Cruisin' (LOTS of pics!)

We had so much fun on our cruise! The surprise worked out perfectly! They really thought they were going to the dentist! So funny! It wasn't until Rett spotted the boat, the kids were so excited just to see it! I took a picture of it and told them atleast we can look at the picture until we can go on it. Then Emree said something like "I hope one day we could go on the Disney Cruise." Then I said, "Well how about today!!!" Joey and I told them they really weren't going to the dentist, that we really were going on the cruise. They were shocked! It was hilarious! Emree said that she didn't believe us, so we had her peek at our suitcases in the back of the car! Emree said she was so happy because the whole drive she was thinking about the dentist and was trying not to be nervous...awww, poor thing! As you can see Rye was the most excited!

Once we got on we explored the boat, and of course, ate! Emree's binge of soft serve began!

When we got to the room Rye had to check out the itinerary and Emree and I saluted to a fabulous cruise!


I couldn't resist the pics of the kids in their jackets! It was so funny! But it made us VERY late for the drill and EVERYONE on the boat was already in their spots! It was so embarrassing to have to walk past everyone! It only lasted about 20 seconds longer once we got in line! We should have just stayed in our room!


BON VOYAGE!! The send off party was amazing! We had a blast dancing and twirling our ribbons. The weather was absolutely beautiful!

Had to post these pics of my sweet babe! He was the master mind of this trip. He's always thinking about his family. I love this stud!

The kids loved the splash pad and the kids pool. Emree was a mad woman on the slide. If we didn't see her coming down, we knew she was in line. It was so relaxing just to sit, laugh, and watch them play.

The pirate night was lots of fun. They put on a great show on the top deck. Once again lots of great music, dancing, and fireworks (the only ship allowed!)!

Rye was a nut for the doughnuts! So one morning I woke up early and had a plate waiting for him when he woke up. Breakfast of champions!

Castaway Cay...weather was beautiful, island is perfectly Disney! They have one of the pirate ships from Pirates of the Caribbean in the water...so neat! They have a huge barbecue on the island for lunch...delicious! I can get used to this island life.....No worries mon!

Back at the pool on the ship...nothing but happiness....all the cruise food is catching up to Joey...Don't worry, I love you babe!

Hanging out in the room after the pool...Emree still gets a sunburn even after applying and reapplying spf 70!!! Poor girl...photographer Emree taking pic of me...Rett watching what else but Transformers. It made him feel right at home. He was able to sit there with all of his Transformers. I think it sealed the deal for him that this is the best place on Earth....Rye was acting CrAzY! Just had to capture him!....pretty girl Emree going to dinner..

This is the only family picture of us on the whole trip! That's okay, at least it turned out decent...

Funny story...we had to set out our luggage the night before the last morning. But, you had to leave out your clothes and shoes that you would be wearing for the next morning. They even had lots of reminders on TV not to forget to leave out those items. Well the next morning I woke up and got ready early. I thought about how funny it would be to actually see people that forgot to leave out items. Well I when I started looking for my shoes...couldn't find them. So when Joey woke up I asked him where my flip flops were and he gives me this look....and I just know...he says, "flip flops, umm...I packed those!" We died laughing!! So I had to walk around the boat, go to breakfast, and walk off the ship with no shoes!!! And I definitely got some weird looks!! The sad part was that I saw no one else that was missing anything!! Of course it would be me!!

Hope that wasn't over doing it too much on the pics! But that is why I can't scrapbook, because I don't know how to NOT use pictures....although I did pretty good by not posting all 230 that I took!

Thanks for looking!

Spring Break

I love Spring Break! It's just so nice not to have to be anywhere at a certain time. We had fun and we were sad to get back to reality this morning. I wish I was smart enough to home school but they wud onlee turn out az smurt az theyre mom...scary thought! But here is our Spring Break run down....

Emily and I went down to Miami for a day. We made our first stop at Vicky Bakery for pastilitos...deliciosa! Then it was on to Last Chance, where we stayed for over six hours! It is the best shopping, or as I call it, treasure hunting! Emily found tons of "treasure" too! That's all hers!

Then we hung out for a few days at home. And one day I took the kids to Downtown Disney where we walked around, looked at Lego creations, and ate lunch. Afterwards we went to Disney's Contemporary Resort where we played in the arcade. The kids love doing this, and I do too! There is no one in the arcade because everyone is at the parks. It's a nice cheap thing to do on a hot day...

Then I took the kids down to Miami for a few days. My parents were dying to see them! The kids love going down there. The exciting part was getting Emree's ears pierced. We had them pierced at the same mall I had my ears done, good ol' Westland Mall. She was so excited and has not stopped talking about it. We took pics before, during, and after. She sat on her Nana's lap and not one tear was shed...hope it doesn't lead to other piercings!

While in Miami I took the kids to excitement of excitements...Toys R' Us! You may have thought the kids were in a theme park! It was sheer joy to be in that store! We stayed for a long while and went up and down aisles and looked at all the toys. Their favorite part was all the ride on cars...

So that's a wrap for our Spring Break! We are actually extending it a little. This week on Thursday we are surprising the kids with a Disney Cruise. They are going to die. I think the plan is to pack and load up the car while they're sleeping Wednesday night and then Thursday I'm going to tell them that they all have dentist appointments...hehe! I can't wait to post those pics!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm happy to report that Lucky the Leprechaun came last night and tinkled green in our potties and left a trail of rainbow sprinkles and Lucky Charms in our house! The kids just love it every year and then when I'm cleaning up the trail I wonder why he has to make such a mess!

All three of our cameras died on us and at practically the same time. That explains the lack of posts the past several weeks! But we're back in business! Thought I would post some of our test shots from the new cam...

This picture was actually taken with the last camera we had, but was on the same memory card. Rye is obsessed with the dog and this behavior is all day long. I've started feeling sorry for Rocky...

Emree, we are proud to report, has lost the snaggle tooth and was happy to get a visit from the Tooth Fairy. She is painting a rock in this picture...the girl is desperate for crafts!

I thought this was the funniest picture of Rett! I look at it and just laugh! He wanted a cookie, but I told him he had to give me a good smile and this is what I got! Needless to say, I gave him three cookies instead of one! He has been on a huge transformers kick for awhile now, but just over the weekend he found this paper he had with little smurf...yes, smurf toys and it is all we heard about over the weekend. Joey is trying not to encourage it. It is pretty funny though, when you see him walking around with a smurf paper!

Rye seems to be talking a lot lately. He will say thank you and your welcome together when you give him something. It sounds like," tank you wecome". I am happy (or rather sad) that he stayed in nursery in church on Sunday the whole time and was glad to be there. One of the assistants trains those helping dogs and she had the one in there that she is currently training and that's what got him to stay. I hope the dog is okay...

Tag I'm it!!!

I was tagged by Hilarry, who is one of the coolest people I know! I apparently need to update my blog (quit your complaining everybody!!) and I thought this would be a quick fix! So here it goes:

5 things I'm going to do tomorrow

1. run and weight train in the morning
2. go to Target (Rett's request)
3. go to Costco (eat a churro for sure!)
4. take Emree to dance class and drop off recycling while waiting (we're green in our house, it may be a very light minty green, but nevertheless green)
5. do some laundry (there isn't a day that goes by when this doesn't happen. It is the one true constant in our house)

5 snacks I enjoy

1. Kashi bars (this is when I'm being healthy)
2. Key Lime cookie (this is when I'm bad they're from locally owned Breck's Cookies, oh my gosh it is delicious!)
3. I love to take one bite of the kid's cereal in the morning before I give it to them...I don't know why, but I do.
4. whatever fruit that is in season, so that it is nice a juicy and sweet. mmmm.
5. cheese, crackers, and ham.. it is one of my Mom's delicous creations. (a cheez-it with a dab of cream cheese, and a little of Publix's shaved sweet ham on top. The kids LOVE these.)

5 places I've lived (this one's not very exciting for me)

1. Salt Lake City, Utah
2. Miami, Florida
3. Gainesville, Florida
4. Orlando, Florida
5. St. Cloud, Florida

5 places I've been

1. New York City
2. North Carolina
3. Mexico
4. Arizona
5. China, Germany, France, Canada, Morroco, Norway, England, Japan, Italy(at Epcot. It really feels like you're there!)

5 jobs I've had

1. server at Tony and Pat's Pizzeria in Gainesville (my first real job! I was so excited! But on revisting years later the place was a dump! But when I worked there it sparkled!)
2. hostess at a restaurant on South Beach named Paparazzi. It was right on Ocean Drive in the middle of pure chaos (can we say trannies?)!
3. Bally's fitness club in the daycare (a complete nightmare, thought I was going to be killed by a very angry man...looking back he must have been on roids.)
4. sold wreaths and crafty items at a craftshow
5. served at Disney World in one of their resorts (and yes, I still love Disney even after working there)

So there are my lists. Hope you enjoyed not-so-exciting Eva! I now tag Emily, Kara, and Catherine!!