Memorial Day Weekend

In celebration of our anniversary and the long weekend we headed to Orlando this past weekend. We did not go to any amusement parks and did very little shopping. We went to hang out by the hotel pool and just enjoy time together as a family. It was great.

It was raining on the way down. The boys found a few ways to pass the time...

When we arrived at the hotel, I was greeted by flowers on our room from Shawn for our anniversary. It was most thoughtful and very unexpected (I've never had flowers delivered to a hotel before).

We stayed at the Omni Champions Gate which has a resort pool. The pool is huge and has zero entry, which is great for the kids. It also has a waterslide and our favorite...a lazy river. It truely was a lazy river for us. We spent hours floating around. Carter even fell asleep. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner out each day...my kind of day with no cooking or cleaning. Here are some pictures from the weekend in no particular order. Enjoy!

My sweet Carter.

Relaxing by the fire pit after dinner.

Two of a kind...

10 Year Anniversary

10 Years of Wedded Bliss!!!

Dentist Appointment

Addison had his first dentist appointment today...

Shawn took him so I didn't get to see first hand but apparently he was a big brave boy. He did a good job while they did x-rays, cleaned his teeth and examined him. Lucky for us all he does not have any cavities!!!

Even though we brush and floss everyday (almost) I had heard horror stories from several people whose children went for the first time and had a mouthful of cavities.

It was a positive first visit and Addi is already asking when his next appointment will be (they have games and tv). Hopefully the visit in December will go just as smoothly since I am taking him.

Mother's Day Breakfast

I had breakfast with Addison at his school yesterday morning. It was nice. We ate waffles, strawberries and grapes. Addison made a beautiful picture frame for me. My favorite, however, was the book he made that contained the answers to several questions his teacher asked him about me. A few of my favorites...

• My mom is 25 years old.


• My mom likes to eat spaghetti and drink coke.


• The thing I like most about my mom is that she takes care of me.

I will save the rest for myself!

Weekend Update

We had a busy weekend. I took the day off on Friday and Shawn and I dropped the kids off and then had coffee and breakfast at Starbuck's before going to the golf tournament at Sawgrass. It was my first time to go and I was amazed at how pretty the course was. We stayed in the FedEx tent for most of the day but we did get out and walk the course for about an hour. I got to see Tiger Woods up close...he looks the same as he does on tv. After a long day we picked up the kids and went to dinner at one of my favorite places - Cantina Laredo.

Saturday started out as most Saturdays with breakfast at Chick-fil-a. The rest of the day was spent cleaning and hanging out with the kids. We finished the day with dinner out and a little shopping at the Town Center. Carter finally got some lamp shades for the lamps I bought a few weeks ago. Only Pottery Barn Kids would make lamps for which only a Pottery Barn Kids lamp shade will fit!

Sunday was great. The day began with Addi waking up to tell me Happy Mother's Day before I was even awake! What a sweet boy. We got up and had breakfast out then we went to the beach. It was Carter's first time at the beach since we did not take him last year. The water was cold but the kids loved it. We came home and Addison gave me a homemade card and in ice cream maker-it turns out that it was a very appropriate gift since the AC was out in the house. We went shopping at the mall - I bought a few things. Then spent the rest of the evening at home. Great weekend!

End of Year Program

Thursday night was the end of the year program for the four year olds at Addison's preschool. Each class sang two songs and then all of the four year olds sang two songs together. Addison did a great job. He was singing and doing the movements. My camera did not get any good close up shots of him on stage (I need a new camera).

After the program there was a reception with cookies and drinks. Although the year is almost over, Addison will continue going to PCDC until he starts kindergarten in the fall. I cannot believe that my little Addi is starting school in a few short months...the time really does fly by.

Weekend Update

We had a busy weekend. Friday night we went to dinner and then went down to St. Augustine to do a little shopping. Carter needed some new jammies and Addison needed some new shorts. Shawn and I did not "need" anything but still managed to find a few things we had to have!!!

Saturday was Addison's last soccer game of the season. We had a 10:00 game and then went to Chick-fil-a with the team. After everyone ate lunch and the kids played for a bit, they were given their much deserved trophies by Coach Shawn and Coach Mike. They were all so proud.

This is Addison and his best friend Cade. They have been best buddies since they were babies.

Saturday evening we went to Shrimp Fest in Fernandina. It was really crowded. I was happy to do something different than our usual weekend stuff.

Sunday was mostly spent at home with a few errands and lunch out in between.

Carter at Nana's

This is Carter today at Nana' s house. Nana is one of his caregivers during the day. She owns a home day care. She took care of Addison until he started pre-school last fall. Addison still loves her and sees her from time to time. Stephania (Nana) and Karla take very good care of him...he is very happy there. She is very thoughtful and sends me pictures of him during the day which makes me feel happy and more a part of his day. This was taken this morning while he was outside. She sent it to me at work. Almost feels like I am there...