Our Newest Rock Band Member!

Froggy

The first of Joey's three tadpoles was released into the wild. It's been over a week since he lost his tail and turned into a frog, so it was time for him to get his own pad.

He now lives in the water retention basin off Eyland Avenue.

Biking at Kittatinny

Michael and I took the bikes up to Kittatinny State Park on Sunday to do some trail riding. We did about 4 miles around the park, found some pretty good fishing holes and watched the planes land and take off at the airport. Afterwards we stopped at McDonalds for lunch.

Lake Aeroflex

We went fishing at Lake Aeroflex in Andover yesterday. There’s a small airport at one end of the lake, and the runway is positioned so the planes have to land and take off over the water. The fishing wasn’t all that great but it was fun watching the planes fly right over us.

Danielle won the “first fish” contest and her reward was an apple pie. Unfortunately, she had to make it herself because she’s the only one that knows how to cook.

Moon Confusion

Michael: Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

Me: That's right, do you remember who was with him?

Michael: (deep in thought)
Me: Here's a clue.. his first name was Buzz.

Michael: (eyes wide) "Buzz Lightyear!"

Franklin Mine

Danielle and I took the kids to the Franklin Mineral Museum on Sunday. It was HOT, but luckily most of the tour was inside air-conditioned buildings. There were some interesting rocks but very few visitors. Local attractions like the Franklin Mine and Wild West City seem to be having a hard time in this economy, probably because they're competing with places like Great Adventure and Action Park.

The kids did some mining and found some willemite, franklinite and calcite. We used our black light at home to see how the willemite and calcite phosphoresce in green and red.

Driveway Driving

It will be 14 years, 8 months and 18 days from today when Ryan will be asking me for the car keys. With any luck, my car will still be running (it's a Honda.. it could happen).

Beatin' the heat wave!

Temperatures hovered in the upper 90's all weekend, but we found some fun ways to beat the heat.