The Kassel Family Project Life 365

It is Laura’s first day of Hickman High School Marching Band Camp.

And, it was the Mid-MO Stars last league games along with our last game with the See family. Good luck with your new team, Jackhammer!

About two months ago, I bought cases of Watermelon Bubly, Blackberry Bubly, and Sprite. I told the kids that they could have one per day and, if they made the choice to drink more than one, that I would never buy sparkling water or pop again. Well, here we are two months later and they are still only drinking one per day. Who knew? They can follow instructions!

The things boys do for the love of the game.

It was Black Widow’s maiden voyage today. Andy said the new bicycle feels great and I think he looks pretty good on it!

New Marcher Band Camp is over! This year is a very truncated marching band camp and Laura will not have the competition experience. While I am sad about that for her, I keep telling myself (and her) that she is lucky because it is her first year of high school and not her last. I am sure the Seniors are feeling all kinds of emotions about their upcoming year. Still, Laura starts Hickman High School in one month. We have a freshman in The Kassel Castle. Wow.

If you see Andy today, make sure to tell him, “Happy 50th Birthday!” It is a small celebration this year with just us and Jeremy and Chelsie, but it does not change how important he is to all of us!

He did get one very nice surprise today! Andy has been waiting for his new Specialized Diverge to arrive for about three months. Guess what makes a birthday even better? New Bike Day! Thank you to CycleX for getting this bike together as soon as it arrived. You made Andy’s day a little better.

Also, thank you to everyone who took the time to send Andy birthday wishes. It was still a fun day even without the big blowout party. It would have been nice to celebrate with you all, but at least Andy knew you were thinking of him!

The sign is in the yard!