Well - our first stop on the Lisi US summer tour was Chicago for 4 days with Aunt Kim, Uncle Zach and Cousin Henry. Let me tell you Kim has said many times now she will NEVER take the 1st stop again! Four very jet-lagged travelers were not her idea of fun! And the littlest traveler caused us all the most pain! Fourteen hours in an airplane in Coach seats surrounded by Chinese people is difficult for anyone, but we managed to survive pretty well. No serious break downs by anyone. Nicholas and Ian had a pretty easy adjustment to the 13 hour time difference, but Kyle was just not willing to believe that night was day and day was night. So needless to say Kim and I were also up many nights enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of the Baby Einstein DVDs (black market Chinese copies anyway- good to know they work in the DVD players in the US).
We did have great fun at the Brookfield Zoo checking out the dinosaur exhibit. Uncle Zach was nice enough to get up on Saturday morning and get us 2 dozen Dunkin Donuts and my favorite coffee!! YEA! We each ate 3 donuts a piece! Boy have we missed donuts.....and this was just the beginning of the US feeding frenzy!
Anyway - I got a fabulous haircut and color by Kim's very cool stylist Jenny - Kim and I did some quick shopping (thanks Zach and Rachel for the babysitting) and the kids had a great time hanging out with cousin Henry. By Sunday, however, Henry was ready to kick us out and get his Mommy and his stuff back to himself - so we hopped a quick one hour flight to Indiana for the second leg of our summer tour.
Now -first of all we need to say a big "THANKS" to Nana and Papa Jo for allowing us to stay with them for 3 full weeks in their normally quiet, peaceful, clean home. The 3 boys and I came and destroyed (Kyle's new nickname is "The Destroyer") the quiet, peaceful, clean home in the woods, but we had a great time doing it! Kyle was notorious for removing every door stop in the house and finding all outlets and toilet paper rolls!
Papa Jo spoiled the boys with fishing trips, putt-putt golf, and swims at the Country club pool with a slide!! The best part was when Papa Jo would go down the slide! He might be a 60 something, but he sure can keep up with these crazy boys! Almost every night was spent playing baseball on the front drive ......Papa Jo throws a mean screw ball!
Nicholas and Ian spent 2 weeks taking daily swimming and lessons and got quite good. Both passed their current levels and moved up to the advanced levels for their age groups. Nick also spent a week at golf camp perfecting his swings and putts.
Now -first of all we need to say a big "THANKS" to Nana and Papa Jo for allowing us to stay with them for 3 full weeks in their normally quiet, peaceful, clean home. The 3 boys and I came and destroyed (Kyle's new nickname is "The Destroyer") the quiet, peaceful, clean home in the woods, but we had a great time doing it! Kyle was notorious for removing every door stop in the house and finding all outlets and toilet paper rolls!
Papa Jo spoiled the boys with fishing trips, putt-putt golf, and swims at the Country club pool with a slide!! The best part was when Papa Jo would go down the slide! He might be a 60 something, but he sure can keep up with these crazy boys! Almost every night was spent playing baseball on the front drive ......Papa Jo throws a mean screw ball!
Nana and I took the boys on many shopping trips(not their favorite activity, but much needed) to restock all the items we cannot find in China, a fun morning at the Children's Museum, and visits to many of the big playgrounds around Newburg.
Nicholas and Ian spent 2 weeks taking daily swimming and lessons and got quite good. Both passed their current levels and moved up to the advanced levels for their age groups. Nick also spent a week at golf camp perfecting his swings and putts.
We had nice visits with Nana's side of the family and shared some Chinese cheer with all!
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