tales from a far-land

At the end of February, I nominated by one of my carrier partners to partcipate in their Producer Roundtable discussion in Miami, FL.  Basically I was selected, along with about 50 other producers from around the country, to discuss and participate in a roundtable regarding industry changes, recommendations, and feedback on the sponsoring company.  The carrier covered the cost of round trip airfare for me and a guest, ground transfers, two nights accommodations at The Biltmore of Coral Gables, group meals, and a sponsored group activity on one of the afternoons.  Of course, I was so honored and agreed to participate.  Then, the trip planning began.  Since we were flying all the way across the country for a two day business event, Josh and I decided that we should take a red-eye in the night before we needed to be there to enjoy more of Miami.  We also decided to stay an extra day to see the sights.  Thank goodness that my parents were happy to babysit the kids the entire time.  Thank

We have had an fun-filled spring and the months have flown by.  So, little by little, I will be updating the blog with all of our fun adventures.  In mid-February, Aiden and Madilyn were invited to a birthday party for their twin friends -- Isaac and Hannah.  Now that we have kids, we get invited to several birthday parties and they can be pretty routine.  However this was one of the most fun birthday locations we have ever visited.  The party was at Jambo! Park in Phoenix.  It is a indoor amusement park and features three indoor amusement  park rides (Flying Elephants Ride, Jungle Swing Ride and a Safari Train), a pirate themed laser tag area, a safari themed 2-lane mini bowling alley, a jungle themed 18 hole indoor miniature golf course, and three amazing robotic safari animals (E lephant, Giraffe & Zebra) that kids can ride!  There was also a large indoor soft playground with slides, tunnels, and a bounce house.  It was amazing and the kids (and adults) had a blast!  Madi,