Center Point Historical Museum

The kids taking turns at shooting rubberbands from a homemade gun.

Isaac shucking corn to make his helicopter. Made from the cob
of corn and feathers.

Bekah does the same.

Dad getting a try at walking the ring.

Be sure to see the video at the bottom of Bekah taking a turn at it.

Bekah trying to walk on stilts. No success.

This is a Norweigian hook.

Bekah making something out of clay.

Both kids made something out of clay.

Video of Rebekah taking her turn at Ring Walking.

To see some of the exhibits from the Historical Museum, click here.

Bowling at Westdale

Isaac

Bekah

Isaac reacting to his shot.

Even Daddy bowls.

El Kahir Shrine Circus

Some photos from the El Kahir Shrine Circus playing in Marion this weekend.
The photos are from the 3pm show before the heavy weather moved in.

Bekah poses with an elephant

One of the El Kahir clowns juggling with 5 balls

Doing the "Chicken Dance"

....tooting his horn to "God Bless America".
The El Kahir "colorguard"

A balancer performing with chairs

A comedic performer performs a trampoline act.
Another attraction, a group of pigs named "The Pork Chops" perform

This one was not big enough to jump.

A newborn pig joins in on the fun

...and takes a stroll with one of the performing pigs.

The last act of the performance.

Another balancing act this one from Las Vegas.

Getting ready to perform a triple sommersault with fire.

Again performing the act.
Next performer before the intermission and the heavy weather was an
Indian coming in on a white horse...

and performing.

During intermission, Bekah gets to ride the elephant.

We left before the second half started and before the storms hit.
We had fun!!!

First day out of school

Some photos from our day out on my birthday.

The kids down at the CRANDIC Bridge Rebuild site.

Having a little run.

We went over to Cedar Lake and the kids got interested in watching

a mom and her kids fishing.

Isaac taking a glimpse of the CN Cedar Rapids local working in the yard.

HI THERE!!!!

We broke for lunch at the "Flying Wienie", went a couple other places
and went home.

Bekah singing with the Westfield Chorus

Bekah(front row, last person on right) sings with the Westfield Elem. Chorus in an American Fiddle tune titled "Johnson Boys" from the Kids' Concert at Coe College Sunday afternoon.

Bekah's Regional ATA Medals

Rebekah won First Place(black) for Weapons
and placed Third(white) for Sparring
at the ATA Twin Cities TaeKwonDo Regionals held in
St. Paul, MN on April 18th.

Great Job Bekah!!!!!

Bekah looses tooth-April 8, 2009.

Bekah lost another tooth this morning.