Weekend fun

The weather has been up and down for the last couple weeks.  Hot Hot Hot weather than cold and rainy in the blink of an eye.  When it is beautiful we immediately use that time wisely and what I love about spring and summer is laying out, swimming, fishing and soaking up love time with my family!!

We have been out on our boat 4 times in the last month.  Last weekend we took Trace out for the day and we had a blast.  Hannah stayed poolside over at Grandpa and Lisa's house.

My little fisherman

our guest was hungry

bathing beauty!!

she was trying to flex

This weekend the kids were with their dad and it was rainy on Saturday.  The damp weather made my back ache so I spent it in bed on a heating pad.  Sunday I blogged, uploaded pictures and caught up on my TV and read.

Next weekend is Mother's Day so I am looking forward to spending the day with my mom.  I made her, my Nannie, my Grannie and  Mom Judy super cute cards on snapfish.  I also made Judy a collage of our Easter pictures.  My mom wants a family picture made so hopefully we will be able to do that in a field with flowers next weekend.  I also made my Aunt Theresa and my dad picture cards for their Birthdays.  I have something planned to make for Father's Day for him.

I love Snapfish and what's so cool is I was able to make different cards for each person and with snapfish mailing them the cards were like $3.50 a piece.  You can't beat it.  There were cheaper than the store and 1,000 times more priceless!!  I will probably never buy a store card for a family member again.

They also have discounts up to 40% off.
Here's a link http://www1.snapfish.com/snapfish/welcome

We have a busy next couple months and we are all looking forward to summer break.

In two weeks we have Hannah's field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo on a Tuesday and on Friday Trace's trip to Seaworld.  Brittany is graduating from high school the end of May.  We have her graduation party and Curtis' birthday party the beginning of June.  We are hoping to go away for a long weekend over Father's day and for my birthday and then a Girl Scout field trip to Homosassa State Park the end of June.  Also I am taking online classes for my Coding and Billing certification.  Its crazy, we are busy, I love it and wouldn't change it!!

Until Next Time!!

May---Surprises, Traveling, Craziness and Chaos...

Wow...talk about being busy...Its the end of July and I am now blogging about May.  I told myself when I started I wanted to dedicate a few hours a week to blogging..well so far I have failed, but I will do better!!

The kids and I spent 5 days in New York as a surprise to my dad for his birthday.  It was a wonderful trip and the kids and I had so much fun and we spent tons of quality time with our amazing family.  We left on Saturday the 19th and arrived to rush to my Uncle's for my dad's surprise party.  My Aunt Anna did a wonderful job and I will say my dad cried like a baby when he saw the twins.  I went up for New Years this year, however he hadn't seen them since last summer.  We spent Sunday lazing by Uncle Gary and Aunt Anna's pool and Monday and Tuesday just relaxing at my Nannie's.  We left on Wednesday which was sad, but we still had so much to do in the few short days left in the month.  Our Aunt Theresa also celebrated her 40th birthday on May the 11 and we had cake for her too.

While we were there we also went to New Paltz to a place called Moxie Cupcakes...Oh my goodness, but they were amazing!!!

Hannah and Aunt Theresa

The view of the Hudson River

Yummmmmm!!!

Thomas and Trace

Uncle Gary and Trace

Hannah and Papa!!! 

Aunt Theresa is our love and we miss her and "baby" Jamie so much!!  Jamie is her 12 year old son our cousin and he is taller and bigger than me...however Hannah and Trace still call him "baby" its so cute!!
We miss everyone especially my Dad...He is so very good to us and I am so proud of him!!!  We love you Papa!!!!!


May was also the end of school and Hannah's second grade field trip to Seaworld.  We spent the day hanging out with my old classmates and her classmates.

Krystianna and Hannah

My beautiful princess!!

Hannah and her BFF Liyah

What a great day even though it was a 100 degrees!!

It is now school shopping time and I finally have internet again at home...I am also so glad this semester at school is almost over.  It has been a rough few months for me.  I am taking a break next semester so I can focus on the kids and their transition to 2nd and 3rd grade.  Also girl scouts will be starting soon, football and cheerleading and Trace wants to do cub scouts.  I would also like to get more involved with the PTA and who knows what else...

Girl Scouts and weekends...

This past weekend was busy...busy....honestly what weekend isn't anymore?  I am definitely not complaining because its all great memories, but sometimes........I just want to lay on the couch and have my kids bring me tea and feed me grapes!!!  Phssht...that was dream...wake me up!!

Anyways this past Saturday we went to Camp North Fork in Middleburg for the 100th year celebration of Girl Scouts.   I am not sure if I mentioned that this is Hannah's second year and I am co-leader of her troop.  We have 10 great girls and an awesome leader who really keeps us moving along.  Trace also went with us.  I must say that we were not prepared for the HEAT!!!!  It was situated in the middle of a field, outside of Jacksonville and if you know the Florida sun it was shining ...bright!!  There was a huge turnout and I heard mention that there were 2,000 girls signed up.  There was rock climbing, hamster ball rolling, a DJ playing music, limited shade, long lines and good times, lots of laughing and sweating and a bunch of happy girls!!!

The Girls and Trace with the Brownie Elf

Hannah in some older Girl Scout outfits

My posers...

Hannah was hot so her gracious brother gave her a ride

Jacksonville Fire Departments Pink Truck

It was great to see that Fire Truck and we were proud that we got to sign in in honor or Aunt Bonnie who lost a breast to Breast Cancer last year.  We love you!!!

I think Trace is totally going to get into this BMX racing thing...

And of course we could not go on an outing without bringing sparkles along!!!

To convince the kids that it was too hot to wait in the mile long line for tropical smoothies we told them we would take them somewhere and get a surprise....thankfully they all agreed and off to Dairy Queen and home we went!!  What a Saturday.....

Sunday we stayed poolside allllllllllll day............

Grandma and her kids

Trace the pool boy

I needed that after the craziness of the last few weeks between final exams and preparing for our town's Relay for Life which is tomorrow and a million other wonderful things that are on my plate...but one thing I do know we are hugely blessed and I am thankful for all that the Lord provides!!!

Have a great weekend!!!  We most certainly will!!

~ Anita ~