Spelling Bee!

Lindsay won her 1st grade spelling bee and now she gets to go to Tallahassee to compete in the Regional Bee on October 23rd. We are all very excited for her. It will be a lot of work for her. She has to stay everyday after school and study, but she says she wants to do it! We will keep you posted on how she does at regionals. If she places in the top 4 there, then she is on to State in Orlando. Last year, a 1st grader from her school won State, so you never know what could happen!

Subway Convention

Here's some pics from the Subway convention we went to in August in DC. We got SO much free stuff, saw the Subway racecar, and got to meet Jared, the Subway guy, who lost all the weight.

Back to School!

Our first day of school was on August 20th! Lindsay is a 1st grader and Tyler is in 2nd grade. The kids are sad that summer is over, but they were really excited to see all of their school friends. We have made it through the first week and so far they haven't complained once!

Washington D.C.

We had a blast on our trip to D.C. It was a lot of fun just to get away and relax. Here are the highlights:

Jon and I went to the Legg Mason Tennis tournament while his family babysat the kids! It was AMAZING. I am a huge tennis fan: I love to play and watch it on TV. We got front row seats (literally). I got to TOUCH Andy Roddick. We bought one of those huge tennis balls and I got about 10 autographs. It was one of the best days ever!




We visited some museums with the kids. They loved going to see the Smithsonian, especially after seeing Night at the Museum 2.



We went to an Orioles game in Baltimore with some of our good friends, the Lunds. The game got rained out and so we all had to run for cover. It's always an adventure with the Lund family!


It was so much fun just being with family. We spent time with Jon's family and then my family flew in the second week we were there. We even celebrated Jon's mom's birthday with her.




My parents were in town for the annual Subway Sandwich convention. My parents paid for us to go as guests and let me tell you, it was out-of-this-world. Free stuff galore...free sandwiches, soda, Subway paraphenelia, etc. Of course, I forgot my camera, but my mom is hopefully going to send me some pictures and then I'll post them. I even got my picture taken Jared, the Subway guy!

Overall, it was a very relaxing (besides driving in DC traffic) and fun trip!

Outta Town...

We are heading to Washington D.C. tomorrow for our summer vacation. My family will be flying to D.C. for a convention and Jon's family lives in Virginia...so we will get to see both families. Also, Jon went to med school in Maryland, so we have some friends that still live in the area...I can't wait to see them! I will update my blog in a couple weeks with all the details of our vacation!

Fun Family time!

We are having a really fun, but busy summer. I have decided that it is going by too fast. It has been nice to relax and not have to worry about being somewhere everday at a certain time. No homework, no book reports, no school projects. I know I will probably be singing and dancing when it comes time to buy school supplies, but for right now, I am enjoying the summer.

For family home evening a couple nights ago, we went to a place in Destin. They have Go Carts and all sorts of different rides. The kids decided it was one of the best FHE's they've had in a long time. Jon and I had a great time too!

Lindsay is 6!

Lindsay turned 6 on Saturday! We celebrated by going to Build-a-Bear and then seeing Ice Age 3 in 3D. We went out to lunch and she got to jump on one of those cool trampolines that you can jump really high! According to her, she had an amazing day and she felt extra special!

Lindsay's Tooth

Lindsay lost her first tooth a couple weeks ago. She was pretty proud that she was still 5 when she lost it. Tyler didn't loose his first tooth until he was 6.

Fourth of July!

We had a very festive 4th of July. We made our annual trip to Alabama to get the "good" fireworks! We had a huge 4th of July party at our house...about 50 people came! We barbecued and had tons of delicious food. We ate and swam in the pool and then we went outside for our firework show. Jon's co-worker brought a bunch of fireworks too, so it was quite a spectacle! All-in-all it was a great way to celebrate! Thanks to all those who came!

Buying the fireworks in Alabama!

A patriotic cake...it definitely looks very homemade!

Yes, those are Roman Candles in my hand...I am kind of a pyro!

I love the 4th of July! Happy Birthday, America!

A Good Week...

There is nothing like jet skiing in the Gulf of Mexico! Jon took leave last week and we were going to go on vacation, but we decided to take advantage of the resort town that we live in. We went to the beach, went shopping, relaxed and rented jet skis. The highlight of the week for the kids was jet skiing with the many dolphins in the Gulf!