Happy Father's Day!

I had a nice Father's Day as Beth and Nadia surprised me with a huge sign in the kitchen that said "Happy Father's Day" along with some of Nadia's patented artwork that she claimed was "ice cream". She was simply drawing her the best thing she could think of. We had a nice day at Church and then a birthday dinner with our friends Paul and Daria. Nadia very much enjoyed the pool there and especially riding on Daddy's back through the water calling him a "whale".

And a special happy Father's Day to Tiger Woods today. Another golf championship for a good guy. Not that we even play golf.

Riding a Bike (actually, a tricycle)

Nadia has taken another step towards independence. We purchased a tricycle over the weekend and she is now happy to ride it "more more more". She is sad when it is time to stop. Most impressive, she has an understanding of changing her steering from "right" and "left". This is something we have been working on with objects on the road. With her driving, it is coming along nicely.

I have not taken the photos from the camera and put them on the computer yet, so this is a photo of Nadia "riding" at the park.

Family History & Genealogy

I have been working to find out the names of my relatives and those who have lived before me. I even purchased a special little book to handwrite everything down. Family history lines have always been a source of confusion to me --with marriages, divorces, different languages, transliterations, and the like. However, I have caught the genealogy bug right now and I am working on gaining information. I have to give a ton of credit to a family member who I have never met-- but who contacted me and started giving me death certificates, census data, and lots of family photos. I have been inspired.

Hopefully, this will lead me to straightening out some of the family mess that I have in my head concerning all sorts of relationships. I always wonder, "How am I related to that person?"

The picture is from the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Memorial. I saw the name on the wall and got to wondering again. Not that I know that person or even his/her first name, but perhaps in the future we will meet.

Loving the Waterpark

Nadia is in love with visiting the waterpark. There are three separate waterparks that we visit nearly every day. She is doing a great job of going down the slides and just has lots of fun overall.

New Baby on the way

There is another baby on the way. I am not sure Nadia understands this yet, but she will be an excellent big sister. Nadia is very nurturing and loves to carry baby dolls around with her. Baby #2 is due for New Year's. I just realized there will be a lot of snow on the ground at the time. Yay.

Retired

I am retired from teaching. Nice. Lots of time with Nadia to look forward to.