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Nashville, Indiana

Parents Weekend in Knoxville!!

How Many can fit in the Honda Fit?

We squeezed with the neighbors and got eight people in Laura's new car!

Claire and Mikayla's pumpkins!

Claire and her roommate are getting into the spirit of the season.

Claire begins classes at UT

Pictures from Abrams Farm and North Light Fibers

One of two llamas on Abrams Farm

Two of Four Alpacas at North Light Fibers

Camel

Katherine with Alpacas

Claire petting the Zedonk

Pictures from the Block

Claire's orientation

Claire gets ready for her move to Tennessee.

The graduates!

2012 family and friends high school graduates!

Claire's Art recives highest award!!

Claire's art was selected at regionals to advance to state this past weekend. She found out this morning her piece received a Gold Seal the hightest award given at the state level! This is a picture from my phone it is not that good clear but it is the only one I have.

Claire and Friends get ready for the prom. It is hard to believe how much more grown up high schoolers look. I have seen John's prom picture. I looked about 14 in mine.

BLOCK ISLAND 2011

Happy Birthday to CLAIRE and JIM
August 1, 2011

AUSTIN 2011

Claire did a great job on the Bunny Cake and Baby Dolls. Bridget making the pizza.

Aloha from Kaua'i

We are wrapping up our trip with an evening in and a movie. Here is some additional photos from our helicopter tour of Wiamea Canyon and snorkeling at Anini beach where we saw a few sea turtles and swam with them.

Tubing was fun. We were on an irrigation ditch dug by hand in the 1860s and we tubed through five tunnels. The trip was cold and fun. We had some unexxpected cancelations, but we were able to use our time to see the sights. We even did some four-wheeling to a secluded beach which was well worth the drive.

Look forward to seeing everyone in a couple days.

Aloha!

Claire and I are having a great time. I am posting pictures of our surf lessons with Duke. This was a great outing and we were able to have private lessons. Cliare is quite the surfer girl and seems to have a knack for this. Me on the other hand, did make a showing and rode one wave in for a while. Today we learned that your ribcage is sore after a morning of surfing.

We walked up Diamond Head for a total round trip of 1.6 miles and 566 steps. We at on Wakiki beach and went out to the Arizona Memorial. It is facinating that now surviving crew members are being intered on the Arizona upon their death and request.

Our boating outing was cancelled today so we weny to the Eastern side and hung out on the beach until it was time for our Snuba lesson. I never got good with pressurizing my ears, bu we touched a stingray and fed some of the fish. It was fun. We neded the day with massages and now we are relaxing and enjoying our loose muscles.

Tomorrow we are off to Kauai. We'll keep you posted.

Claire gets a best time in 50 free

Claire swim a 27.83 for a new best time in the 50 free.

Claire's Creation

Claire out did herself on this years jack o lantern.

Claire Swimming

Claire's first swim meet of the school year. Here she is winning the heat in the 50 Free. Aunt Sharon was in town to watch her swim.