Did someone say swim time?!?

Yep, Mommy did yesterday and boy did Miss Priss think it was fun hanging out in her blow up pool!

Oh boy this look is so Caroline in a nutshell!

Bryce...what is that look for buddy?!?

Oh, I see...spraying your sister. Let the tormenting begin! ;)

Not to worry. She liked it!

What a little comedian!

We all know kids say the funniest things, right? Well, Bryce cracked us up on our vacation and I just remembered this morning what he said (I try to jot down the things he says that are cute so we can tell them to him when he's older and maybe has kids of his own!).
So, he and Jason were watching TV after Caroline went to bed and B started dozing off. Jason told him it was time to hit the sack and he would tuck him in, say prayers, etc... and Bryce responded with, 'It's o.k. Dad. I can still listen. I just keep loosing my eyes'. After Jason got him all settled in bed for the night he told me the funny. I just stared blankly at him. I could not wrap my brain around what B meant and how it was so darn funny to Jas. I must have been WAY overtired at this point, too, because it later dawned on me that he meant even though he could literally not keep his eyes open he could still hear! Major, major DUH moment for me, right?!? Oh my gosh I might need MY HEAD examined! Happy so close to the weekend day to all...XO

Fun Family Vacay To Florida!

Fun Family Times In Florida!
Click the ocean photo above and it will take you to the One True Media site to view the photo montage! I have no clue why the photos are all blurry either. Jason and I were even commenting on how our new camera took such great shots. They look crystal clear in our 'My Pictures' folder so your guess is as good as ours!
If anyone reading this post knows how to put the 'One True Media' montage onto the blog entry and have it show up the correct size all ready and set for the reader to just hit 'Play', please comment me and let me know. I can't figure it out and am so very stumped! Thanks muchos!

Well hello! We drove (yes, we might very well be bonkers for attempting this with Prissy Pants for such a long distance) to Florida on July 5th and stayed a week. Caroline did not like the ocean or beach and wanted nothing to do with either for the entire week, minus the last hour we were on the beach on the last evening before dinner. She is one HOT MESS let me tell you! The pool, taking naps, mini golfing, the pirate cruise, hanging out on the balcony...all of those things we way more up her alley! Now Bryce on the other hand LOVED his second trip to the ocean. The first time I took him Jason was deployed downrange so this was Jason's first time playing in the ocean with him, building sandcastles, and doing all of the fun beach things there are to do on vacation. I am so glad he got to join us this year! I am already trying to figure out where we will go next year. I'm thinking a winter vacation for a change. We shall see!
Thanks to everyone that has emailed me and been so patient while I took day upon day during naps and bedtimes to figure out how to put the photos on a site to transfer to here with captions. My brain hurts now, but it's accomplished and I'm so happy! xo

I know, I know... A week late, but here it is!!!

Happy Fourth Of July To Everyone Reading! (late 4th of July post that is!) We hope you all had a wonderful, fun filled and fantastic family day celebrating our freedom. Hope you remembered to thank a past or present soldier that day! We gave ours hugs and smooches! ;)


My little man all decked out and ready for sparklers in his flag shirt!

Miss Priss had no problems hamming it up for me!

Stand still for a photo with my awesome big brother? No way Jose! With him holding my hands I can make him walk me all about the back yard, Mom!

We didn't go to the fireworks in downtown St Louis as we have in years past. We put the kids to bed early (that was the game plan, but of course, Miss Priss knew we were up to something and woke up for several hours that night which is not like her at all!). We started our trek to Florida at 3:30am on the 5th. So....we caught a wonderful fireworks show from our top floor balcony that was put on by the resort next to ours the night of the 5th. It was just as fun as the ones back home so Bryce was in heaven! xo

Biker Babe

We are on a vacay in Panama City Beach, Florida, but I had a post saved to put up this week while we are away for anyone that is checking in with us! Hope your week is as sunny and fun filled as ours is so far!!!


Hi Dudes and Dudets! Check out how cool I am in my pj's and my big brothers shades. I was just getting myself in the zone for what I did with my family later that day...


Still cool in shades. They are so neat (with my pacifier in to complete the look, of course~ that's just how stylish I am!) that I had to wear them all around the house!

Whoooo hooooooo~ my 1st time out on a bike ride!

Come on Mom, put the camera down and get to pedaling chica!


Yippee!

Dirty little birdy feet!

Hmmm, you ask? What could have caused our little princess to get such dirty feet???

Why, her first 'real' time crawling about outside of course! For at least a half an hour Miss Priss just crawled from one side to the other of our front porch last week.

Then she had an 'Ah Ha' moment (as Oprah calls them!) and ventured out past the front porch and into the flower beds.

Oooh, new territory to conquer!

Oh yes, this can be quite fun I think! It will surely make Mom's life harder now that she'll have to deal with grass stains from me as well as my big brother, but she won't mind I don't think...

I'll just have to repay her with lots of my cuteness and lovin'!

What fun my time exploring was!

So now you know why my tiny toes got so dirty!

Miss Priss Is One Now!

Holy molly folks~ I'm a whole year old now! Can you believe it? Neither can my family! They say it sure did fly by!

Oooh...I spy a teddy bear cake! It's even pink! Does that mean it's for me guys?!?

Caroline's PaPa, my brother Stephen and his wife Allison; Jeff, Belinda and their kiddos~ Elise and Eddie (Caroline's little boyfriend),all came over to celebrate her special day with us! Eddie is hanging out with his Dad-e-o and Stephen is taking a soccer break out back with them! (He played soccer with Elise and Bryce!).

The girls taking a break. Her paci says it all, 'Super Model'!

Oh my goodness folks~ lighting a candle on a mini teddy bear cake? Is this one really truly all for me? Can you say F-U-N?!?!?

I can hardly wait to dig into this yummy thing! But wait, 1st I need to make a wish. Aw heck, I don't know what to wish for. I had an awesome birthday and I just know my big brother is going to always make my days fun! My Mom loves to shop for me so I always get to wear fun clothes, I already have my Daddy wrapped around my little finger, my little boyfriend Eddie and his super fun sister are awesome to hang out with, and Eddie's parents you ask? Yes, they will be awesome inlaws to me one day, this I already know! So, what more could a girl ask for?!?

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear me, Happy Birthday to me!

Yippee~ I can get all pink and messy now!

Oooh, this is so squishy and fun!

Mmm, thanks for the chunk of icing Mom!

SUGAR RUSH HERE I COME! No nap for me this afternoon guys! ;)

Alright now. I'm thinking she just might be a bit too much of a little diva princess to get super messy after all! She got it on her fingers and that was about it!

The mini bear cake after Caroline was finished with it! Thank you Liz for surprising us with the mini cake to match her big one. That was so nice of you! Thank you so much, we loved it and so did Miss C! xo