Part 2 Beach day

Ok, I messed something up here, but here is the rest.

Water balloon toss was so funny with 20 preschool kids and some of there siblings trying to help!

Preschool version of pie eating. There was an M&M hidden in the whipp cream. Emma decided this was not for her and another children found the M&M.

Emma, Mrs. Garrison and her friend Lauren running through the sprinklers.

Emma getting a hug from one of her teachers!

 

Emma's Last Beach Day at Union

This was the last beach day. Another bittersweet day. I love beach day, because Timmy gets to participate also. So following are a bunch of pictures for you to view. Enjoy!

Emma doing a great job with the potota sack race!!

This was when they had to carry a cup of water over their heads to the bucket at the other end and fill it.

Emma with one of her best friends Alaina. They were getting ready for snack.

Emma getting ready to blow out her birthday candle. We celebrated her birthday a month and a half early so she could be with all her friends.

 

Faith, Tim and a little Bling Bling!!

So yes, I did got to The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert twice! The first time was up in Albany and the seats were great. The concert was more than I had expected and I spent time with my husband and no children!! So of course, when I saw there were still tickets for their NYC performances I knew I had to go. The search was on for the tickets. Shockingly, there were still some decent seats for tonight's performance, but I wanted something better. So I decided to check on Friday night's performance. To my surprise I found floor seats. My eyes practically popped out of my head when I saw were we would be sitting.

So last night I was with my hubby, Tim, Faith, and who knows how many other fans. The great thing...our seats were better than we had expected!!! I was singing and dancing all night. It was like a big party at floor level. That is the only way to see a concert.

So how close was I...here are some pictures to show you...

Faith



Tim




Do you see this picture??!! Seriously, do you see how close I was to him?! And he was in the middle of singing our wedding song "It's Your Love". Could it get any better???

YES! In the middle of the song, David handed me a new engagment ring!! He has never been happy with my ring so we had looked at rings and I fell in love with this one.


The picture doesn't come remotely close to it's beauty or fire. I will have to use a different camera and get a good picture for you to see. This is the other picture I have...

Still not a good picture but hey it is the best I could do!

These are the last couple of pictures.

This one is of Faith's dress as she touched my hand!!

After there last song!

Continued from yesterday

Well some pictures that just didn't want to post yesterday.

Here are the kids with my parents.


Timmy was a wild man in the pool. He just wanted to jump in the whole time. No Fear!!


The two kids swimming together


Emma losing her fear about jumping in. She did a GREAT job


The Colorado cousins.


The kids with Mimi and Pop.


The last leg of our trip!! Was this boy tired or what??

I love this picture.

Not to be out done by her brother...

As you can see from the smirk on her face, she is pretending!!

This trip was absolutely the best trip we have taken. I know that our family trips are going to be awesome from here on out.

March 31st FINALLY!!!

Ok, the much anticipated and long over due post about Timmy's big day at Disney.

Or last day was greeting with crazy packing before heading to MGM. Once the cars were packed, we headed to catch the bus. On the way I got a few pictures of the kids.


Timmy on a mission to get to the bus.

Emma and Timmy by the fountain. The sun was so bright they couldn't see.


Timmy's last bus ride to the parks!


So we arrive at MGM and we see a little cart out front with souveniors for all the visitors. We never stopped at these because frankly, the kids got a lot at all the shops. But this day, Timmy started yelling "My HAT!! My HAT!!!" What I don't believe I told any of you with all these posts, and if I did I totally forgot because it has been so long, is that the boy fell in love with a Pluto Hat! The kind that is a Pluto head with black ears hanging from it. The crazy thing about the hat...it only comes in adult sizes. What is up with that???

So the Pluto hat was discovered in the resort gift shop. Everytime we went into this shop (everyday sometimes twice a day) he went right over and put it on. The good thing, when we were ready to leave the shop he took it off without a problem. So now he sees this hat and thinks that it is his. I tell him that we will visit the one in the shop before we leave and that makes him happy. Until we start passing people with these hats on. Can I please catch a break with this hat?!?!

So my mission (and if you ask my parents that is what the whole trip was about...a mission to see certain things) was to get Timmy to all the things he loved.

First stop was Playhouse Disney. So adorable and the children loved it. They were both mesmorized by the whole thing.



Once we came out, I realized Chicken Little woudld be in the building next to us. So I went like a crazy mother and grabbed the kids and headed to get in line. To my surprise no one was there yet, so we waited. Since the movie had only come out, both the kids were excited they would be able to see them.


Chicken Little walked out first and Timmy was so excited. He couldn't stop looking at him. He gave CL a huge hug. Then Abby Mallard came out and of course David and I had no clue who she was. We hadn't seen the whole movie yet.




After that it was off to find Buzz Lightyear. On the way we ran into some other important people.

Donald Duck!!




JoJo and Goliath!!



And then Buzz!!




Woody!


And Jessie!!



Lucky we also found....






Mike and Sully!!! No autographs with them, but the picture was good enough!!

then some pictures with Grammie and Grandpa. We were so involved with getting pictures of the kids we forgot to get group shots!! What is wrong with us?

Once back at the resort we grabbed lunch. Grammie and Grandpa bought Timmy his Pluto hat. It is so adorable on him!!! I have to check and see if I have a picture on the computer. If not, I will take one for all of you to see him.

Some goodbyes and then off to south FL to see Mimi and Pop. The kids had a great time swimming and visiting with their cousins that came in from Colorado. Can I just say I haven't met nicer kids in all my life then the 3 of them.

The kids were GREAT at the house. We were worried because there is a lot of breakables there and we thought Timmy would have a problem. Thank goodness we were wrong!! Truly they couldn't have been better.

And here we are on our way home from sunny FL!!!

Once we were home, my sister in law brought back Emma's fish she was taking care of. She was so proud that she didn't kill it. So as I was talking to them, I started cleaning the little fish tank. Wouldn't you know the little bugger jumped into the sink! No kidding!!! I screamed and yelled for help as I tried to catch him in my hands. At that point he freaked and jumped into the air and them did a head dive down the drain. All of us (me, David, Debi, Matthew, Danielle, and my brother Timmy) stood with our mouths open and then started laughing. I couldn't believe I killed the fish and neither could they. I called Emma out and told her that Cockadoodledoo went down the drain into the big ocean to see his friends. She said "ok" and when on her way. Whew, that was a close one. I thought she would be really upset. As my brother said I was really lucky. No kidding. Especially with what was to come with Jake.

Promise more updates soon!!! By the way, I am not proofreading. I need to get the pictures on and then get lunch for the kids.

Ok, I need to add more pictures in a little bit.

So much to blog, just too tired!

So here is a little brief summary.

Emma's graduation was wonderful! More to come.

I went to an awesome concert last night and it totally ROCKED!!

After a long drive to the concert last night and discussing many things with my hubby, I was floored today with an offer to help out a wonderful group. I find it so amazing when one door closes another one opens.

Tracey, it must be the universe working!! I am thinking of you. I hope everything is going well!!

Kim if you are reading, David and I went to "The Firkin and Fox" before the concert. Good chicken fingers. I really wanted the scallops wrapped with bacon, but I didn't want to chance any problems.

My crazy week is almost over so I can blog away!!!

The tough question - WHY?

Why is it that innocent, beautiful little children get cancer? Why is it that parents that do everything right and have such a strong faith lose one of their children? Why does a child have to suffer? Why do 3 brothers now have to mourn one?

I am so sad today. A little boy named Jacob passed away last night. WHY? Because he had the beast named cancer living inside of him. But I will not remember Jacob because of his cancer. I will remember Jacob as a little boy who knew how to fight. A little boy who blessed his family for 6 years with a huge smile and an even bigger heart. A little boy who could light up a room.

Here is the bigger question that many that don't know Jacob would probably ask...Why is he so loved by so many far and wide? The answer, Jacob made us all believe in miracles. Yes, Jacob did pass away and some might say he lost his battle. Others say that Jacob has accompished what he was sent to Earth to do. Make the non believers believe again and build on the believers beliefs. Jacob was on the edge of the cliff so many times in his short life and so many times this little man has bounced back. When I say bounced back, I mean he was in the hospital one week with drs. watching him closely to the next week running and playing with his brothers. This little boy was amazing!!

His family has taught me to FROG. What is that Fully Rely On God. I have never met this family, but they have a place in my heart. As for Jacob, he has made an imprint on my heart right by Jake's. I know that Jake will greet Jacob and they will play together and be great friends.

Please take a minute to offer your prayers or thoughts for this family. They are hurting more than any family should ever hurt.

A teaser for you

Ok, Emma Graduated today. I can't go into details right now, because I am awaiting pictures from my uncle. He took over 100 for me. But here is a teaser for you...




This is Emma right before I brought her to school this morning.

More to follow...

For all those that don't believe I will update again for awhile...I know how more time in my schedule, so I will be catching up on a lot in my life.

Emma is GRADUATING!!!

This is just a quick update to tell you I don't have time to update. Emma is graduating tomorrow. I still have to find the perfect gifts for the teachers, iron our clothes, and buy fruit to cut and bring for refreshments. Oh, and still bring Timmy to school today for awhile to play. So as you can tell, there is no time.

Sad Tonight

I am sad tonight. I have made a very tough decision to leave the team leadership role of FOA. That isn't what is making me so sad. It is the fact that the ladies that choose to stay, I thought were my friends, but I haven't heard from them. That makes me sad. I thought we had a bond apparently I broke that bond when I decided to leave.