Monday, August 10, 2020

Girls Cruise to Cozumel!

About 10 years ago we took a girls trip, on a cruise. It was so so fun. At the time, Erika and Christine were both pregnant and unable to come. So here we are, 2019 and both Erika and Christine are turning 40 (and I did too ;) ) so what a better way to celebrate than to take another girls cruise!! It was a surprise for them both which made it all the more exciting. And we mananged to get everyone on board! It was a 5 day, 4 nighter out of Tampa to Cozumel and we had a blast!!

Here the whole gang gathers to leave!!
Arrival at the port!
Customary cruise photo (a photo of a photo actually)
Out on the balcony in our suites as we sail off!
Group picture before dinner with all our cruise goodie bags!
There was a pirate slitting throats at dinner! (more pictures of pictures)
We spent a day at sea before we landed in Cozumel. He we are with our cruise ship as we debark. 
Manuvering Cozumel marketplace, looking for a car rental.
We managed a maxi van and our first stop was the beach!!
Ceviche and quacomole... yes please!!
After the beach we went to get something to eat. 
Final stop... shopping!
Back to the boat!
We spent a lot of our time on the boat, since Cozumel was only a 1 day stop but we kept ourselves very busy with lots of gaming!!
Face masks.
And of course we took lots of pictures at fancy dinner night. 
The 3 40 year olds!!!
Hope its not another 10 years before the next one!!

Monday, August 3, 2020

Benny's 5th Birthday!!

Benny's 5th birthday!!
The traditional first thing in the morning birthday hat picture!!
Off to school!! 
I brought donuts as his treat for his  class.... his request. 
Quick stop to get my oil changed (with Brynlee) after school and a pit stop at the park!
 
 Dinner with Grandma. Cake and ice cream with cousins followed but I had no pictures of that.  
 It's become the tradition to take Benny to a "hoo-tel" for his birthday and this year was no exception. We just checked into a place in Orlando, near a mini-golf place that Daniel was able to get on trade. We ate out, went mini golfing (which was so so fun!!) and then got ice cream! The kids swam in the (freezing cold) hotel pool for a little bit and then it was sweet dreams... sweet birthday dreams coming true!! 

Sunday, August 2, 2020

The rest of November

Spent a swanky evening honoring these fellas at the GrowFL event.

Fishing down off the Clark's dock... and check out that rainbow!!!
Snuggled up with cousins, eating popcorn and watching a movie!
These little entreprenuers made $30 one day selling Crystal Light!! What helped was having Jackson and Connor going door to door.  
A little 1-on-1 time with Mason and Maverick's tortoise.
 Trying to capture the beauty of the sunset is near impossible but man! hard to beat a Florida sunset. 
This boy loves his dog!! 
 Where's Benny....?
 BBall action at Academy 
 A cute little dragonfly pet.  
 Me and my buddy. I will miss him when he goes to kindergarten!!
  How he writes his name. 
Ivy went to her friend, Kendyl's birthday party and it was a color burst theme. She loved it!!
Christmas Tree Shopping!!