Look what Karla did on her brother's birthday

Karla went out to sea for a few days. She landed and was catapulted off the USS Eisenhower. Hopefully we'll have some video to post soon.

More Bahrain pictures from Karla

Karla wearing an abaya (scandalously showing her face.)  

UPDATED with higher-resolution pictures.

First pix from Karla in Bahrain

Karla went on a cultural tour of Bahrain with her indoc class. These are the first pictures she's sent. UPDATED with higher-resolution pictures.

Great Falls

On Saturday, three "bachelors" took seven kids to Great Falls Park in Virginia. Justin (Amber was in New York), Tim (Debby was getting moving stuff ready), and I (Karla's in Bahrain), with all the kids, had a fun time hiking around and scrambling over rocks. The kids thought it was cool that we could see Maryland across the river. On Sunday, we all went back to the park, this time from the Maryland side. These pictures are only from the Virginia side, though, because I left my camera in the car on Sunday.

Katie's 1st Riding Competition

The stable where Katie rides had a show today, and Katie was very excited to enter it. She was judged on three events, against 4 other riders of about her same experience. I can't remember the actual event names, but they all had to do with following commands, riding form, control, etc. As you can see, Katie was happy taking 2 second-place ribbons, and 1 third-place ribbon.

Anachronistic Birthday

Yes, I'm old. We went to Medieval Times on my 45th birthday. We ran into some old friends (the Veseys) who just happened to be going the same night we were. The kids had fun playing with Andrew, and we all had fun cheering on the Red & Yellow Knight. Alas, he was killed in the joust...

Riding horses and bikes

Katie on horseback, and friends on bikes. Lots of fun!