May 18th, Philip Barth Day!

Last night, the Mayor of Dublin proclaimed May 18th as Philip Barth Day in Dublin, Ohio! So proud of my Dad and all his hard work over the years.  He is the hardest working man I know, not to mention the smartest mathematician on this planet, and has has brought so much change into the world through international business.  He is a co-founder of the Japan-American Society, their 1st President, a member of their Board, and currently finishing his 5 yr term as Honorary Consul General of Japan.  How cool to have a day designated to honor YOU and all your hard work.  I always thought you deserved one, but never had the ability to make it happen.  Way to go Dad!  We are beyond proud of you!

"You must be the change you want to see in the World."  Gandhi

Spring Hiatus

To say we have been busy is the understatement of the year.  Spring is here and I need to play a little catch-up on the ole blog.  Here's a quick glimpse of our crazy lives lately.

I finished up 6 graduate hours over the past few months.  No big deal....just read several 300-400 page professional books, wrote close to 17 papers, did some fill-in assignments...

(yep, you see that right, 10 papers, 3-5 pages each, for ONE class. Jealous much?)

Kenzie is back to taking gymnastics classes during the week.  She loves it and is making good progress.  She has mastered the cartwheel, round off, and back bend...and is really close to a back walk-over. 

Caleb is all boy these days. He is constantly  running, jumping, climbing, tossing a football, and riding his trike. However he has found a fondness for puzzles.  He can take a 50 piece puzzle that he's never seen  before and put it together in under 20 minutes.  He is a persistent little thing, and the boy has an amazing amount of perseverance for a 3 year old.  Hopefully this quality sticks with him throughout life b/c it's one of the most important ones to have!

Jeremy took a much needed "guys" trip with his Dad and friend's.  They enjoyed some golfing and good old fashioned guy time. Oh, and I forgot to mention that on his flight down he sat next to Archie Griffin. 

As a family, we have been enjoying the Spring weather and hitting the parks, and spending more time outside.  Counting down the days 'til Summer break!