Summer 2019

Hello.

It was a busy summer....that went quickly.  Since school starts the third week of August, our summer is pretty much declared over despite what the official calendar says....most of you can probably relate.

Not long after school let out, we went on our annual vacation with my parents to Williamsburg.  We did our normal visits to Water Country, Busch Gardens, and the beach.  Here are some pictures.

Traditional Funnel Cake at Water Country

Beach Picture

Beach Picture

Andrew learned to fire 2 muskets at Colonial Williamsburg...a pretty good shot

Also, in June we drove to Tenn/Ga for cousin Stephanie's wedding and stayed with my brother-in-law.  It was good family time with the Overcash's and a nice event.

Madi had a good summer.  She was busy with her internship at the Gettysburg Times.  She learned alot and had many articles published in the paper.  On weekends between family trips, she spent time in DC.

Andrew had a good summer as well.  After vacation he had the opportunity to attend a National Security Seminar in DC, hosted by the University of MD and George Mason University. It was a great experience where he got to visit the Capital Hill, State Department, FBI, and Pentagon and interact with national security folks.

He started a job at Kennie's....a local food market....

Andrew had a good summer.  He ran alot of miles....good miles, in preparation for the upcoming cross country season. He attended his second year at Shippensburg University Cross Country Camp in July.  He got workouts from Neely Spence and caught up with her at the camp.

He also ran a 4th of July race in Waynesboro.  He ran well and finished 3rd overall, first high schooler.

He turned 18 in July.  We went golfing and went out to dinner a couple times to celebrate.  Here is Abby and Andrew at ABC on his actual birthday.

Madi took Andrew to Philly for his birthday.  They saw some sights and had cheesesteaks.  Good sibling time.  He wanted to see the Rocky statue.  He also did the run up the stairs :)

Andrew applied and was accepted already to Cedarville University and Shippensburg University - both possibilities for his academic and athletic future.  We also made a visit to the Virginia Military Institute.  We met with admissions and the cross country coach.  It was a good visit.  We plan on exploring further and heading to another visit during the semester.

Ran on the Chessie Trail in the morning

Andrew has a good schedule and is looking forward to a good Senior semester and good Senior cross country season.  He attended media day with his coach and teammate.  Here is a link to a preseason article.....https://centralparunner.com/2019/07/16/2019-yaiaa-boys-xc-individual-preview/

Abby was busy this summer as well.  In addition to making slime all summer, she participated in a summer swim season at the Y.  She continued to improve at her meets.  She became a better diver as well.  Tough to get pictures...here are 2 videos.

In between swimming for the team and swimming at the pool, we were able to run a few of the Ausherman 1 mile runs.....followed by ice cream of course.

The family took a trip to DC while I was doing my 2 weeks of military duty in SC.  They went to one of her favorite places....

Abby attended Good News Camp with my Mom, as she has the past few years.  She always enjoys the camp atmosphere.....here is her tubing in the stream

Madi took Abby to Hersehypark for a day.  They had a blast.

Madi and Rebekah headed to Dallas for the Mary Kay Seminar.  They enjoy their time together there...always to good event and time to celebrate the year.

Madi heads back for her 3rd year of college.  She is sitting as a second semester Jr.  She will be editor of the paper this semester and has a fellowship in DC scheduled in the Spring.  She is ready to go back and is looking forward to a good semester.  

Andrew has a good senior schedule and is looking forward to a successful cross country season and senior year.  

Abby is starting 4th grade.  Looking forward to school and maybe starting an instrument along with starting the fall/winter swimming season again at the Y.

Hope your summer was great and that you are looking forward to a great fall.  Until next time....

  

Spring 2019

Hello

It was a busy spring for us again.

Madi had a successful second semester.  In addition to her course work, she got involved with LFSN, the Liberty Sports Sports Network.  She was named an co-editor for the paper next year. She was also awarded a DC fellowship for next spring.  Both of these were goals when she decided to go to Liberty.  Here are some pictures from her semester.
 

Madi turned 20 in May!  Madi, Abby, and I went on a hike to Cunningham Falls.  We had a dinner with family at home.

Madi got an internship at the Gettysburg Times for the summer.  It is off to a good start.  She has had some great opportunities to interview, investigate, and help produce articles.  She has already been published a few times.

Andrew finsihed his semester well.  After he finished his basketball season, we took some college visits and met with cross country coaches.  We went to Cedarville University first.  It was a nice visit.

 We also had a good visit to Shippensburg University.

Most of his spring focused on running track.  He had a successful season.  He was hoping to run times that allowed him to run at the District level, but still was the top runner in the area and won events at the Adams County Invitational and the Artic Blast invitational and also medaled in his events at the York-Adams County Championships.

Here are some pictures of the season.

Andrew was recognized for an award at school.  We were able to attend the breakfast with him

This summer, Andrew will be taking his extrance exams again, making college visits, and starting applications.  He also is attending a National Security Conference through George Mason U at University of Md. 

He will also be running and preparing for this cross country season which will include a week at Cross Country Camp at Shippensburg University.

Abby had a busy spring.  She was involved at Awana at church, swimming at the Y, and making slime.

We did get out skiing early on during one of our snow days.

Everyone was home for Easter.  We had lunch at my parents house followed by the traditional easter egg hunt.

Abby has already started her summer swim season.  She works up an appetite and we have already made stops at Mr G's after.

Abby will be swimming this summer.  She was able to make her traditional first day swim at the pool on Memorial Day weekend.  The cold doesn't bother her....

We hope to do a little running and lots of bike riding and swimming for fun at the pool.

In March, I turned 50.  Rebekah arranged tickets and trip to NYC to see Seinfeld live.  Our friends went with us.  It was a great time and a great memory.

As a family, we are planning on our usual Williamsburg vacation in June, our niece's wedding end of June, and some college visits with Andrew.  I have some military stuff to do and Rebekah and Madi will be headed to Dallas for Mary Kay.

Busy summer ahead.  Wishing you a good summer....