Grant and Pop Pop.

Cool Stuff Being Made: How Baseball Bats Are Made

Cool Stuff Being Made: How Baseball Bats Are Made

In a hotel swim pool in Hong Kong, 6-6-2004.

Erik and Grant going to PNC Park to see the Langley High School Mustangs win the City League Baseball Championship game, May, 2006. Dad was happy as there was free parking that afternoon.

Grant's class went to Heinz Hall on a field trip to hear the Pgh Symphony. I went too. Then that night there was a violin lesson -- as with most Tuesdays with Jennifer, our violin instructor. She also teaches the son of the Symphony's conductor. The photo was NOT from the field trip -- but of a Christmas Concert at PPG's Winter Garden before Christmas.

In Maine.

Skating at RMU's Island Sports Center on New Year's Eve.

Grandparents get to watch our violin concert.

Halloween Party at Phillips with classmate.

I can ruffle feathers with the best of them.

Ocean Park Hangout

  

Grant learned a good bit about swimming while at the Carnegie Library of Homestead pool. 

Flashback quiz: Not a rat. Not a racoon. What is it? 

Guess where we are. Hint: We are watching a sporting event.

My dad took this photo and took us to this place.
Flashback: Mark Rauterkus took the photo. Question: Where are we? 

That's James in the middle.

The Cabela's store was massive. An elephant was in this scene. We took a break from the car to visit -- and didn't buy a thing. 

Surfers

Jim and Grant in Maine's beach -- after surfing.

First day of school -- 2005-06

First day of school in our last "gravy year." Grant is headed to 2nd grade and Erik to 5th. Both go to the SAME School, Phillips Elem. on the South Side.

In Maine. August 24, 2005. We learned to surf today.

Erik and Grant on a floating pad at the Somerset swim pool. We learned to surf on real surf boards this summer -- but didn't get to do that with two people on the same board. 

Pitt Captains Darryl Washington and Jason Miller with Erik and Grant

Jason Miller, (Green Tree's coach in the summer of 2005), Darryl Washington, Grant and Erik after finals at the USA Swimming Championships.  

At the swim pool in Yorba Linda, Calif. Dennis took us to his parents' home. 

Ding Dong and Grant

This is my friend, Ding Dong. We visited the Panda Reserve together. 

Trick-or-treat

Tick or treat.

On the incline with out of town cousins

On the incline. Just before the cousins' party. These cousins are from Floridia.

Star Wars

If you see George Lucas, tell him that there was too many bows in the latest movie.

Wyoming

Lucky number: 7770.

Catch a wave.

Hey Zoo Campers.

In 2005, Erik, would NOT go to zoo camp. But Grant still attended.

Back portch at the Hostel in eastern PA with cousins.

We love going to the zoo and even Zoo Camp each summer. 

This day we ran into Mayor Murphy and his kids at the zoo. It was funny to see him run away without talking. We still giggle at that.

June 7, 2004. Click for larger view.

Grant and Art! In Hong Kong at a Temple that serves three religions.

Favorite swim suit in a hotel swim pool

Check out the textures of the floor and the floor of the swim pool. This is a hotel pool in Hong Kong.

Grant takes a jump into hotel pool

date, June 6, 2004

Swimming in the hotel pool in Hong Kong

date, June 6, 2004

Techie, modern, China, Climbing Wall

June, 2004

Coach Geng was my teacher in 2004 at the main, indoor swim pool in Chengdu. He taught me how to do breastroke. He teaches everyone how to do breastroke -- before teaching freestyle, backstroke or other strokes. His English is very good.  

Pit 1 in Xian

Skin art -- obtained in Xian as we ate dumplings.

Our trip to China in 2004 meant a visit to The Great Wall.

Grant Rauterkus stands at The Great Wall in China in 2004.