Back to School Pics

We just love Teddy Bear Portraits who comes into Creative World and takes family photos and individual photos (next month), and class photos (end of year) of the kids every year.
The kids did a great job and I just wanted to share their formal pics. If you want one, just let me know which pose and what size as we have several! Hard to believe next photos will be of Ethan in cap and gown graduating from VPK!

Trip to Maryland

My trip to Maryland was a quick one, but it was wonderful to catch up both sides of my family. My cousin Will and Jamie's rehearsal dinner and wedding were beautiful. My sister Nicole and I had not seen cousins Will and Andy in many years, so it was so nice to catch up and have a good time getting reaquainted and taking long overdue photos. My Mimi would have been so happy to be there and see everyone together and she is missed greatly. On Sunday we attended a surprise baby shower for my cousin's Steve and Katie-and it was a success! The photo below is some of the Roenick ladies together at the shower-and Uncle Jim scarily resembling the monkey balloon we decorated with! Getting home on September 11th was quite an adventure, but so worth it to be at these special events!

Sleepover at Mia and Poppy's

Holy Moly! I can't believe I am a month behind in blogging! I will work this weekend on multiple posts to get us caught up. In September the kids were so thrilled to have a sleepover at their Mia and Poppy's house. They swam and played trains and games and watched movies and went to the beach! We had a great dinner over by the causeway and then walked by the water to see a beautiful sunset. The next morning we went to Honeymoon Island and took Piper to the dog beach. Man, she does not like the pool, but walking on her own into the gulf she loved! She swam her heart out that day. I didn't have my camera, but these couple of cell phone pics will do. Thanks to Mia and Poppy for having us!

Cabibbo Visit

As I mentioned in a previous post we are so lucky to have some friends on the same school schedule as us, so on a recent Thursday Tiffany brought Aeyla and Michael for some fun at our pools! The kids got along so great and it was great for us to catch up after several months of not seeing each other. Since they live in Orlando we have to plan ahead! The kids adored having a baby around, making her laugh, and crawling with her. Look how Michael is holding Jillian's hand in the water photo. So sweet. And look how cool my little swimmer is with her goggles on her head. Dude!

The Zoo

As I continue to work part time we are lucky to have a some friends on the same school schedule as us. This allows for some fun Tues/Thurs playdates, which we are grateful for! My friend Deana has passes to the zoo and for the whole month of September that also gets you into a few other places an unlimited number of times for free! Can't beat that and we are so glad she asked us to join her, Macie and Davis for some adventures. Our children get along unbelievably well. On a beautiful, overcast day (not too hot) we saw some incredible animals like the penguins, giraffes, manatees, zebras, elephants, monkeys and more! They have a great fountain area for the kids to cool off in and some kiddie rides to boot. Ethan is past his fear of the animals, so both he and Jillian enjoyed every bit. J got upset when they told her she was too young to ride the flying bananas, so we plan to go back VERY soon!

Jacksonville Trip

Two weekends ago the kids and I spent a really fun weekend in Jacksonville visiting with Uncle Doug, Aunt Lisa and cousin Kayla! We did so many fun things and found quiet time to relax at the house. Kayla was so amazing with the kids and they were glued to her hip all weekend. A fun dip in the pool started off the trip, Ethan balancing on the board and Jillian jumping in a million times. Candyland was played about 42 times, Hello Kitty was obvioiusly a hit and at night they went on bear hunts with the flashlights! We played at a cool kids center, similar to Chuck E. Cheese's and had a cool dinner at Clark's Fish Camp. Looking at those animals gave them plenty to do while waiting for food! A big thanks to the Schillings for a wonderful visit.