Getting ready for KINDERGARTEN

making NEW friends!

GREAT TEACHERS

COMPLETING the GETTING READY CLASS

LOTS OF LEARNING!

This was a great time for Kelsee, She is getting for Kindergarten .

This was a three day class to help the kids test their readiness.

She met lots of new friends.

They learned to raise their hands and walk in a line.

They sang songs.

Counting and Letters.

CRAFTS and LOTS of FUN!

The first snow 2009

So many things I was expecting to do today.

~ Taking kids to school

~ Returning Library books

~ WATCHING OBAMA be SWORN in as the President of the United States

I expected to watch it alone while I did my regula days activities KNOWING that nothing would really get NOTHING done because I wouldnt be able to take my eyes off the televison. HOWEVER

Today it snowed. AND EVERYONE will be home today... I am so excitied that my children will be able to sit and watch a piece of history be made.

New Years EVE @ the GREAT WOLF LODGE!

Our Family Vacation

We went to the GREAT WOLF LODGE in Williamsburg, VA were the weather was a WONDERFUL 84 degrees ALL DAY LONG!

Happy NEW YEAR everybody!

Our family took alittle REAL together time this year and went on vacation together!

The kids enjoyed a great time playing in the wave pool, Going down ALL of the water slides, rode the lazy river. ALL the kids were able to ride the slides EXCEPT for one!

The Howlin Tornato!

That was very SCARYat night, the intire ride was in the dark! But the NEXT morning it was even WORSE because then you COULD see!

Yes! We all screamed!

New Years Eve was spent in Gotham City, the hotel transformed their grand ballroom into a dance club were the kids had a great time dancing!

Brett was the real star there where he broke it down old school!

We never knew he had so much beat!

The girls laughed at the OLD PEOPLE trying to dance!

We then headed to another dance room where the kids got behind a GIANT screen and REALLY broke it down!

WE enjoyed spending time together and were all together when the new year came in!

We woke early New Years Day and started the water rides all over again!

Daddy played water basketball with Halee and Alexis

Brett ran and played with Jayden and Kelsee in the giant water playground!

Kiara and I relaxed in the wave pool.

eventually ALL of Us ended in the wave pool and when we all closed our eyes that night we still felt like we were on the raft!

The Homewood Suites hotel we stayed that last night was really nice and the drive home was a breeze!

WE really enjoyed spending time together!

Christmas at our house ~ 2009

Christmas at out house is ALWAYS just a bit different!

But HONESTLY we dont mind!

We Wait till we have ALL the kids together before we open our presents and its ALWAYS worth it!

AT our house we have a SEA of wrapping paper and boxes!

Lots and LOTS of things to look at!

The excitement is at its HIGHEST!

The kids have such a great time!

AND then

Mom, Dad and Big Brother get to spend the day putting EVERYTHING togehter!

This was really a GREAT Christmas! After picking up kids from the airport we gathered up the others and drove as slowly as human possible on I 440 till we got to Dennys where some of us had breakfast others had lunch, we came all the way home and then continued to delay their opening of the presents with a trip to the post office, had to check if ANY of the last minute gifts were ready for pick up!

FINALLY the kids made it HOME and we had then Check out their stocking first, gave then their Purity Rings and then let them GO AT IT!

They all really loved their gifts! All the stress and WORRY about not being able to have ANY kind of Christmas at all, it all came together!

We all came to Together!

What a WONDERFUL time to SPEND with Family!

This Holiday Season we got to spend time with ALL of our FAMILY

(Florida after Thanksgiving)

We are SO BLESSED and THANKFUL!

6 days till CHRISTMAS!

Everyone

is getting

ready

for

the

Holidays!

10 days before CHRISTMAS

The best part about Christmas is watch HOW EXCITED the kids knowing its Just around the Corner...

I love how they try to remind you of all the items they want that they forgot to put on their list...

I have to be completely honest and say YES our kids spoiled. They ask for alot of things and usually get them. We struggle alot of the year so they dont get clothes all the time and toys and other gifts only come home to stay on birthdays and Christmas.

This year will be VERY special for our kids. For the first time EVER we will be able to take VACATION... ALL of US.. ALL together! I am so excited for the kids, FINALLY being able to do it, not just talking about it and planning it!

I have deceiced this will be the year of YES (thanks Jim Carey)... It should be FUN!

Life is what I always wanted it to be!

LIVED

Dance with my DADDY

Every once in awhile you get to witness something truely

WELL.........

FUNNY!

The girls dancing with their daddy is one of the MOST drop on the FLOOR and roll around thing I have EVER seen!!!!

AMAZING how much they all LOVE Hannah Montana!