CJ's First Soccer Team

Two days before Claire was scheduled to be born, CJ had his first soccer team practice.  They did a lot of stretching...

and dribbling... 

and racing...

And at the end of practice, got patches to put on their shirts for things like good listening!

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Our Little Golfer

CJ got his first golf clubs today!

Hurricane Irene

CJ (and all of us) experienced our first Hurricane this weekend. Somehow, CJ slept through it! The worst hit between 11pm and 3am Saturday night. Here are a few pictures of the aftermath at our house after.

Our basement at 1am

Our basement the next morning. Not safe to enter for a better photo since the water was above the electrical sockets and we weren't sure we turned off the right breaker switch (which also happens to be in the door on the left in this photo). The carpet is actually floating. In total, we had about 18" of water.

Grandpa came to save the day!

CJ having a little fun

The only large branch that fell

And this one of the tunnel underpass at Princeton Junction Train Station, courtesy of John Griffith

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CJ's First Driving Lesson

At Delhi this weekend, CJ got his first driving lesson. Check him out!

First Vacation without CJ

Mom and dad had the opportunity to visit the Canary Islands for one of dad's college friend's wedding. No babies allowed!! So CJ got to spend a vacation with his Grandma and Great Grandma, who came all the way from California to watch him for 5 days.

Since they came a few days early, we got to play around the house for a bit.

And do some work together...

And some shopping, where CJ discovered coin-operated rides.

After mom and dad finally left, CJ showed the Grandmas how to play golf.

And rode the tractors at Terhune's Farm.

He played with the animals.

And showed them around the club.

CJ loved the park.

And the Hopewell Memorial Day Parade.

Grandma took more than 100 pictures from the whole week! To see the rest, click here.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, mom and dad were relaxing at the Abama Hotel & Resort in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

The scenery was beautiful (those are banana trees under those giant tents!).

and beach access was very exclusive.

The hotel was built Marrakesh style.

After sleeping in and missing the group trip to the volcanoes, we decided to do the 1-hour drive ourselves.

A Welcome Dinner at the Golf Club was held the first night. The second night was the "Beach Party"...

where there were fireworks...

and camels...

and carnival dancers...

and a laser show...

The next night, getting ready to head over to the wedding:

Our "Photo Call" shot:

The reception was amazing.

Tina Turner even made an appearance.

After the long flight home, we were greeted with a lovely "welcome home" sign!

To see more pictures from our trip, click here.