The Big Lake

A couple photos of the boys from our trip to Grand Haven last week. There is a small dune near the boardwalk that they climbed for a view of the channel and the lake. Lots of big smiles.

The air temperature wasa pleasant 84 and the water was up to 77. Beautiful.

Camp Roger 2011

In 1958 Isaac & Jacob's Great-grandparents took their Grandma to a family summer camp. A few years later, Grandma Krosschell went on her own. Some decades later Daddy and his siblings went for a number of summers, and this year Isaac and Jacob spent two nights there. Four generations at the same camp.

I enjoyed showing Nancy and the boys around camp and, despite some homesickness, they had a good time with their camp activities as well.

Isaac was in the Algoma cabin (one of the older buildings that Daddy slept in as well.)



Jacob was in Chippewa, a newer cabin with 'Michigan air conditioning' that is to say, an attic fan.

Garter snakes at the Nature Center.

Little Bostwick Lake. It's just how I remembered it.

Camp Belzer 2011 (2 of 2)

Friday was Family Day and Tim Fosnot and I attended with the boys and moms.

This was a sort of Sumo wrestling event; knock the other boy out of the ring.

The boys are already looking forward to next year, and are more motiovated to sell Christmas Wreaths to fund camp. We are accepting advance orders now.

Camp Belzer 2011 (1 of 2)

Isaac and Jacob attended Cub Scout Day Camp this week, in Indianapolis, at Camp Belzer. With Nancy and Kris Fosnot as chaperones, they enjoyed a week full of new things. Here are a few images.

With the 'Belzer Beast'

Cub Scouts Promotion Day

Sunday was the last day of scouts for the year. Isaac moved up to the Webelos rank, and Jacob to the Wolf rank. They will start this summer working on requirements for their new ranks.

To celebrate the year both boys built model rockets and launched them. Jacob's was 'The Flame' a light rocket that flew so high we lost sight of it.



Isaac build 'Discovery' and modeled it after the space shuttle.



Pack 98

Hurricane Soccer 2011

Despite Isaac sitting out the season due to injury, Jacob enjoyed his games at Upward Soccer. He was one of the youngest in his age bracket, but did manage to score one mid-season goal. The boys enjoy both playing and watching and look forward to continuing practice in the yard.

Isaac's Piano Talents

Isaac has been practicing a piece recently, Spanish Caballero, that is one of his favorites. Enjoy.