Monday, August 31, 2009

Weekend Away

We squeezed in a little vacation and headed down to DC this past weekend.  Pretty soon the girls will go back to school and Pete will be commuting between here and Dallas. So our family time is precious and we are trying to get in as much as we can.

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DSC_0349 Feeding the ducks in the reflecting pool

DSC_0361 The Washington Monument

DSC_0356 Alli and Carson in front of the Lincoln Memorial

DSC_0365 An amazing sight- it is such a neat place

DSC_0400 This is the World War II Memorial. It is beautiful.

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It was a great day! I was so proud of the girls because they did so much walking and so little complaining! I love DC. I think it is an amazing place. We hope to visit there again when the girls are a little older and can appreciate the history.

The night before going to see some sites, Pete and I went out with our great friends Pete and Jami. Our family time is precious, but so is our mommy and daddy time! We went to the Kenny Chesney concert and had a lot of fun hanging out with our friends. We will sure miss hanging out with them when we move....whenever that is!

DSC_0305 Tailgating before the concert

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DSC_0308 Pete grilling some great chicken....with his wrench.

DSC_0314  Jami and Tara

DSC_0313 The bean bag toss

DSC_0317 Pete and Jason

IMG_0531 The girls had a fun time with the babysitter!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Beach Vacation 2009

The whole family went to Port A for a big family vacation- sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles. It was great to all be together!

022 A little game of Texas Hold'em. Notice I am the only female playing- and I was the big winner!

024 Alli's BFF was able to join us. Alli's BFF, Paige, just happens to be the daughter of my BFF, Amber, from high school!

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We love the beach!

Celebrating Katie's birthday at the beach!

IMG_0328 Katie got some Ariel beach supplies to go with her Ariel bathing suit.

049 She was sad that I did not get her a birthday hat so Uncle Goombah made her one.

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059 My baby girl is three!

060 Happy Birthday Katie!!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

We're Back!

We had a great (and very long) vacation in Texas. The girls and I were gone for a whole month. It feels so good to be home! We did have a wonderful time, but I'm so glad to be back in our own home.

We survived another long road trip! And this time we had two dogs with us.

IMG_0297 The girls looked like this on and off throughout the day.

IMG_0302 It was a little tight for Maddie and Dixie, but they were able to get comfortable enough to sleep most of the way.

We spent a lot of time just hanging out with friends and family. We had a great beach vacation in Port Aransas where we celebrated Katie's third birthday, did a whole lot of swimming in San Antonio and made a quick road trip up to Dallas (our future home!) to visit friends.

We are still unsure when and exactly where we are moving. Nothing can happen until we sell our home here......and who knows when that is going to happen. I am staying positive and know that it will happen. Pete will start his new position in September. Luckily, his schedule will allow for him to work from home right here with us for a few weeks!

I have tons of pictures from the trip that I will post soon!