Whew! What a month! I have severely neglected my blog lately, but am hoping that this summer I will be able to get into regularly posting again.
We now have a 13 year old! Sydnee's birthday was last Sunday and I can hardly believe we have a teenager now! She received many lovely things for gifts from her grandparents and family, including a trip to see Americal Idol Live in September! She is VERY excited!
We had several thunderstorms roll through a week ago and our internet was lost for about 5 days. It is amazing how much I missed having it, and realizing how much I depend on it day to day for simple little things. Searching for a recipe, questions on symptoms of illnesses, etc. I am very thankful to have it turned back on, just in time for us to leave on our vacation tonight!
Yes, we're leaving on a jet plane... to Florida! We are leaving tonight to stay overnight in Detroit and hop on a plane at 7 am Friday morning. We'll be enjoying 10 days in Orlando and will be visiting the Magic Kingdom and possibly one other park (not yet decided which). Originally we planned on driving down and making that a part of our trip, but with gas prices such as they are, we realized that we would actually be able to fly down for less money than we could driving! Pretty unbelievable! The kids are fluttering with excitement this morning as we continue packing and organizing. Personally, I hate the preparation for a big trip like this. Packing for 7 people and keeping it to one piece of checked luggage per person is proving to be a big challenge. I will be much more excited when we pull out onto the road to the hotel tonight! There's nothing like spending 10 days with 6 of your favorite people in the world!
David's last day of work is today, the kids' last day of school was Tuesday, so summer vactation is starting and we have so much to look forward to! I feel so blessed to have my hubby home in the summers and the kids love spending extra time with him as well.
So we will be back in 10 days, probably more tired than rested, more sunkissed than we are now, and hearts full of fun, lasting memories! Sounds good to me!
