Friday, September 30, 2005

Cross Country Meet, 9/26

This past Monday concluded the fall Cross Country series for the Land Sharks Running Club. Emily did not do very well last week because she developed a stitch and came in with a time of more than 14 minutes. She psyched herself up for the last race and did very well. Reese also did very well with a personal and seasonal best.Emily is pictured 3rd from the right and she came in with a time of 12 minutes, 2 seconds in the 1-1/2 mile race.

Here is Reese coming in with a time of 4 minutes, 22 seconds in the 1/2-mile race.

Sunday, September 25, 2005

Scenes from the Week


Water fowl and foul water. Posted by Picasa

Admiring the geese in Denver's City Park. Posted by Picasa

We'll call this one "Posing with the Dead". This is Emily, Reese and Noelle in front of the 'Poor Woman Mummy' at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Noelle waited patiently all day to see the mummies at the museum and was fascinated that everything there was dead. She constantly asked "Is it dead?" in regards to the mummies, the dinosaurs and the animals. Emily wants to go back in a few weeks when the 'Grossology' exhibit will be in town. Yum, body functions and bathroom humor. We'll have to invite Uncle Paul to go with us. Posted by Picasa

Reese Posted by Picasa

Noelle, the goofball. Posted by Picasa

Here is Reese at her first ice skating lesson in a long time. She was a little rusty on the ice, but enjoyed herself. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Weekend Update

On Monday, Emily and Reese had their first cross-country running race. Reese ran in the 800 meter (Kindergarten and First Graders) and placed 20th out of a field of 91. She placed 5th among the girls and 1st for her school. She ran the course in 4 minutes, 27.2 seconds.

Emily ran the mile race (4-6th grades) in 6 minutes, 52.3 seconds- placing 12th out of 126, 2nd among the girls and 1st for her school.

It is remarkable how much improvement Emily has shown since this past spring when she ran the track series. This is Reese's first foray into running club and she is really enjoying it.

There are two more races left in the season and I will post the results of those races as they become available. Maybe I will even remember to bring my camera next time. :P

Saturday, September 10, 2005

The Vino Vessel



Recently, Emily had a school project to do that required her to build a boat that would float for at least an hour and try to use materials that no one else would use. With a little help from Mom and Uncle Paul, Emily built The Vino Vessel. Using some corks that Paul had lying around and zip ties, Emily built a boat that floated not only the requisite hour, but the whole day. Paul also suggested the name, which earned some bonus points with her teacher. No one else in class used cork, therefore Emily met all of the criteria for an 'A'.

Noelle's First Day of Dance Class

Here are some pictures of Noelle on her first day of dance class. She is taking a combined tap/ballet class for 3-4 year olds. She has been talking about class for days but only expressed an interest when she heard me calling around to different studios to register Emily. I will have pictures after Tuesday of Emily in her first Jazz/Hip Hop class.