Well, nothing of super amazing note-worthiness has occurred as of late. At least nothing that the internet community at large really needs to hear. But, our run of good news and general well-being has continued; and I must say that's pretty awesome. That being said, I don't want to be gone from the blog for too long, or it's harder to start up again. So, I decided just to detail some of the usual happenings, family events, and work-related stuff that's gone on. If you like "a day-in-the-life-of" style bogging, then this one's for you.

We've been doing a lot of stuff lately with the youngsters of the family. I say a lot because almost every weekend, we've seen kids. That's not exactly normal for us; although we are close with our extended family and see them pretty often. A few weeks ago, we went to the water park with the nephews and our niece. All the kids were there with the exception of our newest, youngest nephew. We had a good time and went to CiCi's afterward for dinner with the whole family. It was definitely the best restaurant experience we've had so far with the kids. No child cried. None got upset, threw a tantrum, knocked over a glass, or anything else you might think of. Everyone was happy and hungry.... and full by the time we left.

Then a couple weeks ago (or maybe it was last week), we went to one of our nephew's 6th birthday party at Strikes (a bowling alley). He had two friends and two extended family members there to participate in the kid-fun. And of course, the adults were there as well bowling in the next lane and playing SkeeBall for tickets. Ok, so that last one was just Christopher and me. I really like SkeeBall, and the game itself is so much smaller than I remember it from when I was 7. ;) My future sister-in-law tore it up on the Wheel of Fortune game earning 400 tickets in one spin of the wheel. All tickets went back to the birthday boy who was able to get himself some cool loot at the game counter. We were also happy that our gift to the birthday boy was well-received. We got him a Captain America action figure. He's riding an ATV of some sort that has a gun that pops out from under the hood. And, of course, we had to buy the Captain America gift bag to put it in. Those ToysRUs people know what they are doing. Take a desperate and almost late aunt and uncle who've forgotten to get a gift bag, then put a rack of over-priced gift bags near the check-out counter, and you've got profits baby! But, we were happy to do it, and it did match really nicely. So, I can't complain too much about it.

Now, this weekend, we'll have a repeat b-day party for our nephew, but with the other grandparents. And this time it will be a cookout. I'm really glad that it's raining today! We grilled out last night because it was cloudy, and with the rain today, the weather tomorrow should be great for another cookout.

Also, between last post and now, Renn has had not one but two (TWO!) play dates with his surrogate little sister, Paisley, at the dog park. They are so super cute it's ridiculous. Jennifer and I both agree that they just seem to get along like litter mates. It's also funny because both of them are pretty mommy-centric and don't really venture too far away from wherever Jenn and I are standing. These last two times we were there, there was a Schnauzer who looked just like Renn! I asked its mom if it was a Schnoodle, but she said no. I'm not convinced because he and Renn look so much alike! I wanted them to be best friends and kill us with their cuteness, but alas, they weren't all that interested in each other.

Let's see, I went to a house warming at a friend's house. Their house is super-cute on the inside and really unique with a great shower. That sounds weird, I don't really know how to describe it, but their shower was my favorite feature. It had thick wood molding around the outside in the shape of an upside-down U. I also loved the flooring in the kitchen, which was a slate color. We also ate out a number of times staying pretty close to home and eating pretty cheaply. We've discovered a Chinese restaurant that we actually like and has really good food. We'd thought we found a place for Japan-like sushi, but it was a one-time experience. We went back a second time and it was a let-down.

Oh - I suppose that's all for now. It's just life as usual. :)

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