First Boating of the Summer

Here are a few photos that the dealer took of us. We took our boat out on Saturday and tried to sink it. The heater core had been frozen from not winterizing it correctly, then sending it up from Abilene TX to Casper WY. The Bilge Pump was not working quite right and so it was filling up and not draining that well. We made it a short trip to make certain that we stayed afloat. I also found that I need to get a tool kit together with a few fittings for it for the next trip out in case we have some other type of incident. It ran very well. We all had a great time. I just wish that we could have spent a bit more time out on the water. I was glad that the owner of the shop was with us to give us a little tutorial on all the mechanics of the boat. Kim drove it a bit and actually was the one to pull it up on the trailer. She did a stellar job and parked it right in the middle. I am excited to slip the wet suit on and give it a try.

We celebrated my Birthday yesterday. We had a great time. I got some really cool stuff from my family. They are really nice to me. I got a new guitar. It is a Gibson SJ-200 and it sounds phenomenal. Kim is a wonderful person and I couldn't ask for a more beautiful, wonderful, loving wife than her. Beckett sent me a "I am a fan of Beckett shirt" and I would like you to note the shirt that I chose for Orange Crushes Maiden Voyage. Way to go Beckett, You are a Stud.

I think that the girls are excited to have school finish and get to the summer vacationing. Our trampoline had a little run-in with the Wyoming wind and I think that the wind won almost bending it in half. I guess that is why people take the netting off of it for the winter. We sort of got is working again and the girls have been out there every day ever since. They love to jump, hurt each other, hit each other and cry and scream a lot. At least it is outside.

Maddie the Mountain Man

This is a little clip from Maddies Program.  She started preschool very shy, but really enjoyed all her friends and the teachers she met there.  She is a very cute little mountain man.  The wind has died down in Casper these last few weeks and it is very welcome.  

We took our boat out for a spin and it was a little leaky.  The heater core had frozen at some time and water was pouring out of it filling up the boat.   The bilge pump wasn't working very well so it was a losing battle.  We had fun for the hour we were out on the water.  I was a bit nervous about driving it, but I didn't even crash it.  

"The Man Cold" Take a look, this is pretty funny. I would never do this to Kim though. What a jerk this guy is. Looks like the ole FJ is down the same road of Slowdom that it previously has been on. I don't know what is going on. I was thinking of just retrieving all the parts and put them in some sort of shadow box. What do you think. Just a memory of what could have been.