Thompson Visit / 101 Dalmations

Beth's parents came to visit us for several days. The timing was right because Logan and Leif's 5th grade play, 101 Dalmations, was during their stay. Leif was Roger, the dalmations owner, and Logan was the 1st puppy, Spot. My parents and grandparents came to see the play as well.

Before the play...



and after...

We also took the Thompson's to the Philadelphia Zoo...

My rug is better than yours!!

Dogwood Festival

The annual Dogwood Festival came and went.... Blah...

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!!!


Sweet bike! Happy Mothers Day B!

Kids In The Woods 2009

We took the 4th grade class at Barkley Elementary to Ridley Creek State Park for an outdoor education workshop we call "Kids in the Woods". This was the 2nd year of the Forest Service funded trip. The 86 students were split into 4 'tribes' using colored handkerchiefs. The groups then moved through the 5 different activities and had lunch at a picnic area. The kids learned a lot about trees, water, wildlife, and ecology, but the main goal of the field trip was just to take the kids outside in a natural setting and get them interested in nature...


We found morel mushrooms...


and beetle grubs...

Ashley Visit/Philadelphia Rock Gym

Ashley came up for visit...


We took the kids to climb at PRG. After a quick belay lesson...


The kids really had fun climbing...