Boys Projects

Andre likes Legos, he has a lot of them and he was in need of space to display the ones he has put together. Jer and him decided to make some shelves for his and the girls room. Andre le gusta jugar con Legos, el tiene muchos y necesitaba espacio para mostrar los que ha armado. Jer y el decidieron hacer estantes para su cuarto y el de las ninas.

The next day they made a gun rack to storage Jer's guns in our closet.

Al siguiente dia ellos hicieron un expositor para armas en nuestro armario.

Here are the shelves in Andre's room.

Shelves in the girls room.

"Another Year of Pinewood Derby Car"

Jeremy loves helping Andre with all the Cub Scout projects. Some of them are more fun than others but he always is willing to do it with his son. This year they had a lot of fun making this good looking derby car "Death Racer". They put armour on the windows and a gatling gun on the front. I'm always impressed on what one can make with a piece of plain wood and some creativity.

A Jeremy le encanta ayudar a Andre con los projectos the Cub Scout. Algunos de ellos son mas divertidos que otros pero el siempre esta dispuesto a hacerlos con su hijo. Este ano ellos hicieron un carro muy bonito al que nombraron Death Racer". Le pusieron armadura en las ventanas y una arma en el frente. Siempre me impresiono lo que uno puede hacer con un pedazo de madera y creatividad.

Unfortunately, we didn't take pictures of the block of wood that they started in the beginning.

Desafortunadamente no tomamos fotos del pedazo de madera con el que se empezo.They used paper clips to make the gatling gun.

Here are the cars that competed in the race. The boys have the opportunity to have their cars race about 8 times. Andre's won first place a few of them. It was hard to beat the fastest ones :o) Los ninos tienen la oportunidad de competir unas 8 veces. El carro de Andre gano el primer lugar algunas de estas. Fue dificil superar los mas rapidos :o)

"Boys Day Out Shooting"

Jeremy has a new hobby, "shooting". When I met Jeremy I new that he likes guns but I had no idea how much he "loves" guns and shooting :o) A few weeks ago Jeremy took Andre for a Father-Son-Day and of course they went out shooting. Jeremy tiene un nuevo pasatiempo, "disparar". Cuando lo conoci yo sabia que le gustaban las armas pero no tenia idea lo tanto que le encantan estas y disparar :o) Hace unas semanas, Jeremy llevo a Andre a disparar en su Dia de Hijo y Padre.

According to Jer, Andre is a very good shooter.

Soccer Season 2010 is Over!

The girls played soccer through the Boys and Girls Club in Federal Way. They practiced twice a week and had games every Saturday. The season started at the end of September and ended yesterday. Jeremy volunteered to be an Assistant Coach and he actually enjoyed it. He did a wonderful job training the kids. The Coach and Jeremy were strict with the children but as a result they became a great team. "The Bluejays" was UNDEFEATED and won FIRST place!!! They scored 38 goals during this season :o) FIRST Place Trophy!
We had a pizza party afterwards and each child received a Medal and a Trophy.

Ariana was 22 and Naomi 4
Jeremy received a recognition for assisting and Andre a medal for helping during practices.

Dad & Son Fun Days

Andre is to the age where he and Jeremy can do a lot of "boy" activities together. Here's some of their summer fun days. Andre ya esta en la edad que puede participar en diferentes actividades con su papa. Aqui estan algunas de las que han hecho este verano.

Shooting .22s - Jeremy says Andre is a really good shot. Disparando .22s - Jeremy dice que Andre es muy bueno disparando.

Biking around Seattle and to the locks to see the fish ladders. They went with our friend Rob.
Ellos anduvieron en bicicleta en Seattle. Esta vez fueron con su amigo Rob.

No father/son day out is complete without a stop to McDonalds. Ningun dia de papa/hijo esta completo sin parar en McDonalds.

Swimming in Lake Washington. Nadando en Lago de Washington.

Day out on the canoe, hunting for turtles. This is the first turtle Andre ever caught. It is a painted turtle, a rare find where we live. Este dia fueron en canoa y encontraron tortugas. Esta fue la primera que Andre ha agarrado. Es una tortuga pintada, muy rara de encontrar donde vivimos. Andre took some pictures of a blue heron. He loves playing with his camera. Andre tomo algunas fotos de una garza ceniza. Le encanta tomar fotos con su camara.