Super Fun Saturday

Yesterday Rachel, Chris and I spent a fun day out. First we went to the Pasco Fiery Foods Festival, then to the park and finally Chris and I built a fort. It was a really fun day!

Chris trying to climb up the tube

About to go down the "big" slide for the first time!

I thought forts were awesome when I was a kid, I found out that they have still not lost their appeal. Chris and I had the best time in the "pillows" (as he put it).

A little sprinkling of Christopher.

Today was pretty fun. Christopher slept in until 8 this morning, giving me of course a morning I would consider getting to sleep in. We did some dishes (dishwasher currently out of service so this was by hand,) folded some laundry and vacuumed. We had a wonderful lunch together of some pasta with sauteed tomatoes and garlic. The neighbor called and we took our kids to the park. Katie loves playing with Christopher and visa versa so it was a good time. Here are a couple of pictures.

From Christopher Michael

From Christopher Michael

From Christopher Michael

After the park we went to Fred Meyer to visit grandma. Christopher has chosen the terms amma for grandma and papa for grandpa. It's very cute and he actually asks for them now.

A couple of weeks ago I made Gluten Free onion rings. Very tasty. Adam and I decided to let Christopher have a go at one. He loved it, a messy meal but very worth it. Hope you enjoy the little update and the pictures.

From Christopher Michael

Adam is currently spending his last week away from home as a Symantec employee and we're very happy to have him home full time. The end of September is coming fast and we're excited and nervous to really get nGenuity going full swing and be done with Symantec (hopefully for good.) Keep us in your thoughts and send some positive vibes our way.

My babysitting charges.

This last weekend a good friend of mine headed out of town. She's been fostering some kittens and she needed somebody to watch them for a couple of days. I volunteered. I would hope that somebody would do the same for me if I needed it. They arrived Friday morning, 3 very cute little kittens that definitely need some TLC, thank you Erin for taking them into your home. The smallest could fit in the palm of one hand. They are very playful, as kittens are and gave Christopher something to look forward to throughout the day, while he couldn't pet them he did enjoy watching them frolic. Here are a couple of pictures and a short video of the cute little kitties that Erin took back yesterday afternoon. I've always wanted to foster for one of the animal shelters, this gave me a little taste of what that would be like. I think I would enjoy it and may look into it further.

The little lover of the bunch, and the boy.


The adorable trio.

I Quit My Job!

That's right. For those of you that don't know I have put in my resignation with Symantec to pursue running my own company (nGenuity Information Services). (Not totally mine, I have a business partner as well, no way I could do this alone!)

It was not an easy thing to do. I have been there almost 6 years and will be leaving behind many friends and great experiences. It just really is the time to move on and up.

It took a few years (yes, years) of planning to finally get the company incorporated and the ball rolling and to get to this point. Luckily I have a very supporting family backing me up and motivating me to succeed. I figure if I'm going to be putting this much time away from home traveling for Symantec, I might as well be home, see Christopher and Rachel, and plot my own course in... Well my two friends Pinky and the Brain say it best. Please wish us the best of luck.

Pinky: Gee, Brain, what are we going to do tonight?
Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky - try to take over the world!

A Post for Local Dog Lovers.

I'm not sure if anybody was aware of, or cared... that for those of you local to the Tri-Cities there is a dog show coming up on the 27th of September. It'll be at Columbia Park and most breeds will be represented. It's a good way to spend a little time outdoors and to take a look at some breeds you normally might not get exposed to. I know I can't afford to go to the big shows like The Westminster or AKC/Eukanuba National Championship but I can sure do something local. So check it out, enjoy a day at the park and see some puppies. You can find the information (time/place) HERE! Enjoy and hope to see you there.

Mobile Blogging.

So I've now set it up to be able to blog from my iPhone. Maybe this will help me post more often.... probably not. We'll see how it goes.

Don't pass this resource up.

As an expecting parent many of my friends told me about Ready for Kindergarten. I didn't think much on it or even look into it until Christopher was about 3 months old. I've been involved ever since. Ready for Kindergarten is a free (to Kennewick School District residents, $40 to those outside of the district) program for parents with children between the ages of birth to 5. The parents go to an hour and a half long "class" 3 times during the school year, Fall, Winter and Spring. In these classes you learn methods to teach your child skills they should be learning at their age, you get toys/books for your child to utilize in learning these skills and you get to be a part of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library getting a new age appropriate book for your child in the mail every month you are in the Ready! program (free!) I suppose what I'm saying is if you have a child in that age range and would love a free tool to help you educate your child and get them ready for schooling this has been great. Christopher loves going to the mailbox to check for his new book, we come right in and read it everytime it shows up. He also loves the toys he gets from the classes, a couple of them are his favorites. I know its helped give me direction as far as what he should be learning. The classes for this year start in October so take a look and give it a try.