ICE! At The Gaylord Palms

Our dear friends asked if we wanted to go to ICE!  We've heard others talk about this so we said "yes, lets go".  On Saturday we went and had a great time.  It's 9 degrees in there.  FREEZING!  Thankfully they supply the parka's because where on earth could we Floridians find something like that here?  LOL  We brought our "FL" gloves & hats but they did not work too well. We still froze and we all left there looking like Rudolph.  :-)

They have slides made out of ice.  The kids went down it a few times. Bill went down it. Then they said "Come on mom!  Try it". So I did. It was fun. The kids loved that I actually did it.

Here is the family picture they took before we entered ICE!  Don't we look silly?  :-)

Great Game Last Night.

The annual Florida State/University of Florida game was last night.  This is always a tense game. BIG rivalry. 

We are Florida State Fans.  And last night we were happy.  I think the UF quarterback thought he was a Seminole.  He kept throwing it to our guys.  :-)

In the end, the score was 21-7. 

We were happy!

Go Noles!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What are you thankful for today? 

Here are 4 people I'm thankful for. My precious, amazing kids.  I can not wait until next year when there will be 2 more precious miracles in this photo.  I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be a mommy to 6 miracles. 


HAPPY THANKSGIVING from our family to yours!

So Proud of the HS Marching Band!

Last night was the final performance for the band.  It was State Competition.  The band arrived at the field early and performed in the semi-finals at 10:48 AM.  Bill & I went. I'm so glad we were able to go.  There were 15 bands in their division. That's a lot. Only 5 makes it to Finals.  Well, our band made it to finals.  We were THRILLED! 

The end result, they placed 5th in their division.  That's a big accomplishment. That means they beat 10 other bands.  It was a long day, but ended on a high note. 

Friday night the band hosted a Family Night so they could perform the show 1 more time before States.  So we all went.  The kids have never seen the show.  They loved it. Even Ethan was calm and watched.  Abby said she wants to do that when she's big like Tiff. 

I'm so proud of Tiff. She has put in a lot of hours and hard work this year.  She's had fun and made new friends.  But I know she's exhausted and ready for the break.  Marching Band starts back up in the summer. Her final year. I can't believe she's already been in marching band for 3 years. 

Enjoy the pics from Friday Night.

Finally! Ethan smiled for the camera

Poor guy. Being the only boy in the house has it's disadvantages.  One being that there is a lot of Pink.  Yes, we found this Pink Santa hat in our Christmas stuff and yes, I put it on him. Bill was not thrilled about it.  :-)  I'm surprised Ethan kept it on. But he called it "Goofy's Hat". :-)

Ethan never smiles for the camera.  He usually stares off into space. Well tonight Bill got him laughing. here are a few that are my favorite.  I just love his smile!

2nd Grade Feast

Today, Abby's class had a Thanksgiving Feast. Parents brought in food for the kids to eat for lunch. There was a lot of yummy food.  The kids were well behaved and waited until everyone was served (yes, the parents served the kids LOL) before they ate.  I'm so glad Bill & I were able to attend.  Abby was happy too.  Enjoy the pictures!

Thanksgiving has begun

Today, Bill & I went to the girls school to watch Jadyn perform in her class play.  We're so grateful to our friend Billie who watched Ethan so we could watch the play. 

Jadyn was embarrassed.  She did not want to wear her costume. And she was the only one who had to hold a "baby" and she did not like it.  But she did great.  I know she had fun and I know she was happy that we were able to go.  Bill & I were happy that we were able to go too.

Here are some pics from the play.  Friday we are going to Abby's class Thanksgiving Feast.  We're looking forward to that.