Tae Kwon Do

We had Peter start tae kwon do classes this summer at the same time as Natalie's gymnastics. Since soccer is over and he showed no interest in baseball, this class seemed like a good way for Peter to gain confidence, learn discipline and stay active. This past week, he was the only student to show up. I guess he benefitted from families going on vacation with a "private" lesson! He's enjoying it thus far.

Cub Scouts camp

Peter successfully finished his first Cub Scouts camp this week. Some of his most memorable moments were Daddy being his favorite adult walker, K9 police dog demonstration of attacking a "bad guy", his first experience of shooting a BB gun, and buying a fudge bar for 75 cents. Overall, he loved it and wants to go again next year.

Elaine and I enjoyed a late morning pick me up at Starbucks today. She's sweet to get a mini doughnut for Peter and Natalie, too. They'll have a nice surprise waiting for them after school!

Playing catch up

I really let this blog get stale like a fruit cake since the holidays hit us.
Be on the lookout for back-dated posts!
I'm just trying to keep it chronologically real!

The sales pitch

Not sure Sam is buying Peter's wonderful sales pitch for a trip to Legoland.
But Daddy, I get a free ticket (with an adult ticket purchase)!

Oh, I wish...

I was an Oscar Mayer weinermobile driver!

Yes, the Oscar Mayer WeinerMobile visited our local grocery store. I'm not sure if anyone else ever dreamed about it, but I did (as a child) to actually see this hot dog shaped vehicle.

I'm certain that I was way more excited about it than any in my family, but hey, it's the kid still in me! One of my many childhood dreams came true!

I just hope our kids' memories of this was memorable in a good way (not that Mommy got really excited over this giant hot dog).

Merry Christmas!