A perfect day on the beach...The weather couldn't have been better for the beach on Saturday! The kids had a good time playing in the water and soaking up the sun!

The three of us could have used a few more hours of sleep and a little more water.

Anne and Sam hitting the waves.

Beach Bums


All the girlies.

Having lunch at Joe's Crab Shack. Don't go there.

The lovebirds.

Jumping in to rinse off the sand.

The 3 munchkins.

Troy, me, and punker at the Landing.

Kim and Gammer at dinner.

Chels and Micah got stuck at the kid's table. :)

Celebrating Chelsea's 17th birthday a few days early...yes, I did say 17!!!

The birthday girl!

Friday night fun...The band last Friday at the beach and we all had a great time. From what we remember of it!

Trouble.

CHHEESSSSEEEE!

Our Ramstein friends, Brian and Bruce, came out to play too!

The band crammed up on the teeny tiny stage.

Making their own dance floor.

Smile!

Troy and Gene taking a break.

This pretty much sums up the end of the night! :)

I am so proud of her...Allison is doing so much better at school! She hasn't had any problems crying or not wanting to go in the morning in over a week! She seems to be liking it so far and is doing really well in class. She was named the first "Hero of the Month" in her class which was such a big deal for her! She was given the principal's award for showing responsible and attentive behavior, she got have her picture taken with the principal and got a few prizes. She was so excited about that. Her teacher told me she is doing great and is a joy to have in the class. I'm so glad things are going better!!


Here is her picture that hangs in the foyer at school. She is so proud of herself!


Just a cute one of my girls. I am so proud of Anne too. She has been great about getting Allison where she needs to be in the morning and taking good care of her. They can fight like cats and dogs but they are there for each other when they really need it! Anne is doing great in third grade. Her teacher called me last week and said she couldn't ask for a better student. This huge homework load has been quite an adjustment for both of us but so far, she is handling it all pretty well.

A night on the town...We took the girls downtown a few weeks ago for dinner. We sat outside right on the river and there was a live band playing downstairs. After dinner, the girls wanted to go check out the band and do a little dancing. They had such a good time! I think I have a few future band groupies on my hands!

My "three" girls. Carlie is with us so much...she is like part of the family. They always pretend they are sisters.

Checking out the river traffic.

My Punker.

A view of downtown at night. It looks so pretty with the bridges all lit up at night.


Hitting the dance floor!


Getting ready to pack it up for the night.

One last picture in front of the Andrew Jackson statue. The fun quickly came to an end when Allison stepped in a red ant pile, got bit at least 20 times, and ending up covered in hives from head to toe. It was a long ride back home. Poor punker.

It can get pretty loud in here...Daddy decided to buy Rock Band for our family. I think I need to invest in some good earplugs! The girls really like it but I think Daddy likes it the most!

Jamming out!

Anne rocking out to Wanted Dead or Alive.

Allison loves playing those drums.