And your Delta Tau Chi name is...

"Bruiser" (aka Charlotte).
Charlotte is now officially walking... and falling. I really don't remember Lillie falling this much and in such a violent-looking way. Poor Charlotte is sporting a bruise on both sides of her forehead which she manages to fall on every single time. Short of wrapping her head in bubble wrap or having her wear a helmet I am trying to take it all in stride (no pun intended). I put some shoes on her today which seems to help with her thinking she can suddenly run. She now has a marching-type walk but is a little more "careful". She is determined. However, since she never crawled she is not quite sure how to 1) catch herself with her hands when she falls and 2) get up after she falls. Following up on #2, her first word is now "up" which she says with out-stretched arms.
And, I find it so funny that as soon as kids figure out they can walk, they think they can do ANYTHING while they are walking... like eat some oatmeal. Oh, Charlotte.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Whew! I guess it's been a while since I have updated what's going on in Borzenskiland. Well, much like everyone else around here, June was quite a disappointment in terms of weather. At one point, I really felt like I should pull out my Bears jersey... is it football season already?
Everyone is doing well. Patrick completed his Madison to Chicago run with his team, the "Magellan Men". They finished 7th overall with a time of 24 hours, 30 minutes. Not too shabby ;-). The winners finished in just over 21 hours to give you an idea of what "fast" is in such a race. Of course, I had no idea (until Patrick was safely home) that this is somewhat of an outdoor endurance race. He failed to tell me (probably a good thing) that they were sent out to run their leg with a map, a headlamp (if running at night), and they had to take their cell phone... just in case they got lost and had to call for their team to come and get them. Since this is now behind him, he is starting his training for his upcoming triathlon. Bike before work, swim at lunch, work somewhere in between all the fun... All sarcasm aside, we are extremely proud of him and it is amazing how much he has accomplished these past few years.
We have managed one trip to Michigan so far this summer to visit all the family that was available. Here are Pat, Lillie, and Lillie's cousin Wesley enjoying some fantastic weather and just having fun. First, a friendly game of tag. Being a beginner at the game Lillie would say "You're it, Wes-el-ly! Now tag me!"


Patrick and Lillie getting their toes wet.

You'll notice you don't see Charlotte in any of these pictures. She was sleeping pretty much the whole time at Aunt Kim's. At least that's what she led us to believe...but here she is (at home) playing a little diddy on the piano.

We hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th! The West family - Kellie Jo, Mark, and Emmie Grace - joined us here in Chicago. Me, being the wonderful Mom I am forgot to take my camera to any of our outings. As soon as I get the pictures from Kellie (no pressure, KJ), I will be sure to enlighten all of you.