The Clapper Family Chronicles

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Indian Echo Caverns - April 2013

Been living here for 18 years and never new that Indian Echo Caverns was all but 20 miles from my house (hmmm..go figure). I've been wanting to go there for the longest time - it was something nice to do on a Sunday afternoon and the kids seemed to have enjoyed the tour and sifting through sand to find the pefect gem. Below are some pics.

Jacob - 6th Grade School Portrait

Monday, April 29, 2013

Race Against Racism 5K

Me and my buddy Bill along with some of my co-workers participated in the YWCA Race Against Racism 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 27, 2013. We had a beautiful day for this wondeful event!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Jersey Mike Memorial Rock& Run 5K

I'm not really into running but have recently incorporated it back into my workouts the past couple of months and my friend (Audie) told me about the Jersey Mike Memorial Rock & Run 5K here in Harrisburg at City Island on Saturday, April 13th so I decided to participate. Other then running on my treadmill, I haven't ran in a 5K in over five years so I was a little skeptical. My goal was to run it from start to finish without stopping and I DID IT! I wasn't going for time...I just wanted to FINISH IT. I am not a fast runner so I wasn't going to embarrass myself with trying to be one of the top 100 runners with the best time. I was elated that I ran it without stopping - goal accomplished! Now onto the YWCA 5K Run April 27th!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Movie "42" - Story of Jackie Robinson

Saturday night Gracie had a sleepover so I took Jacob to see the movie "42" about the legendary baseball player "Jackie Robinson". It was a GREAT movie...I definately give the movie 2 thumbs up. The movie was rated PG-13 and YES, there was the use of the "N" word throughout the movie...I explained all this to my 11 year old son prior to going to to see the movie and he understood that back during that time period the use of that word was very "common". I must say there were times during the movie I found myself cringing in my seat and actually getting "angry" but I had to remind myself how things were back then and how "ingorant" people were. My dear friend Pat came along and she said she really enjoyed the movie as well. I asked Jake what he thought and he said it was "awesome" - I do agree!

Some Pics of Moosie's 9th Bday Celebration

Moosie turned 9 on April 4th. Below are some pics of his bday celebration!

Disney on Ice - April 12, 2013

I took Gracie to see another Disney on Ice show at the Giant Center this past Friday evening. We had great seats. While sitting in my law firm's suite is always nice (anything "free" is nice) I have to say buying the tickets and sitting a few rows from the ice was totally worth the money and it was a great show (probably one of the best shows we've gone to and we've been to many shows). Below are some pics of our night out. The show was geared for both girls/boys and had performances for the following Disney movies Cars, Aeriel, Tinkerbell and Toy Story 3. Toy Story 3 was my favorite part of the show but I do believe I spent a good deal of time just staring at the little boys/girls and enjoying the looks on their faces as they saw their favorite Disney characters comes to life on the ice. It was a great evening out with my daughter.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Lil' George - First Formal Job Interview

Little George had his first "formal" job interview (for an intership) last week. I asked him to text me a pic of him in his suit since he would'nt be home to see him before he left. He looked handsome (just like I thought he would!).

Lil' George

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Easter 2013

I was going to just make one big family Easter basket this year but when I ran that one by Gracie she wasn't going to have any of that. I asked Jacob his thoughts and he said he really didn't care but if Grace were to get a basket then he wanted one too. So I made my babies their Easter baskets and I even managed to make my soon to be 21 year old a "sugar free" Easter basket since he's on some bodybuilding diet kick these days.