Dallas to Brea in Two Days

I bought an RV for the kids through eBay. DJ and I flew to Dallas to pick it up. We left Friday night and got in to Brea on Sunday night. People got a kick out of seeing such a young man driving an RV but traffic was nearly stopped and I needed to use the bathroom.

We ate at a couple famous places along the way, including Chicos Tacos of El Paso, Texas. They make taquitos and then drown them in a sauce and put cheese on top. We liked it!

The RV made the trip just fine. We stayed in rest stops along the way.

Riley is Character of the Month

Riley really likes her teacher, Mr. Pipes. He awarded her a Principals Award for Character. Of course she has character! She is a Borklund!

Riley As George Washington

Riley played George Washington in a classroom activity about the American Revolution. She had to memorize lines and dress up. It's hard to tell the difference right?

Riley on Clarinet

Riley is taking clarinet lessons and loves it. She originally wanted to take saxaphone but the instrument store recommended clarinet which had the same fingering. When she gets a little older she can add saxophone if she wants.

I played the opening of Rhapsody in Blue for her which opens with a great clarinet crescendo.

Riley School Photo and Soccer Photo

Here is your school photo to replace whatever you might have in a frame. I scanned it using a high quality scanner so if you print it as an 8 x 10 or 5 x 7, it should print great on glossy paper. You can pop it in your frame. Make sure you click through to the high res version.

I am also attaching Riley's soccer photo.

Chinese Chess

At Holden's many football practices, DJ and Riley have to keep themselves busy for 2 to 2.5 hours at Arovista Park. People are always complimenting me about how well they play together. Sometimes we all play Gin Rummy or Backgammon if their homework is done. On this day, DJ and Riley are playing a Chinese Chess set I brought back from China. This leaves me free to watch Holden practice and talk to the other parents or update my blog.

Zombie Walk 2011

Riley and I participated in Zombie Walk, a recordbreaking event where thousands of local zombies get together the Saturday night before Halloween.

It was fun and Riley especially had fun. When I had her on my shoulders for part of it, people stopped us for pictures a lot. Sorry for the blurry photo but I had someone else take our pictures (another zombie). We are definitely going next year too.