Chip's 8th Birthday

So i am kind of going out of order the way things really happen around here but at least you get the jist of things. My life is way to busy to have to worry about whether my blog is chronically in order. But anyway, Chip turned a Whopping 8 years old this year and for his birthday i let him invite a few of his friends to Adventure Island (which is an amusement park here) and have a sleepover. But the biggest challenge this year was i was solo doing all this. Billy was deployed so me at an amusement park by myself with all the kiddos....... was well a day to remember!!!!

Dylan's first Birthday 2010

These pictures are a little outdated considering my nephew turned 1 in August but I thought they were so cute and Im sure everyone would like to see them Click on the Picture to see the rest!!!!

Labor day weekend in Destin 2010

Over Labor day Weekend we drove a monster 6 1/2 hours to Topsail Preserve in Destin Florida. We met some of our amazing old Army friends and had a blast of a weekend, swimming, roasting marshmallows and for the guys scaring the kiddos with scary stories!!!! We had a blast and plan on making it a yearly thing!!!! Click on the picture if you want to see more pics of the special weekend!!!

School has finally started!!!!

Yesterday my 8 year old started 3rd grade.....blows my mind how big he is getting!!!! And of course lola started pre-k again, even though she tries to convince everyone she's in 6th grade!!!!

Auntie came to visit and we had a blast at the aquarium

Boat Pics

Good friends of ours here in Florida own a boat and we have had the pleasure of spending a lot of time on it with them. The kids love it, we take it out to an island and spend the day playing at the beach. Finnley is now obsessed with boats!!!!!

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Visit from old Army friends....the Atkins!!!!!

 

 

 

 

A great visit from old Army friends...The Atkins!!!!



The Atkins family was in town visiting so we spent some time with them at the zoo and at our house. They are old Army friends who we love keeping in touch with. As you can see their kiddos are all the same ages as mine. Great times!!!!

Blueberry picking

So i know that this post may be about 4 weeks old but its still really cute. We went blueberry picking 5 days after my surgery and the kids did not have that much fun. It was at the end of the season so there were not very many blueberries and it was SUPER HOT!!!!! But they trooped through it and made the day a success.

Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch

Billy decided it would be okay to take the Kiddos out of school to go see a space shuttle launch. At first I was like What??? But then he informed me like he always does that this launch is one of the last three ever and the last one for this particular shuttle. So we headed over to the other side of Florida with our good friends the Brits to spend 5 hours in the flaming hot sun, to see 5 min. of the most amazing experience ever for the kids. They loved it!!!! Even Finnley was quiet for once!!!

Trip to New York!!!

Billy and I had the amazing opportunity to go to NY for some of our really good friends' wedding. So, we booked our flights, dropped the kids off in VA with my parents and headed that way. Most of the pIcs are from the city, we were there Wed. through Fri. and I tried to see everything I could from NY Yankee Stadium, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero and so on. On friday, we caught a train up North to West Point to the Wedding. I don't have very many pics from there because my camera died and well, I forgot to charge it!!!!! Enjoy!!!!! To see more click on HERE!!!!!

 
 
 
 

Easter Fun and Spring Break in VA!!!!!

We visit VA quite a bit but we weren't so sure if we were going this year, well, we decided the night before the drive that we were going........so I packed everyone up, loaded the car and made the huge 14 hour haul to VA by myself with three kids!!!!! We spent a week there and then my sister came back down to visit!!!! Enjoy the pics!!!!

Our Busch Gardens Day!!!!

 

More Random Pics!!!

 

 

 

 

Had a great visit with my parents and we took the kiddos to BuschGardens!!!! Beautiful day!!!!

Some beautiful pics or all the kiddos including new addition, Baby Dylan!!!

My sister came for an unexpected visit just recently and we went and did some pics on the beach. Great times, especially when Finn was not having any of it!!!

Park Fun in Florida!!!

The girls and I went to a park here in florida with a friend of ours and it was awesome. Great park, and a really beautiful walking trail that led to the ocean!!! Enjoy the pics!!!