6_r4ujiAjD4cymZJjjosK3LCNPRy0OLnls3bBFqYSfWZwlz25fzSk2rjUsYqneAwJK_rSM6Gz6eWdlwqB_SSXCgRV-iNaryZgpUKfBtNKRSfqXHWkdHyiqlgr7Jq2vsThPH9IfhG3b_divBf3fmFewn3QrM0IfviJ3kCb54eYY9txBbUtiCOYmvNXrC2/s3024/2024-01-13%2018.14.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6_r4ujiAjD4cymZJjjosK3LCNPRy0OLnls3bBFqYSfWZwlz25fzSk2rjUsYqneAwJK_rSM6Gz6eWdlwqB_SSXCgRV-iNaryZgpUKfBtNKRSfqXHWkdHyiqlgr7Jq2vsThPH9IfhG3b_divBf3fmFewn3QrM0IfviJ3kCb54eYY9txBbUtiCOYmvNXrC2/s320/2024-01-13%2018.14.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #5c9ed7; color: #438fe7;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NgZ31AbRtjkt8UBaElYQg8WdnfF0ptVyO9l1F3mJBp_LWADpnlfQJzZA0EFXzSmTqlUfr4E4OUHUFJCPyf64lDKsnR2QN5xg80KSLiDemEAL-VCJwQ-UIdaDn9uQl4A6GMCvp9ELjzHB-GWYcDzdrjDhQK0aceW4JFiwcFK_sAvB5DxZHOREIUk5LkbG/s4032/Photo%20Jan%2013%202024,%206%2037%2015%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NgZ31AbRtjkt8UBaElYQg8WdnfF0ptVyO9l1F3mJBp_LWADpnlfQJzZA0EFXzSmTqlUfr4E4OUHUFJCPyf64lDKsnR2QN5xg80KSLiDemEAL-VCJwQ-UIdaDn9uQl4A6GMCvp9ELjzHB-GWYcDzdrjDhQK0aceW4JFiwcFK_sAvB5DxZHOREIUk5LkbG/s320/Photo%20Jan%2013%202024,%206%2037%2015%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #5c9ed7; color: #438fe7;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-82985620139685688182024-01-15T15:34:00.002-06:002024-01-15T15:34:25.994-06:00Give Hope a Home Pizza Night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCJ0THT5NZ2l-em3JbNwbHmKTHd_VD_24mOaiAjZk-LMHmSBGHCqB-Xth0QQdV3N9hsBYUPQuNaMBsLUJHdgF3ycFNy6c-qLgShLCxttdTxNhK2mBy16WTBcpcOCzsrydCGsW3RkMlIhHY5QYc40mhG9QgZ_ehcJyw0Uum5kSlAFJTuRZOe9sZMRE8NUe/s4032/2024-01-10%2018.22.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCJ0THT5NZ2l-em3JbNwbHmKTHd_VD_24mOaiAjZk-LMHmSBGHCqB-Xth0QQdV3N9hsBYUPQuNaMBsLUJHdgF3ycFNy6c-qLgShLCxttdTxNhK2mBy16WTBcpcOCzsrydCGsW3RkMlIhHY5QYc40mhG9QgZ_ehcJyw0Uum5kSlAFJTuRZOe9sZMRE8NUe/s320/2024-01-10%2018.22.57.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Andrea and Connor went to the Mayo Clinic to help out with Pizza Night for the "Give Hope a Home" charity. They picked up pizzas and helped to feed the people staying at the hospital's Hope Lodge. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-85421558646621775132024-01-15T15:32:00.001-06:002024-01-15T15:32:04.345-06:00Shawn's Shiga Toxin Producing E. Coli <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx9QTnEr9yImwWB-WK_299ymCvZ21-NnhUUR81zMWUa3A1MynDbhxkTTZ9H0XG-S_sCew8SXHca4WLjNM_pKlt4XPWgeIJVRDvQjJ5kt7LFk8AclASCR2s0DFd0B8jp1nE-cgd8lGTXniJxtclqEWi8oVVQqqTmI7JZ-pDNbvIH_8jwWRT8FFc07iA9Zs/s4032/2024-01-06%2020.17.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx9QTnEr9yImwWB-WK_299ymCvZ21-NnhUUR81zMWUa3A1MynDbhxkTTZ9H0XG-S_sCew8SXHca4WLjNM_pKlt4XPWgeIJVRDvQjJ5kt7LFk8AclASCR2s0DFd0B8jp1nE-cgd8lGTXniJxtclqEWi8oVVQqqTmI7JZ-pDNbvIH_8jwWRT8FFc07iA9Zs/s320/2024-01-06%2020.17.38.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />On the way home from Peru I got a terrible headache and in the days after we were back in Florida, my symptoms continued to get worse. I went to the doctor and he prescribed me some Cipro antibiotic, which should have solved most common infections from food poisoning. On Saturday evening, my stomach cramped up terribly and I felt like I was going to die. We had Griffin and Graydon over, so I had Paige come with me to the ER, so Andrea could come back home to watch the boys. On the way to the ER, the pain was excruciating and I could barely tolerate even the slightest acceleration from the car. <p></p><p>I begged Andrea to stay, and both my girls came in to the ER with me. The pain was radiating all throughout my torso, so they ran some EKG tests, blood tests, and a CT scan. The ER was full, so I was stuck in a bed between two restroom doors in the hallway. It was not the most comfortable spot, but I felt much better after they finally gave me some morphine for the pain and some medication for the cramping in my guts. </p><p>Amanda eventually came to pick up Paige, but Andrea stayed with me for the 5-6 hours in the ER. The culture results came back showing that I had a Shiga producing E. Coli infection and the antibiotics I had been taking were probably exacerbating the issue. The pain eventually abated and Andrea took me home. It was a terrible night, and it was the most pain I've been in, for a prolonged period. I have probably had worse pain for a few minutes at a time, but this was something brand new and it lasted for hours. I could barely get a breath in at some points and had to concentrate just to keep breathing.</p><p>Things are mostly back to normal now, but what a way to start 2024. Yikes.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-13436216403917279392024-01-15T15:23:00.001-06:002024-01-15T15:23:05.795-06:00Paige's Haircut with Frankie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJpE7TocGYPU9yshRV3noVZcxLbson3o6gftGTkDhvUFy8XVHHaX5VuCfeJ-hsbB4VyLCbRGSw-2gPeuCCZKZtYnPaIZ4eowFLe3qAWGHGl8KTZn4PQW5aW9IPfehJiKh7O0p4uejVPDQbsJromMjNiIxwuEDlBHgVllBVKuR0o3_bMkC3cbNAubyTOZB/s4032/2024-01-05%2016.24.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJpE7TocGYPU9yshRV3noVZcxLbson3o6gftGTkDhvUFy8XVHHaX5VuCfeJ-hsbB4VyLCbRGSw-2gPeuCCZKZtYnPaIZ4eowFLe3qAWGHGl8KTZn4PQW5aW9IPfehJiKh7O0p4uejVPDQbsJromMjNiIxwuEDlBHgVllBVKuR0o3_bMkC3cbNAubyTOZB/s320/2024-01-05%2016.24.11.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Andrea took Paige for a haircut and Paige enjoyed sitting with Frankie the French Bulldog.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7950094479271032945.post-61412333196560761582024-01-15T15:22:00.002-06:002024-01-15T15:38:36.946-06:00Paige's Hearing Test<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeav00qRO-5oD-SQ_NcsN812FimfiXHOsUVRIutddM7NDGOctBIW03h8dsBNCF-aMHkPQu8usid4aAxXHSjPnp0Eh5JZ1z_ZcVeNiPqT2EhB8rDaURnbF-yNvt5jj_A3Zem7m9lhEJeiIoOpGX4R820tY-RJTmqYqdpudEYSSOpMu9nQ24pOk5_tZngEvz/s4032/2024-01-04%2014.07.50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeav00qRO-5oD-SQ_NcsN812FimfiXHOsUVRIutddM7NDGOctBIW03h8dsBNCF-aMHkPQu8usid4aAxXHSjPnp0Eh5JZ1z_ZcVeNiPqT2EhB8rDaURnbF-yNvt5jj_A3Zem7m9lhEJeiIoOpGX4R820tY-RJTmqYqdpudEYSSOpMu9nQ24pOk5_tZngEvz/s320/2024-01-04%2014.07.50.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Andrea, as a licensed Speech and Language Pathologist, was worried about Paige's hearing recently and took her for a hearing test. It seems like Paige has had trouble hearing things at times, and Andrea wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong, especially after Paige's cousin Allison recently had some issues with her hearing. </p><p>Paige's hearing test shows that she hears just fine, and is probably just ignoring us. Scientific proof that Paige is just not paying attention to her wonderful parents.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0