Floridays

Spring break was spent at Gaga and Papa's house in Florida. We had a GREAT time!! The kids absolutely loved the beach and the boat. We took the boat to a great picnic spot and the kids had a great time playing with their cousins. We went to the beach quite a few days and the water was like bath water. Caroline loved looking for sea shells and knee surfing with Daddy. Hannah had her mermaid and loved having Ariel swim in the ocean and she wore her floaties and just floated around. Even Andrew couldn't get enough of being in the ocean. We had great warm weather and warm water! Gaga and Papa had a special mermaid birthday cake for Hannah to celebrate her birthday a little early and she loved it!! We had a great time hanging out with Aunt Kelly, Uncle Tye and Abby and Dean. You would hardly think that Caroline and Abby hadn't seen each other in a year -- they were instant friends! The girls also made friends with the lizards at Gaga and Papa's house as they loved to chase them and finally caught one. Our Floridays went by quick and we were sad to go -- until next time -- thank you Gaga and Papa!

Swimming with the fishies!!

We took a day trip down to the Aquarium of the Pacific with our neighbors and the kids absolutely loved it! There are two story aquariums with every kind of fish imaginable. The kids loved the tropical fish and Hannah kept wanting to know when she could swim with Flounder. She even asked one of the docents there if she could get in the aquarium! Andrew was infatuated and kept yelling "Fishies!!" (not sure if that is how you spell it!). There are beautiful exhibits there where you can get really close to the animals and go through tunnels with the aquarium surrounding you. We had a great day!

Beach Days

We have been lucky and have had some beautiful days in February. One of them being Caroline's actual birthday. The kids were getting over being sick so I took the kids to the beach by myself and they had the best time...chasing the waves, digging in the sand, finding treasures, flying kites, you name it. I texted Trent to tell him how thankful I am to be able to stay home with them and not miss these kinds of days (yes, there are other days I would like to miss but we try not to think about them!).
Another day we went to a local State beach and it was wonderful as well. Great hiking and treasure finding. We are hoping for more beautiful days like this!!

Caroline the Pirate turns FIVE!!

When we asked Caroline what she wanted for her 5th birthday, she said a pirate party -- of course! So we did...everyone dressed like pirates, we had a treasure chest pinata, pin the treasure chest on the "X", a scavenger hunt and freeze dance. She loved every minute of it and luckily it was a beautiful day so we could hang out outside. The kids practiced their "Ahoy matey's, shiver me timbers and arghhh!" all day. Hard to believe my baby is turning five already!

Run like the wind!

Caroline did her first race before she even turned five. Our church was sponsoring a 1K fun run and she was excited to do it. She started off quick at the starting line and ran the entire thing like a champion. She was so proud of herself as were Mommy and Daddy. It was very exciting to see her do it!

Grandma and Papa came to visit!

Grandma and Papa came to visit from the cold midwest! We were able to enjoy the beach, eating outdoors and hanging out with all of the grandkids. We loved every minute and were said to see them go. Thanks for a great visit!

Hannah, her mermaids, her sock and her fingers

Where do we begin? Hannah is the sweetest thing you've ever met unless of course you mess with her mermaid, her sock or taking her fingers out of her mouth. She LOVES mermaids. I don't know where the obsession came from but she must always have something mermaid. We have two mermaid shirts which I have to continously wash. We have two mermaid dolls with us at all times. Her sock...well she has always had a sock as her lovey and nothing has changed. We have tried to regulate the sock to only sleeping times but sometimes that doesn't work. The fingers...well what are you going to do. They are attached to her and she loves to put them in her mouth. They pacify her and she is attached to them. What to do! Like I said, she is the sweetest thing if she has those three things!