Busy in VA

Sorry that it has been a long time since our last post. The summer has found us quite busy. The boys have been involved in summer camps as well as sports. Keion is taking the "Hollywood Experience" camp- part 1 and 2. He is learning how to use the green screen to input background and special effects into a film. Kendrick is doing a basketball camp put on by one of the local high schools. Both boys are playing in a summer basketball league and Kendrick is also playing baseball. They are also both taking swim leasons. I have been pleased that Keion still knows the different strokes, I mainly wanted to make sure he was comfortable in the deep water. Kendrick is doing well getting the different strokes down.

Keion celebrated his 13th birthday last week. It is hard to believe he is a teenager! At least he doesn't act like one most of the time.

Happy Belated Birthday Keith!!!!!!

We were on our first day of the cruise as Keith celebrated his 40th birthday!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to Keith (Daddy). Here are the waiters singing Happy Birthday to him on the ship.

Start of Summer

Well summer is off to a great start. We just returned from our cruise to Bermuda. Thank you to Mama Lucy and Papa Joe for taking all of us. We had a wonderful time. The boys got over their apprehension of the boat very quickly. I am sure we all gained 5 pounds with all the wonderful food they have available 24 hours a day on the ship. The boys are ready to start planning the next cruise!

Spring Orchestra Concert

Hey, it's me, Keion. After spending long classes and after-school rehearsels, we finally had our Spring Orchestra Concert on May 28th. The concert went very well and we used "Electric" instruments for a song [Smoke On The Water]. Mr. Tower, our school principal, also had a guitar solo. This was our last concert for the year, so thanks for everyone who came out! -Keion

Here is a picture of me, Kendrick, and Desiree after the concert

Half Marathon

I finished the Marine Corps Half Marathon this morning. This was my second year running it. Unfortunately, most of the race took place in the rain. I finished in about 2 hours, 22 mins. Which was about 10 minutes faster than my time last year. Here is a picture of me after the race.

Kendrick's school had it's Cinco de Mayo celebration today. Too bad it was the 6th of May not the 5th. The kids didn't seem to notice though, they had a great time. Keion also had a party in his Spanish class today for Cinco de Mayo.

Kendrick participated in his first race on Sunday. It was the Great Train Race and is a mile long race in downtown Fredericksburg. He finished the mile in 8 mins 49 seconds. He says he is going to train for it next year, so he can come in first. Mr. Competitive!

National Junior Honor Society Induction

Keion was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last night. In order to be accepted the kids had to have at least a 3.6 GPA, demonstrate good character, and write an essay. We are very proud of him for achieving this honor. Only about 30 kids were inducted with him this year.