Sunday AM ride

Data courtesy of Hagin, Rich.

Beech Hill Farm

Last weekend, we made our first trip of the season to Beech Hill Farm. After eating ice cream, Fiona befriends a few horses and horse-like animals while Henry befriends some trucks and a big sand pile.

Sea Isle City

Summer has arrived

Activities in the past couple of weeks have included running circles, soccer, the Memorial Day parade, and baseball.

Biking and batting

We had a big day yesterday. In the morning, we set out with Rick and Tucker and without our training wheels. Then, in the afternoon, we took Henry's new bat over to the park for some BP. We have video from each outing.

We started on a gentle slope in the grass, and then once Fiona and Tucker found their footing, we went to a flat parking lot. You'll notice that Fiona had some difficulty with the stopping aspect of bicycle riding, but figured it out in the end, starting with a sick yet controlled skid. Tucker, meanwhile, appears as though he's been riding without training wheels for years. As for Henry, he found climbing on Rick's truck to be more fun than learning how to ride a bike. I think he was just saving himself for batting practice later in the day.



Henry reminds some of a young, blonde, American Joey Votto, it is said. Fiona needs a little more work to fine-tune her swing, but she proves to be remarkably fleet of foot in flip flops.

Pictures from Naples

Faces painted

Last weekend, we broke out Fiona's face paint kit. Dad took requests for Indian, er, Native American war paint and a vampire.

Opening Day Wiffle Ball

Henry's fever finally broke today, and he was back to his old tricks. He insisted on skipping his nap, and after watching an inning of the Reds game (which they would end up winning hours later in dramatic, walk-off fashion, btw), he decided we should go outside and play Wiffle Ball. I dug up the bats and balls in the basement and we hit the street!

First, Henry takes some cuts against live pitching:



Then he grabbed the skinny, yellow bat and smashed one off the T: