Instructor Dustin gives us a history of swords.
Enthused onlookers.
Instruction begins...
Declan demos (good sport!)
My dad suits up!
...and faces off with me! Ha! I wailed on him...
Done.
Declan gets some form instruction
My dad tries again but alas...he FAILS.
Goodbye to you.
Dustin and Grace
Declan and Grace
Jake and Travis
Cole and Travis get ready
Jake lunges for Dustin
Eddie and George suit up. Eddie did a week-long fencing camp with me this summer and he still put his gear on backwards.
Um, Eddie?
Good for you, Eddie. Glad you figured it out.
Background: Travis and Cole Foreground: Nick and Declan
Declan
Grace swears she's never had a fencing lesson
...and yet, she kicked my butt anyway.
More than once.
Travis tags Dustin
Defeated again by Grace. Eddie is the poseur in the background.
Cole and Declan
Ow.
Jasper and Mulligan try it out!
Declan and Eddie
Cole and Declan square off.
Travis and me
The Final Duel: me and Dustin
En Garde!
TOUCHE!!!!!
It's all over, dude.
Thank you and good night.
Deal with it, dude. You got OWNED.
All good fun.
Getting a gold fencing medal! SWEET!
Awesome Fencing Crew: Back row, L-R: Dustin, Jake, Grace, Travis, George, Eddie Front Row, L-R: Cole, Declan, Jasper and Mulligan
Checking out some of the historic swords with Dustin
Swimming fun!!!!!!
Delish bbq
The Birthday Boy
L-R: Phil, my grandma Claire, Shelley and Manny (Eddie's bro)
Beth, Grandma Peggy and Bill
Erica, Susan and Barbara
L-R: Jake, Jasper and Travis
Declan, Mulligan and Travis
The CAKE!!!!
Instructor Dustin, Me and Eddie from summer sword fighting camp
PREZZIES!!!
Susan, my Mom and Barbara eating those hateful wasabi almonds...
Daisy with her broken leg and pink cast :-(, Alene and my granddad, Paul
L-R: Phil, Shelley, Paul, Alene, Erica and Susan
Ilia does a quick pass-by to check for snacks. There weren't any.
Cole with his pal Barbara (Mulligan and Jasper's mom)
