Ocotber 25th 2009

Getting towards the end of October here and can't wait to get home again on Nov. 6th. Heading straight to Richmond for some family time and photos of all the grandkids together.
Palm Beach has been nice with great weather and a very nice crew facility here. Even got a great surf in last weekend. This weekend just got chased out of the water by a fairly decent size shark while having a swim. Oh well. Heading to Ft. Lauderdale for the boat show this week so that will help speed up the time till I'm heading home!

Wendy is getting into a nice litle routine with the Lilzers although routine can also mean monotony for mom. Hopefully I can help break this up some when home.

Right after I leave the girls will be heading off to New Zealand!!!! Hopefully Lily will gain an accent if possible and saying things like, fush and chups.

Hopefully her sleeping will have gotten better by then with all of her teeth seemingly coming in at once, poor thing. She is quite the little trooper though.

Looks like she is ready for Holloween with a gift from Kay and Skip.

September 24th 2009 Daddy's home!

115 days after leaving for Florida I finally made it home!! So nice to hang with the gilrs on our home turf. We did have a nice visit in Norfolk when the boat stopped there and the gilrs came up for a couple days. We spent some time cruising around Portsmouth and taking walks with Lily. Wendy was even able to relax with some adults and have a cocktail. Lily and I took a chance and had bathtime together (in a very loud shower) and she showed me that she trusts me by tucking her little head into my chest when she was scared, what a moment.

Got to Beaufort and made a b-line for home. Woke up the next day to a gloriously rainy day that gave us all the excuse to lay around and catch up and play with the Lilzers and Bindi. Wendy and I spent quiet evenings talking and looking online for flight to NZ with great success, so they are on their way November 17th. Got lucky and caught some flawless pumping surf and got to hit the water with Wendy the next day to a sunny beach day. Caught up with Chip, Tammy, Farmer and Rachel over dinner one night. Mowed the lawn and weeded the garden a little also.

Returned to the boat feeling rejuvinated and ready for another stint away from my loves. Wendy is probably breathing a sigh of relief now that their is only one child to look after!! Just kidding baby you are unbelievable and let it be said here that a mothers job is without a doubt the hardest one in the world, especially when you are doing it on your own.