Friday, May 30, 2008

Fishing Trip in Canada


Grandad and I went on a trip to Canada with a couple of his friends, Dennis, Ben and Ben's son, Alex. Here are a couple of pictures from the trip...Thats one big fish! Its called a Pike. They always bite off your lines and are really slimy.
Todays catch: Six Walleye, one Pike. Thats all we kept, though. We caught anywhere from fourty to fifty fish every day.

This is our cabin, a lot more roomy than I expected.
It was so beautiful there, especially in the mornings and in the evenings.

Thats Ben, who just pulled up a big Pike, which shortly after bit off his hook. Don't mind the finger in the corner.



Thats our plane, the Beaver.
Dennis sat at the back of the boat and drove me and Grandad around the lake. Once again, sorry about the finger.
It was so peaceful there, too.




That's one huge Walleye!
Above, Grandad, cleaning the fish after a good day of fishing.

Thats the end of our trip, and it was the best trip ever! Thank you so much Grandad, I hope I can go again!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Trip To The Orient



I have posted a bunch of photos from my trip to the Orient on the Around The Block Blog. You can view them by clicking here:

Hong Kong

Taiwan Photos

More Hong Kong Photos

Guangzhou, China Photos

Hong Kong Street Market Photos


Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mallory's Spring Orchestra Concert

Wow! I can't believe the progress. Mal's orchestra sounds so great - there was a lot of improvement over the year. Mal was invited to join the Chamber Orchestra next Fall- that is a big honor!



Here she is after the performance and a photo with her teacher, Mr. Beck. By the way, Mr. Beck is also Wyatt's orchestra teacher.



Below are a couple snippets of one of the pieces they played. Can you guess what song it is?



Henry Doorly Zoo

Last weekend we went to the Henry Doorley Zoo in Omaha - it was a great zoo with lots of fantastic animals. The kids had a ball.

Flower Sharing

After looking at that awesome bleeding heart, Jen inspired me to take some photos to share of my work thus far. Don't you just love daisies - they are my favorite!!

Here are my day lillies that I planted last year just now starting to bloom!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Wyatt's Spring Orchestra Concert

Here's a couple photos from the event:



Where I've Been

I found this neat website that creates a map of places you've been, where you've lived and places you want to visit.

Here's my map:



Visit this website
to create your own. We'd love to see yours!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Cheapest Gas Price

Just click on this link and type in your zip code to find the least expensive gas near you.

You can also see what everyone else around the US is paying for gas. Alaska is over $4!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Be Still My Bleeding Heart



I'd like to fancy myself a gardener.



You know, like my knowledgeable and skillful Garden Clubber mom, Mary Lou.

I have this Bleeding Heart plant that I planted about 5 years ago on the corner of the house. Every year it gets larger and produces more and more flowers. This year it's bigger than ever.



Don't you love the flowers?



And it seems to look even more wonderful when a cute doggie sits by it.



(High voice) "Hi Eddy Mateo! Do you love the Bleeding Heart? Oh boy! Sure you do! It's your favorite!"



Look how well this Peony is doing this Spring. It was planted the same time as the Bleeding Heart. I'm expecting big things from this one.



And this sweet little corner of the property, we refer to it as The Ghetto. Try not to stare at the two dead trees or all of the weeds, or the dirt pile behind the dead trees, or the neighbors camouflaged tarp covered dog pen. You can hardly see it.

Looks like I have some work to do.

Instead, let's look at this. AAAaaaawwwww!


Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Treadmill Challenge

Who is this old guy?



13 looking like 23.
What in the world? Where in the heck did my little Wyatt go? Dog-gone-it, he done growed up!

In an effort to tone up a bit, this month we are having a contest to see who goes the most minutes. The rules are simple - a minimum of 15 minutes a day. Outside running or walking counts too. Double minutes for walking/running with Eddy.



Run, Wyatt, Run!
(Name that movie line, insert another name instead of Wyatt.)

Wyatt designed a logo and Mallory designed an exercise log. We are keeping track officially. The winner gets an iPod!

Sunday, May 11, 2008