The Perrins

Back to School ... and blogging

Twas the night before SK and all through the house... Just kidding. The girls are excited to go back to school. We just found out they are in separate classes so that took a bit of discussion, hopefully everything works out okay come morning. It's sort of weird, they never do anything apart, but I think those times are coming. Grace in starting Timbits skating/hockey in October and Hannah isn't interested so more separation...

Hannah told us yesterday that she has changed her mind about being Hannah Montana when she grows up. She'd rather just be a Mommy. I was going to launch into my "you can be a Mommy and have a career speech", but decided to just let this one ride. One Hannah Montana in the world is probably enough...

It's been a really busy summer...

Friends Birthday Parties

Sailing on Grandpa's Boat

Another 1/4 Marathon Finished

Weddings (lots of weddings!)

We've been so busy this summer between working, weddings (we've now attended 3 of the 4), birthday parties, family visits, midterm exams (for me), 1/4 marathons (for Adam), Jack and Jill Planning (for Ben and Rachel), ballet classes, and more; that we haven't been sharing it via the blog. We hope to do better in the Fall.

The cake the girls made me for Mother's Day

Mini Me

Hannah loves to write. By writing I don't mean composing stories, just writing letters that may or may not spell words. So when I was working on some charts for a Leadership Seminar I was facilitating the next day, Hannah wrote everything I wrote. She may not know the Principles of a Genuine Leader yet, but she has them all written down just in case!

Rome... Naples... Pompeii

What can I say to describe this experience... There are a few pictures loaded below, but a picture can hardly do Rome justice. You lose the size of everything; which is enormous and you lose the sense of time that you feel as you stand in the thick of it.
The highlights were the Sistine Chapel - so moving. St. Peter's Basilica - incredible. The Colosseum! The ruins of Pompeii - I definitely want to walk those streets again someday. Last, but not least - just sitting at a cafe in a piazza on a sunny day sipping wine or cappucino.