A Day at the Beach!

After flying all day long on Saturday, we went to church on Sunday in Orlando and then headed to Cocoa Beach. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed a long walk to the pier and back. We were glad to have my sister Emily with us for a few days of our trip. Having three adults for three kids was ideal. JT was busy drawing R2D2 in the sand and chasing seagulls, Zach loves the waves and philosophizing about the world, and Michaela collected so many shells she tried to even carry some between her toes.

We are SICK!!

I am so tired of winter germs. We have had a stomach bug that keeps making the rounds through our family. If I have to clean up any more vomit I am moving to a new house without any children. It is some sort of 24 hour deal which wouldn't be too bad if we could all get it at once and just be done, but no, we get it one at a time and then cycle back through the ranks. If I sound a little bitter it is just that I have been the lucky candidate for the past 24 hours and am really tired of it all. Maybe mid-week I will write a more cheery uplifting post.

Oh, Gravity!

JT is known for his unusual way of expressing himself and his unique perspective. Sometimes he truly cracks me up. This past Wednesday we went skiing together in the morning. He is getting so good on the beginning green runs I decided to take him down an intermediate blue run. He did so well and didn't fall once. He was really proud of his accomplishment and so was I. We decided to do one final run and at the very end JT just fell over. Out of frustration, he looked up at the sky and said, "Oh Gravity, why do you do this to me?"

Party, Party, Party!

Michaela had the birthday that never ended. Thursday she had a date with Grandma and Grandpa Palmer. Friday, her birthday, she celebrated at school , went to her cousins party at Outdoor Adventures, and came home to watch movies (Star Wars is what she picked :)) Saturday she had a small party with her neighborhood friends. And finally Sunday night she had all of her extended family around for brownies. She had a wonderful 5th birthday.

Video of JT skiing at Sundance

Okay, I obviously do not know what I am doing since Lexie is sideways on her video debut. I hope this will actually be right -- JT and I have been ski buddies this winter and having a really good time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtQaOe4qlp8

Dancing Diapers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pLeXJ117Mc

Try this link to see Lexie Dancing in Diapers

A new family member

I broke down and bought the kids a pet. I went to the Pet Store to buy a hermit crab and came home with a furry guinea pig. Zachary is to blame because he was so sweet when he was holding it. When I asked which pet he would like I melted when he wanted the little guy that he had held. We think it is a girl and we have tentatively named it "Jumper". It is pretty jumpy but is starting to calm down a little. The kids love feeding it carrots and cilantro.