Tyler starts Kindergarten

Tyler started Kindergarten on August 18, he went on Monday and Tuesday and didn't go again until yesterday (because of the Tropical Storm Fay). I was thinking he probably thought "wow, kindergarten is only two days? what's all the fuss about?" He was very excited, and I was very excited. Everything happened pretty quick - we got into town Thursday evening, I registered him on Friday and he went to school Monday. I felt bad on Monday morning when I walked him into his class, he didn't have a name tag, place to sit, or place to hang his backpack yet. But, all that has been taken care of and he is loving Kindergarten. Now we just need to find Brena a school because I think she asks 100 times a day when is she going to go to school?

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

I don't even know where to begin! Right now I am just so giddy that I FINALLY have internet access/tv and a home phone as of an hour ago! And that Fay is finally gone - whew!! What a move this has been!!! At least I got to finish reading Breaking Dawn. :) I will be doing more posting, but this is all I have time for right now... :(

One last post before the computer gets turned off

I took this picture on Monday, and I LOVE it! Just wanted to share with Grandpas and Grandmas before the computer gets turned off for who knows how long!

Moving Day!

Well, today's the day. The packers got here right after 8am and Brena keeps running in and tattling that "that girl is packing up my toys!" I knew she would have a hard time with this! I won't be blogging for a little while...

Happy Birthday Brenalee!

I know everyone probably thinks this at some point, but I am going to say it anyway -I can't believe my baby is 3!! We didn't find out she was a girl until she was born -I was hoping for 2 boys, I thought that would make life easier (and I am sure it would have!) but I didn't realize how badly I wanted a little girl until she was placed in my arms. I fell totally and completely in love with her the second I saw her. I love this little girl - tantrums and all! She is ALL girl and I love it. We can't get enough pink and frills around here. We had a great day out in the bay with our friends today, Brena even went tubing! She wanted a Snow White cake, so I stuck a Snow White doll down into a cake and decorated it. She found her bike yesterday, so that ruined that surprise! I now have a 3-year old, it sounds so weird...

Krispy Kreme

Yesterday the kids and I went with some friends of ours on a field trip to Krispy Kreme doughnuts (thanks Kim for a wonderful day!!). We got to take a tour of how the doughnuts are made, and then dip a doughnut in chocolate and sprinkles. As soon as the lady gave Brena her doughnut, she promptly took a bite of it :) She was supposed to dip it in the chocolate, and then eat it. But when someone hands you a doughnut, what do you do - you take a bite! I normally can eat me some Krispy Kreme doughnuts until I am sick, but I am very proud to say, I didn't eat one - not even a bite of the half of a doughnut Brena threw away! Look at the calorie count: 250 calories and 12 grams of fat - for one chocolate glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut!!!

Spoiled

I have to brag about one of my really good friends, she spoils me :) As you know I didn't get to go to convention, and at convention there are things you can only get there. Well, today I got a package in the mail and look what was in it!!!! A Stampin' Up! sweater!! I was SO happy - it is totally me and I LOVE it. I can't wait for some cool weather to wear it! Thanks Jenn - you rock!!!!!!! You really made my day, and I needed it! For some good news, finally, TJ got his orders this afternoon - YEAH!!! So, that means hopefully, we will be moving next week and Tyler will be able to start Kindergarten with everyone else.

Atlanta

We should have been moving to Jacksonville by now. I have been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 4 1/2 years and I have been to the big convention every year since 2004, this would have been 5 years in a row attending convention for me. I didn't think I could go this year because we were supposed to be moving this week, we should have been moving this week. Of course things aren't going as planned and we are not moving this week, but maybe next week or the week after that, who knows. Well, I was a little upset I didn't get to go to convention and see my friends and have a fun week of stampin'. So, I told TJ we need to get out of here, let's go to Atlanta for the week. So we packed up and left. We went to Six Flags White Water in Atlanta and had a blast. Tyler wasn't scared to go on anything. TJ and I would take turns with him while the other one stayed with Brena because she is still too short to go on the big rides.


Waiting in line to get into the Water Park
Brena went down this slide at least 100 times that day

Tyler was off on another slide

he didn't have time to sit

in a family picture

We also got a chance to go to the Atlanta Temple. That was wonderful, I haven't been able to go since we left San Diego.

We also got a chance to go to the Atlanta Aquarium. The kids really, really enjoyed that. It was neat seeing all those fish and all the very large aquariums. Tyler was fascinated by the jelly fish and the alligators.

Olympic Park was right next to the Aquarium, so we let the kids run around for a little bit before we got back in the car and headed back to FL.

Samuel Fisher

My adorable nephew turned 1 on July 26. Yes, I realize it is now August 1, but my family is really slow at sending me pictures, and since I couldn't be there I had to wait for the pictures to be sent to me. Isn't he adorable??? My sister's kids are all bald for a couple of years, unlike mine who need a hair cut when they are born. My other sister made the adorable cake. We like to call him Sam I Am, so the cake is perfect for him.

Happy Birthday Sam I Am, I miss you and wish I could kiss your bald little head!

Life's A Beach

Our goal is to always try to find a whole sand dollar, we never do, so here were the pieces we found today, neat leaf prints on some of them.

Fishing on the Pier - they charged $6.50 to fish and $1.25 just to walk on the Pier, I thought that was a rip off...

My bathing beauty
My little fish
Famous Pensacola Beach Ball

Our friend the jelly fishOn the pier before we got too hot



We hadn't been to the Pensacola Beach Pier yet, so we took off today and headed down to the beach. TJ fished off the pier for a little bit while we watched, but then it just got too hot standing there and the kids were dying to jump in the ocean. The water was great, but there were some jelly fish, Tyler was scared of them and I asked him if he knew what they do, he said "they sting you." I asked him how he knew that and he said "I heard it on SpongeBob." Yes, I am totally a bad mom and we watch way too much SpongeBob around here, but hey - they are learning from it!

Growing up too fast...

For some reason when I looked at Brena today, it struck me, she doesn't look like a baby anymore, she looks like a little girl. I don't know when it happened, but it did. I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up. Tyler will start Kindergarten in just a few weeks and Brena is going to turn 3 in a few weeks. Where does the time go?