No new news on the lot front. Basically I go out there and hack down a ton of trees and it looks the same. But I guess one of these days I am gonna go out there and all of a sudden, we might have a clearing – lol.
We DID, however, have a fairly busy weekend topped off with an awesome performance by our daughter, the little flower. Ballet Excelsior had their annual recital this weekend. This year they did a really cute play/dance called Antshillvania – a cute take on the story of the prodigal son. Julia’s performance was Friday night, and I am one proud poppa. She always looks so pretty in her dolled up costumes and this year was no different:
Also, Julia recently had her ballet exams, and she mastered everything at the Primary level. Soooooo … she will be advancing to Grade 1. We are so proud of you, Julia, and look forward to seeing you learn more and more as you move up the ranks.
On a different note, we are on the home stretch with another successful year of home schooling. Jake has blown our socks off with preschool, and Julia is a reading machine even though she is drudging along through 1st grade. I think she needs more of a challenge. Which she will find in second grade – especially with us switching to a Classical style of education. Bottom line – she is about to get to read even more (which she loves to do). And while she reads, she will learn a lot of history, literature, grammar, writing, Latin, and spelling. Oh …. and math and science, too!!! Which I am totally stoked about because I will be coming in and helping Kelly with Latin and Science. Woohoo!!! The principal of our home school will get to teach some. Next year, Jake will be embarking on his Kindergarten journey, and we are excited about that, too.
But in 3-4 weeks, we will be done and resting in the summer. That rest will be kicked off with Kelly and me going on a cruise (BY OURSELVES!!!!) to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. I am SO the luckiest man in the world for snagging the most beautiful, most loving, caring, nurturing, tender woman in the world Thank you, Lord, for this wonderful woman that you have blessed me with.
OH!!!! I almost forgot (that can happen when I think about my wife). Some big news on the ‘mid-life-crisis’ front. I think I had one of these when Jansen was born and I stepped foot into Quick Weight Loss Centers (and eventually lost about 80 pounds in 5 months). I have decided to start training for a triathalon. We can just call this mid-life-crisis number 2. My body is gonna hate me for this one I think.
Anyways
More to come later, but I’ll leave you with one final picture of our little munchkins after their summer haircuts
So have you started training for the tri yet? That's not something I could ever do with the running and swimming but I've got the cycling part. That's what happens when you marry a cyclist! I don't race as I'm too slow but it is fun!
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