The Kassel Family Project Life 365

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!

When baseball is rained out, I guess you play Monopoly.

Our Monopoly-themed guest bedroom decorations are now complete. It is time to paint!

It was not the outcome we wanted, but the Mid-MO Stars played hard in some nasty heat to take second place at today’s tournament. They played a great Championship Game, but came up short in 5 1/2 innings, losing 4-2. Either way, John played pretty well today, laying down a beautiful bunt, hitting a single that turned into a “home run”, and making some good plays in the field. Great job, Stars!