Still Life No. 1

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Last night, Connor wanted to go golfing again.  He loved his lesson.  Both boys want to sign up for golf camp later this summer.

But the weather was kinda perfect for another activity, so we decided to do something else instead.



You see, it actually wasn't too windy.  But just windy enough.


Yes, I know I had my phone turned the wrong way for videos. Sorry.


Lex really got the hang of it, and his kite was in the air pretty much the entire time.


Connor's kite is a higher quality kite, with a lot more string, and it was really too much for him to handle on his own.

P.S.  I can't tell what is growing in that field, but I can tell that it isn't planted in rows like a crop.  I honestly think it might be a bunch of tumbleweeds.  The kids and I were wearing Crocs, and that was definitely a mistake.  Our ankles were getting all scratched up.  Next time, we will all wear our boots.

Soccer at Home: Photo Dump

Welcome to a warm windy day.  Someone told me that there are two types of weather in Amarillo:  warm and windy, or cold and windy.


The boys are playing soccer.  Again.





Our apartment complex is so brand new.  You won't find it on Google Earth images.  We couldn't find it on the aerial photographs of the city at the science center.  And the grass is still a patchwork quilt.





I'm pretty sure that the main purpose of the fences and gates here is to keep the tumbleweeds out.



There is nothing on three sides of our complex.  Nothing at all.  There's a lot of Amarillo that looks like this, actually.

Fortunately, we are across the street from a driving range and golf course, and a roller skating rink, and there is a movie theater and tumbling place all within a mile.  So there is still lots around to keep the kids busy.

You know, when they aren't playing soccer.

The end.