Packing Up

We head out to Columbus, Ohio tomorrow for the NSA Eastern World Series. I'm not looking forward to the 8 hour drive. Six of us; Kenzie, Alex, Connor, Taylor, Tyler, and me; will be packed into the minivan when we leave early tomorrow morning. I don't know how many of us will walk out of the van in Ohio. The way the kids have been getting along this summer, I predict ugliness, tears, and maybe even some bloodshed by the time this trip is over.

At least I should be able to get some of it on film. Vicki's dad bought a nice HD camcorder and is letting us borrow it for the trip. I haven't used a video recorder since Alex was two years old, so I won't promise any Hollywood productions. I was playing with the camera at practice last night and discovered a really cool slow motion setting. I can't wait to use that feature to show the kids how they can improve their swings, kicks, etc. (in their sports, that is...they don't need any help in the sibling disputes). Here's a sample of what it can do. The quality has been reduced to make the files small enough to download before next year.