Emma Playing

Madison

My niece, Madison, had her first birthday party this weekend. Marco and Shannon cooked some great food, we had ice cream cake (my favorite) and we got so spend so time with my niece.

Rainbow

Our friends Walker and Salem were over to our house Friday night. Look at this beautiful rainbow Jack found. We just love rainbows!

Mark and Deb

Uncle Mark and Deb came to my parents house for a visit. We went over there for a big dinner last night. My conversation with Jack went like this:
Mommy: Mark played football at the University of Pittsburgh. He was amazing.
Jack: Yeah, he ran the ball.
Mommy: That is right. He was a running back.
Jack: No one can catch him. He is fast.


Along with my Uncle Mark, we have a ton of great athletes in the family. I hope some athletic ability got passed down to our kids. But most importantly, I hope that are smart.

Jon Trenge

All you Lehigh wrestling fans out there... yes my son is Jon Trenge. If you have not seen it yet, buy the movie Veritas. Veritas is a feature-length film documenting Lehigh University’s 2004-2005 wrestling team and the story of Jon Trenge, who strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Wrestling Champion for his hometown school. Jon’s freshman season is cut short when doctors discover an eye condition so serious that he is told he should never wrestle again or risk losing his eyesight permanently. Jon refuses to accept his doctor’s warning and is determined to find a way to wrestle. After undergoing five eye surgeries, he wears homemade protective goggles designed by his father and nearly achieves his goal his sophomore and junior seasons losing in the National Finals.

Jon defeats a former National Champion to earn the most wins in Lehigh’s storied wrestling history, but many of his opponents intentionally attack his protective goggles injuring and frustrating him. Jon retaliates and gets disqualified from two matches. However, Jon overcomes this setback by using it as an opportunity to learn about himself and grow as a person. He returns to competition invigorated, and the pursuit of his childhood dream ultimately helps him become the man he wants to be.

Nap at the beach

Doesn't it feel so good to lay in the sand, listen to the crashing waves, and take a nap?

Super Dad!

Michael took today off (the day after our vacation) to spend with the kids. He is such an amazing father. Some dads are not that involved with their kids...not my Michael. He is a hands-on daddy. He has managed to play outside with Jack and pick up the fallen branches from the storm while Emma was napping. Get an oil change in my car, food shop, meet me for lunch, and go to the pool with kids. Super-Dad!

Cruise

Michael and I celebrated our 5th year wedding anniversary in style. We took a flight to South Beach, FL and stayed in this amazing oceanfront hotel. We walked the town seeing some very interesting people and ate at News Cafe. Thanks for the tip Emily Namey- we loved it! I was already so nervous about leaving the kids behind, but watching the news from our hotel room about Hanna coming to get Wilmington made me even more sad. Thankfully Wilmington just got some rain and wind. The kids had the best time with Gamma and Pop-Pop. Chuck-E- Cheese, trolley ride, park, swimming twice a day, and lots for hugs and kisses from the grandparents. I of course called home several times a day. OK back to Mike and I. We got on the ship Friday and enjoyed ourselves until we left on Monday. We swam, got lots of sun, drank, played ping-pong, saw every show, ate-ate-ate, toured Nassau and much more. We had a wonderful vacation. Happy Anniversary Honey! Many more to come!

Climbing Machine

Emma loves to climb anything, especially our stairs. She can make it the whole way to the top!

Steelers Pre-Season Game Tonight

Steelers have a pre-season game tonight and of course both kids had to be dressed for it. Jack said to Emma this morning, " Emma you are a Steelers fan! You look beautiful! I love you!" Isn't he the best big brother? Pictures are from this morning at the Monkey Junction Chick-fila. The kids love playing there and they had free breakfast.