Softball season begins

Practice before the first game, Katie is catching...

First Outdoor Dinner of the Season

Does direct blog posting from my iPhone work?

From the Boston Globe: Cassini's continued mission...

[These photos are amazing! - Paul]

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is now a nearly a year into its extended mission, called Cassini Equinox (after its initial 4-year mission ended in June, 2008). The spacecraft continues to operate in good health, returning amazing images of Saturn, its ring system and moons, and providing new information and science on a regular basis. The mission's name, "Equinox" comes from the upcoming Saturnian equinox in August, 2009, when its equator (and rings) will point directly toward the Sun. The Equinox mission runs through September of 2010, with the possibility of further extensions beyond that. Collected here are 24 more intriguing images from our ringed neighbor.

Cassini's continued mission - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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Marathon Monday

Once again, the third Monday of April is a holiday in Massachusetts, Patriots' Day, which coincides with the running of the Boston Marathon. The marathon route runs only a block away from our house. And once again our home base was from the house of church friends Dan, Robin, Ford, May, and Annie, who live right on the marathon route, two blocks from Mile 15.


Waiting for the race


Women's leaders


Head of the men's pack just past mile 15


Handing our oranges to runners


Amazing runner #1 (read the bibs)


Amazing runner #2


More pictures:

Weekend in Washington (9)

In front of my dad's old church


Playing kickball


Drilling for natural gas, about five miles up the road from our old house

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Easter Sunday - church, party, egg hunt, Easter dinner, and relaxing at the end of the day...

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The post-party celebration i.e. presents and cake...

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Paul's mom's (belated) 70th birthday party, at the new Angelo's.

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Only someone who lived on Goat Hill in Washington can really appreciate taking your kids to Catfish Creek and the Polish Club ball field.

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Nicholas eats his first foot-long hot dog at Wiencek's Dairy Bar. And yes, he ate the whole thing.

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More photos from the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. The trolley shown with the name "Desire" is New Orleans Public Service Car #832, the namesake from the Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire".

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Taking a ride on the Easter Trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (a five minute drive from Paul's parents' house.)

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This past weekend we traveled back to Western Pennsylvania to celebrate Easter and Paul's mother's 70th birthday in little Washington.

The pictures below are from Paul's parents house.

Seder

No we are not Jewish, but we do celebrate a Seder the Thursday before Easter.

Cub Scout Pack 135 Builds a Rocket Launcher

See How to Build a Water Rocket...

If you've ever dreamed about sending a rocket sky-high, you might be relieved to learn you don't have to mess with explosives to make one fly. If you put air under pressure, like in a tire, you can use it to propel an object upwards. Add water to the mix, and your rocket will go far above the trees. This rocket is made from simple PVC plumbing pipe and some plastic soda bottles. It's easy to put together in an afternoon. As long as you always have an adult around, launching your rocket is safe and fun.

Wellfleet Weekend (Last)

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The Easter Egg Hunt...

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"Happy Birthday to Dick, Happy Birthday to Dick..."

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Katie and Nicholas hang with cousins Sarah and Amanda...

Wellfleet Weekend (2)

A windy Saturday on Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet exploring a shipwreck on the shore, as well as Nicholas finding Dick (Whit's dad) a birthday present - a barnacle encrusted buoy.

Wellfleet Weekend (1)

This past weekend we headed out to Whit's parents house in Wellfleet, Massachusetts to celebrate her father's birthday. Whit's sister and brother-plus-family came out as well.

Art Updates

Katie's "States" animal painting - a Walleye from Minnesota:




Nicholas' Class Mosaic Table: