Work-Out

So Pete and I are back working out again. He found this 4 month weight training regiment that we started - gotta get ready for Mexico! It is nice hanging out with him doing something that he loves to do. I'm learning so much. Protein shakes, amino acids, blah, blah, blah.
The kids are also getting into it. Nick wants to lift weights at home and does his ab workout and push-ups almost every night. It is cute because of course right next to him is Rachel doing her very best.
We are also getting ready for our camping trip. Our good friends Patrick and Wendy kindly let us borrow their 3 room tent with air mattresses. Thank goodness because it is supposed to rain (I know - we live in Seattle) 2 out of the 3 days we are camping! We will become experts at Kings in the Corner and Go Fish card games.
I hope everyone has a great and safe Labor Day Weekend!
***The picture is of Nick and Rachel and their cousins from Michigan - Arianna, Bronson and the youngest, Adelene.

Mexico

All I can think about is going on vacation in November. Only 75 more days! Not that I'm counting or anything. We are going to Puerta Vallarta with the kids and Becky (our nanny) from the 9th through the 22nd.
In between then, Charles (I put his latest softball picture from Iowa here) is coming out over Halloween to visit. Pete's parents are going to try to come out in October too. Nicholas starts school - he is very excited to just get away from his sister - that's all he wants right now. My mom might come out. Pete is going to Hungary, Romania, and Ireland the end of September (I am so jealous that I don't have more vacation to go with him!). Before you know it, November will be here.
I think Pete and I are also going to make a trip in February down to Cabo the same week that my friend Kim and her husband go every year.
We are also heading back to Colorado this summer to see friends and family.

Long time - no Write

Wow, almost an entire month without putting anything up. The biggest problem is that I can't do this from work anymore. I would blog or at least start blogging during my lunch - now I just have to check out People.com for all of the celebrity news.
We went to Iowa for 10 days and stayed at Okaboji. We got to see Grandma White,
Uncle Kyle and Aunt Jacki (they are pregnant and due the end of January), Uncle Charles (Rachel only calls him Charles), and Uncle Tommy from my side of the family.
Pete's brother Dave and his family came over from Michigan for 5 days which was awesome. Arianna will be in 2nd grade, Bronson in 3rd grade, and Adelene in pre-school. We haven't see them in 3 years.
My sister-in-law Shelley is a psychologist so I partook in some free therapy before she left!
I also got to see my friends' Paige and Diane. I'm hoping next year to maybe stay longer - work from Iowa so the kids can hang out longer (and I can see more of my friends!).
It was a great vacation. There was skiing (trying to ski - after 4 times of getting my nasal cavity cleaned out, I stopped), fishing, swimming, boating, and lots of playing the Wii.
We posted the pictures on the family website so you can check them out there.
More to come!