Jake's 8th Grade Trip

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Jake is getting closer and closer to saying goodbye to St Joe's. I can't believe how fast it's gone. No time for reflection in this post though, as we have to cover the totally awesome 8th Grade trip! As is becoming tradition, I went along for the journey. As luck would have it, they needed one more chaperone, so I signed up and got to ride down with Mrs. Sterlie (spoiler alert: She did not kill Osama bin Laden).
We went to this totally awesome water park just outside of Sacramento. Can't remember the name but we loved it. When we first got there, the structure area wasn't open yet so they let us just splash around.

After a bit of that fun, they opened up the structure part and bounced and tried our best to stay standing up. We failed a lot, but it was super fun. Mr. Chapman and I stuck together and we did a pretty good job navigating the obstacles, for a couple of old dudes. We concluded the structure part by jumping off the tower in the center about 45 times. After that, it was onto the wake board part of the park.

We all tried and failed lots and lots of times. Zack got up for a bit ,but he crashed too. Mr Chapman and I kept trying with you guys, but almost all of us wiped out within about 2 seconds. After about 30 mins of that nonsense, most of the kids moved back to the structure park, but not Jake. My man was determined to make it up on the board! Seriously, like 20 times later, this happened.....

And still, he didn't give up! He went for it until they shut it down. I'm so proud of your determination dude. You are amazing! We had some pizza, took a few pics and called the water park good.

We headed off to our next venue, which was a campground with cabins for us. I got to share a cabin with Jake and Rudy. It was pretty nice.

Rodeo 2018

Hey kids,
Daddy here. It's time once again for another MansClan tradition, the Redding Rodeo!

We had the box once again, and invited the Reagans to join us.

We had a great time, had some good food and saw some cool rides. The boys and I are getting pretty good at being able to judge a ride. We think the judges were a bit too generous this year, but whatevs. We still had a great time. I love you guys,

Daddy

Mary Poppins

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Every year, I look forward to the school's musical. The past few years Jake has an increasingly larger role. Daddy Warbucks, The King of Siam and this year, Mr. Banks in the schools presentation of Mary Poppins.

What a stud. Mom likes to go to every performance, but I usually only go on Friday night for the big show. We got a table right in the front this year after Mom had a few glasses of wine at a fundraiser and overbid. I have to honest tho, it was pretty great sitting right up front for Jake's final performance at St Joe's. That's kind of weird to think about. I can't believe that in the fall you'll be in High School! Anyway, on to the play. Josie worked so hard on her singing that she completely lost her voice! Amber Kelly was able to save the day tho and the play worked out great. The Foof played a beggar and a cute little bee.  We had blast and the whole family was there to celebrate Jake and Iz. It was awesome!

After the play, Jake was a little thirsty. We took many pics and gave lots of hugs and 'thank yous'.

 I can't believe it was the last play for Jake at St Joe's. I'm excited to see where your acting and singing takes you High School bud. i love you guys,

Daddy

Avengers: Infinity War

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Sometimes, every once in a while, working at the radio station has its perks. This is one of those times. We have been watching Marvel movies for about 10 years now and ever since the first Avengers in 2012, we have been building up to this night.

Avengers : Infinity War comes out tomorrow, but we got a theater to rent out and gave away a bunch of tickets to the special sneak peak. Oh, and a few for us too. We got the chance to see The Force Awakens early and it was totally awesome. I can't wait for this. I'm so excited I can barley sit still in excitement for tonight! I love you guys,

Daddy

XVIX

Hey kids,
Daddy here. April 17th, 1999. That's the day Mom and I walked down the isle at St Joe's and tied the knot. At this point in my life, when I think about what happened before that date, it seems like remembering another life. I'm so very grateful for how my life has turned out so far. I love Mom with all my heart and can't ever imagine my life any differently. Since there was no birthday, Mom and I decided on where to go for dinner. We chose Sailing Boat Chinese since we love that place.

19 years with that beauty! Man, I am a lucky guy. Oh, and this was my fortune.

So hopefully that means my V.O. career will take off and I can buy myself a truck sometime soon! I love Mom so much and can't wait to make it another 19 and more. I love you guys,

Daddy

Catching Up

Hey kids, Daddy here. The past few weeks have been full of fun. Mom loves to cook for us, but sometimes she goes big. How about a full fried chicken and mac an cheese, bacon green beans and mashed potatoes!

I needed the Foof to do a voice for me, so she and Mom came by the radio station and layed down their parts.

Al just may need some more old ratty clothes for working outside.

 Mom and I went to the Home Depot and saw this above the garden dept. Like, how did that get up there?!

We finally uncovered the pool and revealed the slimy, nastiness beneath. We have to be particularly careful when playing Bolo on the cement. SteveO thew one and get REALLY lucky.

One Saturday, when Mom and Mrs LeBlanc had a meeting, we took care of little dude for the day.

A few days later, Alex was driving home and we got rear ended! Stopped at the light at Win River and this old man ran into us.

Al freaked out like it was his fault, but nope! That was all the old guy. His insurance will pay for the whole thing. The next day, we headed over to the Reagans for some good company and good food.

The boys were underwhelmed by the conversation and kept to themselves.

You guys crack me up. I love you guys,

Daddy