"Steve Day" @ Islands of Adventure

Steve, Meg, & I started the day off chilin' with Wolverine


Meg, Me, Steve & Rob right before we entered Jurassic Park


T-Rex was a little jealous he didn't get in the first pic.


Steve & Laura found some fossils


After Jurassic Park we were greeted with this message before riding the Dueling Dragons....


No fear...Steve made friends!


Rob & Steve with The Hulk in the background


Rob & Laura getting ready to "take off" on The Hulk


Rob & Laura waving goodbye!

Entering......




Francesca, Laura, Steve, Me & Meg


Francesca having a snack in our longest wait of the day to all ride The Cat in the Hat


Fun, Fun, Fun!


How sweet....


In line for Spiderman....Stevvveeee!


Meg, Francesca & Laura almost got stuck in the spider web....


but some how Steve ended up stuck instead!


Uhhh Yeah!!!


I'm demonstrating what it looks like when I "walk" Meatball


Sorry Steve!


How cute!


We had such a great day!!!

We all rode atleast 10 times & some of the lines were up to 90 mins...so we did pretty good! Thanks to baby swap & Laura's way with words! It's was definitely a great day filled with many memories!!! We have to do something like that again...maybe with even more of the family there!

Christmas Fun

Ok I got all my pictures from all of our visits & celebrations before Christmas up!!! If anyone wants a copy of the pictures just right click & "save as picture" & if there are any pics in the collages that you want by themselves just let me know & I can send you a copy in an email!

I have a bunch of pics from Christmas & then some fun ones from
"Steve Day" @ Islands of Adventure! I'll be getting those up soon....after everyone gets a chance to see these & comment!!! So scroll down & have fun looking & remembering all the fun!

Hope everyone's year is going great so far!!

Love ya!

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The "Bland" visit

Don't get me wrong it was a lot of fun...short but sweet!

Family Fun

cousins bouncing on the bouncy castle


The football game


the lil cheerleader on the sidelines


Fun before the "treat exchange"

The Annual Family "Treat Exchange"

Happy Birthday Jesus


Everyone gathering to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus


playing games


some of the cousins sitting around eating snacks


Look how musical inclined we are....

playing Silent Night on the chimes


more Christmas music

the kids opening presents

Our Christmas light walk down town

random shots from our Christmas light walk


more cousins under the tree (look at their eyes glowing)


Sisters under the tree


Me & my "twin"!


Our first cousin (on mom's side).....gotta love him....his "Pizza" & all


More cousins under the Christmas tree


The cousins sippin' hot cocoa under the Christmas lights down town


Me, Meg & Uncle Steve


Meg & Felicity


Brooke & Felicity under the giant Christmas tree


Does someone think they are too cool for hot chocolate??????????


Look who's singing the "flag song"


That cat has wings.....

Soon, soon, very soon

Merry Christmas

The "angel" on top of Rob & Laura's tree....

Thought this was funny.....

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!! I had a lot of fun this past week spending time with the family up in St. Aug! I have LOTS of pics to post so be looking for those to come soon. I have a lot to do so it might not be for awhile!

Dad's surgery seemed to go pretty good. He's just recovering now, he's a little sore but he seems to be getting better!

It's time to remember

This time of year is filled with friends and family getting together and celebrating Christmas. But there are many of our fellow American's that aren't going to have that same opportunity this year..........

Glenn Beck has made a tribute to our soldiers over in Iraq....it's a MUST SEE. Not only is it tribute to the soldiers but it shows us a different side of the soldiers that we don't often get on the news or in the newspaper. Please check it out.....

Here's the video tribute:
Christmas Tribute to our Troops [you must have Windows Media Player in order to see it & turn the volume up!]

Here's a fun picture from Thanksgiving............. Steve's 1st visit to The Olive Garden! :)
(And no we didn't have thanksgiving @ the Olive Garden this was a day or two after TG!)

Answered Prayers

I'm BAAAACCCKKK!!!

& with some very awesome news!!! Many of you might remember my friend Jessica (since like 7th grade) Well, Jess & I haven't been very close since about our junior & senior years(about 5 years) because we ended up...... choosing different paths (I guess you could call it). Well, recently Jessica & I started emailing back & forth and last week Jessica shared some very awesome news with me that I had to pass along! Especially to those of you that know more about the situation.

Jessica told me that since breaking up with her boyfriend from high school, started going to a church along with her new boyfriend & she is loving it. She really sounds as though she's on the right track again! Which is so great to hear. I've prayed for her for a long time & to know that she has actually started going to church & making different decision in her life it's just so awesome. And she is very much enjoying going to church (as she told me "I get so excited to go to church now") it just so amazing. God is really good. PTL!!

I just had to pass along my "Praise Report". It just so humbling to know that the Lord is listening to my prayers (I know He is) but sometimes we can get to a point when we are just like..... "Ok God what's going on????" And it just shows that it's all in His prefect time. But when you actually see things turing out it's just so amazing! Ok, I think I'm rambling now.....

I just continue to pray that the Lord will bless Jessica & keep her eyes on Him!

Thanks for listening!! Hope to see some of you very soon & those I won't see I miss you!!!

Love ya!

Just a little request

There's been a lot on my mind lately and I'm trying to figure things out so if anyone see this and has a few extra seconds to say a little pray for me, that would be greatly appreciated!!!!

love ya all
Hope those of you that I wasn't with for Thanksgiving had a great time & those I was with I enjoyed it!!!!