Happy Anniversary Abigayle

Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone,

but still miraculously my own.

Never forget for a single minute,

you didn't grow under my heart but in it.

-unknown

5 years ago today, a beautiful baby girl of 9 months old was placed in my arms. Happy Gotcha Day to our sweet Abigayle and her China sisters.

Pure Cuteness

Spring 2011

Sea World

Julie and I ventured with all five kiddos to Sea World to visit Shamu, Dolly Dolphin, the butterfly acrobats, seals, penguins and walruses. We all had an amazing time. Kenlie and I got to sneak off and ride the Steel Eel. Julie, Kenlie, Evie and Abi got to ride the Journey to Atlantis. And Jax, he got to ride the Merry Go Round and swinging Fish.

Key West

Eric and I ventured to Key West for 5 days of R&R. We parked our car when we got there and didn't see it again until we left 5 days later. We rented bikes and cruised the island in style everywhere we needed/ wanted to go. Of course, we hit all the hot spots including Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, Turtle Krawls, and Sloppy Joe's. We got to go snorkeling twice, eat lots of amazing fish dishes and enjoy the most amazing sunsets together. We actually flew into Ft. Lauterdale and drove down the Keys. This drive was on my bucket list, so I can now officially check that off. Next for me--sky-diving!

Science Fair

Can you believe that Kindergartners are required to do Science Fair? Wow--guess this is what I have to look forward to for many more years to come. The Kindergartners topic was Sorting and or Classifying. The could choose whatever object they wanted and sort by color, size, shape, etc. I offered Abi colored nilla wafers, No, colored gold fish, NO, blocks, NO, frogs (we have a game that has a ton of little colored frogs), No, buttons, NO, crystals, YES. Finally, she agrees. We went to Hobby Lobby and bought a big bucket of crystals and went to work. All I did was cover the box, tape in the dividers and arrange the letters in order. She did all the gluing, sorting and pasting of the title. I think she did a fabulous job!

Happy Chinese New Year

The Year of the Rabbit. We ventured out to Pei Wei even though we were expecting 5 inches of snow--but that's another story--we got NOTHING. Both kids loved using their chop sticks and receiving their red envelopes of money for good luck in the new year.

Jet Skiing in January

So, I am guessing that not many kiddos get to jet ski in January, but a few weeks ago, Eric needed to run the ski's to see if everything was working properly--well that was his excuse anyhow................. Jax could not wait to get on. Notice, thee kids are fully clothed because after all, it is January.

Congratulations Abi

Abi scored a 100 on her first sight word test. WooHoo. We are so proud of her. Most nights during dinner, we flip flashcards to her. She loves doing them and we love that she loves to read.

Favorites

Ever since Abi was able to eat solid foods, she has loved okra.































We have now discovered that Jax LOVES corn on the cob. Notice, he is on his second ear.

Happy New Year

This year we opted to stay in and enjoy the new year together as a family of four. We started off with Daddy setting off fireworks.

Abigayle was super excited to watch Fergie on Dick Clark's Rockin Eve. She was also very determined to stay up and watch the ball drop in New York.

Happy New Year Everyone. We wish you a safe and happy new year.