Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Captiva Island 2010
Our Spring Break Trip to Captiva Island...I have LOTs of pictures, so I will just capture things for you in a nutshell :)
Auntie A and Uncle Ben secretly set up an "Amazing Race" on the island for us. We picked teams and we were off! Here is one of our challenges....going to one of our favorite restaurants, The Mucky Duck, and hooking a ring on the ring toss game that they have out on the beach. Here's my dad trying his hand at it.
Roadblock!! We had to go to another restaurant and find a certain waitress who brought us a dozen peel and eat shrimp that we had to eat before we got the next clue. That's my mom and I...we were the "Hot Mamas" team!
I couldn't get many pictures because I was busy trying to win the race (which we did not!) But, here are the winners!! Jason and Drew!! Their prize was floating in the pool....trophies! We have them proudly displayed in our house :)
Auntie A and Drew looking cute at The Bubble Room.
Me and the kiddos in the "Tunnel of Love" at The Bubble Room.
Another day, we hopped a boat and set off to Gasparilla Island. We left at 10 in the morning and it seems someone conned their Aunt and Uncle into a little ice cream for breakfast....notice Brooke in the background in zipped up in my dad's sweatshirt. It was cold!!
Jason and Jackson working on their brackets.....
Nana and Papa fussing over Brooke. Whatever she needs, she gets!
Hangin' with the ice cream providers....wait until they have kids!
Brooke was sick during this vacation. We even ended up taking her to the er one night because I thought she may have pneumonia. Luckily, I had brought by nebulizer so here we are in the kitchen of some restaurant giving her a breathing treatment after lunch!
First time in the pool!
Auntie A ready to catch her!
The morning of our fishing trip....ready to catch a shark!
OK, maybe not a shark, but here's Drew with his Sheephead. He caught the biggest one!
Jackson with the biggest redfish....
Back on the dock watching the captain filet our fish!
At the only bar on the island that has KU on TV. The boys at their first bar....so exciting.
On a hike thru a nature preserve, we saw these signs. We did end up seeing one alligator at the waters edge. It was kinda freaky.
On our way to the beach......Brooke and her bodyguard!
She loved the sand! We would've stayed longer if the wind wasn't blowing so hard. She was getting into it.
Auntie A and Uncle Ben secretly set up an "Amazing Race" on the island for us. We picked teams and we were off! Here is one of our challenges....going to one of our favorite restaurants, The Mucky Duck, and hooking a ring on the ring toss game that they have out on the beach. Here's my dad trying his hand at it.
Roadblock!! We had to go to another restaurant and find a certain waitress who brought us a dozen peel and eat shrimp that we had to eat before we got the next clue. That's my mom and I...we were the "Hot Mamas" team!
I couldn't get many pictures because I was busy trying to win the race (which we did not!) But, here are the winners!! Jason and Drew!! Their prize was floating in the pool....trophies! We have them proudly displayed in our house :)
Auntie A and Drew looking cute at The Bubble Room.
Me and the kiddos in the "Tunnel of Love" at The Bubble Room.
Another day, we hopped a boat and set off to Gasparilla Island. We left at 10 in the morning and it seems someone conned their Aunt and Uncle into a little ice cream for breakfast....notice Brooke in the background in zipped up in my dad's sweatshirt. It was cold!!
Jason and Jackson working on their brackets.....
Nana and Papa fussing over Brooke. Whatever she needs, she gets!
Hangin' with the ice cream providers....wait until they have kids!
Brooke was sick during this vacation. We even ended up taking her to the er one night because I thought she may have pneumonia. Luckily, I had brought by nebulizer so here we are in the kitchen of some restaurant giving her a breathing treatment after lunch!
First time in the pool!
Auntie A ready to catch her!
The morning of our fishing trip....ready to catch a shark!
OK, maybe not a shark, but here's Drew with his Sheephead. He caught the biggest one!
Jackson with the biggest redfish....
Back on the dock watching the captain filet our fish!
At the only bar on the island that has KU on TV. The boys at their first bar....so exciting.
On a hike thru a nature preserve, we saw these signs. We did end up seeing one alligator at the waters edge. It was kinda freaky.
On our way to the beach......Brooke and her bodyguard!
She loved the sand! We would've stayed longer if the wind wasn't blowing so hard. She was getting into it.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Cutest cousins
My cousin and his wife came over for dinner the other night. Here is his little boy, Kyle, who Brooke was following around. Look at her gaze at him.....she thinks he is so cool! And he is!
They thought they were so big to be able to sit on the barstools! What you don't see is Jenifer on the floor behind them holding them up so they won't fall. Look at those cuties!!Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Art Girls
Last night, a group of us went to the ArtHouse for an art and wine night. I was told we were each going to create our own original masterpiece......well, I was skeptical about that, but I knew there would be friends, food, and wine, so I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Here are Kim, Linda, and I putting the final details on our masterpieces. Check out the concentration.....
Our hostess and planner of the event, Kari......look at her hospitality skills. She's the best!
Finally, our finished products!! We all were instructed by our teacher, but we were all amazed how different everyone's turned out. From far away, everyone's paintings look great :) Don't look too closely...at least at mine!
Monday, March 08, 2010
The Maupin Brothers
I just have to write this down, so I will remember this conversation at the breakfast table.
J: Mom, can you get a master's degree in basketball?
Me: No.
J: Yes! I don't have to go to college very long!
D: Why?
J: Because I'm going to play basketball for my job.
D: Who are you gonna play for?
J: Whoever will draft me.
D: Well, I will play for whoever you play for because we're going to be like the Morris brothers (brothers that play for KU).....the Maupin brothers!
J: Well, you need to work on your dribbling.
D: I will, but Jackson......remember, we're going to live together in the same house until we get married.
J: I know, we will.
It looks like they have their life planned out!
J: Mom, can you get a master's degree in basketball?
Me: No.
J: Yes! I don't have to go to college very long!
D: Why?
J: Because I'm going to play basketball for my job.
D: Who are you gonna play for?
J: Whoever will draft me.
D: Well, I will play for whoever you play for because we're going to be like the Morris brothers (brothers that play for KU).....the Maupin brothers!
J: Well, you need to work on your dribbling.
D: I will, but Jackson......remember, we're going to live together in the same house until we get married.
J: I know, we will.
It looks like they have their life planned out!
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