The Lieslands

Susan left town this morning and the kids and I got out this afternoon for a bike ride. We veered off the trail and decided to explore the exposed river bed.

Last night we spent the night at a cabin at Whiterock Conservancy with the Reagens. It was a great time. Today we got out for a morning hike and spent some time playing in the Middle Raccoon River, which was not warm.

Today we went biking on what I call the Ashworth Flats, some flat mountain bike trails a couple of miles from our house. The kids had a great time and we hope to make it out again soon.

Today we celebrated Andrew’s birthday with the extended family. He wanted to have a race for his birthday so we had a .8 mile race around a lake, followed by a Skyline dinner.

It is not the usual rose petals that we are accustomed to, but Susan and I woke up this morning to a trail of Ginkgo leaves leading us downstairs. I’ll settle for that on a late-September morning.

Last weekend we made it back to Cincinnati to visit Simon, Rachel, and their new baby, Samuel.

Since we were camping for Susan’s birthday we had to celebrate a little late.

We got out for a quick camping trip last weekend with Cat and Andy and had a great time. We camped at our friend’s land, so there was no one else for miles around.

Here is a video I shot at one of Mari’s soccer games. She is #17 on the green team. I am the coach, which is why I have to coach every now and then.

Susan and the kids hit the apple orchard today. They had good time and came home with a bunch of apples.

Today was the first day of school for all of the kids. They were a little excited.