William and I spent 2 hours and 15 minutes this morning putting together his new Star Wars Lego set (ages 8-14!).  He followed the directions and kept his attention for the entire time!  For 380 pieces!

Merry Christmas, everyone! We had a wonderful morning and are looking forward to spending the day enjoying the company of family and friends.

Great time, great food, great family!  

William received a compliment during the parade!  Blake’s grandmother told me that William was the only child who said, “Thank You,” for the treats!  When I mentioned this to William he said, “That must be why I got a piece of money in my treats!” (one of the treat bags included a whole quarter!).

This week I worked from Monterrey, Mexico!  I enjoyed my time there – the people are wonderful, the mountains are beautiful, and the office was brand new!

The kids enjoyed playing a lot of Ball Tag this week whenever we were at Nana & Pop-pop’s house.  They have a lot of good hiding places and obstacles to play around – the kids had a blast.

The Family Museum was our destination today.  There were a ton of people there since it was the last Funday Monday of the summer – admission was $1!  The kids were all over the place and moving very quickly, so the only one I kept up with was Will!

Today we went to Splash Landing in Bettendorf for a fun afternoon of swimming and sliding.  The kids all had a wonderful time – William even went down the kid’s slide by himself several times.  After swimming we all went out to dinner at Azteca.

Today a bunch of us went to Maquoketa Caves for a hike.  The kids all loved the caves and it was a perfect day for a hike – no humidity, mid to upper 70’s, and beautiful sunshine.  After the caves we all came back to the house for a cookout and (belated) birthday celebration for […]