school started!

First day pictures!;-)

Monday was Bobby's first day of 2nd grade

Today was Anthony's first day of kindergarten

I got the "come on, mom" look!

OK... that's better!

Anthony's first school bus ride!

Look at that smile!!!

Wow both my boys are in school now!

Florida Pics

GETTING READY TO GO UNDER!

WOW, IS THIS A POSE OR WHAT...THIS ONE IS COMING OUT WHEN HE BRINGS HIS FIRST GIRLFRIEND HOME!

NIGHT SWIMMING... WOW DO WE NEED A POOL

ANNA & TONY W/BOBBY & ANTHONY

NONA PLAYING W/ANTHONY

ANTHONY & BOBBY LOVED PLAYING W/ CODY

ANNA & TONY W/THE BOYS

ME W/MY NONA (GRANDMOTHER)

WOW...FAY!

OK, FIRST OFF... YES I'M CRAZY!

I WENT DOWN TO FLORIDA ON WED. TO SEE MY GRANDMA (91), MY AUNT & UNCLE. I HAD BEEN PLANNING A TRIP TO FLA. FOR A WHILE AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TROPICAL STORM I WAS GOING TO FLORIDA.

THE FIRST 6 HOURS OF THE DRIVE WERE OK (W/2 BOYS WHO LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE PLAYING THIS WAS TORTURE) ONCE WE PASSED JACKSONVILLE AND DAYTONA WE MET FAY! WOW! SHE WAS INTENSE....THE CARS ON I95 WERE CRAWLING...WE DID 45 MPH FOR THE NEXT 4 HOURS. I MANAGED TO KEEP MY COOL AND REALLY CONCENTRATED ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS EXHAUSTING. I WAS ACTUALLY CONCENTRATING ON DRIVING IN A MONSOON. WE SAW SEVERAL CARS THAT HAD FLIPPED OVER COVERED IN WATER. I GUESS THESE CARS HYDROPLANED AND LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED IN THE PROCESS (WHICH AT THAT MOMENT I PICTURED MYSELF DOING AS WELL) THE BOYS GOT SCARED WHEN THEY SAW THE WATERS RISING AND THE CARS FLIPPED OVER. ANTHONY FREAKED OUT!!! HE WAS CRYING AND WAS REPEATING OVER AND OVER THAT HE WAS SCARED.

BY THE TIME I REACHED EXIT 118 OFF I 95 MY NERVES WHERE SHOT. I CALLED MY AUNT AND UNCLE TO LET THEM KNOW I WOULD BE THERE SHORTLY. THEY INFORMED ME THERE NEIGHBORHOOD/STREET WAS FLOODED. THEY HAVE AN SUV AND HAD TO COME PICK US UP FROM A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT B/C I COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR TO THEIR HOUSE.

THE WHITE THING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER(STREET) IS MY AUNT & UNCLE'S MAIL BOX WHICH IS AT THE CURB.

THIS IS HOW THE MAJORITY OF THE STREETS LOOKED IN THE PT. SAINT LUCIE AREA. WE NEEDED A PADDLE BOAT!

ONCE WE GOT TO THE HOUSE I WAS ABLE TO REST AND VISIT W/ MY GRANDMA, AUNT & UNCLE. THEY JUST BUILT A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE W/SCREENED IN POOL.

MY BOYS WHERE IN THE POOL...MORNING,AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEY HAD A BLAST! I'M SURE MY AUNT & UNCLE WHERE WHORE OUT BY THE TIME WE LEFT THIS MORNING! THE BOYS ALSO ENJOYED SPENDING SOME TIME W/THEIR GREAT GRANDMOTHER.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME THANKS AGAIN... TIZI (AUNT) ANNA & TIZI (UNCLE) TONY!

I'M TIRED I'LL POST MORE PICTURES TOMORROW...GOODNIGHT!

FINISHING UP SUMMER

NOTHING NEW HERE. WE ARE GETTING THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS OF SUMMER. SAMANTHA CAME TO VISIT GRANDMA & GRANDPA FOR THE WEEK SO WE WERE ABLE TO STEAL HER FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

SHE LOVES MY BOYS. THEY WERE WATCHING A MOVIES HOLDING HANDS AND LAYING ON EACH OTHER....TOO CUTE!

BOBBY & ANTHONY WANT TO KEEP SAMANTHA (SORRY MARI)...BUT THEY FIGHT OVER HER (RIGHT UP HER ALLEY). THEY BOTH WANT TO SIT NEXT TO HER, THEY BOTH WANT TO HOLD HER HAND THEY BOTH WANT TO TELL HER SECRETS. TO MUCH DRAMA... I THINK I'LL KEEP MY 2 BOYS!!!

SAMANTHA WAS ABLE TO KEEP UP THOUGH. I GUESS SHE IS USED TO IT FROM SAL & DONOVAN. I TOOK THEM TO SPORTS CONNECTION(INDOOR FUN LAND FOR KIDS) THEY JUMPED IN THE BOUNCE HOUSES FOR 2 HOURS.(GREAT PLAY IF YOUR LOOKING TO UNLOAD ENERGY) SHE WAS JUST AS SWEATY AND SMELLY AS THE BOYS...GOOD JOB SAMANTHA...I BET YOU SLEPT GOOD LAST NIGHT!

I EVEN TRIED TO TAKE SOME PICS OF JUST SAMANTHA & AUNT GG BUT THE BOYS EVEN GOT IN THOSE AS WELL...SO THIS IS OUR SELF PORTRAIT!

****WE HAD FUN WITH SAMANTHA!!!****

HANGIN' WITH DAD

I CANNOT KEEP MY BOYS IN THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM. MY BOYS WILL GO OUTSIDE FROM 32 DEGREES TO 99 DEGREES...THE COLD/HEAT DOESN'T BOTHER THEM.

TODAY THEY RODE BIKES UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THEY HAD RACES TO SEE HOW WOULD WIN AND DAD WAS THE OFFICIAL. THEY RODE AND RODE AND RODE. I WOULD HAVE PASSED OUT.

THEY EVEN GOT DADDY IN ON A RACE

WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY COOL (I GUESS) GARDEN SPIDER LIVING ON BOBBY'S WINDOW. WE DID OUR HOMEWORK AND FOUND OUT THEY ARE NOT HARMFUL THEY JUST EAT GRASSHOPPERS AND OTHER BUGS. THEIR WEB IS AWESOME! THE BOYS CHECK IN ON HIM DAILY TO SEE IF HE HAS HIS NEXT MEAL WRAPPED UP IN THE WEB-GROSS!

HOT!

WOW... HAS IT BEEN HOT!

TODAY I SET UP THE KIDDIE POOL W/ICE COLD WELL WATER AND WALLIE ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS THE BOYS!

WALLIE LOVES THE WATER!

BOBBY AND ANTHONY KEPT DROPPING CARROTS IN THE WATER AND WALLIE WOULD HOLD HIS BREATHE AND DIVE UNDERWATER FOR THEM!

NOTICE YOU DON'T SEE CHEWIE...HE DOESN'T CARE FOR WATER...IN THAT REGARD THEY ARE SOOO DIFFERENT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE BROTHERS.

BEACH

WE HAD A GREAT COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE BEACH. BEACH TRIPS ALWAYS GO SOOO FAST! WE ARE A WATER FAMILY!

IT IS AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. LAST YEAR THE BOYS TRIED TO DO THE BOOGIE BOARD SURFING BUT THE WEREN'T CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO TRY THE BIG WAVES. THIS YEAR THEY HAD SOME AWESOME RIDES! THIS PICTURE SHOWS ANTHONY, BOBBY & GANNON (COUSIN) RIDING A WAY IN. THEY HAD A BLAST!

WE HAD 8 CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE. THEY PLAYED REALLY GOOD WITH EACH OTHER. THE OLDEST CHILD WAS 9 AND THE YOUNGEST WAS 2. WE HAD EVERYTHING FROM PSP'S & GAMEBOYS TO STACKING BLOCKS AND TEDDY BEARS. STARTING WITH THE OLDEST IN THE FLAG TRUNKS IS GANNON (COUSIN) BOBBY, AUSTIN (FAMILY FRIEND), ANTHONY, KENNA (COUSIN), WILL (COUSIN), KENZIE (COUSIN) AND CONNOR (FAMILY FRIEND).

WE TAKE A PICTURE LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR.

MOM AND THE BOYS TAKING A PICTURE...WOW THEY ARE GETTING BIG!

WE TOOK THIS PICTURE AT CALABASH CREAMERY

UNCLE ED, BOB, JOE, BARB,PHIL & KOBI

GANNON,AUSTIN, BOBBY AND ANTHONY EATING THEIR ICE CREAM!

WE MADE A SENCE WHERE EVER WE WENT.

WE TOOK THIS OUTSIDE THE CREAMERY.

THIS WAS LUNCH ONE AFTERNOON AT CAPT. NANCE SEAFOOD IN CALABASH. I LOVE TAKING PICTURES OF EVERYONE TOGETHER!

WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AT THE BEARS LAIR ON SUNSET BEACH, NC