Senior Night

Tonight was Senior Night for Chris at Ryle. There were 27 seniors who were announced before the football game.

Late night parties

Clara was entertaining a friend last night. I came out to tell them to turn down the music, but they were listening to one of my favorite songs so I waited till the song was over before I sounded like a grumpy old man.

All grown up

Christopher is in his final year of high school.  We don't know what next year will bring, but we're just living in the moment right now.  We snapped a few photos at Newport on the Levee that I wanted to share here as a small preview.  

Wool Fest 2022

 We've been going to Wool Fest for years.  About 18 years to be precise.  We took our family out there this past weekend and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.  We were missing Christopher this year because he opted to go with some friends up to the Renaissance Fair but that's to be expected.  Here's a photo of when we went in 2012 and several more from this past weekend. 

This is from 2012.  One one our trips to Wool Fest, there was a mishap where Lucy's blanket was left on the bus.  We tried to get it back, but alas it was never to be seen again.  If you notice, in this photo of Lucy in the back of the stroller, she has a blue blanket with her which as I write this I cannot recall if that was the blanket that was lost or the replacement.  Also, please take special note of Clara's pose with the straw coming out of her face. 

The kids are growing up so quickly!

The day after

 The Sunday after a band competition is rough.  Its particularly rough on a young 8th grader with all the physical and emotional strain that marching band puts on a person.  Fortunately on this particular morning we went to 11:30 mass so she got a little extra sleep but I'm not sure that sleeping propped up against your mother's chair is the best way to get rest. 

Youth Season 2022

 Clara didn't really have a specific objective when she came out deer hunting with me for youth season on Saturday.  She simply wanted to spend time with her dad (I think) and get outside.  Shooting the buck, field dressing it and getting to meet the most charming butchers in northern Kentucky were just a bonus.  

Moon photos

Some photos taken of the moon over consecutive nights using the long lens borrowed from Fr. Bolte.