June 17, 2010

Today was the last day of basketball camp. I fully admit that I'm biased towards UNI, but it was a great camp. Even Jon and Conor will tell you that, and they are far more neutral than me. Conor had more fun than last year at Drake, and part of that was because we follow UNI more. He knew a lot of the players going into it. And part of it is because UNI is awesome.

I mean really. This is the biggest celebrity there is right now for a UNI fan.

I'm pretty sure he'll go back next year. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for hosting us all week!

June 16, 2010

Ellie went to the UNI volleyball camp on Wednesday morning. She had a pretty good time. She told me that she got to eat a little pizza and an ice cream sandwich, and Conor didn't. I'm afraid that's a big part of why she liked it.

June 15, 2010

Another day of basketball camp. Conor even told me that he made a friend!

June 14, 2010

It's hard to tell, but Conor's in a white shirt. He has black shorts with a red stripe down the side, white shoes, and black socks. (And he's the one who fakes and then scores).

This was the first day of camp. When I picked him up at noon, this was our conversation:

Me: How was camp?

C: It was the best camp of my life. Do you know who my coach is?

Me: I saw! Ali!

C: Ali Farokhmanesh. He said I have a good shot.

I tried to get Conor to back on Tuesday and tell Ali that he also has a good shot, but Conor wasn't going for it.

June 13, 2010

Cardinals are beautiful in the winter. This one is not so beautiful. He's annoying. He sees his reflection in the office window and both kitchen windows, and is not afraid to defend his territory. He's persistent, I'll grant him that.

June 12, 2010

I'm really afraid Rowan's going to like soccer. And wrestling. And other yucky sports.

June 11, 2010

The kids and I went to the Science Center last week. Everyone had fun, even Rowan. Most activities are for older kids, so I thought he might be bored, but I should have known he'd find a way to have fun. We went to a movie in the planetarium - something about Big Bird and Elmo and the night sky. While we were waiting for it to start, Rowan yelled "Come on Big Bird! We have to get away from the popo!" Yeah, I have no idea.

Actually, I do. I think it's this guy: