Help!

It's that time of year again! Our yard has been covered in a thick blanket of leaves. We were blessed by good friends on Saturday. They showed up with rakes and a leaf blower. We all worked hard and stuffed 17 large bags with leaves. It was so much fun for all of the kids. We love our friends! HELP!

It's Autumn Time!

I just love this tree in our backyard! The leaves turn yellow on the bottom and red on the top. It looks like fire. If you look really closely, you will see my little tree monkey.

Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

What a fun giveaway! Cute, cute stuff! I'm in...
Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Fun in Florida!

Benjamin learned some great surfing moves while we were at the beach.This sign really does say, "Please poke eyes before disposing of fish carcass."

Our waitress told us why the fish butchers have to poke the eyes of the fish:

So the carcass will sink. Gross, yet interesting.

Jessica and Lauren in front of the Tiki Bar.

I loved the grass roof.

My favorite surfer dudes in wet suits.

Cool shades!

Ron Jon Surf Shop

Sunrise! 7:20 a.m.

Totally worth getting up for.

The boys playin' in the pool!

Halloween has interupted the rest of my Florida pictures...

I'll post them soon.

Here are the "Stoners." A real hip family from the 70's.I couldn't stop laughing at Brock. All I could see was

"Danny Partridge"

Our little punks. A real groovy pose.




Love. Peace. Be happy.


Happy Halloween!

The Best of our Florida Trip...

Our trip to Florida last week was such a great break for our family. We stayed in a company owned home right across the street from the beach. I love company perks! Here is a list of some great things about our trip.

1. We watched all three Lord of the Rings Movies on our way there.

(It was a 12 hour drive)

2. Our kids are great travelers!

3. The house we stayed at had everything we needed. Even a washer and dryer. When your dealing with sand and wet clothes, this is a necessity!

4. Brock and I got to sleep in a King sized bed. It was heaven. I slept so well. One day we will have one of our own.

5. The beach itself was absolutely perfect! Playing in the waves was so much fun. I even got out there on a body board and rode in on the waves.

6. We went to Ron Jon's Surf Shop! Lots of fun stuff! I took pics of the boys in wet suits with some boards. They felt pretty cool.

7. Dinner at Grills Seafood on the Port was AMAZING! The restaurant was right on the water. They literally caught the fish, prepared it, and served it to us. I told the kids that they were not allowed to order chicken fingers and fries. This was going to be a very special seafood dinner. We had scallops wrapped up in bacon, yum!

Brock and the boys ordered fresh Tuna. I had Mahi for the first time. Delicious!Jess and Lauren had kabobs with shrimp, steak, and chicken.

8. We went to Dairy Queen for dessert. This was a real treat since we don't have a Dairy Queen in Knoxville.

9. On our way home we hung out for awhile in Jacksonville.

What a cool city!

10. We stopped at a big apple barn in North Carolina. We bought a type of apple that I had never heard of before: Red Winesap. They were very tart!

Watch for "The Worst of our Florida Trip..." Coming soon...

We just got home yesterday from doing this....

And seeing this...

More pictures of our trip to Florida coming soon...