So- I said in my disclaimer at the top of the page that I would TRY to keep up with the blog and update often... well that didn't last long, did it? :) I have been super busy with our photography business, the boys (of course) and stuff in general that I haven't had a chance to update in a while. Lots has been going on!

We just took a weeklong trip to stay at the Ron Jon Resort on Cocoa Beach and I took LOTS of pictures (surprise, surprise). Our good friends, Matt & Steph and their boys, Carson & Grant came Friday evening and stayed with us through Sunday. All the kids had a great time together and it was nice spending time with them. Then Grandmom and Grandpop came on Sunday and stayed through Tuesday! We did a lot of fun things while we were there- playing/walking on the beach, collecting shells, going out on the beach at night to look at the stars and look for crabs, spending time in the pool and lazy river, playing miniature golf, going to a couple local parks, playing in the kids play room, going to an animal show and going fishing- Drew caught like 4 catfish and I caught nothing!. On the way home, we stopped in Orlando at Disney Marketplace to walk around and take our 'normal' rounds- every mode of transportation- boat, bus, monorail- nothing like free Orlando entertainment! :)

I had so many pics, I decided to create a video montage to share our fun. Just be sure you have some time (or you could always pause and come back to it later)... it's like 12 minutes long! :)

Enjoy!

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A Day at the Beach

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Our friends Kristen & Brian stay at a condo on Indian Shores Beach every year and have invited the rest of 'The Posse' the past couple years to come spend a day with them. We've been rained on 2 years in a row now, but still manage to have a good time.

burying Mommy's feet in the sand

Connor chasing away the seagulls

certainly not the best view of me, but since I'm rarely in pics, I liked these of me and the boys

The sky around us started to get pretty black. We looked over and spotted a waterspout! Never seen one in person before- kind of scary, but I'm sure way scarier for the people in that sailboat! You should have seen how fast they started moving!

That's when we decided it was time to head in and get some lunch. The kids (all 12 of them) had a 'picnic' on the balcony.

After lunch the skies cleared up some. It was still raining, but we were determined to spend some time on the beach after making the trip over there!

Brian played some baseball with the boys.

I think this picture is hilarious-

why are they all running in opposite directions?! :)

Overall, we have a great time in spite of the rain. At least it didn't end like last year!
Last year Connor didn't want to leave the beach and threw a huge tantrum, threw himself down in the sand and was rolling all around. We call this the 'sand crab'. :)

Thanks again, Kristen & Brian for inviting us out. We're looking forward to next year!

Superman poses and swimming

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Connor, aka SupermanEthan getting out of the pool. They're so funny because they always fuss to have their towels tied around them 'like Daddy's'. But then the progression of the towel goes from tied, to around their heads, to around their shoulders, to dragging on the ground, to on the ground.

Fishing and Ice Cream

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Grandma and Grandpa came over to visit, do some fishing and have dinner. Connor & Ethan have only been out fishing at the lake behind our house a couple of times, but they love it- for as long as a 3yo can! They got the cutest little kid fishing poles and tackle boxes. I guess I'll have to start taking them out there to fish- but we'll wait until it gets cooler! :)

Connor waiting for Grandpa to cast his line out for him
Ethan quickly lost interest in fishing and would rather play with his tackle box
until... Grandpa caught the first fish!

then everyone was serious about fishing and trying to catch one



after a few minutes of no bites & no fish, Ethan was back to other things. This time, the worms.

then Daddy caught a fish!


Ethan was ok with getting close and touching the fish
but Connor wouldn't get so close or touch it

The FUNNIEST thing...
While Drew was getting the fish off the weigher & throwing it back in, Ethan grabs the pole, swings it around & the hook goes right into Drew's bum & hooks on his pants! :)
After dinner, we went to get some ice cream
Connor and his never ending display of funny faces :)
Ethan posing with his dollar

Love to learn

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I may be a little biased, but I think I have the smartest children. :) It's amazing how quickly they pick things up and how they love educational things. We were at Target the other day and we found a letter chart and foam clock in the dollar section. How can I say no to a letter chart and clock- especially when they're only $1 each?!