June 23, 2011
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We followed our vacation with some laid back weekends. The Friday after we got back, I had to take Zach to the dentist again; he had another permanent tooth coming in behind a baby tooth. So baby tooth #3 was extracted to make space. Fortunately, he has a pretty good attitude about dental work. On Saturday morning, I got back into the groove of running with my coworkers … I thought it would be an easy run since I ran on my cruise, but I learned the hard way that there is a big difference between running on a track vs trail. After huffing and puffing my way home, it was off to Calista’s gymnastics class at Tricks … she has 4 classes that I bought from Groupon for $20.
We also went to Lowes and met up with Alex/Nicole to make a Father’s Day putt-putt toy. In the evening, we had them over for a playdate. Kids played sports in the backyard, and we had salad, pasta, chicken nuggets, and ’Icing on the Cupcake’ for dessert ($8 for 6 cupcakes Groupon deal)!
Sunday was another morning run followed by the kids swim lessons. James left for Oregon for a conference, so I had the kids myself all day. They wanted to stay at home, and we ended up playing games, building legos, creating marble runs, and painting rocks!
Friday, we went to MaJongs for dinner. It was not good Chinese food. Actually, the kids’ lo mien was pretty tasty, but the sauces from the 2 entrees we ordered were too thick and sweet. Good value (we had a $20 gift card I bought for $8 through Groupon) but not worth the drive to Sacramento. To explain what I imagine everyone is asking … last year, I got over zealous with all the great deals and I’m up against expiration dates!
Saturday was pretty busy. Per schedule, I went on my morning jog followed by Calista’s gymnastics class. Then it was off to Muir park for Griffin’s birthday party. The kids had a great time running around the park, climbing structures, and playing in MUD. Happy 3rd Birthday Griffin!
(Holly is the cutest baby ever … and 23lbs at 5 months! Kudos to Richelle for keeping her on mommy’s milk while working full time - I know first hand how difficult that can be.)
After the party, we went to Dylan’s for dinner and swimming. It was the first time we swam with the kids since they started lessons last August. While 30 minutes, once per week, doesn’t sound like too much, it made a big difference. Both Zach and Calie are comfortable enough in water to jump in. Calie can glide underwater for a few seconds, while Zach can swim across the pool (questionable form, but they are working with him on that in class). Not bad, considering we don’t have easy access to a pool most of the year. Dinner was pizza and salad – thanks Karen and Paul for hosting!
Sunday, I went for an early run (before 7am) since James and Zach were running a Father’s Day 5k. Despite the heat, James ran his personal best … 27:53. Zach ran it in 29:09, which placed him 1st in his division (under 10.) The kids also had swim lessons; we plan to continue a full year, per my friend Bhavana’s suggestion. And as for Father’s Day presents? Zach accidently left his gift at school. Calie gave James a picture frame. And I gave him a travel guide for Costa Rica! Yep, you guessed it. With our recent vacations going so smoothly, we are actually going to venture outside the US, Mexico, and Caribbean. Baby steps … one day we’ll get to Europe, Asia, Africa with both kids … until then, Central America sounds pretty cool.
Since neither families had plans for Father’s Day (our fathers live outside the state, and we didn’t want to brave the crowds at restaurants), we had Alex/Nicole over for a playdate … sports outside again (the boys can’t get enough of basketball, volleyball, soccer) followed by a dinner of pesto tortellini, Penang curry, fruit, ice cream cookie sandwiches, and Melissa’s famous orange cookies. Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads out there!
This week? 2 days of meetings, after which I got sick. (Who gets a fever in June?!) Since it’s past 10pm, I’m going to sign off and get some rest!
