Piney River

 

 

 

 

Cape May

 

 

 

 

Me and Chris just took our first trip away from the kids. I was the maid of honor for a friends wedding in Cape May NJ. So we made a trip out of it and did the tourist thing buying gifts for the kids, touring old victorian beach cottages, and walking the boardwalk. I was really nervous at first being so far away from my babies, but we made the best out of it and ended up having a great time. Such a great time that Sunday came too fast, so we took the scenic route home :) It was fun being Chris and Kandice again..not just mom and dad! I am looking forward to our next getaway!

AKJK-A+V

 

It is always so much fun getting together with childhood friends. Unfortunately that doesn't happen too often when you have jobs, families, and distance in your way. So, anytime my friends are in town I do what I can to see them..which takes a lot of planning on my part since I am the only one in the group with kids, other than Amy (not pictured). Anyways these are my bestfriends from va beach, the most talented and amazing women I know. In 8th grade we named our group AKJK for Amy, Kandice, Jessica, and Kim..don't know who made that up..but, it's dorky so it was probably me. :)
Amy couldn't make it, she lives in Pennsylvania with her 3 kids. Vanessa came in her place, she's a 1st grade teacher in Norfolk, Jessica a landscape architect just moved back here from San Fran with her rocket scientist husband, and Kim is a graphic designer in Philly. It was great seeing them..brings back memories when life wasn't so complicated!

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I came across this little gem while uploading pictures..my kids are so silly!

Park day..yesterday

Finally I have this thing up to date!
Yesterday me and Isabella spent some time with Ryan and Jenny. It was such a beautiful day we decided to take a walk to the park 3 blocks away..okay Jenny maybe the park was more like 4 or 5..lol. Anyways they play so cute together, I am so happy that I remembered the camera!

 

 

 

 

Haircut..chop chop

It has always been important to me to let the kids have their own individuality. As long as they are respecful and keep their grades up, I could care less about how their hair is styled. Elijah's hair however, has been driving me crazy. It is hard enough getting Chloe ready for school than to have to brush and detangle Elijah's hair too. I can't tell you how many times I have been at the bus stop with a hair brush in hand. It was such a relief when he came home from school one day and said him and Jacob wanted to cut off their hair and get mohawks. My mom and I wasted no time and had them at the hair salon as soon as they finished their homework. The kids at school are completely shocked and I think Elijah enjoyed the attention. A lot of people keep telling him he looks taller..to him that makes it all worth it! It's so nice to be able to see his face again. :)

 

 

 

 

May..Graduation

Finally graduated magna cum laude with my Associates in Science! I have been at that school so long it's almost hard to say good-bye to it. TCC chesapeake is so small it has always been more like 13th grade rather than a college. I have to admit that I haven't been always working towards graduating. More like just trying to figure out what I want to do. Taking creative writing classes, photography, gardening, etc. It's time to move on. So I'm off to either Regent or ODU in the fall pursuing a degree in Early Education. The reward for all of this education is a J-O-B..whats up with that?

 

 

April..Field Trip to Jamestown

Even though I wasn't chosen to be the chaperone for Elijah's 4th grade field trip to Jamestown..I went anyway. There really wasn't a choice in the matter. Elijah kept looking at me with his big blue eyes pleading for me to follow the charter buses, saying that everyones mom is going. I could not believe that "everyones" mom is going to tag along after their kids. What happened to giving your kids some independence? As I dropped him off I realized he was right. EVERYONES mom was following the buses! They had formed a mommy train of SUV's and mini-vans behind the buses. As I walked Elijah to his class there was a sea of mom jeans as far as you could see standing around waiting for the cue that the kids were heading to the buses. Geez.. So I did what any other mom would do in that situation..I raced home, got Isabella up and dressed, grabbed my camera, threw a lunch together, and made it back up to school in time to get in line just as the buses were leaving..the only thing I forgot was some comfortable walking shoes..Jamestown and heels don't mix. ;)

 

 

 

 

April..Spring Break

The Anderson's graciously let us stay in the beach house for spring break. Unfortunately, it rained the entire week. So we stayed home working in at the condo until the weather cleared. Which worked out because we really needed to get the condo ready to put it for sale. So, most of Spring Break we worked at the condo stripping wallpaper and painting. Finally on Saturday it stopped raining and warmed up. Even though we didn't get to stay at the beach house for as long as we would have liked, we still had a great time walking on the beach collecting shells and starfish. Thanks Linda and Charlie :)

 

 

 

 

snowboarding

Chris took Elijah for a day trip to Wintergreen. Elijah had a blast and can't wait to go again. He did really well for his first time. They took some great pictures and videos (I can't find where Chris uploaded them, I'll youtube it when I do) I am so happy Chris has finally found a "snowboarding buddy"! :)

 

 

 

 

couple of the snakes