Friday, June 27, 2008
Circus
The Circus came to Pensacola. The day it arrived, we went downtown to watch the elephants get off the train. Taylor and Jordan were excited. Thanks to friend Matt, we were able to attend the circus as "celebrities". We were on the front row and actually got to ride in the circus train. We all had a blast, it was our first time to see a circus. Jordan said her favorite part was the animals, Taylor like the clowns. It was a "Bellobration". Bello the clown was featured, we got to ride in the train with our Bello hats.
Summertme Fun
We have had a fun summer so far. We went swimming at friend Aimee's and others who have pools. Taylor made the comment that we swam four days in a row all at different pools. These pictures are of our time at Aimee's. The girls had fun playing with Joshua and Luke. Taylor and Jordan really like to swim.
Our next adventure was to the beach. We rented a condo on Pensacola Beach for a week. Taylor enjoys it, Jordan hates the beach. We would walk to the beach and Jordan would start fussing, she refused to get sand on her. Jordan and I spent most of the time in the pool. We also made snow cones. You can see some pictures of them enjoying the snow cones.
Our next adventure was to the beach. We rented a condo on Pensacola Beach for a week. Taylor enjoys it, Jordan hates the beach. We would walk to the beach and Jordan would start fussing, she refused to get sand on her. Jordan and I spent most of the time in the pool. We also made snow cones. You can see some pictures of them enjoying the snow cones.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Catching up..........
It has been a while since my last post. We have been extremely busy with a variety of activities and other happenings. Taylor and Jordan are officially out of school for the summer. We do have lots of things planned, mostly swimming.
In May, Danny and I traveled to Malibu, CA to Pepperdine for the annual Bible Lectures. It was a lot of fun, however my trip was interrupted by my Grandmother. The doctors called the family in to see her one last time. She hung on for two more weeks. It was a rough three weeks with her being sick and me traveling back and forth a couple of times to see her and be with my dad. She went to be with Jesus on May 19th. Jordan and I traveled to Arkansas for the funeral. I have to say that with all the traveling to Arkansas (10 hours) Jordan did extremely well. Taylor and Danny stayed in Pensacola. Taylor had her Kindergarten play and her Ballet recital that week so we thought it best she stay. Danny's best friend lost his son that week. It turned out to be a blessing that Danny didn't travel to Arkansas with me so he could be here for his friend.
Taylor was a Mule in her Kindergarten play. I think her teacher type cast her pretty well. Taylor is really stubborn. She did a wonderful job as the Mule who tells the other farm animals why the cow won't moo. "Hee haw! Hee haw! Heehaw you all! I'm here to save the day! I'm really glad to heed your call! Now listen as I say. The problem withthis cow is clear she doesn't feel part of the team! What's obvious with this cow is fear and a lack of self esteem!" She had the most lines in the play, her teacher said it was because she could speak the clearest out of everyone. I would have to agree after seeing the play. :)
Next we had her ballet recital. I had just returned from Arkansas, my friend Sarah Davis came by to help get her ready. Taylor was so beautiful. Her class was "perfect" according to her ballet instructor. The title of her ballet was "Jewel of the Sea".
After a week of funerals, plays and recitals; Danny, the girls and I headed to a house in central Alabama. A couple from church let us borrow it for the weekend. It was nice to get away as a family for some relaxing. There were two small lakes (I call them ponds) with lots of fish. Taylor loved to fish, Jordan only as long as her attention span would allow. Danny loves to fish and now has a partner in Taylor. Taylor would get up early with Danny and they would head to the fishing hole. She caught most of the fish. We mostly caught Brim, but Danny did catch a couple of Bass. We had fresh fish for dinner both nights. There was a creek that they were able to splash around in to cool off. They loved getting wet and muddy.
Jordan is now 2 1/2, she has potty trained herself. I was going to wait until school was out to potty train her, but she couldn't wait. She started taking her diapers off and bringing them to me. I got tired of this and just put some panties on her and showed her where her potty was. She has done remarkable. The weeks we were on the road were the hardest, but she seems to be getting the hang of being a big girl and not wearing diapers. I can't believe that she is growing up so fast.
Now the summer has begun. I am not use to having them both home during the day, I am going to adjust my schedule. Mostly my work will be done at night after they have gone to bed. I plan on keeping them as busy as possible during the day. We have plans to swim, there are a couple of summer camps that Taylor will attend and Vacation Bible School. Also, next week we plan on spending a week at the beach and Danny is working on a mini-vacation for the four of us. I know in August I will be saying "I can't believe the summer went by so fast" :)
In May, Danny and I traveled to Malibu, CA to Pepperdine for the annual Bible Lectures. It was a lot of fun, however my trip was interrupted by my Grandmother. The doctors called the family in to see her one last time. She hung on for two more weeks. It was a rough three weeks with her being sick and me traveling back and forth a couple of times to see her and be with my dad. She went to be with Jesus on May 19th. Jordan and I traveled to Arkansas for the funeral. I have to say that with all the traveling to Arkansas (10 hours) Jordan did extremely well. Taylor and Danny stayed in Pensacola. Taylor had her Kindergarten play and her Ballet recital that week so we thought it best she stay. Danny's best friend lost his son that week. It turned out to be a blessing that Danny didn't travel to Arkansas with me so he could be here for his friend.
Taylor was a Mule in her Kindergarten play. I think her teacher type cast her pretty well. Taylor is really stubborn. She did a wonderful job as the Mule who tells the other farm animals why the cow won't moo. "Hee haw! Hee haw! Heehaw you all! I'm here to save the day! I'm really glad to heed your call! Now listen as I say. The problem withthis cow is clear she doesn't feel part of the team! What's obvious with this cow is fear and a lack of self esteem!" She had the most lines in the play, her teacher said it was because she could speak the clearest out of everyone. I would have to agree after seeing the play. :)
Next we had her ballet recital. I had just returned from Arkansas, my friend Sarah Davis came by to help get her ready. Taylor was so beautiful. Her class was "perfect" according to her ballet instructor. The title of her ballet was "Jewel of the Sea".
After a week of funerals, plays and recitals; Danny, the girls and I headed to a house in central Alabama. A couple from church let us borrow it for the weekend. It was nice to get away as a family for some relaxing. There were two small lakes (I call them ponds) with lots of fish. Taylor loved to fish, Jordan only as long as her attention span would allow. Danny loves to fish and now has a partner in Taylor. Taylor would get up early with Danny and they would head to the fishing hole. She caught most of the fish. We mostly caught Brim, but Danny did catch a couple of Bass. We had fresh fish for dinner both nights. There was a creek that they were able to splash around in to cool off. They loved getting wet and muddy.
Jordan is now 2 1/2, she has potty trained herself. I was going to wait until school was out to potty train her, but she couldn't wait. She started taking her diapers off and bringing them to me. I got tired of this and just put some panties on her and showed her where her potty was. She has done remarkable. The weeks we were on the road were the hardest, but she seems to be getting the hang of being a big girl and not wearing diapers. I can't believe that she is growing up so fast.
Now the summer has begun. I am not use to having them both home during the day, I am going to adjust my schedule. Mostly my work will be done at night after they have gone to bed. I plan on keeping them as busy as possible during the day. We have plans to swim, there are a couple of summer camps that Taylor will attend and Vacation Bible School. Also, next week we plan on spending a week at the beach and Danny is working on a mini-vacation for the four of us. I know in August I will be saying "I can't believe the summer went by so fast" :)
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