Scottish Games

Three weekends ago we went to the Anne Arundel Scottish Festival and Games.  We enjoyed watching the pipe bands march on:
Jessica's parents made an appearance too. This photo was taken while watching the Border Collies herd sheep around, just before Mom got lost:
Ian, Peter and Tom enjoyed listening to the band competitions, as well as the solo pipers in the Piobaireachd competition (results), while others looked for Debbie.The day was rounded off with eating overpriced haggis puffs, mince meat pies, and "Scottish" pies, as well as shopping for overpriced practice chanter reeds.  As always, it was a good time.

Wicked Good Teacher

Photo by Wesley Ennis. Some rights reserved.

The Plymouth, Massachusetts news outlet Wicked Local has an article about Tom's sister Amy Brown and her summer training in Washington, D.C.  It also describes her recent award:

"The Massachusetts Council for Social Studies recognized Brown for her efforts in 2007 with the John Reilly Outstanding Geography Teacher of the Year award."

Visit the article for other photos, including some from her trip.

Matthew Alasdair at Six Months

Fresh from tonight:

Old Skool: Andy Graduates Pre-School

We uploaded this old video of Andy graduating from preschool in June, 2008 to see how Blogger and our videos get along. It appears that it will work, which may bode well for the future.