Zach & I build a kayak.

Zach and I worked over the winter in the basement making this kayak. We needed to test drive it to see if it turned well and if it could maintain the coarse. Sometime it is necesary to add a kiel. Ours, did great. We'll begin putting the top over the next two weeks in time to kayak down the river this summer.

Emilia, Carlitos and Sofía helped too!

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Kayak Testing!

Meet the new addition

This is Remi.  She is Grace's fancy rat that she got for Christmas.  Potty trained in 2 days and full of personality.

Ka-booom ! Erik and Dad playing

Erik saw a Mythbuster's episode where they built a wooden cannon.  Here is his version, shooting 40 grains of Goex blackpowder.  What a blast !

Grace Fall 2007 Pics

Grace at home and with her cousins over Thanksgiving 2007 at Carlos & TJ's

Benjamin Fishing Summer 2007

Benjamin on his 1st fishing trip

Benjamin pics from Summer 2007

Benjamin in his favorite hideout (the neighbor's tree) and with his sunflower plant from pre-school.

More Pics from Alfredo's Summer 2007 Visit

Erik, Alfredo, Grace and Ben Gildemeister at the Cabela's monument.  The whole family during the picnic at the Bulbuk home in Jul-2007

Summer 2006

Pictures of Erik at the pig farm during his 2006 visit to Perú

Erik's Fall-2007 Hunting Pics

Erik had to feed the family this year since Dad was unable to put meat in the freezer.  The snowy picture was taken in Clare, MI in Dec-2007 (5° F).  The deer on the rack was taken by Erik with a blackpowder muzzleloader in Sep-2007.

Pictures

Erik and Alfredo Gildemeister at the house and shooting a potato gun in Jul-2007

Pictures

The Gildemeister Family skating on Thompson Lake in late December

Juan Pics

Dad and Ben skating on Thompson Lake over Christmas holidays

Motocross on Frozen Cuba Lake

Today we had fun on Cuba Lake. It was my friend Jay's Birthday and we spent it having fun on 9 inch thick ice. Jay can do a good wheely on ice, so I trusted Emilia and Sofia to his care. He later told the girls they were the first girls ever to do a wheely with him. They we prety excited. The ice was plowed to the size of a football field with different size tracks as you got close to the center. Four 15 foot tracks. Tires on the bikes are studded to grip the ice. Click on the movies!

Enjoy!

Zach and I hike behind the dam

Rushford Lake is a man made lake. The dam is 185 feet high and the river on the other side is spectacular. Zach and I walked up the river today and were able to walk on the ice and enjoy nature.

This is an old picture of the dam.

Zach's snow jump!

Successful Jump!

Painful Jump!

Carlitos Busting the wall of snow!

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Shaving

Zach's First Shaving Kit






Zach's faces the challenge!

Kids working at Subway

Carlos Gildemeister

Christmas Pictures

We had a snow day on Dec. 10th. We went out to the woods and took these pictures. We also slet on the ice covered backroads.

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Our Neighbors Birthday Party

Over Thanksgiving several of you met my neighbors Rolland and Alice Fletcher.

They came over to celebrate Alice's Birthday!

Carlos & TJ

School Costume Party/Dance 2007

John as Burger King and Rosie as an Egyptian

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Alexander Fall Pictures

John shooting skeet. November 2007

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Carlos Swimming

Carlos Gildemeister

A view out our window.

Carlos Gildemeister

Thanksgiving at Carlos and Tj

The Rascals

Zach Emilia

Carlitos Sofía

Fall Pictures

Here we are at the bog 4 miles from home! Many of you ahve gone there in your visits to NY. It is were we feed the catfish who come to shore by the millions.