Whitetail Antics

We kicked off July 4th weekend at Whitetail.

We played some quality golf at Yinglings. Julia lead the crew with 25 hat throws (throwing hat on ground in frustration). Doug searched all day for an elusive birdie. The course cheated RJ several times. It was 'rigged' and 'trash' when that happened.

Julia from her lucky fairway

While running an errand at Home Depot, Julia spotted a $20 bill in the parking lot just as Doug was about to step on it. RJ grabbed it. The discussion about who got the $20 was solved by agreeing to go to Dairy Queen after golfing.

Final DQ bill was $20.52 (and Doug found $0.25 on floor by DQ)

Neighbors hosted kids for smores. RJ the pyromaniac was responsible for getting the fire going.

Julia and Ava during smores party

RJ started this fire in the rain, Niko has chocolate all over his hands

Pool Time

Plenty of fun at the pool. Rain, shine, old friends, new friends, kids, teenagers adults. Throwing kids, throwing/diving for balls. Contest to see who could swim the longest. More.

Five hours of pool time for 3-4 days straight, even with rain

Tidal Wave!

Ball toss with Caleb, Marge, Julia. RJ swims in the background.

Other Activities

Great idea - build fort in middle of pond with only dry pair of tennis shoes

A more organized creature hunt

The Next Saturday

After late-night swimming (Julia, RJ, Kaleb, Doug) until 9:40pm, we started a multi-part Saturday.

• Part 1: Conococheague Institute
• Part 2: swimming at pool
• Part 3: 9-holes of golf OR games at house
• Part 4: Hagerstown Speedway

The Conococheague Institute was a pleasant surprise. We enjoyed games from the 1700-1800s, historical information about frontier farms, gardens, short trails, and a puppet show.

Doug and RJ play shuttlecock - predecessor to badminton

Julia was proficient with the hoop and stick 

Before video games people played 9 men's morris, dice games, various ball/cup games

The speedway was exciting. We witnessed the good, bad, and ugly sides of racing. We almost got to see a fistfight. We got to see #25's engine over heat. And we stayed until 11:30pm. The folks in front of us were rooting for a car. Doug spent 5-10 minutes trying to figure out which car. Julia said "Dad, they are wearing a shirt with car #85 on the back." Mystery solved!

A 2-tow-truck accident. Race winner apologized for winning. Another race featured the leader (#49) getting taken out by the last place car.