Hot Hot Summer!
Um, excuse me, but wasn’t it June about 15 minutes ago?? Sheesh.
Well, summer’s nearly over and it’s high time new pictures were posted, so here they are!
On June 10, we had a fabulous time at a fundraiser for Shane’s Inspiration at the SoHo Art Gallery in North Hollywood. It’s always amazing to see the incredible Tommy Hollenstein create his work live!
On June 26, we had to say good-bye to some of our very good friends, Spencer Hawk and the Powell Family. They’ve bought a nice new home in Colorado and we wish them the best…but we miss them already!!
On July 12, Cole had the priviledge of meeting the Head Ranger at Griffith Park, Rgr Joe Drabinski. He got a personal, one-on-one guided tour and field trip from this Awesome Dude. Thanks, Ranger Joe!
July 13, we got to celebrate with our good friend Mulligan! Mulli just turned 11. It was an all-out pool battle extravaganza!
On July 19, Cole started fencing camp at SwordPlay in Burbank. He dug this so much that he’s decided to have a fencing birthday party this year. Great matches, great instructors, great fun!
On July 25, Cole and Ilia participated in setting a Guiness World Book of Records for most wheelchairs in a moving line! We broke the record and set a new bar! Woo-hoo!
On July 26, we attended the ground breaking ceremony for Reese’s Retreat. This is a Shane’s Inspiration-style park being built right behind the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena. We got to see Reese’s mom, Marchelle. But the most exciting news is that the pirate ship Cole asked for (again and again and again) during city planning meetings is THE CENTERPIECE FOR THE WHOLE PARK! Wow! It has cannons, a crow’s nest, climbing chains and is all totally, 100 percent accessible…EVERYTHING Cole asked for! Way to go, Cole!!! Both this and the wheelchair record breaker event were to commemorate the 20th year since the passing of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
August 2 Cole started a week of Archery Camp with the Pasadena Roving Archers. He had a fabulous time with this group and did a lot of great shooting!
And finally, (for this post anyhow) Cole did is first sleep-away camp ever! He took along the intrepid Eddie and the two had a blast at the Irvine Outdoor Education Center where they swam, shot archery and bb guns, hiked and…DID THE ZIP LINE! Over a 35-foot deep canyon! Yikes!!
OK…you can see all the PHOTOS here.
Enjoy!!
