Fall 2009 Catch-Up

I’ll bet you thought I’d forgotten about this blog.  I haven’t, but to be honest, Becky’s been taking so many pictures, it was tough to figure out where to start!   Well, that’s not totally true….it’s been a little hectic at work, with lots of travel, late nights, and phone calls.  I was determined, though, to get an update out this weekend.

About the photos, there were hundreds to comb through, and I’ve captured some of the best out of several outings and events.   I wasn’t able to fit all of them in the video update….the video would have been VERY long, but the “best of” list is captured in the Gallery (link below).

So on to the update….

Becky took the kids to visit Nana & Papa in Phoenix at the end of July.  I had to stay home and work   Then it was back-to-school.  We now have 4-second-graders, and a fourth grader.

Fall sports was a real challenge with Reed playing Fall Ball.  He got hooked on catching this season, and was starting catcher for almost all games.  And there were a lot of those.  At least 2 per weekend.

Randy played fall soccer with his buds.  That was a fun group of kids and parents, and we’re hoping to get matched up with that team again next season.

Riley and Robyn played soccer too, also with a great group of kids and parents.  Riley scored the first goal of the season, and Robyn scored several as well.

Rachel decided to take fall off to concentrate on her studies.  She’s turning into a little brain.  We’ll be starting something for the winter here shortly (Yo-yo university and maybe gymnastics).

We also celebrated a big birthday:  Reed turned a decade old.  Hard to believe it’s been ten years since the little guy started keeping us up at night .  He’s a good kid, and is getting good grades.

We’re trying a few new things this fall.  First was skating, and this is becoming a kid favorite.  There’s an ice arena not far from the house, and we’ve visited a few times already.  This season is aptly names, as that’s what I did a lot of during our little family outings:  fall.  The kids have picked it up quickly, I still struggle.   If you watch the video closely, you might catch a bit of my prowess on the ice.  Thanks, Becky for making sure to get that on video, by the way.

I’ve got some new pix/video to go through now of Halloween, and I’ll make an attempt to get this out before Christmas .

So the video linked below, has updates from late summer to early November (minus Halloween).  Francis Dunnery phoned in a cover of an old Faces tune that we’ve been listening to alot, and Todd Rundgren and Daryl Hall dropped by to add a live tune.  Man, those guys are noisy, and they eat a lot!

Enjoy.  Hope all’s well with you and yours.  OK, readers.  Your turn to drop us a note and tell us how you’re doing .

Links to video/pix follow.  If you have Quicktime installed, I’d recommend viewing the H.264 (MP4) or MOV version.  For some reason the WMV video had a few artifacts.  I’ll tweak it if I get a few minutes (yeah, right).

• H.264 (MP4)
• Quicktime (MOV)
• Windows (WMV)
• Gallery (Pictures)