Long Overdue Update

Sorry for the lack of updates ... it's not that there hasn't been anything to write about. I've been working on finishing a few knit projects and found some really great books to read (see my list).

Last week Chris and I headed off to Ponte Vetra resort on the Alantic side of Florida. Chris hosted President's Club for all the top performing sales people in his organization. This was his first Presidents Club in his new role as President and he was REALLY busy. Chris left on Sunday and I joined him on Tuesday after we could get Juli in to stay with the boys. Juli comes every year from Minneapolis when we go on this junket and spends a week with Jet and Charlie. They love seeing Juli (she's known the boys since Charlie came home from Korea) and she kept them busy all week. In addition to preschool and therapy sessions, the week also entailed adventures to Chucky Cheese, parks, clay painting studio, Two Toots restaurant - food delivered on toy trains, and much more. I called home one day and Jet said, "Come home Mommy but not too soon." So on that note ... I hit the resort spa, beach and a tour of St. Augustine.



We flew home on Friday morning, Juli flew out Friday evening and Uncle Dave arrived Friday night. Uncle Dave was in town for a Stamp Show - he works for Boystown and was looking to unload some stamps for Boystown and raise some funds. Saturday we were able to sneak away and take Jet to his first Major League ballgame at US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. Why not the Cubs? We've sworn our allegience to the team that has the easiest stadium to get to and out of ... not only that but the Sox seem to have better odds at clinching championships. We couldn't have picked a prettier day and Jet lasted 6 innings before it became obvious that it was time to go.



Charlie stayed home with the sitter during the Sox Game but has some exciting news of his own. Charlie earned his third stripe on his white belt and now will get tested for a yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do. He broke his first board ... which he's showing to everyone and anyone. In addition, he got his first bike. Charlie is now a pedaling fool making the block lap several times this weekend. This is a great accomplishment since he just couldn't ever get the knack of pedaling the tricycle. Charlie has also figured out how to submerge his whole head underwater! The first step in swimming and couldn't be better timing since the pool opened this weekend. Way to go Charlie! Growing in so many ways this month.