Coleman family visit

We had a great time this last weekend with Mike's parents (and sister) who came to visit us.  Madi, Grandpa Tom, and Grandma Carolyn went on a tour of the USS Intrepid in Manhattan.  After we had a nice picnic in Central Park.  We had a great weekend showing them all the things we love, and introducing them to a little Rock Band.

Madi's Ballet Performance

After a year of hard work, Madi was able to showcase some of her progress at her ballet recital.  She was so graceful, lovely, poised, and thrilled that her Grandparents from Kansas and Aunt from London happened to be in town and were able to see Madi perform.  Bravo Madi!

(she's the tall one on the far left)

Mother's Day!

Madi was such a thoughtful girl on Mother's Day...she (along with help from Mike) got me two bunches of flowers, helped out with Cy, and gave me a wonderful card with over a dozen coupons:  free massage, free cleaning of every room in the house, and free hugs to name a few.  She then recommended that Mike light some candles, turn on my favorite music and give me an hour long massage.  I'm sure he was thrilled with her suggestion, but he managed to give me a nice massage (minus the candles and music).  Watching 60 minutes seemed to help him get through the 60 minutes a little easier.  

Chicago

My girlfriend Hayden (who I competed against on The Amazing Race) gave birth to an adorable little girl, Kaiya five months ago.  I decided to fly out to Chicago to "help" her for 5 days...this was before Cy turned into a high energy trouble maker.  I'm afraid I didn't provide much help to her, but we did manage to have a great time exploring the city with our babies and reconnecting after 2 years of not seeing each other.  Hayden's big heart along with her high energy personality is the perfect combination for an interesting and exciting time...never a dull moment with that girl.  Thanks for hosting us (and thanks to her hubby Aaron for being our chef)!

Happiness

Last night I attended an interesting evening with some women at my church about finding happiness now.  This doesn't necessarily mean we should stop pursuing growth or stop dreaming, but rather enjoy the moment we are in and take control over our own happiness through choice and paradigm shifts.  This article and short video back up the notion that happiness doesn't mean a smooth sailing life, but is more complex and involves love, struggles, and forgiveness.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/happiness

Dreamy Boy

The other day I was searching through the hosue, but couldn't find Cy anywhere.  Usually when he's this quite, he's playing with the toilet or has snuck into Madi's room to rummage through her jewelry.  I finally heard some baby talk after looking everywhere.  He was in the corner and had managed to get himself up on the chair and was reading his favorite book "It Could Have Been Worse".  He is definitely a book boy, just like his Dad and sister.  I never have to pack toys for him when we go out or travel, he is much better off with a diaper bag full of books!

Sunny Central Park

A couple weeks ago we had the most beautiful Saturday weather, so we decided to hang out at Central Park with the kids.  The place was packed due to the fact that it was one of the first good weekends after a miserably long winter, but we had so much fun together and Cy loved using his trike (which puts him eye to eye with all the dogs).