Cross Country - Meet #1

Alex had his first Cross Country Meet last Thursday in East Peoria. His team did very well, coming out on top over three other schools (Chiddix, East Peoria, and Canton). Here are a few of the pictures I took at the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the info posted on Parksides website:

The teams opened the season on August 16th in impressive fashion. The girls placed five runners in the top seven and the boys swept the top five spots. Leading the way for the girls were Brooke, Michaella, Hannah, Bailey, Amy, Brie and Kelsey. The boys top seven were Logan A., Caleb, Peyton, Logan D., River (PR), Eric and Taylor. Impressive performances were had by Alex A., Tyler B., Mike (PR), Justin, Tyler, Kelli, Evan, J.D., Brandon, Lexi, Bekka, Tyraina and Baylor. The girls score was PJHS 23 Chiddix 54 East Peoria 62 and Canton 92 and the boys score was PJHS 15 East Peoria 64 Chiddix 68 and Canton 88.

Distance 2.08 miles, Alex's time 16:30

Cross Country - Practice

Alex has been training all summer to prepare for participation on the Cross Country team at his new school. Here are a few shots of a practice session from last week.

 

 

 

 

Distance 1.55 miles, Alex's time 12:33

It's a Long Way... But They Made It Anyway

I love this song, especially the bagpipes blasting away with the screaming guitars. It just doesn't get any better than this.

Brian May PHD

Brian May, legendary guitarist of the rock group Queen, has turned in his 48,000 word Doctoral thesis in Astronomy after a 36 year hiatus. He will be discussing it with the examining board of the Imperial College, London, on August 23rd, where he studied before joining the rock band. Here's wishing him the best of luck, and with that a tribute to one of the greatest Rock and Roll bands to ever grace the planet.

The Many Faces of Skyler

I could have referred to this post as The Many Faces of Skyler and Michael, but Skyler clearly steals the show.

 

 

 

 
These shots were taken while Skyler was peering through our cat door.

 

 

 


 

 
Michael requested some Father Daughter shots, so we took these out on the back deck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sibling Reunion

Last weekend marked the first of an annual reunion for Michele and her siblings. I'll make a couple of posts with photos from that visit.
 
Here's the gang all together. It was close to a 100 degrees during this shot, so I had to shoot the photo fast, as there was a cold swimming pool beckoning.


One of the many activities we participated in was a game called Disc Golf. We hadn't played it before, and weren't really aware of it's existence, but man were we greatful for the exposure. All those years I spent throwing a frisbee could now finally be put to use.