Fisherman AJ

What can I say, AJ is a great fisherman.  There is some serious work, screaming and panick behing this picture.  The story goes like this:

AJ is casting away (AJ had already spent days with Mom up in the Mountains earlier this year learning about the art of casting) and he catches a fish on his 3rd cast.  Mom freaks out and tells me that I am now reponsible for getting this fish into my hands so we can take the picture of the fish with AJ in the background.  As soon as I have had this responsibilty for about 2.5 seconds the fish unhooks himself and gets away.  I was facing an official scolding when faith came true and  AJ came true and caught another one, which resulted in this picture.  We now officially have proof for the history books.  AJ CAUGHT A FISH, GREAT JOB, AJ.

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AJ & Bear

Another picture from our boating experience. AJ and Bear were being great on the boat.  Arizona desert in the background.
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Co-Captain Marius

Marius was helping Mom as her Co-Captain.  Marius was a great help in making sure Mom steared clear of shallow water and cliffs.  Marius, you have future as a boater in Arizona.  Marius would like to end up with a "Waterfront property in Arizona"......

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Captain Mom

Here is Captain Mom.  She loved driving the boat and being in charge of where we were going.  Mom says I am being a terrible back seat boater.  I have to fill her in about my true boating experience in Norway when we owned a 12 foot aluminum boat and a 20 horsepower outboard Mariner engine.  She has no appreciation of my adventures when I waterskied behind our 12 footer  in 30 foot waves coming off the Atlantic ocean.  I was actually waterskiing and driving the boat at the same time.  She does not believe me....

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Trip to the lake

We all went to the lake this weekend.  We rented a 100 horsepower waterski boat with kneeboard, wakeboard and a fishing pole.  Bear went on the knee board and Mom and Dad went on the wakeboard.  We had some great moves, however, my cameraphone does really poor action photos.  I would have shown you my backflip on the wakeboard but you would not believe me because my face don't show very good when you do a backflip 70 feet away from the boat going 30 miles per hour.

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Marius in the pool again.

It is late September and we are going into a more pleasant weather period.  It is colder at night now so the pool is getting colder also.  Marius loves his swim suit which keeps him afloat, and is getting quite the dare devil as he loves to jump into the pool.

Got to go, see you later, Dad.

Hot September

I will do this one in Norwegian for my Mom and Dad:

Det er fremdeles godt og varmt i September, i dag er det 40 grader.  Du maa holde deg i skyggen eller i badebassenget i dag.  AJ, Bjorn og Marius stortrives i badebassenget.  Bjorn hadde sin foerste fotballkamp idag med pappa som trener.  Vi hadde fire 12 minutters  omganger med mange vannpauser.  Vi tapte 1-3, vi maa si opp treneren, det var daarlig taktiske loesninger fra treneren.   

...and now in English:

It is still hot in September, it is 105 today.  You have to stay in the shade or in the pool today.  AJ, Bear and Marius love to play in the pool.  Bear had his first soccer game today with Dad as the coach.  We had 4 - 12 minute quarters with lots of waterbrakes.  We lost 3-1, we need to fire the coach, no great tactical solutions from the coach.

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