Carsten is a GREEN belt!

He's done with the beginner belts.  Green is an INTERMEDIATE belt.  Congratulations, Carsten!

The Portrait of Some Pumpkins

Frances' pumpkin

Athena's pumpkin

Carsten's pumkin sitting on Athena's pumpkin's head (do pumpkins have heads?)

Frances' other pumpkin

Yikes!

Homecoming

The Register Guard HS Varsity Soccer News is Getting Somewhat Repetitive.

Another Win for the Irish

Carsten at Snorkel Control

Touring the Blueback Submarine

The Sonar Room (Steering! Although we're not really moving)

At Snorkel Control

The Torpedo Room.   That's just a manikin up on the top bunk, but the torpedoes are real!

Happy Birthday, Athena!

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I think she'll be an easy one to get through the teenage years due to her high level of common sense.  So far so good.,

Update five minutes later:  Uh oh.  I asked her what she wanted for dinner, and she said "cake".  I laughed and said sure but of course was joking. . .two minutes later now, and Carsten just came in to ask me if he can have cake for dinner, too, and reports that Athena is eating "a ton of cake' . . .

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Gramma's new Boston Bull, Mindy