Florida Fun

Me and my girl


The crazy crew at the beach


Me and my clone...hair and all

Jack keeps saying "Wow! It's a beautiful day!"

Tiger and Phil going at it

Florida Pictures - Day 1 & 2

You got me up at 530am?
Think I will pay you back in about 3 hours by
vomiting everywhere...




Paul Azinger at the posh Quality Inn Valdosta

We are in Florida - YEAH!!

First Full Day in Florida

The kids all bunked together. All 3 of them slept all night - Alleluia!

The boys walked the beach this morning with Dad and met 2 little girls from Argentina. They all collected seashells together. Andy said Jack looked at the girls like they had 2 heads when they spoke Spanish to one another. Yeah, my kids are worldly.

The boys met a little boy named Ethan (6 yrs old) and he went on a walk with us. While looking at a yacht in the marina Ethan said to the boys:
"See that boat? A drug dealer owns it." Nice.

We took all the kids to the nature center to see some animals.
They all held a guinea pig.
Jack drops the guinea pig.
We leave the nature center.

Will comes out of the bedroom tonight:
"I can't sleep. I hear a guinea pig in my room!"
Ya think?!

More tomorrow!
Hopefully I can figure out how to upload some photos, too.
GO BENGALS!

Florida - The Trip Down

Here is a list of highlights Andy and I composed
regarding our trip down to Florida...

Left on time at 545am in the pouring rain.

Brooke vomits like a volcano erruption 3 hours into the trip.

The boys think headphones for their DVD player are AWESOME.

Mom and Dad think headphones for the boys' DVD player are AWESOME.

"I see a color you don't see..." is a fun game with Jack and Will.

The boys yelling like old men with hearing aids due to the headphones is hilarious.

Jack and Will are good at their job - making sure the "Turtle" does not fly off the top of the car.

Brooke is so tired she falls asleep in the hotel room with all the lights on, plus the TV and the rest of us awake.

Jack's body "wasn't quite tired yet" so he stays awake until the end of the UC Football game...while everyone else is asleep. He tells us the score of the game in the morning and we put 2 and 2 together.

Stars are just like us...Paul Azinger likes cheap hotels too. Met him at breakfast.

It pours THE ENTIRE DRIVE until we reach Ft. Myers. Seriously.

Finally getting to Captiva and the warm sun = happy kids.

More to come!

It's been a long time...

...since we have done this.


Almost 3 years to the date.

Tomorrow we embark on a 2 day car trip with 3 kids, 2 DVD players, Spiderman backpacks, a couple suitcases, a big box of food, and LOTS of sunscreen!

We are headed to one of our favorite places -
Captiva Island, Florida.

So wish us luck and say some prayers.
We're going to need 'em!

Brooke says...

I know what you are thinking.

Yes, it is leg warmer season again.
No, you may not have my collection.

Go get your own incredibly-talented Aunt Sandy to knit you some awesome stuff.
I am keeping mine!

You think these are nice...just wait til you see the sweater she knitted me.
A-MA-ZING!
My Mommy will post pictures of that soon.

Now stop bothering me...I am trying to keep up with my brothers.

What's that you hear?????

WHO DEY!

Love them Bengals!