Austin, President of Bro Chos (Brothers Chores), created a landscaping business. Wesley is CFO, Isaac is an employee and I am the secretary (bc he uses my phone to make appts and I help remind him of his obligations when he is playing with friends or not motivated). They have gone around the neighborhood with a clipboard in hand asking for people who want yard work done. Isaac does the weeds, Austin does the mowing and edging, and Wes finds clients on his own. Austin even bought his own edger (getting a $15 discount b/c it was used and broken the first time they bought it. He came back home singing, "Some guys have all the luck!") I am proud of them for their hard work and creativity. Austin has also washed/vacuumed cars and cleaned bathrooms. I like to think that all the chores he has done for me at home has helped him to do a thorough job with the neighbors.
Really amazing to see these sports modified for wounded warriors. I watched as this "famous" double amputee veteran talked to another little girl with cerebral palsy about not letting anyone tell her she can't do whatever she wants. He was lifting her up! Seeing all the soldiers and hearing their anthems was so inspiring. I loved seeing them salute the flag with their puffed up chests and straight backs. Jared even got to shoot the breeze with some men who were secret service for the secretary of the Air Force who was in attendance.
New York City is just awesome. We spent our last and final touring day with our buddies Clay and Logan, we also invited Gavin for the ride. We rented a small car, which saved us money and time traveling and headed to New Jersey to see the Statue of Liberty. She was amazing! Up close and seeing the details of that statue, hard to believe that it came from France so long ago. I couldn't take enough pics of the view or capture how cool it was to be so close to Lady Liberty. We even took a selfie from the pedestal. Ellis Island was also very reverent to visit as we learned of the millions of immigrants that traveled through that station. Sometimes they were not allowed to continue on their journey bc they were sick with disease, then being separated from family, etc. I can't imagine the chaos or confusion (all in foreign languages) and what about food and water resources? Those museums could take days to explore, but we did our best in the 2 hours we had before loading up on the ferry again. Such a neat experience, so grateful we could go.
