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1 Letter Home.
Our trip to Catalina was great fun. Blake sailed with us and loved
every minute.
Blake and Garrett on bow watch in Ventura Harbor
With Bill and Monica we flew the spinnaker for the first time since our maiden
voyage in January. It took us awhile to figure out where all the lines
went. We still had it wrong when these pictures were taken.
Hey! I forgot to mention that Mike got a
haircut! All of his hair wouldn't stay in the ponytail, so he always
wore a hat to keep his hair out of his face. And because the bill on
the hat blocked his view overhead, he was constantly bumping his head
while in the boat down below. He got tired of practically
knocking himself out all the time.
Here are my birthday girls. Paige on July 29 and
Kimberly on July 30. Add Linda and Marion and we've got 4
generations of mothers and daughters.
Sweet little Kailyn at baptism in Boston, and at home with daddy's holster!
Kailyn's walking now at 11 months old.