Weekend Away

So, I'm not sure who had more fun this past weekend. I think it's a close tie.

Joe and Kai headed down to Grinnell College for Joe's alumni swim meet for the weekend and Ruby June and I spent the weekend together alone.

It was delightful to be with Ruby, since usually I don't get time with just her. We spent a lot of time snuggling, walking, and playing without any interruption or big brother trying to get more of the attention!

Joe and Kai spent two nights in a hotel, visited with Joe's college friends, and competed in the swim meet. If you were to ask Kai right now about the trip, he would say two things: first, Nora and Tess and then how he won his race.

Nora and Tess have been a daily topic of conversation here after the weekend. Kai keeps asking to call them to see if they can come over for dinner. The bummer is that they live in Colorado. But, it's great how quickly Kai makes friends and connections. I mean, he "really, really, really" likes Nora and Tess.

The second highlight was that during the meet, Kai dove in (belly flopped) and had the whole pool's attention while he swam a lap with his dad. I think he has a blend of his dad's competitiveness and his love of being a ham. (Joe just read this and siad that really he is shy...yeah, right). Joe did report that Kai was a perfect travel companion and Kai came back even more connected to his Dad's hip.