Winter In June

Lauren has been saving up for a hamster so today we went to Petsmart and she picked a Winter Dwarf one and named it Winter. It's extremely cute and is a huge hit with all 3 kids.

A Trip of First's !!

Thursday we are headed to Florida for a week to see family and watch our niece graduate from High School, It will be a week of first's for Nick and Maryssa as they haven't been to Florida yet or met their Granny and Papa or any of their aunts and uncles or cousins They also have never been to Sea World or Busch Gardens and we got tickets to both.I am so excited to introduce them to family and see their faces when they see Shamu and all of the other great things Florida has to offer.

Florida

We had a blast in Florida this year, we took our nieces and nephew bowling, hung out with all the family and went to Disney World. We even had a cousin sleepover one night at the mother in laws house. It was a great trip this year. Disney was lots of fun but so very crowded, the park was at capacity and every ride was almost a 90 minute wait. We did get to meet 2 princesses though and the fairy godmother. We also had lunch with pooh, tigger and the gang.

Tomorrow !!!

Tomorrow is the big day, we head out to Florida for Christmas and to Disney World for Lauren's first trip there. Excited is an understatement :)

Seven !!

I cannot believe she will be 7 tomorrow. Where did the years go ? She is coming into her own now with fashion,shoes, nail polish and all things girl related. Wow, these years are flying by. Here's a look back at years 2 to 7. The years sure do go fast.

Peanut Butter Balls

This is such an easy recipe but they are so very good. I tried them at a bake sale and loved them so I researched how to make them, if you like peanut butter then you'll love these too. They aren't pretty but they are tasty !!

Disney On Ice

On Saturday we took Lauren to Disney On Ice, it was a wonderful show. She loved it. It's a great lead in to Disney World which we are taking her to for the first time on December 26th. Can't wait.

Halloween 2011

Lauren decided to go as a light up princess this year for Halloween, I have a feeling this will be the last year we get to do princess type stuff as she is about to turn 7 and is already talking about stuff her friends were this year. No matter how hard you try to keep them little babies they just grow up on ya. :) She carved her pumpkin this year as a first, she has always painted pumpkins but not this year, she wanted to carve one. We did Trunk or Treat at church and also went to the mall to trick or treat so she is loaded with candy.

Fall Fun

Lauren didn't get a Fall break but we have been trying to have fun on Saturdays since the weather is so nice right now. Today we went to Country Fest which is a small town festival that had train rides, face painting, food, and shopping. It was just the perfect size for me and Lauren to do alone since Steve had a meeting all day.

Career Day

Today is Career Day at Lauren's school and she has decided that she wants to be a Fashion Designer when she grows up so she made a little book of designs and wore a bright outfit and hat with a fabric tape measure around her neck, she was so excited this morning to go to school and show off her creations.

A Special Gift

Someone from our church approached Steve with a bag yesterday and told him to take it to Lauren that it was a special gift that she had found for her, so tonight after dinner we let Lauren open it. She had gotten her 2 full Chinese tea sets both with dragons on them, Lauren was so excited when she saw them, they are both so delicate and beautiful. What a nice surprise and a special gift indeed.

Hummingbirds

We currently have 4 Hummingbirds that come and eat out of our bird feeder and they fight over it, the latest thing for us to do is watch it all take place. Lauren and I love to sit and watch these cool little birds come and drink and then take off real fast. Nature has some cool little animals in it for sure.