Random girl pictures and Jacker

The girls at dance class

Here are some pictures of the girls at their dance class. Right now they are working on routines in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop...for a show in June. Lots of work ahead of them.

Lora's graduation party

Also in December my friend Lora graduated Cum Laude from UCF....I know how hard she worked studying and applying herself to her school work...sometimes I was in awe of her dedication...I am so proud of her accomplishment. We had a party at our house for all her family and friends.

Wow....Long time

Ok....I'm not totally into this right now but I will post some pictures that I have taken since December!!

In December Nanny and Pop pop were here for their own little Christmas with the girls. The pictures are the gifts that the girls bought for us from the Holiday house at their school.

While they were here visiting, they were so great in not minding that I went to a Christmas party with some friends in Ft. Lauderdale, which was amazing. The house was featured on the cover of Parade of Homes down south. Just beautiful and it was cool to be at a real adult party :)

I'm just saying

Is it bad when you realize your 8 yr old has forged your initials in her planner for school?
Yikes.

trip with Jimmy

I flew to Colorado on Thursday, November 13th and headed back to Florida with Jimmy on Friday night at 10pm...We drove 17 hours the first leg of the trip and spent Saturday night in Tennessee. Then we left about 3am on Sunday morning, or I guess it could be considered Saturday night : )

Cooper and Riley were such good boys along the trip.

The only bumps along the way was when Jimmy narrowly missed hitting a deer. Well, we did hit him technically because his fur is still stuck in the bumper of the car. But it could have been much worse, as he explained to me...if we hit him head on he would have destroyed the car, and maybe us!! It was a huge male with a set of huge antlers.

I was sleeping when Jimmy swerved to avoid him and I screamed when he slammed his arm into me. You know that instintive arm that reaches for the passenger?

As I opened my eyes I saw him at the bumper when we hit him. Hopefully he's ok.

Anyway...here's some pictures. Scenery was basically the same. We did see gas for $1.59. I HAD to prove that!! Cooper and Riley were basically up in the front with us even though the whole back of the truck was empty for them. Jimmy put the baggage up close to us so they could have the room and also to keep them back there. Didn't work. I think Riley stood up by us for the first 15 hours!!

Jimmy left yesterday and Pete took the drive back with him.

It was so nice to have both my brothers here for thanksgiving...Doesn't happen too often.

Relay for Life

Here are pictures from the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life last Saturday.

Thank you to all that sponsered me and donated to this incredible cause. Every nickel counts!! We were a part of Tammi's Trailblazers who was the 2nd place team as far as donations. We raised $7,900. Of which I raised $700. Tammi's Trailblazers was just about $200 short of first place. As a whole there were 34 teams and 380 walkers raising an amazing $80,000!!

Thank you to my Mom for being there with me the WHOLE time...even when I wasn't there, as I had to go to work for 6 hours. And when my alarm went off at 4AM for my turn to walk....I shut it off and fell back asleep....She got up and walked it for me. Thanks MOM!!

I didn't know this until the morning or I would have gotten up with her!! It was a chilly night in the tent but it was worth it!

The white bags are called Luminary Bags. They are filled with sand and a candle and are lining the whole track. You purchase the bags in memory or in honor of someone you love who has been affected or lost their fight to cancer.

The girls filled out bags for their Nanny in Heaven. And my Aunt Pat got some as well for loved ones that she's lost.

Erin's was especially heart wrenching. She drew a picture of, I'm assuming my grandmother and Erin wrote "Where is she?", then right next to the mouth of my grandmother..."I'm looking after you"....then at the bottom of the bag she wrote "why did you have to go?"

Just heart wrenching.