My nephew Matt (11 y.o.) flew out from Connecticut all by himself to stay with us for the week on Friday. Saturday morning, he and my brother Fred (along with Fred�??s boys) flew down to Skydive Arizona while Kris, Zoe and I drove down to meet them there. Why? Do you ask. Because Zoe�??s brother Kyle did a tandem skydive. He was supposed to do it a while ago but was cancelled due to high winds.

It was fun, mostly to tease Kris while Kyle was gearing up to jump. I asked the tandem instructor what color the parachute was so we could watch Kyle and he honestly replied �??You kow what? I�??m not really sure.�?� Kris was thrilled. Fred and I found a small piece of black bungee cord with a round handle on it on the ground and we brought it over to Kris and told her that we saw this fall off Kyle�??s harness but when we tried to get his tandem instructor�??s attention, he couldn�??t hear us as he boarded the plane. She did not appreciate the humor. The ride to altitude takes about 10 minutes and 5 or so into it,
Kris started to voice extreme concern that she could not find the plane, looking feverishly in the sky in all directions. Just Mom�??s nerves I guess. She observed as all the little dots came flying of the back of the plane (that�??s what they look like from the ground) and she just kept saying �??come on, open! come on, open! come on, open!�?� until all the chutes opened and she breathed a heavy sigh of relief. After Kyle, he immediately said �?? I want to go again!�?� until he heard the $250 price tag. I was a fun trip. Zoe loves to watch the colorful parachutes land almost as much as her dad.

I enjoyed my first Father�??s Day with Zoe on Sunday. I don�??t really consider this my first Father�??s Day because of my two step kids, but this one was a bit different. Unbeknownst to me, Zoe and Kris made a trip to the pottery making place and crafted me a mug. It is beautiful and yellow with the words �??Zoe�??s Daddy�?� on one side and Zoe�??s foot print on the other. It also has the date 06/12/2006 on it, which Kris admitted she put in error. It�??s Ok, I absolutely love it and having the wrong date actually adds a little bit of nostalgia to it. I also got 2 Ghurka cigars from Kyle, very nice cigars and very thoughtful of him. One down, plenty more to come.

I�??m looking forward to the week with Matt. Zoe absolutely loves him and smiles and laughs at him every time she gets to see him. I have to remind him that she is smiling at him and try to get his attention away from the XBOX. Man, he is just like his dad.

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