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School Supply Time...Already?

By
josh
on August 3, 2009 8:37 PM | | Comments (0)
This summer has flown by at times and drug by others.  Right now I'm leaning toward the flying part.  That realization hit me today when Chris came home from WalMart with a big haul of school stuff.  Our kids finally got the paperwork approving their in-district transfers.  Along with that came a big fat list of essential supplies that we had to buy.  It feels like there is more stuff on it every year!  Noah was so excited to get a Transformers backpack and Myra was busy dividing up all the stuff like erasers, kleenex, and pencils.  I also got a phone call asking me to teach a computer class at our AVID summer program which means I'm going to be going back to work a little earlier than I wanted.  Oh well, I really enjoy hanging out with the AVID kids so it won't be that bad.  So long summer.

School Supply Time

2009 Balk Reunion

By
josh
on July 14, 2009 12:36 PM | | Comments (0)
What a weekend!  This year's Balk Reunion was out in Quitman, TX at Marty and Maddie's house.  There was a lot of swimming, fishing, eating, fireworks, and visiting to be had by all.  Marty smoked all kinds of meat, Maddie cooked all kinds of goodies, and everybody brought their kids.  There was a killer fishing trip where the Balk family invaded Lake Tawakoni and did our best to lower their striper and catfish populations.  Afterwards, we feasted on fried catfish.  It was a big success and a lot of fun.  Check out the pictures we took over on Flickr.


Swimmin' Hole


Fisherkids


Chillaxin'


What's wrong with that ONE fish?

It's ALIVE!!!

By
josh
on July 3, 2009 2:45 PM | | Comments (0)

That's right! TheDavisBlog is again ALIVE! A lot has happened since the last post here at DFB. We went to Oklahoma, I went to Scout Camp, I got bit by a snake, we moved to a new house, and I went crazy...almost (no Internet for almost 2 weeks was tough). So much to say so I'm just going to abbreviate:

- I went to Boy Scout Camp with Stroud's troop up in Cleveland, OK. I was joined by Ricky, Dad, Nate, Skylor, and Brandon. It was a Davis family invasion! It was really hot but a lot of fun.

- While at camp, I got bit by a copperhead on my surgically repaired right foot. Only one fang broke the skin (hooray sandals!) but it pumped enough venom to turn to my foot black and blue and swell it up quite a bit. I'm still feeling some residual pain from it today. Nowhere near as bad as Granny's rattlesnake bite.

- We moved across town. Now we live across the pond from the Godes. Myra loves this new house so much. She tells me at least twice a day that she can't believe she lives here. Noah loves pretending to be Mario and Luigi as he runs up and down the stairs. 

- We're gearing up for Noah's big birthday cookout.  We're holding it tonight to avoid the 4th.  In fact, I'm about to go put on my world famous birthday shirt.  Of course there's brats and dogs on the menu, because that's just how things go down around here!  Noah has been telling people that he's 5 for months now, so it's a BIG day for him.  

- Next weekend is the Big Balk Reunion out in Quitman, TX.  There is going to be some AWESOME striper fishing on the agenda plus a lot of kicking back and relaxing with the fam.

- I'm making it my purpose in life to get some more updates on this blog and some pics to boot.  Keep your eye on us, will ya?

Down on the Farm

By
josh
on May 30, 2009 8:19 PM | | Comments (1)
That's right.  We have a farm.  Just outside our front door is a vast 2 pot vegetable garden.  We have killed a few plants there in our day but right now, things really seem to be growing.  In fact, we have 5 bell peppers in the works and one of them is bigger than a golf ball.  We also have about 5 tomatoes on the vine and one is FINALLY turning red.  When we're ready to pick them,  we'll head up to Angie's house and help her make that salsa.  Here is a couple of pics of our crop:


Little Mater


Pepper Power

Class Picture Time

By
josh
on May 4, 2009 7:49 PM | | Comments (1)
Our little boy just got his very first School Picture back.  When I opened up the card I was a little disapointed.  Now that I think about it, though, he is just like me as a little boy.  I hated pictures as much as he does.


NoahClassPic

Caprock Canyon

By
josh
on May 4, 2009 6:34 PM | | Comments (2)
Ricky and I took a little mini-vacation with the boys this weekend.  We left all the women at home and strapped our bikes onto our cars and headed to Caprock Canyon State Park.  We camped there a couple of chilly nights and rode the Caprock Rail to Trail.  It's where they take an old rail line and turn it into a mountain biking trail.  The 5 of us Highland Hawks attacked the 22 miles on a cold, windy, and wet morning.  We began at South Plains in 48 degree weather.  About 4-5 hours later we finally emerged from the wilderness at Quitaque.  The scenery was really nice and we also so a bunch of deer, some turkeys, and a great horned owl.  We also went through a dark, bat-infested rail tunnel.  My butt hurts from the seat but I already can't wait for the next Guy-Trip.  Here's a picture of us at the end of the trail:

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From left is Tim, Dan, Eric, Me, and Ricky.  Check out the other pictures we took here.

It's In the Bag

By
josh
on April 26, 2009 7:30 PM | | Comments (1)
Next weekend, I'm going with some friends on a campout/mountain bike ride to Caprock Canyon State Park.  Over Spring Break, Chris and I slept out in the tent at Granny and Papa's house and I found out that I'm too big a wimp to just sleep on the cold, hard ground.  Yesterday, we went to Academy and found a twin inflatable camping mattress (and pump) for me to take on the trip.  It was kind of bulky so Chris and her magic sewing machine swung into action.  Using scrap material and an old shoelace off of one of my shoes, she put together a really cool bag for my bed and pump!  I'm really impressed because it looks cool, works well, and only took her like 30 minutes to make!  Here are some pics for you:

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    Fusion WIN...again

    By
    josh
    on April 4, 2009 8:31 PM     | | Comments (2)
    • Myra's third soccer game was a big success.  Her team won 3-0 and she played really well.  She got an assist when her shot at the goal got helped along by Michael.  If he hadn't kicked it, I think she would have scored it on her own.  She also played GREAT defense.  She is getting so much better at being aggressive when the ball is bearing down on her.  The sprinklers came on during the game and forced us to move to another field.  As soon as we got there, the sprinklers went off and we returned.  The field next to us had sprinklers going as well, meaning that the crowd was getting "watered."  We ended up sitting in the endzone for half the game.  The club that owns the field is not winning any fans from our team.  Anyway, we added some pics to Flickr so you should check them out.  Here's a couple of our favorites:

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    Back from Camp

    By
    josh
    on April 3, 2009 8:18 PM     | | Comments (0)
    Another year of Camp Goddard is in the books and it was GREAT!  The weather was cold and windy most of the time but that didn't matter too much.  The kids had a great time and so did us teachers.  I'm all camped out right now, but I think I'll be chomping at the bit to head back out to Scout Camp in June.  Here's a pic of me enjoying teaching on the trail:

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    Cold Game

    By
    josh
    on March 28, 2009 10:38 PM     | | Comments (0)
    Myra's second soccer game was today and it was FREEZING!  I added some pictures to Flickr so everyone can see for themselves.  We only played 2 quarters and then called it a day.  The kids were really cold but they had fun.  Myra got a breakaway in the 2nd quarter and ALMOST scored a goal.  She really is getting better!  We ended up losing 2-1.  Here she is at the end of the game running through the parent tunnel:

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