Our nephew, Logan turned 8 this year on October 5th but his party was a little later in the month so it was a spooky Halloween theme! Mandie and Jason did a great job turning their house into a Haunted Mansion and the kids loved the outdoor movie theater they set up in the backyard!! We hadn't had a chance to put together Julian's Frankenstein costume yet so he went as a pirate instead.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Breast Cancer Walk
Every year since Julian was born, we have joined Dianne's company, JSA Healthcare for the Susan G. Komen's Breast Cancer Walk. This year it was held on October 18th and we were up bright and early to meet the other walkers at 8:00 AM in downtown St. Pete. Dianne's parking pass for the nearby garage made finding a space super easy which was nice since in previous years we have had to walk for blocks and blocks to get to the starting line!
NCS Homecoming Week
October 19-23rd was Homecoming Week at Northside Christian and the Elementary students got to join the fun by participating in the various themed dress up days throughout the week. The themes were things like Funny Hat/Funny Sock Day, Mismatch Day, Western Day, and Red, White, and Blue (school colors) Day. I got pictures of some of them but missed a couple in our never-ending rush to get out the door and get to school on time!!
Class Field Trip
On October 14th, Julian went on his first class field trip. Their destination was the Pinellas County Science Center and it was a first time visit for both of us. They attended two short classes, one about life science and biology and the other about earth science and the concept of gravity and inertia! Julian has always been very interested in both types of science so he had a really good time. Don't let the picture below fool you...
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Autumn Visit to North Carolina
"In my mind, I'm going to Carolina. Can't you just feel the sunshine, can't you just feel the moonshine..." - James Taylor
We went to Canton, North Carolina the second week of October to visit Mike's grandmother at her "River Camp". It is an absolutely GORGEOUS location right on the river where she has a travel trailer and "campsite" set up. I say campsite with a little laugh because although it isn't huge it is definitely "camping" I could get on board with. The travel trailer has two slide outs which make it amazingly spacious and has a deck next to that doubles the size. The whole thing is covered by a roof so even when it is a bit dreary, you can enjoy the cool fresh air!! We flew into Greenville, SC by way of the St. Pete/Clearwater airport which is a less than 90 minute flight! Once we landed, we headed up to her place but stopped at a few places along the way.
Our first stop was at Bald Rock in South Carolina where we added our initials to the rock to commemorate our visit.
We went to Canton, North Carolina the second week of October to visit Mike's grandmother at her "River Camp". It is an absolutely GORGEOUS location right on the river where she has a travel trailer and "campsite" set up. I say campsite with a little laugh because although it isn't huge it is definitely "camping" I could get on board with. The travel trailer has two slide outs which make it amazingly spacious and has a deck next to that doubles the size. The whole thing is covered by a roof so even when it is a bit dreary, you can enjoy the cool fresh air!! We flew into Greenville, SC by way of the St. Pete/Clearwater airport which is a less than 90 minute flight! Once we landed, we headed up to her place but stopped at a few places along the way.
Our first stop was at Bald Rock in South Carolina where we added our initials to the rock to commemorate our visit.
Second stop on the tour was Looking Glass Falls in the Pisgah National Forest. It was an absolutely beautiful day and it was so nice to get a break from the hot and humid Florida weather!!
After the boat regatta, we headed out to a local apple orchard where they had a store filled with every type of apple goodie imaginable including at least 15 varieties of apples themselves. If you every happen across a "Honey Crisp" apple, be sure to pick some up! You will not regret it, I promise! They are by far our new favorite!
On the way back to camp, we stopped for a late lunch at the "Jukebox Junction" which was a diner style restaurant filled with movie and music memorabilia from the 50's and 60's. They even have Elvis' favorite sandwich on the menu...Grilled peanut butter and banana with mayonnaise. Not something I wanted to try but apparently "The King" loved it!
After the craft fair, they followed us back to the campsite where we took another trip down to the goats with some leftovers and ate the pot roast dinner Nana started before we left earlier in the day!
We made the drive to Greenville in just under 2 hours and with just enough time to tour the Greenville Zoo which was a wonderful little zoo with lots of great animals!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
More Soccer Pics
Monday, October 5, 2009
Julian's 1st Film
Julian has been very into photography lately and recently discovered that our camera also has video capabilities so he documented a tour of our house. Most of the lights were off at the time so it is rather dark but you'll get the idea. It helps you not be able to see how messy everything is! Quite the little director he is....
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