Rain, Rain, Go Away

Terry and I hosted a Memorial Day party on Monday. We had very high hopes that the rain would hold off until late afternoon. We organized the party without a rain backup plan and trusted our Tom Skilling. Unfortunately it drizzled, rained, poured and the temperature dropped to about 55 degrees. Oh well. The party went on and everything seemed to come together just fine inside. The wonderful, resilient kids ventured outside and played anyways. There were some kids that I never even saw inside the house. God Bless them!
Matt loved every minute of the party. He will now be the host of any future parties at the house. He ran around, played, rode bikes and golfed with all the other kids. Poor Jack took a very bad fall about 20 minutes into the party. An hour later he fell asleep and stayed asleep (in bed) for about 2-3 hours. We finally woke him up at 5:30. He ate, played very little, said goodbye and then asked for bed again. The next day he said how much fun he had so I guess that is good.
The morning of the party, Terry and I ran the Beverly Ridge Run. The weather was perfect and the turn out was amazing. I have been training with a running group so I was well prepared. Terry on the other hand started training last week. He ran very well and now wants to do the longer distance next year. He will just have to start the training about 2 weeks in advance.
Our running group did very well and placed high in our age groups. So all in all it was a good weekend.

My Thursday Morning Gang

These are not very good pictures but the boys were laughing (about what I don't know) and having a good time. Matt laughs too but has no idea what is going on. We always enjoy it when Sean comes to play.

Door County

Terry and I got away to Door County for a few days this past weekend. Jack came down with a fever about 5 hours before we left. I felt a little hesitant but really, really wanted a vacation so we dropped the boys off at my mom's and hightailed it up North.
We did not have much planned. We just wanted to sleep, eat and relax which is exactly what we did. Kathleen and Griffin joined us over the weekend. We had a great time biking, shopping and the guys got to golf a little. We spent a lot of time watching 30 Rock. Kathleen and Griffin have the first two seasons which was perfect for us since we just started watching it. I still cannot get the 30 Rock theme song out of my head but it was well worth it.
Jack and Matt ended up doing very well at my parents. It has been difficult to convince Jack that pancakes are not for dinner and that he cannot have a cookie after breakfast.

Terry explaining his wine tasting techniques

Good Weather

A sick Jack







I am not sure if it is the warm weather, the boys getting older or the boys finally feeling better after the horrible stomach flu but the past few days have been nice. Jack can finally reach the pedals on his bike. He loves to race up and down the block which can be a little terrifying for me especially with an 18 month in tow. Jack is also in love with playing baseball. He has played everyday for the past week. He refuses to use the t-ball which makes batting difficult but he is very good at pitching.
Matt is getting better at running and climbing. I can relax a little at the park knowing that he will not fall backwards down steps or tumble head over heels on the slide. Matt also has a bigger vocabulary. Everyday he seems to add on a new word. However at our last doctor's appointment, the doctor was really concerned about his drooling. We are scheduling a visit to the ENT and have him evaluated for speech therapy. He seems to be eating fine and he can talk fairly well but the drool is insane. Even mom and dad are grossed out at times!
This past Mother's Day my family and I did the Beverly Breast Cancer walk. Last year it rained and I had the flu. This year was beautiful but my mom had the flu. She tried to will herself healthy but it did not work. She was able to take a nice long nap at home.