My boy Shane had his very first solid food this morning! It’s always a delight and true joy to see them experience things for the first time. He wasn’t sure what he was doing and I kept flashing my camera lights which confused him even more… Sorry but I had to capture this precious moment. I had a spoon in my left hand, camera in my right, bowl of rice cereal on my lap and Chloe monkey on my back. Talking about multi-tasking!

 While I was making breakfast and lunch for Chloe this morning,

 my buddy Shane hung out with me in the kitchen, cruising around.

My parents are leaving tomorrow. SIX MONTHS, they put their lives on hold in Korea and stayed with us to help out… Every morning around 5 a.m. they would get Shane  so we can get some more sleep and cooked a warm breakfast for Chloe while I got ready for work. We had the luxury of sleeping in on weekends because of them. The lists goes on… can’t begin to describe how much we’ll miss them and how grateful we are to them. I know the kids will miss them tremendously as well. Thank you so much mom & dad! We love you so much!! :*( 

After long hours of meetings, as a team building activity, we played Bocce ball at the resorts tennis courts. I’ve never heard nor played this game before until today and I have to say, when you get a group of highly competitive people, any simple game can turn into a high energy activity. The groups were divided into groups of 4, and first prize was a package to this resort, inclusive of a spa package and meals. That said, everyone had already thrown their balls and I was the very last person to go. In order for us to win, I basically needed to knock out or hit another team’s ball, which is very hard to do. I threw the ball and did just that…we won the game! I started screaming and jumping up and down like a little school girl, then heard cheering and clapping which made me look around to realize alot of people had been watching. I was so focused, I had no idea.

Anyway, I’m grateful and it’s a perfect present for my family since we weren’t really thinking about a vacation this year due to our monthly childcare spending being doubled with two kids this year having to hire a new nanny and continuing with the daycare. But now, I’m very excited about coming back here with my beautiful family! Oh how I miss them so much…

I left last night for a business trip to Naples, Florida and flew out of Newark just in time before the big snow storm hit. What a difference a couple of hours in flight makes… the weather is gorgeous, sunny, although it’s a bit windy but hey, it’s not snowing here.  

I miss the kids A LOT. I miss the kisses, hugs and their smell…I kept having anxious thoughts but I knew they were in good hands. My parents are leaving next week to return to their home and that’s when I’ll be in panic mode. For now, I should enjoy the sleeping in until 7 a.m. sleeping through the night, sit down meals, and the nice weather here in Florida. I love the place we are staying in. A few shots of the resort for inspirations…