Nicholas and Grayson

We had a great day at soccer today! Delaney's team, the Red Bulls, won the game 7-0!! Laney had an assist while Chris kicked the ball into the goal! Go Delaney!Emerson

In other news, I took the girls to see the Easter bunny last week and got some phenomenal pictures! There are so many I am really going to have a lot of scrapbooking on my hands!

Delaney

Grayson

We also had a week of sickness in the house! First Grayson got sick on Tuesday and Ryan stayed home with her while me and my girlfriends went to paint pottery down in Winter Park. Then on Thursday after I took Delaney and Emmy to the zoo (Grayson was at preschool.) As we were finishing the zoo I was feeling sick so we went home when I called Ryan to come home because I couldn't make it to go get Grayson and take her to gymnastics! I was sick ALL day Thursday and woke up Friday morning feeling fine! Now I am afraid Ryan has a touch of it!

Even though tomorrow is Easter I still have to fill the Easter baskets with goodies and stuff the eggs full of candy! The girls are really looking forward to hunting for the eggs in the morning! Happy Easter to all!

Ok let's see if I can get back to the blogging! Ever since I discovered Facebook I have put the blog on the back burner! I will post some recent random pics of the girls too!

Delaney is on spring break this week so I have been trying to come up with ideas to keep us busy and from me going crazy! The good thing is that Grayson has preschool on Tuesday and Thursday so we can have a bit more one on one time, although if you include Emmy I guess it would be one on two time! Anyway I made up a list of things to do and we will see how many of them I actually get to!

Delaney had a sleepover with Isabella last night and Hope took the girls to get their nails done while Nicholas was at preschool! I know I will hear all about it when she gets home. She always has a good time when she goes over there and I think it is partly due to having a break from her sisters!

We have Easter coming up and I still have not gotten Easter pictures taken! It is on my to do list this week and HAVE to make time to drive all the way down to Mall at Millenia and have the pics made! They are about the only place I go for Easter pics since they do candids and black and whites and I can pay for the cd and print which ever pictures I want out!

Grayson and Delaney started soccer a few weeks ago and they are both loving it! Grayson's team in the United while Delaney is still on the Red Bulls which Ryan helps coach!

The first day of school!!

Delaney began 3rd grade today!! Grayson is suppose to start Starchild Academy tomorrow but we are waiting to see what Tropical Storm Fay does! Delaney was up early and ready to go to school about 45 minutes before it was time to leave! She is really excited to see her friends and get settled into third grade. I think she has a really good teacher this year. She is about me and Ryan's age and get this she is due with her second baby on September 3!!! So she will be out for 6 weeks and then back to teaching!
Yesterday we took the girls' for haircuts! It was Emmy's first haircut and she sat so nicely and she looks so much better! I got a picture from Cool Cuts for Kids with some of her hair!! Now I have a scrapbook page to create!!! She looks more even now with her hair done! Grayson also got her haircut and we just trimmed it up a bit! She is going to look like such a big girl for preschool!

JUNE 3, 2008

Happy 13th Anniversary Ryan!!!

We are super excited to go out on a date tonight!!! We are going to eat at Season's 52 and then see the new Indiana Jones movie!! Can you believe we are actually going to see a movie that just came out, shocks the heck out of me!!!

Happy Birthday Grayson!!

Today Grayson turns 3! We spent the day at downtown Disney where we had McDonald's for lunch, a train ride, carousel ride and then chocolate ice cream sundaes at Ghiradelli's soda fountain!! She opened her presents this morning and enjoyed every minute of it! The only way I could get her in the bath tub this morning, (since she fell asleep before bath time last night), was to bribe her with hurrying to get her hair washed so we could go ride the train!!

After coming home she opened up her new toys and immediately started playing with all of them!
Happy3rd birthday my beautiful girl!! I love you with all my heart and then some!

HOW TIME FLIES!!!

It has been a crazy couple of weeks around here and it only seems like it is going to get busier! We went to Tallahassee a couple of weeks ago for the FSU spring football game. It was very fun since it was a night game and we didn't have to bake in the heat!! Emmy loved listening and dancing to the band, Grayson enjoyed watching the horse and Laney loved the cheerleaders!

Yesterday Hope and I decided that we would scrapbook and have the day to ourselves! Angel and Sydeana made it over too and we chit chatted the afternoon away and I actually got some scrapbook pages accomplished! We came back over to our house and the daddy's had dinner and dessert going! Our annual Cinco de Mayo party is coming up and Ryan tried out one of his new recipes (which is a big hit!!) and I think Hope may of found a new dessert recipe as well!!

Delaney had her soccer game on Saturday and I got my haircut too! I really need to get the girls in for haircuts but it seems like I always run out of time! I am trying to coordinate our summer trip out to Dallas but I am waiting for a sale or prices to come down a bit! Ryan will be traveling to Dallas next week and then comes home for the weekend and then heads down to the Orlando Convention Center for a few days for work!! So we won't see very much of him after this week! Delaney gets out of school June 6 so she is excited to go see her grandparents and most of all SWIM!!!!

SPRING BREAK TIME!!!

Since Delaney has been off from school this week for spring break we have been busy doing some fun things together! Yesterday we met up with Bella and Nick at the Splash Park here in Lake Mary! Now I have to tell you this is the best place!! Not only is the Splash part of the park enclosed with a child safety gate but there is also a playground and a nice covered picnic area!! The best part is that right now since it is brand new it is FREE!! Now I am sure there will someday be a charge but hey just to get their energy out is worth it! Today we went to the store and then decided to take Ryan some lunch, ala Chick Fil A!! We came home and ate our lunch and then we made some chocolate chip cookies from scratch! The kids had a great time and Grayson has sugar everywhere but you can't expect a clean kitchen when you are making cookies with three kids! So I got the cookies in the oven and then managed to clean the kitchen up! Delaney has soccer practice tonight so as long as the storms hold off that is where she will be off to! Ryan is back from Vancouver and I will post some of the pictures he took there as well! He met up with Dave Cartwright while in Vancouver and they enjoyed a nice chilly day together seeing some of the sites and I am sure that meant endulging in a beer or two also!

Isabella and Nicholas enjoying the Splash Park!!

Also in big news, I have taken the diapers away from Grayson. When she asked me for a diaper a couple of weeks ago it was then and there that I decided that when Ryan went out of town last week the diapers were going too! So she has been in panties ever since! No accidents at night and only a few during the day when she gets too preoccupied playing! What a big girl she is now! I was determined that she would be in panties by the time she was three! One more check off my list!

Here are a few pictures Ryan took in Vancouver last week!

Here is Dave Cartwright posing nicely for a picture!!! Thanks Dave!

THE EASTER BUNNY!!

I took the girls to see the Easter bunny this week! Now last year Grayson freaked out when she saw the bunny and in true form when she saw him again this year she freaked out again! So I didn't make her sit with him and so we moved on to the candid pictures which always turn out so well!! But in order for us to get the candid pictures taken we had to walk in front of the bunny which Grayson was having nothing to do with! So like a determined mommy I dragged her over to where the other pictures were being taken. I got Laney to get her pictures done and soon Emmy joined her for pictures as well. Soon after Grayson decided that if her sisters could play with the bunnies and butterflies that she wanted to try it too! So we got her to join in and I got my Grayson pictures!! I even got a pretty good picture of the three of them together!! After a drink and a cookie we headed back home!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!

WE HAVE NEW FLOORS!!!!

Wow how time has gone by!! Yesterday we put new wood floors in the living/dining room plus the hallway!! They are absolutely gorgeous!! In the end we spent more than we had intended but I think it was worthwhile, especially if it gets the house sold faster!!!

Last Friday night the Dady's came over and Hope and I gave the girls manicures and pedicures! They got their fingers and toes painted while Nicholas stood by and watched. He was tempted to put his feet in the foot bath but decided at the last minute not to! We had a blast!

Delaney has soccer practice tonight and they won their game last Saturday. We had a cold front move through and the wind was very strong. In fact when we got home the for sale sign had completely ripped off of where it was hanging! Ryan is back in town from Washington D.C. and heads out to Vancouver on Easter Sunday for a week! Then we have Delaney's spring break to look forward to the first week of April! The weeks are starting to go by fast and I think Delaney is counting the days until school ends!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Wow have we had a busy week!!! First off Delaney has glasses!! Her teacher wrote in her planner that she was having trouble seeing the back of the classroom so I got her an eye appointment the next day (Tuesday) and the optometrist said she has 20/20 vision but she has a little bit of near sightedness. She was thrilled she got to pick out some glasses and they are too cute on her! We got to pick them up yesterday after school! They are Disney princess glasses with purple sparkles on the sides!

Also we decided to get some new furniture!! Sam's has two leather couches that we both fell in love with and we decided the time was right to get them. We keep living in this world of we can just wait until we move but I think we are over that now and wanted to spruce the place up a little! We also got a new mattress and boxsprings and I have to tell you we slept much better last night! It is amazing how much better this mattress is! This is our first bed that we have picked out together in the 12 1/2 years that we have been married! Now you can tell how old our other mattress really was! Anyhow it was a great Valentine's Day with the delivery of a new mattress and some new furniture! Now let's just get the house sold and I will be one very happy camper!

Well the week is coming to an end. On Wednesday night Hope, Maria and I took our daughters to see Hannah Montana in 3-D at the movies. The girls had a blast dancing in their seats trying to grab what was 3-D in front of them. It was a nice girls night out and fun getting to doing something with Delaney without her sisters. I forgot to report about Ryan's birthday too. On his birthday (Feb. 1) we took him to dinner and came home and had cake that he had requested. That afternoon I gave him his gift, a gift package to Massage Envy for 3 massages. And I also booked his first session on Saturday morning so he was really anticipating that. He had a great time by the way! That night Kay came over and watched the girls while we went to dinner and a movie. I couldn't get a reservation at Seasons 52 and the line was too long so we ended up eating someplace else! We saw Cloverfield and I would highly recommend it!!

This is the cake Hope got for Ryan for his birthday!!

This weekend we are hoping to get the yard done, fix our kitchen faucet and try to find a new mattress for our bed. Those who know just how poor shape our mattress is in will understand how badly we need a new one!!!! Ryan is suppose to be working a 1/2 day today and then come home and steam clean the carpets so keep your fingers crossed that this weekend goes by smoothly!!

Not too much has been going on this week. I do have to report that Emmy is trying to say some words. She will say thank you now and has mama and dada down well. She also will wave goodbye when she hears the word bye bye. Just like the other two she likes to climb. She can now climb up on the couch with no help and if a dining room or kitchen chair is not pushed in she sees it as an open invitation to climb up to the table!!! My computer chair is also fair game to her too. We have Delaney's old mattress in the computer room since the girls have bunk beds now and she figured out she can climb on top of the mattress, step onto the window ledge to get on top of the computer desk!! What can I say she is a little monkey! I also trimmed her bangs!! I was bound and determined to have one of my children have bangs and she is it! I was tired of all the littl wispies getting in her eyes so I just got the scissors out and had Ryan hold her while I tried to cut in a straight line!! I guess next time I will wait until she is asleep but it doesn't look bad!! I don't really have too many new pictures to put up right now so I will dig through my pictures and find some of my favorites! The first picture is me and Grayson when she is just 30 minutes old!!

Isabella and Delaney together. May 7, 2007

Well it has been a crazy day around here. Ryan and I decided to get the girls bunk beds from Ikea. So this afternoon we took two cars, and yes we measured to make sure we had enough room, and got the bunk bed and mattresses! Of course it started raining during all of this but we made it home all in one piece. Once we got home we unpacked the two boxes and broke down Delaney's full size bed. Then I ran to Target and found the girls the cutest bedding and they even had this huge rug on clearance that went perfect with the bedding! So after I got home we managed to get the bunk bed put together but during the middle of the process our realtor called and had set a showing up anywhere from 5:30 until 6 p.m. and of course it was 4:45 p.m. One great thing about Ikea furniture is that it doesn't take long to get put together and we were out of here in time to go grab some dinner! Now just pray that we get an offer!! Here are some pictures of the girls new room!

Well it is Wednesday night and I am trying to stay true to my word and update the blog.

Ryan is in Las Vegas this week and comes home late tomorrow night. Delaney has been getting out of school at 1:00 this week and doesn't have school Friday or Monday! Kids today would never survive the school schedules we had as kids!

The Dady's came over last weekend and Hope and I got to scrapbook a bit which we haven't done is months! It was so much fun to be able to sit down and do something creative again! It is even better that the kids will play while we scrapbook too!!

Emerson had her 12 month checkup last week too. She is now 21 lbs 7 1/2 ounces and is doing great. She had her follow up flu shot and one more immunization and goes back at 15 months for another round of her shots. She is growing very well and tries to say words that Delaney and Grayson say. She copied Grayson the other day when she said "Elmo" and "more." Now when she says more I can understand what she is trying to say while the average person wouldn't have a clue!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy New Year everyone!! Another year down and hopefully this one will be better on the moving front! I must be having to test my patience because selling this house is taking forever! The worst part is having to have it clean all the time!! I must be the biggest neat freak around now. We had a great Christmas, wonderful first birthday for Emmy and a great vacation in Dallas on New Year's. While in Dallas we spent time with family and found a few new neighborhoods and builders that we like and have put on our list. Now we just need an offer and then we can seriously look for a new home! While out in Dallas we went out to the Gaylord Texas and walked around and saw all the Christmas decorations. We didn't do ICE this year since we had all the kids in tow and it would of just been too hard. Now that we are back at home we have gymnastics starting for Delaney, potty training for Grayson and Emmy just having a good old time. We also have Ryan's birthday coming up on Feb. 1 and then Delaney's birthday on the 22nd so we are trying to figure out what kind of party she wants to have and where to have it! Here are some pictures of the our trip from Dallas.

Here is Delaney with Granny Melissa at the Gaylord Texas.

Here is my mom and SueSue sitting out by the pool on a nice day!

My grandparents with the girls. It was really nice to see them and be able to visit with them.

The girls enjoyed the majority of their summer in Dallas visiting grandparents! They had a blast playing in the pool, eating out and doing a little shopping! When we came home it was time for Delaney to head back to school, I mean first grade was a big deal this year! Delaney is back in gymnastics, playing a little soccer starting in September and has also decided to take on the challenge of the violin! She is very excited about the violin, Ryan and I just need some ear muffs now! The best part is to watch her practice the violin while Grayson stands and dances around clapping at her! Also in the news that most people already know is that we are having another baby, and of course like the other two it is a girl. See what I have come up with is that we just don't make boys!! But of well at least we have beautiful girls we will just have a dramatic household in the next 15 years!! We are officially halfway through with the pregnancy with my due date January 9, 2007! She weighs about 1/2 pound right now and has all of her fingers and toes. She is moving around lots just like the other girls did. Hopefully I can get the sonograms scanned in and up on the website soon.

The Beginning of Summer for Delaney and Grayson!




Well it is that time of year again as the days get longer and hotter! Delaney had some birthday money and spent it on a pool and floatie! Both Delaney and Grayson had a blast in the pool! Grasyon wasn't too sure at first since the water wasn't as warm as her bath water but soon got used to the idea! She and Delaney played for awhile before the sun went behind the clouds and the water got too cold to stay in!

Delaney also had a Reading Celebration at school. In kindergarten she had to read at least 75 pre-approved books in order to be included in the celebration. She met her goal through the school year and was recognized along with 6 other kids from her class. The celebration was held at Lake Mary High School. She was awarded by Mr. Nathan, the principal and received a trophy, bookmark, book, free kids meal at Bennigan's and a t-shirt. We were so proud of her that we went out and bought her a brand new dress that she now wants to wear everyday!

We spent one Sunday at Islands of Adventure theme park, just Delaney and mommy! We met up with Hope, Tim, Isabella and Nicholas and we had a marvelous time! We ate lunch at Margaritaville and the kids had a ball at Dr. Seuss Land! All the rides there are created for the kids and we rode most of them many times throughout the day! We also got to ride on Popeye's boat and the girls had a fun time running around pretending to be the captain! Delaney and Bella also rode a roller coaster that was just their size! Of course the mommy's couldn't resist riding with them and I think Hope and I had jus as much fun as the girls!

That is about all for now! We are getting ready for Grayson' first birthday party and Delaney moving on to first grade! The summer is here and we are ready for our annual vacation to Dallas!