Adam & the Grant Constitution team

UPDATE:  The Grant Con Team won!!  Congratulations to Adam and the Grant team.  Click here to read the Grant Magazine article on the win.  Here is the article on Oregon Live.

Adam Penrose is back in Washington, D.C., competing with the Grant Constitution team for a national title.  We've been following the teams progress on Twitter (@grantscholars) - competition is over, all that is left remaining are the results, which will be posted at 6:30pm tonight.  Good luck Adam & the Grant Generals!! 

Lincoln Rugby

Our activity this week was to watch one of Tiegue's rugby games out at Delta Park.  I can't say that any of us (well, other than Tiegue) understand the rules of the game that well but it was fun to watch.  

One of the scrums

Tiegue advancing the ball

We looked on, safely out of the field of play...

Our player took a minute at halftime to mingle with the spectators.

Definitely something we'll do again next year.

April Campout

Well, it was high time for a campout.  But, considering it was April, we went the safe route and rented 2 cabins at Stub Stewart State Park out by Vernonia.  Given the uncertainty about the weather, we opted for the safe route - what we got was comfortable accommodations:

Not having to put up tents and lay out bedrolls allowed for time to do other things - lots of card playing inside, wandering around (exploring), and some whittling. 

We did spend some time eating.  With 3 dutch ovens and plenty of food, I don't think anyone went hungry during the trip.  After dinner, the fire started and we spent a fair amount of time there, telling stories and just talking.

That's Nathan's foot - his feet were cold...

Breakfast the next morning was eggs, sausage, and potatoes.  You can tell by the pictures that the weather turned out to be pretty nice.

Not sure where Tanner was when the group photo was snapped but here's the group (Jason's behind the camera) - L to R is Rod, Data, Peyton, Jareth, Damon & Ethan, Nathan, Ayden, and Ryan.