SNOW MUCH FUN!!!

We had a great time in Utah. This is the first picture of us Skiing together as a Family. The Boys had a blast tubing at Snow Basin...it was only 7 degrees that day brrrrrrr....but they stayed until the lift closed. Reece had great instructors and was skiing Black Diamonds by the end of the week. Houston can ski anything you put in front of him...we had to climb down the side of the mountain in waist deep powder because we took the wrong path and Houston just skied it. Rick and I so wished we had the opportunity to learn as kids, its harder when you get older because you so do not want to break anything. I love watching the boys have such a great time and we had lots of uninterrupted family time. Looking forward already to the next trip. Leave a comment and let me know what have you been up to???

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.


Things have been crazy busy around here as Im sure everyone else is experiencing the same. We had Rick's Family here the weekend before Christmas then the Christmas festivities then my family for another gathering that my mom organized. It's not that often the we host both sides of the family. Ricks family lives in N. FL and it's hard to gather my family in the same spot. Getting ready for the Utah ski trip any maybe some quiet family time. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday

My family
Ricks Family

It' all about me!!!!!

So these statements came from Karen's blog at K2 (she got them from Kim). It was fun to read the list and see how many I have done. What about you? You can copy to your blog and color/highlight the ones that pertain to you. Can't wait to read yours.
ps. Reece took this picture of me

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Does Tambourine count? in my Brothers band)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9.Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44.Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Mrs Beasley)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Life in the week

So I decided to participate in Ali Edwards project for this week. Although I did not carry a note pad around all the time I did manage to snap a few pics to document the week. Here are a few of my favorites:

Fall anyone???

Yes even a one degree drop in the Temp does deserve some celebration so we headed to Home Depot and added to our potted plant collection. Not sure who has more fun...the boys planting or me taking photos. Enjoy

IT'S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR.....

Ok...Win or loose FL Gators always bleed Orange and Blue. It's because we dress our kiddos in cute little Gator Gear and teach them to chant and cheer so they grow up to be just like us. Sorry all you Noles but it's just the way we roll.

GO GATORS!!!!!

Summer Daze

Summer is over and it was a great time. How many of you (except Jessi) failed to get all the things done you had planned? 10 weeks seems like enough time to get all those "to do list" items finished but you blink and shazaam!!! it's over. So here is a recap of all the things I meant to tell you about over the past few months.

Reece turned 5 and had a great time wiht his buds from Pre-K

Houston moved up to middle school

We enjoyed a fun week in Orlando playing in the pool, going to Sea World and the Boy's favorite was Leggo Land

In July we went to Horseshoe Beach to spend time with family and the boys had a blast scalloping

We had lots of lazy days going to the movies, riding bikes, playing with friends, fishing and just being carefree