Kiting Fun

So I have been very fascinated with my newest interest which is kiting. I first tried it last year at a free demo on the lake last winter. My buddy Matt and I were there for about 4 hours. Since the outdoor expo this year Matt purchased a kite about three months ago, and it has been get out every chance we can since then. I think some of the highlights in having it thus far is seeing my dad get pulled all the way across the park at Thanksgiving, my own crash from about 6-8ft. up, and not he highlight is using my skates on the lake. I myself am looking for a good deal on a used kite right now, and I will then be working on getting bigger air of 10-20ft and landing successfully. If you ever have the chance to try a kite, I reccomend you take it. Here are a couple of videos that we captured this holiday weekend and a few times we were out. The speed you can get on skates is incredible, and you can see Matt get a little bit of air anyway.

Thanksgiving '06 in WI

We spent the holiday with the Schinke side in Appleton and enjoyed relaxing, stuffing ourselves with great food and visiting family! One of Ben's new passion is kiting so we brought a friend's kite with us and took advantage of some wind! Tom and Scott got a good taste of it, but we didn't catch the crashes on film...it was quite a sight, but nobody got hurt! We've purchased our own kite now off ebay so Ben's looking forward to taking it on the frozen lake with skates and on the snow with his snowboard...I tried it once and it freaked me out a bit! I just continue to pray for his safety! :O) Sue and Muffy hosted a baby shower for us and it was so special having grandmas, aunts and cousins attend and give so generously! Our new niece, Carly Jo, was dedicated as well so it meant a lot for us to beable to attend the service. What a blessing she is!
Hoping you're all having a wonderful Christmas season and feeling the Lord's amazing blessings daily!
Click on each photo in the photo section on the blog which will link you to the full album for your viewing pleasure!

What is going on with those Schinke's

Some of you may be wondering what is happening with those Schinke's in MN. Well we will see if we can use this new blog page to help keep you all updated on our lives and what is happening with us. To the left you will see recent photos in the photo section.

As many of you may or may not know we have our new bundle of joy on the way in just a few short months. Heather looks cuter everyday as her tummy grows with little baby boy "T......". Like I would tell you his name yet. You will all have to keep guessing until he enters the world via water.

That's right we are going to be trying to deliver through a water birth. We have visited the hospital we will be at and they have a water birthing suite where we would actually do everything in the same room. It is very nice and we will post pics and hopefully even video when we can.

Other than that things are going well church is going well, and we have had some good growth happening and the music is still great as well.

I have started playing hockey again for the year and have hung up the bike for a while. But I will be back on the trainer shortly, in prep for the next year of racing with the team. Hopefully, I will continue to improve on the results that I had this year.

Heather is very busy with making lists and being very sure we are prepared for our son's entry into this world. So she is scheming looks for the nursery as well as what needs to be done before hand. It is a good thing that God gifted one of us with organizational skills.

We are praying for our son everyday that he will be healthy and grow to be a man of God, and enjoy every part of his life, and even more so we are praying that he will prepare us to be the best parents we can be. Stay tuned and we will give you more info as things change for us.