Off to Florida

One thing we value as a family is travel. Sometimes we have the opportunity to explore new places, but this year we were super excited to head to Pensacaola to spend some time with my family!

 We have great neighbors that were willing to look after our sweet kitty girl. For a brief moment, we might have considered bringing her with us. (We learned by the end of the trip that 13 days was most definitely too long without her.) 

 How unusual that I was in the car ready to go before Tim. ;) Naturally, we didn't make it out of the neighborhood before we had to turn back for something. We forgot Tim's fishing pole and tackle box. Oops. At least I knew that my flat iron wasn't plugged in. Not possible, considering it was in my suitcase. :P

Checking out the sites along the way is a great way to stretch your legs. Beware of the chicken sandwich at the Wendy's in Lincoln, IL. Tim's was raw when he bit into it...GROSS!

 Me: Smile.

Tim: I am.

 That's better!

Just passing through...that skyline view makes me smile.

Missouri Fun

I am a bad, bad, blogger...  I promise I will be caught up one of these days.

We spent some time in Missouri visiting Tim's family and our friends Aaron, Julie, and Wesley AKA Baby Brubby.

The kids' fave spot at Aunt Rachel's?  The dog bed.

Isaiah and Mallory were thrilled to ride on a train while we were in Missouri!  It was hotter than hot, and I didn't care for the acted out robbery, but we still had a good time.

Daily chore with Uncle Terry - feed the fish! Put your fishing pole away, Tim.  These fish aren't for catching!

Vacation has been fun, but we're pooped.

Let's go home, pack up our house, and find somewhere new to live!  It was quite a challenge selling our home while we were on vacation.  We were able to continue having a good time, but we were quite anxious to get back to Appleton and start looking for a new house!  We'd waited sooooo looooong for this!

- becky

Day at the Beach

On such a cold winter day, I figure it's a good time to look at pictures of our day at the beach last summer.  :)

We stopped at Fort Pickens for a quick "Photo Studio by Mommy".  The background is just awesome there.  Too bad the kids were into making faces.  Between Mom's, Jenny's, and my cameras all going though, we did get some excellent shots!

 Sibling Love

 Huh?!?!

 Silly Little Miss!

 That's it!  That's the one!  I'm gonna frame it...

 My deep thinker has my heart...  :)

 See?!  They DO love each other!  

 I'm sorry, what?  Were you saying something to me?

 I love the wrinkles on his forehead.  What a honey!

 A big chunk of my heart is always in Pensacola with these two!  LOVE!

Isaiah and Mallory (and Tim and me, too!) were so super excited to swim in the Gulf.  It turns out Isaiah is a little fish who can't get enough of being in the water, and Mallory is the Queen of Sand Castles!

More Fort Pickens...the hundreds of pictures on my computer are severely disorganized.  Oh well!

 PawPaw!  :D

Oh, how we could float and swim all day...sigh...  This looks amazing looking at these today.  Especially since we woke up to a temp of -5/feels like -20 degrees!

Water retreat!  I need to protect my castle in the sand!

- becky