http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog The continuing adventures of the Bates family... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:46:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Bates Family made our yearly summer trek to visit the East Coast Bates' at the end of June. The beginning of the trip was an adventure that no one counted on! Before I get to that, I have to take my hat off to the Celtics! I'll be very honest. ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2008/06/26/summer-boston-visit/ Well, well, well... 2008 already. I haven't written or posted any pictures in a while. My New Years Resolution is to post once a month! Even with my schedule, I can do that... right? :-) So let me sum up July-December 2007... Waves-to-Wine Bike Ride Amazingly, I made it! 155 miles in two ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2008/01/27/is-it-2008-already/ This may sound crazy to many (because it sure does to me), but I will be participating in the Waves to Wine bike tour (San Francisco to Healdsburg). It is a 155 mile bike ride over twodays on Sept 29 & 30. I have not ridden a ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2007/07/24/bill-decides-to-ride-a-long-way/ Well, it has been an eventful 2007. There has been a lot that has happened since I wrote my last post (which was much too long ago). I wish that I could say I will post some pictures soon, but to be honest, I do not have a lot of ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2007/05/06/what-is-going-on-around-here/ I have been a slacker since Thanksgiving! I have a bunch of updates that will happen over the next few weeks. Yes, that includes removing the falling snow and Christmas BatesCentral logo! Bill http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2007/03/30/new-updates-on-the-way/ Thanksgiving weekend was a wonderful time at the BatesCentral Compound. It wasn't the most boisterous Thanksgiving on record, we did not have any visitors from the East Coast and it was not the same without Uncle Tee here, but we still had a great time! New Turkey Recipe I tried a ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2006/11/27/thanksgiving-weekend-2006/ Well, it has been a very active time since my post last month. Let me try and catch you up... All of the pictures that correspond to the events in this post have been put in the BatesFamily Gallery: Halloween 2006 Dad's Birthday Week Both my mom and Dad had birthdays in October. ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2006/11/13/halloween-2006-and-the-rest-of-october/ Casey has been talking about soccer for a long time, but has been hesitant to join a soccer team. We found a soccer clinic program run through Kids Love Soccer and hosted by our local recreation center. We signed both Casey and Quinn up for the soccer clinic. It runs ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2006/10/05/casey-and-quinn-experience-soccer/ Yes, I have been woefully deficient at updating our website. Yes, I have promised and promised to upload new pictures. Yes, I have thrown myself at your mercy before... that is all in the past! I will now live up to some of my past promises. The new BatesCentral Gallery ... http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2006/10/01/new-batescentral-pictures-website/ Our Bates Family pictures have moved! You should be automagically redirected to our new gallery pages. If the redirect does not work, please click the BatesCentral Gallery link. http://www.batescentral.com/family-blog/2006/10/01/batescentral-gallery/