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July 1997

Family Stuff -- We're busy getting ready for a trip to Hawaii on the 23rd. Steve's incredibly generous parents are celebrating their anniversary by taking the entire family to Hawaii -- can you believe it?!! We don't travel much so this is really going to be an adventure. I'm a little nervous about how Joey and Sean are going to do on the flight (Joey sitting still for six hours? Keeping Sean happy in one position for that long?) but they'll probably do just fine (let's hope!). My packing list is a mile long (little kids sure require a lot of paraphernalia) and I hope United Airlines has a very generous baggage allowance! I'll be sure to write about our trip after we're home and include lots of pictures.

Rhiannon -- Rhiannon is coming to Hawaii with us of course and then she'll be staying here until mid-August. We're really looking forward to spending most of summer with her. Lots of her friends live in town so I'm sure she'll have a lot of fun catching up with them (she moved to a new city a few years ago and doesn't get to see her old friends too often). Here are some pictures of Rhiannon.

Michael -- Mike is getting ready for Freshman Football. He's trying to get in "football shape" by going to the high school weight room and running nightly. Two-a-day practices start late-August and I think he knows what he's in for! The worst part will probably be waking up early -- Mike's been sleeping until 2 p.m. or so every day since summer vacation started! Mike's also looking forward to summer camp in August with his church's high school youth group. Click here for some pictures of Michael.

Joey -- Little Joe is as wild as ever, boundless energy and super intense. He (usually) does well at preschool and the teachers have started rewarding him if he stays still and quite at naptime (they gave up hoping he'll actually sleep!). Joey enjoys the social interaction at school and especially loves riding the big bus to their weekly field trip destinations. Joey and Sean are playing together more frequently and often sit in their room and have laughing contests -- quite adorable. Joey can't wait to ride the big plane to Hawaii -- let's hope he behaves on the flight! Here are some photos of our little Joe.

Sean -- Our little 7-month-old is growing so fast and with each new stage we feel both joy and sadness. He's probably our last baby and we really wish we could suspend time for just a little while. Sean already is working on his sixth tooth and is sitting like a champ. He very rarely cries and absolutely loves playing with his toys. We're introducing all sorts of new foods but he hasn't seemed too interested thus far. I'm still nursing Sean and, although I've thought about weaning him, he refuses to drink a bottle. Oh well, I should count my blessings that this one baby stage has lasted this long. Sean is an angel and I swear he's the most loving and peaceful little boy on earth. Want to see Sean's pictures?

Steve -- The last few months have been quite stressful at Steve's work since they announced plans to sell his division. Just like selling a house, prospects have been coming in on a daily basis and the uncertain future is nerve-wracking. A sale is now close at hand and with it a different level of anxiety. On the bright side, the project Steve has worked on for years -- prematurely exploding artillery shells electronically -- is getting stellar reviews from the Army customer. They've been shooting artillery, mortars and rockets at the "box" for five weeks at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona. The boys in the Army will really appreciate this product.

Julianne -- Let's see. . .what's up with me? Nothing too exciting to report. My word processing workload has been tremendous and I'm grateful for that. I just wish I could get more of it done during the day so I could sleep at night for a change! I've been having a lot of fun with my web page. It's been quite a learning experience and I've spent a lot of time doing it when I should have/could have been sleeping. Oh well. Tell me you think it's worth it! Hey, just think, now I can offer my clients custom web pages (who needs more than an hour sleep a night anyway?!). . .

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