Montessori School of Greater Lafayette (M.S.G.L.) 5K/1K Family Fun Run Event April 2015

It was a chilly start to the day, just above zero degrees Celsius, but it soon warmed up and so did we when Aaron started running quickly on our 1K path.  We thought we would be walking it but not Aaron.  Zoom he went, weaving through the crowd of parents and preschoolers, racing for the finish line.  He had us panting by the end of it.  I was barely able to take this shot of him running with Andrew.

Here's Edward at the start of the 5K race with his running buddy, Aidan, ready to go.

Edward and Aidan ended up coming in second and first, respectively, for the boys group with new personal best times and seventh and sixth, respectively, overall amongst all the participants, including the adults.  Not bad, considering Edward hasn't run since last fall.  Very happy for him and Aidan.

Here are Andrew, Aaron and I after Aaron received his Participation ribbon.  

Aaron was pretty proud he beat Mom and Dad.

While waiting for brother Edward to finish his race, Aaron played in the bouncy house that was provided for and did some chalk drawings with Aidan's younger brother, Kai.

Indianapolis Museum of Art Family Day Visit April 2015

Here are the boys at the start of our visit to the Indianapolis Museum of Art last weekend.  It was Family Day and because the NCAA championship games were being held that coming week in the city, the theme was Museum Madness with all sorts of activities, including basketball courts for the kids.

There was an art display by the artist Robert Indiana of Numbers that the boys had fun climbing.  Really gorgeous day for our visit.  So much sunlight.

Edward and Aaron even tried their own hand at being an art display themselves.  

Finally, we got a goodbye picture with Robert Indiana's most famous art piece.  There were a throng of people about so we were lucky to squeeze in a family picture.

March Break 2015

We didn't go far during the March Break, but we did get lucky!  A sunny table overlooking the best stretch of the Magnificent Mile (a.k.a. Michigan Ave) in Chicago at the Grand Lux Cafe.  Great way to rest our feet and tempt our tastebuds during our busy travels.

Cub Scout Derby Car Race 2015

Today Edward participated in his last Cub Scout Derby car race with his troop with Aaron added along as the extra car needed to balance out the races.  He finished with his best showing ever at 14th out of 46 cars with the Stair Master.  Aaron did not too badly either, finishing 27th with his hand painted Race Car.  Pretty good considering he's not even a Cub Scout since he's only five years old.   It'll be two years till he can join.  Today's race was the best turnout ever with 

Andrew as Master of Ceremonies.  Fun had by all!

Arrow of Light

Edward recently received his Arrow of Light Award, the highest award in Cub Scouting.  He's now officially a Boy Scout, and will start with our very active local troop in the fall.  Congratulations Edward!  Andrew is a proud Cubmaster.

Nothing combats sibling rivalry like a common enemy: Dad.

       

We've been trying our collective hand at Risk lately, which, mercifully, has been updated with a failsafe option known as "cease fire".  This allows the game to be decided by who has the most territory at the moment that the "cease fire" card is drawn, thereby saving our family perhaps years in lost productivity.  Sadly, Dad is 0-2 thanks to Edward's strategy, and Aaron's hot hand on the dice. 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!  We are back home after a few days in Chicago 

and happily trying to get some rest and recover from colds, coughs and flus.  

We wish everyone happiness, health and joy this holiday season!