Back to the Grind

Well,
sadly summer is over and it is back to the grind for myself and the family. I am very excited to be back in college this semester. The kids are now at home with me full time and I am no longer employed by the day care. Thankfully it was a nice split as Chris and I decided the money wasn't good enough for the time I was away. Our finances are looking a little better but the winter season always seems to bring less work so we shall see how things go from here. Our Summer was awesome! We seemed to grow closer as a family and were able to spend some really great time together. We are super excited for the events of the next few months. Next week Chris and I will be boarding a boat in Miami and heading to Mexico on a week long cruise. The girls are heading to north Florida for a week with Nini. Foot ball is back and that brings excitement to every weekend. Chris and I have a healthy rivalry that we like to keep going each year. I am an Auburn University fan and he pulls for the University of Alabama, if anyone isn't familiar with these teams they are huge rivals. October will hopefully bring some cooler weather and more family fun with candy and costumes at the end of the month. November is a huge month for us. Crislen is turning four and we are going to Disney for the first time. The middle of the month brings an eleven year (since we started dating) anniversary for Chris and I. Of course we always look forward to Thanksgiving, we are headed to Tallahassee this year. December is my favorite month for obvious reasons. Our schedule is going to be full but the end of 2008 will be a good one so far.

Two days without Daddy

The kids and I are having fun spending some good time together while Chris is away in Orlando taking his Residential Contractors Test. We all hope he is doing a good job. That test is very grueling. I took the General Contractors test last year at eight months pregnant, not so much fun. It is four five hour sessions over two days of more multiple choice than I ever care to see again in my life. He will be home late Wednesday night, with great news I hope!

I have the pictures and videos from the recital but I have not had a chance to put them up because Chris took the laptop with him and thats the computer that they are on. I will try to get them up sometime Thursday.

More of boo walking

She made great strides this weekend, literally. She gained her bravery and is now walking just as much as she crawls.

Family bowling night

We took Crislen bowling for the first time tonight. Also with us were Erielle, Scott, and Kyler. We had such a blast. She did pretty well. Chris and I both had great games. I bowled a 159!!! Beat Chris both games. Enjoy the pictures

Jungle Gardens w/ Grandmomma

So we had an absolute blast a Jungle Gardens in Sarasota today. We met my Grandmomma over there for a day of fun. Crislen held two different birds, we had a lovely lunch, and grandmomma and I took massive amounts of pictures. The kids were great and I think even Chris enjoyed himself. I hope you all enjoy the photos above of our outing.

Annabelle Walks

First here is Crislen being her normal goofy self!

Here she is walking:):):)

April Updates

Good Morning All,
We have been so bus these last several weeks and I have slacked on my blogging. My last blog titled semi-job needs the first update. It is no longer a semi-job but is now a full time afternoon position with six one year olds. I absolutely love the job, my kids are such sweeties. Both girls have been sick this past week, and Annabelle woke up last night with a fever yet again. Yesterday was family day, we visited Highlands Hammock for a little trail hiking and them went to the new YMCA pool for a cool off. Once we got home a friend of mine and I got out the slip and slide for ourselves and the kids. Apparently I didn't remember that they are a little unsafe because I now have a possible broken nose, and a bruised foot as well. I was pushing crislen down by her feet and then I had her turn around to push her fanny, well the back of her head slammed right into the bridge of my nose with great force. As far as my foot goes I am clueless. Unfortunately we are not going to make it to church this morning because of the baby's fever, so we are going to spend our day resting and recuperating.