What is E-man up to?

Since I have not written about Evan for a bit...here is his update. He is currently running cross country and is in his final year of middle school...hard for me to believe. He is growing his hair out, is reading books like crazy, and just improved his 2 mile time by over 1 minute. The pics that follow are of an event held this weekend in our fair cities celebrating the landing of two very famous explorers. Evan is part of a group called, Frontier Christian Fellowship, where they earn a name by passing certain events set up in frontier times. They learn how people lived in frontier times and start to become skilled in one of the trades of the times. Sous Chef Evan, of course, chose cooking!! So, over the past 3 days, he has been cooking over an open fire and tending coals and making brownies in a pan for visitors who come by his booth. The recipe he is using is from 1835...no eggs or milk required:O) Go Evan!

Here is Evan and his buddy J. after a long day manning their booths. J. got to work at the blacksmith booth. Evan and J. are sleeping in a tent only 80 feet from where these two famous explorers landed.


Evan donning his frontier's man shirt, beads, and neck collar earned in trading at an event last year. He also is holding his "mouse axe", given to him by the man who sponsored him during his "orienteering week" and "name earning ceremony". The mouse axe was used to hide up one's sleeve in case it might be needed. And here I thought "they cut off their tails with a carving knife."


Here is E-man heading into the home stretch at his first meet. I was so excited that I took the picture too quick on sport rapid fire setting...taking two of the three shots of just grass...and by the time I could set it again he was gone. Ah well!

First Game Victory!!

Final score was 20 to 14 as the new high school attained its first victory! Ups and downs, but it was a great game. Alpaca Rob and I donned our new high school fan gear and watched CJ make 3 carries, I think, for 16 yards. I am not the stats person...but I think that's what they said. Our local paper is carrying some neat shots of local games...so I added a few of our favorite player on the field, #7. These are much better than our camera could take. I am learning a little more football lingo as times rolls along, but am mostly trying to watch for #7 doing his thing as I keep a busy Esther from rolling off the bleachers:O) Enjoy the pics!

CJ, one of 4 or 5 wide receivers, catches the ball and runs for yardage.


CJ was passed the ball on 4th down and ran the ball 7 yards to make the 1st down.


Here the opposing team tackles him several yards later. Way to make the 1st down buddy! So, the team is now 1-1, which is not too bad without any Seniors...rah team!

Recognition to start the year...

Our little Ru was honored with a phone call a week before school started to announce that she was one of 14 students chosen for the district calendar. She was asked to come to a rehearsal where she would present what she had written about in front of the whole district staff on the first "kick off" day for teachers. Ruthie chose "I am Imagination" and wrote that she loves to create stories...especially those where she is the heroine. It was an honor to be able to be with her and watch her do such a fantastic job presenting in front of over 1000 teachers and staff. Way to go Ru!!