Having fun at the beach!

We went to Ormond Beach today for some fun in the sun. Beautiful
weather despite Hurricane Ophelia churning in the Atlantic north of us
:-) It should be a fun day, building sand castles and playing in the
sand and water. Woohoo!

Driving to FL

Well, the kids are out of school this week due to the year-round school
schedule here, so we're headed to FL to see family and have some fun in
the sun. Hope you're doing well!

Festival of Lights for Labor Day

We went with some friends of ours to a fireworks show dubbed the "Festival of Lights" over the Labor Day weekend. It was enjoyable -- we got to know our friends better and got to see some nice fireworks. The kids had a good time running around, but we sat right in front of the stage speakers so it was hard to converse the closer we got to sundown.

The whole event was interesting, though -- the show was put on by a local church that wanted to do something different on Labor Day to reach out to the community. It was fun, and I hope that they'll do this again next year and start a new tradition.

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

Today is Kevin's 4th birthday! He's doing great - 3-day-a-week
preschool, fun at church, and learning lots every day. Tonight we're doing a "just family" thing, but Friday night we're throwing a "soccer party" for Kevin and a few of his friends. Woohoo!

Megan makes a soccer cookie!

It's Kevin's birthday, so Megan got out the frosting and made a big
cookie Sue had baked into a soccer cookie! Good job, Megan!

Tommy in fight; starting to perk back up

Somehow Tommy got out of the house without us knowing it last week. When we got home he was standing on the driveway waiting for us. We noticed later that he had some cuts and a puncture wound on his neck; it looked as if a pit bull or similar dog had grabbed him by the neck in a fight. He seemed scared of everything, especially of going outside, and was laying down a lot.

After watching him lay around for a couple of days Sue took him to the vet and found out his wounds were filling with puss and blood. The vet drained the wounds and gave him a shot of penicillin (sp?).

Sue's been keeping the wounds clean and drained for the past few days, and he seems to be doing better. His tail is up again and doesn't seem so scared when we take him outside. Hopefully he'll heal up and be OK...

Happy Birthday, David!

I turned 41 today - woohoo! It was a good day, though long (I thought that meeting would never end!). My co-workers had cake for me (thanks, Suzanne!), and then I enjoyed an evening at ho,e with the family. What a great day!