Just some fun summer activities!!!

 

We spent the last couple of days exploring Tampa and things to do in the area!!! We have visited the Aquarium and the Zoo. They were both a lot of fun and the kids had a blast!!!

The Big Move to Florida!!!!

So this blog might be a little long and I am going to try and leave out some of the detail to shorten it some but the move to Florida has been insane!!!!! We have been here a week and it all started last friday. We drove down her with the Philyaw family, and my mom and dad and a huge moving truck expecting to move right on into the house we had rented back in March. Well we had another thing coming. When we showed up the house was disgusting. They did not clean anything in the whole place. To make this as short as possible, I was not going to even let my children walk on the floor with bare feet that is how disgusting it was. So, we went through three more days of fighting with the owner and the rental agency about the cleanliness of the house and wanting to get our money back. We had to try and find a new place to live because Billy was leaving that Wed. for Arkansas for 4 months. So to the point, Billy is gone in Arkansas studying the C130 course, the kids and I are living in a 3 bedroom 1 loft Condo with three pools in Palm Harbor Florida, and we are still fighting with the rental agency to try and get our $whole lotta money back!!!! Fun times Right????? Over all the move has been a whirlwind and we are finally settling down some. As soon as I can get my camera to charge I will take pics and post. And I will have change of address cards out ASAP. so i guess it wasn't as long as it could have been, but check back for some pics of Finnley moving everywhere, Lola with her goggles on thinking she can totally swim underwater and Chip hanging out in our new house!!!

The kiddos and Great Granny!

So before we moved to Florida we had a baby shower for my sister and my aunt and my grandma came out to visit and attend the shower. The shower went great and so did the greeting of my kiddos and great granny. Lola was so excited to meet Ms. great granny. That is what she kept calling her. And when she finally did she was really taken back by her. She could not figure her out. She would go and sit on her lap and just stare. It was probably the funniest thing ever. Chip enjoyed being with granny and Finnley wanted nothing to do with her. I guess each child is different. But the visit was great and we loved seeing both of them.

Tri-girls!!

 

So my time with the tri-girls here in Va beach is over. Kindof bitter sweet. On one hand I am so glad we are finally beginning the next chapter of our lives in Florida, but on the other hand I ahve grown to appreciate these women and respect and love everything about them and what I am when I am with them. They will really be missed.

Backyard fun!!!

 

So we spent a couple of hours in my parents backyard playing in the sprinkler and the swingset. The kids crack me up because they totally started posing for the pictures!!!! I loved it!!!

You can click on the pictures to see them bigger!!