A Recap

It has been over a week since I posted anything.  Here is a brief recap of the events of the last nine days or so.

Last week was a transition week. It was Caelyn's first week of summer break and the preschool void had me being a dancing monkey for the little one.  She had a bit of a hard time adjusting.  I also had to adjust to having a constant shadow.

Caelyn's end of school year celebration went off very nicely.  It was the Friday before last.  The kids did some singing, some dancing and received certificates of completion.  There was a party that followed.

Caelyn has been very sad with the end of preschool and had a meltdown the day before the year end ceremony. She just rested against me on the couch and cried so it was fortunate for us that shortly after the ceremony, we were off to stay with friends at their house in the Poconos. 

The Poconos weekend was a nice one.  We spent Saturday at the lake.  Caelyn made friends with another little girl and they played all afternoon.  Sunday was spent in Scranton at the Steamtown National Historic Site.  Steamtown is a train museum with a lot of old train engines and cars.  We took a ride in a 1922 Pullman car being pulled by a 1917 steam engine.  This was the kid's first train ride aside from the subway.

Last week itself was, as mentioned before, transitioning to new routines.  It consisted of errands and playground trips and house cleaning.  Nothing terribly exciting.

We visited Kerry at work on Friday and the kids kept large areas of her office building from being able to work.  I am not sure what was the bigger distraction, the World Cup or the kids.

Now we come to this past weekend. It too was pretty calm.  Saturday was the big day for me.  I got my fathers day present; a trip to Guitar Center.  As mentioned in the past, I am a terrible musician but it doesn't keep me from enjoying the racket.  The trip to Guitar Center was a blast for me as I got to play different types of guitars, some of which I could never afford.  I did however, come home with a new one that was a combination Fathers day/early birthday present.  Kerry, who was watching two curious children in a store full of easy to reach musical instruments, did not have as much fun.

Yesterday, we went to church and I received the father's day gifts my daughter had picked out for me.  Surprisingly, she had been able to keep it a secret.  It was Star Wars action figures.  Not surprisingly, she wanted to share them with me and I proudly did.  My little girl likes loud music and Star Wars, how did I get so lucky?

So that is the recap.  Caelyn is sitting next to me on the couch eating breakfast and Caleb is playing in the floor as I write this.  It will be more errands today.  Talk to you all soon.