Street Fest Charlotte-Style

One of the things we miss most about Chicago are its summer street festivals - music, food, drink, friends, closed down streets, warm weather and great people watching. Well...it's a bit different in Charlotte, but we'll take what we can get. Our street shuts down once a year and hosts a block party w/ neighbors, food, drink, fire truck and police car, kids on bikes and warm weather (it did not rain for the 17th straight year on Labor Day). The evening ended w/ a shaving cream fight amongst the kids (apparently tradition). Cole spent the evening on his bike and then chasing and being chased by Barbasol cans. He had a blast...more so than at any of the Chicago festivals. We're supposed to host next year...any ideas on activities?

Calling all Cousins

Cole misses you! He's bored of his parents and needs some QT w/ you - playing games, swimming, riding bikes, baseball - you name it, he's up for it! Just let us know if you want to visit beautiful, sunny Charlotte - he's waiting for you. Can you resist this face?

Vote for Monroe

Roe's the fairest of them all! Click on this link and vote for Monroe in Disney's contest...

http://family.go.com/princess-picture-contest/who-is-the-fairest/monroe-belle-14585/

2225

In the 6 years Cole has been alive, we've moved 4 times: Barrington to Chicago, Chicago to New York, New York to Charlotte (apartment), Charlotte (apartment) to Charlotte (house). This does not include the move we made from Chicago to Barrington when I was in the late stages of pregnancy w/ Cole. He thinks that moving is an annual process that people just have to go through. Let's hope we can teach him otherwise w/ this one. We'll miss the pool of the Residence in Charlotte (apartment), but Cole is already making Charlotte (house) a home w/ his creative addition to the front yard. If you can't tell, that's his scoreboard, but it doubles nicely for a house number.

1st Day of 1st

We've been delinquent in posting as it's been crazy busy. I'll try to catch up over the next few days/weeks. Cole had his first day at his new school - he's in Mrs. Powell's first grade class at Eastover Elementary. Get this - he has to wear a uniform (and tuck in his shirt, another first). His fave part of the day is the bus ride, he can't wait to get to the bus stop w/ his Malvern/Hampton buddies and race to be first on the bus. We told him that he'll be riding the bus until 12th grade - he was sooo excited - when does bus riding stop being cool?

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