The Scrapper Codes

For Boy Scouts.  He got so into it, his 15 minute homework turned into 2 hours, by choice.

In the end, his app involved a giraffe farting on a him, him screaming and running off, only to be farted on again.  Later, Sam got involved and an alien abduction got added to the mix.

The final product.

Madd Max Begins Demo

That 8-12" concrete pad in the backyard is getting ripped up.  Eventually, it'll be home to a citrus tree.

Madd Max Has A Last Big Bear Morning

Croshaw breakfast - crepes, eggs and bacon.

Morning cheer.

All around.

Please note, Eric represents the only one out of the group who actually hit the slopes during the weekend.

Big Bear 2019!

Followed by a Big Bear send-off.

Madd Max Finish Out The Night

The smaller set went to bed, some at the bar.

Adult dinner provided by the Findleys - chicken chili and corn bread.

Then it was time for more game playing.

"Anomia."

There was also some puzzling, where John had removed all the edge pieces to give Lilly more of a challenge.

Late night meyer lemon (from Jess and Alex's tree) and blueberry pie.

Erin preps "drive home" bags of Chex mix.

And an 11pm popover with hard sauce - a John specialty that his Dad only made once a year, a tradition he now continues at Big Bear.

Madd Max Heads Back To The House

Where Kathleen had laid out a much appreciated sandwich bar.

Aarin's much loved nutella sandwich.

Then into the hot tub.

That's good hot tub.

The kids took up "You Think You Know Me."

S'mores dip break.

A little bartending at the "Three Broomsticks."

Followed by some movie watching.

Madd Max Keeps It Going

 Breakfast and the smaller Croshaws.

 It was a Williams breakfast - eggs and potato hash brown casserole.  FeKays provided the lots and lots of bacon.

 Edith returned from a hike with an owl pellet filled with little bones.

 Tim had also hiked earlier and had found an area for sledding behind the house.  Most of the snowfall had melted, but in this perfect crevice there was enough to get some great runs.

Shanna held kids at the top and Tim, Steve and John took turns catching at the bottom.

Tim and Elizabeth sled down route 1.

 Max goes for route 2.

 So much better then those lines at inner tubing!

And a snowball fight to top it all off.

Madd Max Continues The Evening

 Birthday cake for Marissa. 

 The FeKays had arrived in time for a rousing game of "You Think You Know Me."

 As had the Widomski/Allans.

And a wee bit later, to wrap it all up - the Starzyk/Croshaws.

What happens when you're 40 and it's 2am.

Madd Max Arrives In Big Bear

Our home for the weekend.

Jess and the kids were the second to arrive.

The Leonhardts had just begun to settle in.

 Soon came the Williams and then the Findleys.

Then came the eating - a critical part of the Big Bear experience as shown by this shared spreadsheet.

Kid dinner - homemade pizza.

Adult dinner - crab bisque and smoked porchetta sandwiches.

 That bisque was good.

Maddie not only typically has, but also very much wants, an 8:30 bedtime.  She began to beg Jess to put the kids to bed right around then.

 The kids actually went to bed at 10.

Madd Max Has Brunch

With two lovely ladies, Kathleen and Auntie Jamie.

Madd Max Has A Sleepover

Which involved both loosing a tooth (Ellie's).

And a lunar eclipse.

The Scrapper Sees A Show

The Sound of Music.

Starring both Lilly and Elizabeth,