More Summer Fun

Here are some pics from the past few days. Each day we're trying to do some type of "experience" with the kids. In my opinion, this creates a more fulfilling, enriching summmer, rather than just playing the Wii or watching a video.

ACTIVITY - Painting the Bike Tires
This came about after Drew and I were watching the X Games one night on ESPN and he saw these crazy tricks being performed on BMX bikes and motocross motorcycles. I built a jump for him and used some silver spray paint to mark his route over the jump, and he got the genius idea to paint his bike tires this sweet silver color. He was SO proud of himself. Note that Drew is wearing his all-white Star Wars Clone Trooper outfit. I'll write a blog post about that sometime.





ACTIVITY - Indian Fry Bread
I don't have a great memory, but I do have a vague recollection from my youth about making Indian Fry Bread. For some random reason, I thought about it and decided to try to make some for ourselves. I found a very easy recipe on the Internet and the kids loved being able to knead the dough and roll it out. After it is prepared, it is fried in oil, and then toppings like honey are added. It seemed to be a hit!








ACTIVITY - Oregon Ducks First Football Practice and Spirit Slogan Unveiling
The Oregon Athletic Department always has this big "tailgating kick-off" event on the first day of football practice. They have the band and cheerleaders there, the Duck mascot signs autographs, and they have some giveaways (like free ice cream!). They also unveil this year's "spirit slogan," which is printed on hundreds of T-shirts and sold as a fundraiser for the band and cheerleaders. Past winners have included "Lightning Strikes," "Get In-Duckted," and "Feel the Earth Quack." This year's slogan was "Live Green - Yell-O," which refers to the "Ooooooo" sound that everyone in Autzen yells on kickoff (not to mention the 'O' logo that Oregon currently uses). To make a fun event even better, our friends Ryan and Susan were there with their two kids.




ACTIVITY - Blueberry Picking
We braved 90+ degree temps to go blueberry picking and we got a pretty good supply of berries. We freeze them and use them on cereal throughout the year. We also made an incredible blueberry crisp that we all enjoyed that night.