16 April, 2011
Today was such a beautiful day. Hubby and princess had rehearsal ALL day for Sound of Music ,so I packed up the other two and headed to our quaint little downtown for the farmers market and to let Monkey play for a while in our brand new splash pad. What a great area!!! It has added even more excitement and charm to our downtown area! After some fun in the sun, we went to lunch at the local pizza place. (our favorite!) I really enjoyd our day!!! Here are some fun pics!!
Took her a while , but she warmed up the shooting streams of water from the ground beneath! :o)
Dashing between splashes to follow mom!
Big brother too "big" for the splash pad, but patiently waited without complaint so his sister could play!
Found mom among the fountains!!
GOOD day!!!
My you too find "sunshine even on a cloudy day!" ;o)
09 April, 2011
Spring has sprung and summer is charging in!!! It was a whopping 90 today! Yikes!! I managed to get my butt out of bed on a Sat. morning and take the kiddos down town to the "garden festival" that is held in my sweet little town! (I think I have mentioned before how much I LOVE my town!)
I think the festival gets bigger and better every year! Lots of garden goodies, local growers with their fruit and veggies, kid's zone fun, music, yummy food and lots more! Here are some pics from our day! This one is my sweet baby girl taking a rest on the festival shuttle!!
We saw some awesome chalk artists doing their thing on the sidewalks of city hall! Great talent!!! This one was of course my favorite. It is going to be a humpback whale. It was cool to go back through out the day and see their progress!!
There was a pretty funny and talented juggler that kept the kids laughing!!
Then on to the kid's zone where everything, even snakes, yuck... was hands on!
Monkey didn't want ANYTHING to do with that snake-- That's my girl , so she settled for a chicken!!
By the time we got home, we were wiped out!! Great day!!
Have a blessed week!!
01 April, 2011
I can not even tell you how badly I needed a beach day! I just love the enormous vastness that the ocean is and that my God has created it ! I feel closer to him almost when I am there... well when I am not being pulled in a hundred directions, and I am not hearing "mom" all day long! :o) I do love the view from my chair though! My kids playing in front of me enjoying God's playground! I don't we think we realize how much he has given to us as "free" entertainment!
Today we packed up after 2 days of being cooped up in the house on spring break because of nasty weather and headed to the coast! My parents, brother , and his 2 kids joined us as well! It was SO windy because of the outgoing weather front! But the skies were clear , not a cloud in the sky, and the humidity was low! It was just perfect!
Guess what? I even got to take a LONG walk on the beach by myself! BOO YAH!!! Just me and my thoughts... yoikes...yes, I do have them from time to time-- not always pretty, my IPOD , and my God! As I walked further down the beach the crowds of people started to diminish, and it was quiet and peaceful! I was pretty much a lone.. well me and a few hundred seagulls that looked like they were up to no good! Hundreds flocked above my head! All I could do was pray they didn't poop on my head! ;o) It was a pretty great time except when I am a lone with my thoughts, my heart, and God... we tend to wrestle! I really have to get to the beach by myself more often!
The kids had a great time with their cousins!! The highlight of their day was rescuing a fish stuck in the sand! :o) I did come home with a pound of sand in places I did NOT need sand and pretty good sun burn! Enjoy the pics! You can click on them and they will enlarge!
Don't really care for this pic of me, but she was so darn excited to go to the beach and so cute too! Yah, whatever... you can't take the "hick" out of a PA girl, no matter how long she has lived in FL!
This was my dear son's dream come true!!!
To bury his sister!
PAYBACK, Baby!
Hanging out with some friends!!
The kids, the cousin, and me on the jetty! Yup, still a "hick"!
Monkey's dream come true! To be the little mermaid! She kept repeating the lines from the movie as daddy was burying her! So funny!!
Hope you all had a blessed Friday!
Love you all!!!
15 October, 2010
Just enjoying our Friday off from school! The weather is great! The day is ours for whatever we want to do! Apparently, that means taking our chairs outside in the driveway, grabbing a book, and chillin'!! Love their creativity!
Have a good weekend , friends!!!
02 September, 2010
I think they named every creature they saw!
This was "brian"... he kept following us around the tank!
Getting a bit sleepy!
And... she's out!!!
Crazy stingrays!! They would have jumped out of the water if they had legs!! By the time we left their pool, we were soaked!!!
Yes, some changes... ALL the trainers have their hair up and out of the way.
NONE of the trainers got in the water at any time. Still a great show of some awesome creatures that God has created!
Don't forget... no matter how much you think they are trained ... they are still WILD animals created by God for their purpose. They will never lose that instinct that God gave them to be WILD animals... some are more easily interacted with than others... RESPECT!!!!!
She is praying and thanking God for all the animals we saw this day! Yes, she
listed them ALL!
Can't get away from our favorite sport or driver anywhere!!!
The kids are back to school now!!! They are adjusting to life as a 4th grader and a middle-schooler!
Monkey and I are hanging out getting some stuff done before our year really kicks into gear! MOPS starts this coming TUES ( I am one of the coordinators for our group!) so busy life here I come!!! So excited though! God has got some good things going on!!!
17 June, 2010
Make a water park in our backyard, of course!!!!
Wonder if MONKEY knows her pool is being used for the greater good?
They rigged the hose to hang on the top to "wet" the slide!
And when the rain comes in?
Cuddle up and watch a movie together!!!
Sounds good to me!!!!
11 June, 2010
First week of summer vacation is almost over for us!!! We have made crafts, played games, visited friends, and lost our patience here and there! Okay that was just me losing patience, but... we did have two great outings to kick off the summer right!!!
FIRST STOP:
Would you believe that we have lived here and hubby has worked for the mouse for 12 years, and we have NEVER been to the Disney water parks?! Crazy, I know! But in our defense, the older two kids are just now to the age where they could really enjoy the parks! We did have a great time! However, we all came home with bumps and bruises from being banged around on slides and wave pools! Oh, and I will never feel badly about wearing a tankini again! (geez ppl... put some clothes on for crying out loud!)
Now , I don't have many more pics of the actual fun because my camera isn't
waterproof, but I caught a couple!
What a couple of looney tunes!!! :o)
NEXT STOP:
My boy looks forward to this EVERY June! This year was no exception! Since Monkey has been under the weather, I was more than happy to volunteer to stay home with her! So daddy took the two big kids for some great daddy/ kid bonding time! It was hot, crowded, and the lines were long, but they had a great time! (okay, well the lines weren't too long for them... daddy found his buddy
that helped them cut lines and get VIP seats!!!)
They saw Peter Mayhew (chewbacca), Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka- from the clone wars), Ray Park (darth maul), & James Arnold Taylor (several voices from clone wars).
All decked out in SW gear and ready to use the force!
First ever girl clone trooper! :o)
I think our summer is off to a great start!! Can't wait to see what adventure will embark on next!!
Hope your summers are going well!!
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07 April, 2010
It has been quite a while since we did family pics!! I think the last time was when Monkey was 6 months old!! So ... here we go!!! We have a teenage friend that takes some pretty awesome pics!! She is also raising money to go to the LIFE conference this summer. So that sounded like the perfect combination to me!!! Thanks so much MADY!!!! You are da bomb!! We had them taken around our quaint little town that we just adore!! Here are just a few of the many she took!** caution... lots of pics**
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