Camp Lebanon--Dads-n-Lads 2009

This was the 4th year Jake and I attended the Dads-n-Lads weekend at Camp Lebanon in Upsala, Minnesota. We didn't miss the snow we had last year. Here are some images of Camp Lebanon and Cedar Lake.




Loon Swimming.




Bay on Cedar Lake


Morning Quiet Time


Bobber Bill's "Active" Scripture Memory Methods: 2 Timothy 2:22 (NIV)"Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."


Polar Dip Participants...a Burly Bunch.


Marcus, Jonathan and Jacob.


Competitive Carpetball

PONTOON BOAT RIDE




First Mate Rich

Captain Craig


The Crew

Dad-n-Lad

Christmas Photo Shoot 1--Dan and Natasha

First Gopher's Hockey Game

My next door neighbor Todd is new to my favorite person's list as he had an extra ticket he gave me for the Gopher's Hockey game against St. Cloud State Huskies. Mariucci Arena had all the college atmosphere I had expected. Having been to many sporting events, college and professional, Gophers Hockey is by far the best ticket in town.

The Student Section was on it's feet the entire game. They looked like they had a lot of fun but made me feel old as it's been a few years since I've worn my college-colored striped overalls and sang a song about a goalie "you suck....ALL...NIGHT....LONG" in chorus with 1000 0f my friends at a hockey game. Kids.

Here, the Gophers' Student Section serenades St. Cloud State's Goalie with the "Sieve" Song. (Their other favorite chant about St. Cloud's goalie was "GO-pher RE-ject.") As a 36-year-old father though, I can't help but think, "Hey, that's not very nice. How do you think that makes the poor goalie feel?" After all, "sieve" was a bit harsh, he just let more goals in than the Gophers....ALL...NIGHT...LONG!

The traditional meeting at center ice following a sweep.

Post Game Celebration

Kenzie & Dan: Photo Tour of St. Paul

Kenzie and I took our 2nd annual father/daughter trip a couple of weekends ago. We decided to hang out close to home this year to take a photo tour of the beautiful cities right in our backyard. It is interesting to see both the shared and different perspectives of the same scene. Here are a few of our photos of St. Paul.

Skyline from Harriet Island (Mckenzie).

Skyline from Harriet Island (Dan).

Boat from Harriet Island (Dan).

St. Paul Skyline/Black and White (Dan).

St. Paul Skyline/Color (McKenzie).

Mickey's Diner (Dan).

Near Ace

Here is where my tee shot landed from a 149 yard Par 3 at Sawmill Golf Club. You can see my divot mark at the upper right corner of the picture.