Another trip to Lakeland...

We have been to Lakeland alot more recently since we live closer. This past weekend was my brothers (Bob) wedding, so that was the main reason for the trip. So we left Fri morning. The plan was to leave Thursday, but Kevin has started back in school and had a paper to write before we went. Kevin is going to Liberty University to get his Masters in Divinity. I do not know where he is going to find the time, but this is something we really feel God is leading him to do.

So like i said we left on Fri morning and we got to Lakeland mid day and Kevin's dad took us to Chuckee Cheese. Then we went straight from there to that really cool park I have mentioned before. Kevin did not get to see the park last time because he was in a conference and he agrees it is like the coolest park ever. We met some of the cousins there so they could get a chance to play with them. Then we left there and all the boys and their boy cousins went to see Monster Vs Aliens. Me and the mom of the cousins went back to her house and let the girls all play together. It was nice to catch up and relax for a little bit!
Then Saturday we got up and had to go to Orlando to pick up the tux. We had some time to kill in between getting the tux and rehearsal dinner so we took a drive and showed the kids the house that I grew up in and Kevin grew up in. And the parks we usto play at when we were kids. We stopped at one and let the kids play. Then we headed over to the rehearsal dinner.

Then on Sunday was the wedding. We got there a little early and the kids ran around and played. That is the beauty of an outdoor wedding... they got to get all their energy out before they had to be still for the wedding. Kevin was a groomsman and Emma was the flower girl. One of the really neat things about the wedding was we got to see friends that we knew in high school that we have not seen in years. Kevin and I met through my brother and his friends. And they were there so that was really neat to catch up with them. Also my dad from New York was there and we never really get to see him so it was good catching up with him also. Emma did a great job. I know that I am biased, but I think she was a hit! She was so adorable.
So now we are back home trying to play catch up, but we had a great time.

A Trip to Lakeland

Kevin had a youth pastor conference in Orlando, so we decided to pack up the car and all of us go to Lakeland for a short visit. We did ALOT while we were there for a short time. We went to a park that is new in Lakeland. I do not know the name of it, but it is really cool. The kids had a great time. Some of the things it had there was an astro turf hill the kids could slide down. They had a rock climbing area. They had lots of different things that you normally don't see at a park. So we got some pizza and went to the park and had a blast. Then on Tuesday Kevin played hookie from the conference and went to the Central Florida Zoo with us. So the whole family got to go along with Kevin's dad, mom, and nephew. It was a fun trip. Then that night we ate at the Rainforest Cafe in downtown disney. Our plan was to play around there after we ate, but it was really really cold when we got out, so we just headed to our car as fast as we could! Then the next day we were leaving, but I took the kids for one last trip to the cool park while the babies were napping. Then we headed back home. We had a great time for such a short trip. We get to go back in a few weeks for my brothers wedding. Kevin is a groomsman and Emma is going to be the flower girl. I know I am biased, but I think they couldn't have picked a better flower girl, she will be so adorable! So that is it for now.

Lowes Build and Grow

Because we live so close to a Lowe's we decided to check out their free kids clinics they have every other Saturday. So Saturday Kevin took the 4 oldest and they made a race car. In 2 weeks they are making a tabletop basketball thingy! They had so much fun. They got a pair of goggles this week and then will get their aprons next time They get a badge for every project they do and can put them on their aprons! How exciting! :-)