Easter

Its been a long time since my mom came to visit. 8 months actually. I think that has been the longest stretch of time for us not seeing each other. She decided to come to Florida for her Easter break and it worked out perfectly since both of us had spring break the same week. We had a great time and had wonderful weather! 85 and sunny all week. We took the dog for walks on the beach, spent Easter in St. Augustine, spent a day in Amelia Island, and just really enjoyed each others company. Here are a few pics from her trip.

Halloween 2009

We had a great day today! It was our anual Book Character Day at Woodland Acres Elementary. Our kids dresses as Characters from their favorite book. I think the teachers have more fun then kids. The First Grade team joined together and Snow White and the Seven dawrfs came to life!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween.

Fishing

We LOVE our new boat and have been fishing almost every weekend. It has been a pain getting everything registered, but it is offically ours. So far we have just taken the boat out on little creeks. However, we plan to do some intercoastal fishing in the near future. As you can see from the picture, I am not an expert at removing fish off the hook and dont like to touch the fish. I have graduated to baiting my own hook. I tell Steve that I am just giving him practice for when he takes our kids fishing one day. He his very patiant with me even when I cast into the trees (several times in a row). I guess Practice makes purfect.

Savannah

Savannah is such a great place! We so lucky to live close to places that have such great history and beauty. Savannah is a 2 hour drive for us, which is an easy day trip. My brother and his wife were on vacation there and we decided it would be fun to go visit them. We got there about 1 and had lunch and Uncle Bubba's. What great food!! After lunch we walked river street and found little bars. At the end of the street was a cuban cigar shop. Of course Steve and I could not pass up a chance to smoke a cigar, and Brian joined in the fun ;) After a few more stops it was time to head home. We had a great day!

Mom and Karen come to Visit

Mom and Karen had a chance to visit Florida for a little vacation time! They drove (17 hours) in the car, then drove another 5 to visit family in Ft. Lauderdale. It was a long drive, but they made it. We had a great time, even though I was still teaching summer school. Karen enjoyed the sun by the pool, eating lunch by the beach, and shopping in St. Augustine. I only wish they had stayed longer, their trip seemed short lived. I think my mom is planning on coming here for here Christmas break, since I dont think I will make it home this year. Christmas without snow, just wont feel like christmas at all.

Mom