Good-Bye Florida

One of the saddest days...saying good bye to our dear friends. The Buhlers were such wonderful hostesses and we thank them for letting us use their home to say good-bye. Just writing this makes my heart ache. We sure miss Florida!

There wasn't enough cake to drown our sorrows, but it sure was delicious!

One last swimming adventure with the Buhlers at the hotel we were staying in.

The Singpradiths! The 5 kids got along so well and could play for hours!

Sweet Rachel and I. Just looking at her for the last few weeks we were there made us both cry. Let's hope she's planning a trip to Switzerland soon!

Clara's BFF, McKayla, she'll never forget you or the fun you had!

The Wernli girls! There will always be a special place in our family for the Wernli's!

Clara and Auntie Melinda! Clara was often assumed to be Melinda's daughter...she fits right in.

My BFF's...miss talking to them every day, but looking forward to a girl trip...how about Paris? I'll meet you both there.

Caldwell, Buhler, & Gourley kids! The range in ages, but they could all play for hours!

Clara and her second mom, Kristen. She often asked to go be a part of the Buhler family.

Seth, Alex, & Clara. Seth was Alex's best friend and Clara's boyfriend. We figured with the 4 Buhler boys and the 3 Gourley girls we are bound to be related some day:)

Summer Cont...4th of July

Our last 4th of July not only in Florida, but in the USA! So we decided to celebrate it Floridian style and went to the beach. It was wonderful. We played until the sun went down, ate a yummy dinner, & let snuggled and watched the fireworks explode over the Atlantic Ocean. And lucky us my mom was there to celebrate it with us!

Sammy and my mom made this delicious, festive dessert.

Early Birthday Party!

Since movers were coming the week of Alex and Sammy's birthday, we decided to celebrate them a week early! We had a ROCK-N-ROLL party with a few of their friends! It turned out great and the kids had a lot of fun. We ate pizza, decorated their own guitars, did a little Sing It on the Wii, had cake, & watched Camp Rock 2! Happy Birthday you two!

Nothing like yummy pizza for dinner!

The guitar cake...I was proud of my creation. I think it's the first time a themed birthday cake as actually turned out. It was blue and green for Sammy and Alex's favorite colors!

Everyone rocking with their guitars!

My two Rockers! They both love music and cake of course!

Summer continues

Happy Father's Day!

Sammy, Alex, Clara, and Allison are so lucky to have such a wonderful dad! A little breakfast in bed to say thank you for all you do! We love you!

A quick look at the summer...

Summer flew by! I guess that's what happens when you do a lot of fun things! So let's review...

Traveller Family Visit! We were so lucky to have my sister and her family come visit us in Florida! It was the perfect start to summer.
We headed up to Orlando for a few days and did Disney World. The kids loved it! I on the other hand, got incredibly sick (probably why there aren't very many pictures), but couldn't bring myself to just rest the hotel. I just didn't want to miss out. Clara had more fun than she could handle and we decided she won't be returning until she is a teenager.
Catching the tram into Magic Kingdom...we were all so excited!

Time for some spinning on the tea cups. Some how I got on the one with the boys and was a little sick afterwards. :)

Libby and Clara had to visit Mickey and Minney at Animal Kingdom. The bigger kids could have cared less, but they went on Everest many times! That is a great roller coaster.

I loved Epcot! The rides were so much fun and we loved seeing the different countries. However, this was also my worst day. I was so sick and Clara threw one of the biggest fits I have ever seen! Her stubbornness will help her some day.

They loved trying on hats from different countries...even George couldn't help himself.


So the rest of their visit was filled with swimming and beach! Two of my favorite things! They loved it! The kids got to be such good friends and created memories that will last a life time!
Boys in the pool...not teasing the girls for once.

Girls lounging around!

They played in the water for hours!

A little fun in the sand.

Watching a little Mr. Bean after a long day of swimming and the beach! We wore them out!