Hectic evening

Tonight is one of those nights Sue and I knew would happen someday, and now we realize it will be happening more and more as the kids get older. Jacob is at the away game with the band, Megan has a middle-school band concert, and Stepehn and Kevin have the Fall Festival at their school. On top of that Sue, as a PTO officer, has helped organize and set up as well as has to work the Fall Festival! So we divide and conquer - she's got the little boys with her, I'm at the concert with Megan and a video camera, and Jacob is out there in the stands or on a bus. Whee!

Good Cub Scout campout this weekend

We all went to Spook-o-ree this weekend. It was a lot of fun camping
with the Cub Scouts, and I learned a lot from Richard and Robert on
how to do all the little things that have to be done by the Cubmaster.
The boys all seemed to enjoy it, and the none of the parents grumbled
or anything so I think it went well. It was lots of fun!

Great cruise to Hawaii

Well, we left the kids with my parents and went on a cruise to Hawaii the past two weeks! Sue "hired on" as an interpreter for a deaf group, and I got to go along and handle her baggage :-)

After flying to Vancouver, BC, we spent five days at sea, then went to the Big Island, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. It was an awesome trip! We made lots of new friends and saw many great sites. Check back for a link to some pictures and stories in the next few weeks. Aloha!

Click here to see some highlight pictures!

Quick trip to FL

Thekids have a week off from school, so we took them down to my
parents' house in FL to spend some time with them. We're hoping the
have some fun - I cleared a path at the lake so Jacob could get out
there and fish, and Megan is looking forward to spending some quiality
time with MiiMii. It will be interesting being without the kids, but
I'm sure Sue and I will figure things out :-)

Happy Birthday, Michael!

Today my brother turns 37! He and his family will be celebrating sometime todah, and hopefully the people that work for him know and will do something nice for him. In a continuing bad tradition I still have his present with me, and will hopefully get it in the mail today Have agreat day, Michael!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my mother's birthday. We are going to celebrate with her later on this month, but know that she will have a good time today. Have a great day, Mom!

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

Today Kevin turns 6 years old! Wow! We've inviited some of his friends over for a party at 9:30am (don't ask :-) and are looking forward to an exciting day of playing with Hot Wheels, pirate ships, and all sorts of stuff. Woohoo!