Florida

So as I said in the last post, the kids got left in Florida. Kirk met up with them there just a few days after I left. They had a ball swimming, going to the park, and going to splash parks. I think they slept good every night they were there.

Washington DC

I took the kids to see Grammy and PopPop in Florida. They like it when they can have the kids to themselves for a while. This was a nice break for me. I took the opportunity to fly up to Washington DC to see a couple friends.

Vineeta, Praveen, and their son Nehru Mooganur live in Virginia. I got to spend a couple days hanging out with them and Vineeta's parents, Mr and Mrs Dubey. They cooked some great Indian food for me! Vineeta and I were able to get out one night and go to the Mall to see the monuments lit up. It's been about 12 years since I've been there so I was again impressed. I didn't remember how small the city was. Maybe my perpective has changed since living in Shanghai. It was great to spend some time getting to know Nehru. He is such a sweet, smiley baby.

After a couple days, I met up with Jeri Ward. She just moved to DC the prior year. She lives in the heart of the city just down from all of the embassies. We were room mates in college so we had lots of catching up to do. We were able to do some good eating, shopping, and even got in a run. We laughed a lot over the couple days we had together and it was really nice.

Can't wait to take the kids back to show them our Capitol.

Dufon Farm

The kids had a great time hanging out on the farm. Tons of wide open space to run in, lots of cousins to play with, and rides on every vehicle imaginable. We even took a trip over to Aunt Hotch's to see her cows and Rusty's garden. Gigi's knee was starting to get better so she taught the kids how to make her yummy chocolate chip cookies.

Elizabeth at Tennis Camp

Elizabeth joined Anna at a tennis camp in Ludington. This was the first time she played tennis. The camp was one week long for a couple hours a day in the afternoons. She really enjoyed it and even got her picture in the Ludington Daily News.

Kirk Visits Beijing Olympic Green

Kirk had to go to Beijing for a meeting with Audi so he got a chance to take a tour of the Olympic Green area. This is the area where the Bird's Nest Stadium and Water Cube was located. He was able to take a tour of the Water Cube. It was nice to see all of the Olympic venues up close.

Dufon 4th of July Camping Weekend

My favorite....4th of July at the farm. The kids love it too. Alex especially loves sleeping in a tent. Elizabeth had a lot of fun hanging out with Anna and Alli and you can see that Alex and Olivia and Natalie became good pals around the kitchen table.