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First Visit to Matthew in Montana

bob@leroynet.com — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:22:15 +0000

We went to Missoula to visit Matthew. This was our first trip since he moved out there about six months ago. Nathan met up with us along the way and we all arrived together. I was very excited for a trip with just the four of us again.

Lynn had a very busy week preparing to be away for eight days. Shortly after we boarded, she started feeling really bad. By the time we got to the hotel, she was down for the count. We got a covid test and, of course, it’s positive. The next two days she locked herself in the hotel room. I moved into Nathan’s room.

Day 1 – Lynn’s doctor ordered up some Paxlovid. While Lynn tried to recover, the guys went hiking in the local hills, got dinner together, and hung out a Matthew’s apartment.

Day 2 – She wasn’t better but rallied a bit as we drove to Yellowstone. That’s a long trip from Missoula. Four hours to get to the park; 90 minutes inside the part to arrive at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel.

Day 3 – Feeling a bit better, we took the Yellowstone South Loop drive. It’s amazing how big that park is. The South Loop is an easy two hour drive. Our stops included:

West Thumb with many amazing hot springs. It’s so cool to see the water just boiling in the pools. The water is clear and deep but boiling like crazy. It’s not an illusion, if you touch it, it’s HOT.
Old Faithful is definitely something to see. But it’s not the only geyser there. They all shoot very high in the air.
Lots of other stops along the way too. So many geysers, falls and overlooks. We were on the road for most of the day.

Day 4 – Ready to vacation again, we headed for the North Loop and made lots of stops.

We started at the “Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone”. This really felt like the Grand Canyon. The erosion from the river and falls were stunning.
Our drive through Lamar Valley was to look for wildlife. We found it in Bison. There are SO many, it’s amazing. They’re HUGE and everywhere. But we didn’t see any bears.
The valley follows the Lamar River, Lynn wanted to stop at a “Rivery River” stop. Nathan and Matthew were climbing on the big rocks/boulders. Nathan slipped and got to ride home in his “skivies”.
Our stop at Mammoth Hot Springs was really cool. The Travistine (expelled Limestone) created a massive mountain over the springs.
Norris Geyser is unique in that most of the other geysers are just hot water. Norris is sulfuric acid. You shouldn’t touch this water and it looks like your on another planet.

Day 5 – We returned to Missoula. Again the drive out of the park took two hours and then another four to get back to Missoula.

Day 6 – Nathan headed for home. Matthew and Lynn toured Missoula. I worked.

Day 7 – We flew home. Our best option was to leave afternoon and arrive home at 1:00am

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2015 Prom

Sun, 17 May 2015 19:21:59 +0000

Nathans senior prop was this weekend. The kids looked great. All the families came to out house for pictures. The kids then went to Maggiano’s for dinner. We had a limo pick them up from dinner and drive them to and from the dance.

Lynn and I had hosted David and Lisa Allison along with Shelly Reddy for dinner. We had a great time too.

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Colorado 2015

bob@leroynet.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:55:01 +0000

We had a great weekend with Mary and Paul this year. Everyone was able to go including Matthew, Nathan and Sydney. We arrived on Friday, Jan 19 and stayed for three fun filled days.

Saturday was skiing and boarding at Vail. It had snowed a couple inches that evening which made for great conditions. We skied the entire mountain; front-side, back-bowls, and big sky basin. It was a great day.

Mary and Paul took us snowshoeing at the Keystone Nordic center on Sunday. That was really cool. We hiked for nearly four miles. Some of the snow was very deep. Everyone had a great time.

Sunday we returned to Keystone to ride the mountain. The good news was the crowds were very small. We loved the Keystone terrain park.

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Volleyball, the new Lacrosse

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:56:00 +0000

Nathan resigned from the lacrosse team due to the sport’s overwhelming demands on his time. He felt it was more important to focus on his studies and music with a bit of fun rather than put everything into one activity year round; and lets not talk about the coaches. It’s hard to argue with a guy who has his priorities straight and well defined.

So, Nathan made the varsity volleyball team on his first try. The team isn’t awesome but they are a solid team and a good group of young men. They are all having lots of fun. So, here’s our first pictures from the 2014 volleyball season.

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Nathan and Lucee Grow Up

bob@leroynet.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:25:14 +0000

Great shots of Nathan and Lucee over time. At first, seeing the big changes in Lucee is cool. You’ll then focus your attention to Nathan; that’s amazing.

Lots of fun.

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Lacrosse Game 6

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:17:54 +0000

Big win 7 to 2. I think that was our best game of the season. The boys played good team attack and spectacular defense. Spencer Holland was a vacuum in the goal; he sucked up ever shot. Congratulations!!

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Lacrosse Game 4

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:14:26 +0000

The team from Indianapolis was tough. Our boys are improving every day. We lost 13-7. The defense is playing very well. The offense is improving but needs to hold the ball longer.

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Lacrosse Game 3

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:46:38 +0000

We played against St. Xavier today. Good game but we lost 13-5. The defense played very strong. Offense needs to be tougher.

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Lacrosse game 2 – Oak Hills

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:12:58 +0000

Oak Hills only has one team, Varsity. Our Jr Varsity B team is much smaller but the boys played a solid game. Oak Hills was a bit too big for our guys. Oak Hills also did a good job controlling the ball. Our passing skills needs some practice.

Here are some pictures from the game:

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Lacrosse 2012 – Scrimmage 1

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:23:36 +0000

The team played well but I think we need to focus on speed and passing. If we can increase the pace of our game, we could take advantage of some great fast break opportunities. Of course, we need to pass and catch for that to work.

Here are some shots from yesterday’s game:

The first three are Reily, Stephen and Nathan.
The second row is Nathan’s “magic shot”. You can see he tried to split the defense but the pocket collapsed. The shot still sent in. I like to animation from the other team after the shot goes in.
The last picture is a good capture of another shot on goal.

Good game but there is room to improve.

click the photos to zoom in.

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