Riley and Peyton’s First Days

Riley’s first day of school was Monday, and Peyton’s was Tuesday.  Riley loved her class and teachers and had a really great time!

 

I had school on Tuesday, so I didn’t get to take Peyton for her first day.  I was a little bummed, but at least Keith got to bring her and she did pretty good!  No tears at least, so that was good. 

Riley likes to do this thing where she poses with her head to the side…I’m not sure why!  Today is Riley’s 4th birthday!  I’ll take some pictures later on…she can’t wait to open her presents tonight.  I started school last week and it’s going pretty well!  No pictures of my first day though :)

First Day of School

Today was Laynie’s first day of school…she was so excited, not nervous at all!  I think Riley and Peyton miss her though, they don’t start school until next week.  Here are some pictures from this morning -

 

I’m trying to be better about posting more often…we’ll see how it goes!  I start school tomorrow morning and Riley and Peyton start next week – so more pictures will be coming!  Not of my first day, just of the girls :)

Summer

The summer is almost over, the girls (and me) start school next week! We’ve had a good time, but I’ve been an awful blogger!! So I’ll attempt to get caught up and try my best to keep up on it (I think you’ve all heard that song before)…

Back in July we went on a cruise with both my parents and Keith’s parents. It was such a great time! Laynie cried for a week afterwards that she missed the boat! Here are some (meaning a lot) of pics from it!

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Laynie went rock climbing, and made it all the way to the top on the first try…I tried it as well. And made it about 2 feet up. We met some dolphins, went to some beautiful beaches, drank Red Stripe in Jamaica (and Grand Cayman)…it was wonderful. I can’t wait to go on another cruise in the future.

We also went to the beach a lot…as you know my girls are beach bums and would live there if given the choice! We went this morning and the weather was perfect! It wasn’t even too hot!

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Peyton loved to be pulled around by Riley on the body board…she tried pulling Riley around too. I love how wonderfully they get along at the beach. There’s no fighting, arguing, telling on each other…it’s bliss.

We also met a family from the East Coast of Florida in Orlando for a weekend. I met Shannon when she emailed me after finding out her 3-year old son has Pseudochondroplasia. They have 3 kids as well, and it was great to meet them. I didn’t get any really good pics, I think keeping up with 6 kids at a pool made it difficult! Laynie got along great with their older son, Walker. When we went to dinner they even sat at one end of the table together like a date :) We had such a great time, and we hope to get to get together with them again soon! I did get a great picture of Laynie with Walker:

Aren’t they so cute??

I’ll put one last album of pics, these are just a bunch from the rest of the summer…the pool, Disney, more Disney :) It was a great summer, but I’m ready for school to start! I know it’s going to be overwhelming with me starting as well, but I’m anxious to get into a routine. And I’m also hoping I’m not getting too in over my head! Hope everyone enjoyed the pictures…I’ll try to update more often so I don’t have to do actual albums and can just post a few pics!!

ENJOY!!

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PS...I'm still learning with livewriter, so I apologize for the sideways pics...I'm workin on it :)

Worst Blogger Award

So I know that they have awards for great blogs and stuff....do they have one for the worst?? Because I think I would be a shoe-in for that one! I realized it has been 2 months since I last posted!! I wish I had a good reason (was abducted by aliens, computer broke down, dog ate my thoughts)...but there just isn't one! Hopefully I will get caught up now!! We had Riley's dance recital last month...she was so cute! We also went to Sea World and Cocoa Beach since school got out.

We leave tomorrow for a 7-night cruise with Keith's parents and my parents. We are excited for it, but I still in shock over how much stuff 5 people need for a week! It's crazy! I will be sure to post after we get back with lots of pictures!! I can't wait to come home and read everyone's blogs about the conference...you all better take a lot of pictures!!

Speaking of which, I will leave you with some!

My Awesome Mother's Day Present

My wonderful, wonderful husband surprised us with a trip down to the keys for Mother's Day. We went down last Wednesday and stayed through Saturday. The place he got was a beach house resort in Marathon, and the house was right on the beach. It was absolutely wonderful! Our girls are in love with the beach, and it was right off the back porch.

Here are some pictures of the girls having fun on the beach...sorry for so many, but consider yourself lucky-I took around 400 pictures, so this really isn't that many :)

This is a picture of the back of the row of houses on the beach. There were other ones that were around the pool, which were just as nice.

This is the back of our house.

We went down to Key West for a few hours on Thursday, I didn't get many pictures though. These are the only good ones...

Here are more from the beach!

Keith found this crab on the beach...

Laynie wouldn't hold it.

Riley was the brave one and did!
Until he started wiggling his legs around, then she threw him...

And he ran away back to the water.

These were the sunset on the last night - it was really pretty!

This was the back of the units on the beach. There were other houses around the pool area that were just as nice - the place was beautiful!

Fun by the pool!

Laynie got mad at her sisters, so she went up on the porch to pout.

Riley pretending to sleep on the beach!

More fun at the pool!

We had such a great trip, no one wanted to come home! The girls absolutely loved it - hopefully we get to go back sometime. Until then we will be hitting the beach here!

Sorry if the pictures are out of order at the end...it has literally taken me hours to do this post...between blogger messing up and my computer turning itself off...uggh. Hope you enjoyed!

Fun with Peyton

Peyton sleeps with everyone you see in the below picture...2 babies and a lamb. She insists on bringing them all out of the crib each time she gets up - it's the cutest thing! Here she was posing for pictures with her lamb...she was being so cute!

Finally...a big fishy kiss for her friend!

Don't miss the new posts below as well! I started an Etsy site today to sell some of my sewing creations...feel free to check it out! http://drmazur.etsy.com

Random Recent Stuff

I know it's been FOREVER since my last post (if you don't count my pay it forward one that is). I don't have much of an excuse...really I'm just a slacker. The sad part is I LOVE to read everyone's blogs, and check them a few times a day (ok, now I know I need to get a life:) So here we go! Here are a few from Easter:

Getting ready to find the eggs!

Watching the girls play...


Easter just isn't complete without some sister boxing!

Laynie got a new kite! (except that is her pool skateboard in the pic, oops!)

Peyton loved the eggs!

We went to a snow day/ice skating thing that my friend Sharon was sooooo nice to organize! It was a lot of fun, and Riley was trying to make snow angels. But the snow was really the ice scrapings in a huge pile! But in Florida that's about all you can get!

I can't believe it's almost the end of April already! It seems like time is just flying by us these days. I can't wait to relax this summer with the girls. I start nursing school in the fall so I know my free time will be sparse, so I want to soak in as much fun with them as I can until then!

Pay It Forward

I know it's been a while...and I promise to post more about what we've been up to lately, but I keep forgetting about this...

I was one of the lucky first 3 commenter's on Tiffany's Blog, and I'm so excited to get one of her creations! So here are the rules...

Pay It Forward

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate linky love! If you are not one of the top three commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

The item that I make for you can one of many different things! I'll be starting an etsy account later today...so you can an idea of what you may want from there! Please don't sit there and think "well, I'd like to do this, but I'm just not very crafty...." Anything homemade is awesome, no matter how big/small, easy/hard it is! So please...just have fun with this! :)

Mistress.

So...I am sad to say that I have been cheated on.

I received a call a few weeks back from Keith telling me that he had met someone else.

I was a little disturbed to hear that, as I thought we had a pretty good marraige.

Since I love my husband so much, I agreed that "she" could come live with us. Provided that she helped with the cooking, of course.

A few days later, she arrived with all her stuff.

We've adjusted quite well...she's a heck of a cook!

I took a couple of pictures so everyone could meet this new addition to our family.

:) Yup, he got a new grill. It does propane on one side, charcoal in the middle and is a smoker on the end. It's awesome, if I do say so myself. Not that I'm allowed to use it.

Peyton is going to be 2 on April 4th, I took a few pictures today to put on her invitations. She was being a ham!

Peyton loves to shake her booty...I was finally able to get it on video. Enjoy!

Laynie, LuLu, Booger-butt...

I know it's been a while since Riley's special post, but better late than never, right?? This time it's Laynie's turn. What can I say about my Laynie? Well, she was my first baby...and it took us what felt like an eternity to have her! We decided pretty soon after we got married in 2000 that we didn't want to wait very long to start a family. It took us over a year to get pregnant, which in hindsight wasn't too bad, but when everyone around you is getting pregnant like it's the easiest thing in the world it can be a little trying. So when I finally got my positive test it was hard to believe! But sure enough...we got our Laynie. She's always been a very friendly, outgoing and sweet girl. She loves to dance around the house, ride her bike (especially with her Dad), and she is a great artist! She will make at least 4-5 things a day, sometimes more. She started Kindergarten in the fall and absolutely loves it, and also takes ice skating lessons. She is so much fun to be around and is a great big sister. I get sad sometimes seeing her grow up though, I feel like 6 years have gone by so fast, it's hard to believe. I wish I could just freeze time, but unfortunately it doesn't work that way! So we just enjoy every moment with our girl...and take lots of pictures, of course!

There will be one more new post to come...hopefully later today or tomorrow! And don't forget to check for the other one I just did!