Tears and Teachers

It was sad leading up to the first day of school. The week before we would say, "This is the last Monday of Summer." and then the next day "This is the last Tuesday of Summer." and so forth...We made the most of it and went to Disney three times that week...yay!

FYI I don't let my kids know how much I dread school to start. So I put on a happy front for them, otherwise they would hate school and I would convince myself to homeschool them and instead we would go to Disney everyday. Probably not a good idea!

And then the dreaded (atleast for me) day came...

This is what Rye and I thought of them leaving us for seven hours...

We do miss them. But they are so happy loving their teachers, making new friends, and most importantly learning about things other than Disney!

In memory of...

I will never forget you...my sweet love...my addiction. You made it fun to shop again. I don't know how I will live knowing you are in AZ with other women and not in Miami with me. I will long to search through your racks of clothes, shoes, bags, spanx, and jewelry.....Whyyyyyy!!!!.....
R.I.P.

Faves

I have a few faves from the trip...at the visitors center at the temple....

Love a good family picture!...

Love this one of the boys! Such a sweet moment!

Before taking this picture Rye was TOTALLY cranky!! I said he could only have a milkshake if he smiled...He REALLY wanted a milkshake...

My favorite family picture taken with my phone! Thought it turned out pretty amazing!...

This little gem was a highlight of Joey's...he spotted Anquan Boldin, who played for FSU and now plays for the AZ Cardinals, at the mall...after worrying whether to or not to approach him and take a picture I convinced him just to do it...I can only describe him as giddy afterwards...

The Oven

Yay! Our Summer trip to The Oven a.k.a. Arizona! F-U-N was had by all!

It started with Rett and Rye's first plane ride and Emree's first that she can remember! Can I just say PERFECT children on the plane! Thank heavens because I was using the barf bag!! Who does that??!!

We had dinner at Yummy Oregano's with Hil and Preston that night. We were on FL time and Rye fell asleep at the table....it was hilarious! Then it was a row of Par-Tays...we had the lingerie shower. Such a good time and it is fair to say Preston is a very happy man right now! The next evening was the bridal party dinner...also a fun night...let's just say I made quite the statement with my newly acquired spray tan. The statement was I am a big loser and enjoys when people are laughing at me...

The next event was Hilarry and Preston's wedding day! So exciting! Prayers were answered and the spray tan took a chill pill after a good scrubbing in the shower! It was a beautiful ceremony where Joey and I cried like little girls...Hilarry looked Beautiful! Then it was a luncheon at Sweet Cakes...
After the temple ceremony it was time for Girlie Fun! We all had our hair done for the pictures and reception...we were set up in a sweet conference room to relax and talk! So fun! Emree was as happy as a blue ribbon hog at the county fair!!
The reception was at Sanctuary on Camelback mountain...Gorgeous! I had so much fun with old friends! I have missed them tons! The food was fab! Afterwards we showed them how to break it down Hialeah style...We asked for bootie music and the DJ played "Baby Got Back", poor poor DJ we felt sorry for him because he didn't know what bootie music was...
So have I ever told you how wonderful Joey is???? Well he is!!! Not only did he watch the kids day after day while I got my lingerie party and spray tan on but, he then surprised us with a Grand Canyon Train ride! Anyone who knows my boys knows they Love trains! It was seriously Amazing! You don't get how awesome the canyon is until you see it for yourself! We gazed, took pictures, ate lunch, hiked down a bit, and enjoyed such a memorable day! I did have some panick attacks because it was a looonnnggg way down from the edge of our hike and Rett seemed to have No fear...scary...turns out he is quite the little hiker boy! The day was all summed up by Rett, who looked at me as we were heading back to the train, and said sweetly,"I love this place. Thanks for bringing us here."....Melted my heart!!! Would do it again in a heartbeat! Thank you Joey!!!

Lets Catch up!

After a great school year our Summer started at the beginning of June! We were soooo happy! It came at a great time, three weeks before school let out is when I started to get very sick :(...

Emree then had her fifth year dance recital! They gave her a special trophy and medal! Once again so grateful to be free from any responsibilities for the Summer...

Her dance was to "Here Comes the Sun". She loved saying she was in Modern. She felt like she was on SYTYCD...

Later on in June the kids and I escaped to Miami. It was such a pathetic getaway. My Dad's Dad past away the day I went down, sad. And then I was so sick and drained of ANY motivation that I was horizontal the whole time. Luckily, the kids love my parents (thanks for babying me!) and their house so they were well entertained. And saddest news ever!!!...Last Chance closed in Miami!! Talk about a devastating blow!!! What will I do???!!!

One of the days Catherine, a childhood bestie, came over. She is prego also and so we laid down, chatted, and ate greasy food. The kids swam, watched Goonies, and played DS. The one day we did leave the house was that day when we took the kids to get pizza on Main Street. We had fun talking about the good 'ol days....when going to Main Street meant checking out the boys and not yelling at kids for getting soaked while getting the change out of the fountains!!!....

The morning of the fourth our neighborhood had a bicycle parade for the kids. It was REALLY cute! There were a bunch of kids and they had music, popsicles, and red,white, and blue everywhere. It felt like pleasantville. The kids loved it!...

That night we kept it low key and had a yummy dinner with good friends at our house. We did sparklers with all the kids and the Melicks and Sagers brought over fireworks. With fireworks around the lake and the ability to throw up at my own home it was a fab fourth!

This brings us to our BIG ARIZONA trip! The highlight, for sure, of the Summer...which isn't too hard because we didn't do much but stay home! The poor kids have been such troopers!

Fresh Start

Well, it's about time! Now that I managed to lose all family and friends who use to check my blog I can write whatever the heck I want! Oh, you just wait 'till I start venting about everyone and anyone who annoys and has ever annoyed me! Wouldn't that be fun (and quite extensive)!? Well, I will spare you that, or maybe save it for another time!



In all honesty I took a much needed break. I really couldn't have cared less about this blog and about almost everything else. I was just surviving. There is a reason for this, BIG news.....We are pregnant!!! Woohoo! About half way through!!! Yay! Anyone who knows me knows how sick I get and this one lived up to my reputation. Boo! So that's why the nonexistent posts....totally understandable, right?



Now I'm back and feeling much better! I have some more energy to waste on this time sucker! Love it! So glad to be back and doing something other than throwing up! Can't wait to fill you in on our oh-so-busy (not really) summer!!

Spring Break '09

Woohoo! Once again we went down to Miami for a few days during our Spring Break...we had a good time even though little Rye Rye got a little sick sick...103temp!!

This is at Nana Banana and Popi's house....

We went to the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Science and saw an IMAX movie and played in the museum for an afternoon...my kids were excited to be in a museum like one of their favorite movies...

The inside of a cockpit...The kids could have stayed in there for a while...

Rett was excited about seeing dinosaurs and kept saying how his friend Jake would love them...

Popi being "hands on" with the kids...

Rye riding a tractor that they had explaining farming..it was really cute...

Rett up in some sort of tree thing...

Emree making the most insane bubbles...we've found a talent...I think we could go to Vegas with it...

The other highlight after coming back home was going to the beach...I don't go that often but, it was such a beautiful day and we had so much fun that we're craving it again...

Playing Hookie

My kids have not missed one day of school this year for being sick but, for reasons like going to Disney, many... Here is one day when Eric and Karen came down with the girls and we played...

There is a barber shop on Main Street where, for free, they spray confetti and pixie dust in your hair...So fun!...And it looks scary in pictures but, by the end of the day it had fallen out of their hair...
These two silly girls...

Pretending to be Anastasia and Drizzela (sp?)...

Soooo much better than school!...

Louis blessing

We went up to Gainesville the beginning of March for little Louis blessing.

We went to a park and celebrated my mom's birthday with the whole family. The highlight was we shared a pavilion with this large black family that was having a get together. They had a little boom box and provided a nice soundtrack to our activities...Sexual Healing, Let's Get It On, and Secret Lovers... An evening we will never forget!

Rye swingin'...

Emree and Edesse...
Karen made yummy brownies...

Yay! A family picture...I'll take one of those whenever possible...

ooooh, pretty ladies...


Fun weekend!

Joey and some guys....

Every year Disney does ESPN The Weekend and they have all sorts of stuff going on and they broadcast all sorts of shows. Joey went to a couple this year...I know, terribly exciting...

This is joey with some guy that has a radio talk show that Joey listens to everyday while working...Joey said people were jealous of this picture...oh yeah, me too babe....

Joey with some guy that played at Texas...hand symbols gave it away...
Joey with some other guy that Joey said is built like steel...babe, you could soooo take him...

Glad he went and that I didn't have to go with him!