Indian Summer

It’s been beautiful on the East Coast.  And we’ve taken full advantage of it. Last Friday, we headed over to a neighbors house for a play date.  Someone had fun But alas, all good things must pass.  And this week, we officially closed the pool Sadly, another summer is in the books.  Time to turn …

Karate

Even though baseball has kept us busy, the boy has still been pursuing his black belt. Last week, we moved one belt closer.  We officially has a red strip belt in the house.  And I’m so glad we’re going through the process with these wonderful kids.  One more belt until he qualifies for his black …

Baseball

Its been a busy couple of weeks. In the midst everything, Zachary started his fall baseball.  This year we signed him up for his first travel team.  The fall is supposed to be about practicing fundamentals…but last weekend, we scrimmaged against another local team The boy was active.  He started at catcher Eventually made his …

This Week

This week has been unusual too. Daddy is in Germany so Z and I have been solo. Its been a rough transition to schedules for Zachary. And that cranky little boy was there at times…but as we exit the week, I’m hopeful that the transition back to school is starting to take hold. Fingers crossed! …

Korean Food

While mommy was in LA, I was lucky to partake in several Korean meals.  Ummm This is a culture that does it right. Wonderful food with amazing taste and textures.  I love it and am lucky to have a Korean sister in law who hooks me up And yes, we feasted

Mommy took a quick vacation last week to California. With two big SC games on the docket, how could I resist. The Stanford game was so enjoyable. We’ve spent our sanction years getting outmuscled in every category…but this year that changed. I think they were shocked with the beat down. SC fans loved it I …

Family

On Friday, I headed west for the SC-Stanford game. Despite much preseason hype, we found a national audience calling us overrated. Thankfully, we proved those doubters wrong with a convincing win. Love watching the Coli rocking in those types of games. And I can’t wait to get the boy out there to revel in it.

School Start

Last week, Zachary started his first week of school. The boy was a mix of nerves and excitement.  Remember those days. I never slept that night  and it always seemed like the day was done in a blur We were as ready as possible to start into second grade.  Part of me loves the routine …

1st Day

Today was Zachary’s first day of school. He has a bit of nerves and excitement, all rolled into one So, its official…we have a second grader in the house

Labor Day

We had a pretty quiet weekend. Wanted to keep it pretty mild with school starting this week.  We still found some time for fun Someone found a new sport And, of course, putt putt We made a quick trip to walk outdoors.  Someone opted for his scooter…which gets pretty scary down big hills The good …