Stuff

The kids enjoyed another sail this past Saturday at Lake St. Clair. I was in Atlanta so they didn't take the camera (for fear of dropping it in the lake). They actually got in the lake and George's comment on the phone that evening was "Mommy, I thought it was supposed to feel warmer when you get used to it, but my feet were like ice cubes!" Maybe he'll become a polar bear swimmer?! They were so tired out that Estelle - who always wears pajamas - slept in her clothes including her shoes.
But, they were troopers and got up to Ann Arbor by 9 AM the next morning for the JDRF walk. John was team captain for his company. I was talking to George on Sunday while I was waiting for my plane and asked if he knew what diabetes was - at first he said no but then proceeded to discuss Type 1 vs. Type 2 (for people over 70) and said there should be a Type 3 for grownups.
Estelle has been reading her Junie B. Jones books slowly but surely and George has already read all 6 of his Nate the Great books. He's re-reading Captain Underpants now. His bed is filled with stuffed animals on top of books.
I hadn't sent this article out to many people and was sent the link today so thought I'd share with you. Somehow the kids were interviewed on a day that I took them to yoga this summer.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/ART16/70630021/-1/ART
Enjoy!

It's Fall!

We went to a Mud Hens double header during Labor Day weekend and there were fireworks afterwards. I'm not entirely sure why George felt compelled to put his whole hand in his mouth, but then he wanted me to take pictures so I did. Estelle lost tooth #6 at the game - if you remember tooth #5 was also lost at the Mud Hens game. Does that make her a true fan?

Then next day we took our last swim of the season in Grandma Winky's pool and she took us out for dinner. We went to the Buggy Wheel restaurant and they had these big stuffed bears. On the way out we saw that another family had invited a big bear to sit with them at their table. When we go back we'll do that too. Good meal and good time with Grandma!

Today it is a crisp fall day and we're starting to close the windows in the house. John leaves for his trip to Montreal in the morning. Heading out for dinner now to celebrate our anniversary (yesterday, 16 years). Happy fall!