Check out Morgan's website for some pics of the awesome Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had the pleasure of staying there when Stephanie and Morgan visited. It was my fav hotel yet. Well, maybe tied with the NICK hotel. Stephanie got us a room with a view of the Savanna. The animals were so close! They were also out the whole time, not just for a few minutes here and there!

posted by Melissa 11:50 PM

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Now Sara's turn...

posted by Melissa 9:52 PM

Paige taught Sara to float. Pretty good huh?

posted by Melissa 9:41 PM

Taking a dip in Grandma's pool....Em has become obssessed with catching any living animal. She's getting better too I guess, since she caught up with this lizard! Paige was very happy to show off her skillz to Aunt Sara. Em got an ear infection from all her swimming so she could not get her head wet. She was ok with that, lately she has not wanted to get her hair wet anyway! Soph takes a potty break. NO peeing in the pool!

posted by Melissa 9:30 PM

These are some pics I stole off of Aunt Sara's camera. Danny, lookin' mighty cute in his Hawaiian shirt! Sara's cat, Pooter, spying from atop the fridge! Jack (Nannie's dog) and Lily (Sara's dog) tap a snooze together!

posted by Melissa 9:22 PM

AWWWWWWWW! How cute is this pic?

posted by Melissa 8:30 PM

Saturday, July 29, 2006

The girls had tons of fun taking Nannie to Target last night to select their new lunchboxes. They did a great job, Sara and I had to coach them a bit and point out how cute the purse ones were. Surprisingly, they didn't immediately want the purse boxes! I also got a new box since I'll be working more (hopefully). Last year I had to use the Barbie one! The girls also got new pajamas! Sophi was totally in love with her Elmo one!

posted by Melissa 1:49 PM

Friday, July 28, 2006

Here are some old pics I found from Em's camera. Sophi was so little!!!! They are from February!

posted by Melissa 8:59 PM

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Here is the latest pic from dress up day! I think she gets her fashion sense from her dad but aunt stephanie might disagree with me!

posted by Melissa 5:01 PM

Sunday, July 23, 2006

If this is tthe type of poo that the internet is being used for I think we need to shut it down. Anyway, I know Mo will like this clip, and she'll be singing along since I know she has all the words memorized. B-boys make some noise!

posted by Michael 6:16 PM

Friday, July 21, 2006

We've obtained some behind the scenes audio of Mission Control on the recent space shuttle landing. It was a double sonic boom... What's your vector, Victor?

posted by Michael 10:02 PM

Hm. Failure to Laugh Launch is not the greatest movie I've ever seen. I'd rather be watching Gramdma's Boy again. How much do clothes cost in The Matrix?

posted by Michael 9:10 PM

This morning we headed to the beach, relatively early, before the storm. The sky looked amazing the whole time we were there. The storm just sat off the coast. We left around 1045am and it hadn't rained yet, but it got sooooo windy that our surfboards took off down the beach and Morgan had to chase them down! It was crazy windy! Morgan showed the girls how to dig for crabs! They were quite impressed that crabs lived right there in the sand. I'm sure Em will now spend all her beach time looking for them!

posted by Melissa 7:34 PM

My girls, for once, getting along if even for just a few short minutes! Paige insisted I take a picture of her trying to hatch her egg! I don't know where this kid gets her ideas!

posted by Melissa 7:29 PM

We haven't left the water since Morgo and Stephanie arrived! It's either the beach or pool for us! Paige is trying to be a mermaid. She has come a long way since the beginning of summer. She holds her breath for a long time, she swam a whole length of the pool without stopping and she dives to the bottom! Sophi loves to swim naked! It is much easier for her to get out and pee if she has nothing on! I know you can't tell, but Aunt Stephanie is sporting a bikini and lookin' mighty fine might I add!

posted by Melissa 7:14 PM

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

I'll go out on a limb and say that I'm guessing this will be Mo's new jam...




Yeah, well... time's gonna tell on that one....

posted by Michael 7:28 PM

Monday, July 17, 2006

Superhero powers are often passed down thru generations. It looks as though we were lucky. All 3 girls got my powers!

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posted by Melissa 8:53 AM

We had a great weekend but I forgot to take the camera whenever we did stuff! Saturday we swam all morning with the boys and then after nap we borrowed Denny's boat and took the Schraders on a boat ride. The kids had so much fun sitting in the front of the boat and letting the wind blow their hair! We took them to our fav spot, Hermit Crab Island. Luckily, it was low tide and the crabs were out. The kids loved playing on it and hopefully we can go back soon. Afterwards Jen made us some great Enchiladas and we watched Grandma's Boy. If you haven't seen it, RENT IT, NOW!
Sunday we woke up and hooked up our boat, bought donuts and headed to the boat ramp. It was pretty busy but I'm almost an expert so I didn't sweat it. The girls had so much fun eating donuts on the boat. We stayed out on the water for hours! Sophia cried almost the whole last hour during the trip back to the ramp. She was so tired! Mike and Em tried to fish but didn't catch a thing! Something was eating Em's shrimp but wouldn't get hooked! After the boat we headed straight to Grandma's pool for a nice cool dip before nap. After nap we headed back to the pool! We stayed there for a couple of hours, Dara, Kyle, Timmy and Jenna came over to swim w/ us! The girls enjoyed showing off their new remote boat and playing catch with their "new" cousins.
For pics of our boat trip check out Jen's Page. I will try to get some more pics from her so I can put them on my page too!

posted by Melissa 8:31 AM

These are old pics I know! Mike's cousins are visiting Florida and staying at Katie's house. They came over to Jen's house while she was out of town and we kept Hanzie company. Dara also was there and Sophia enjoyed playing the pretend eating game with her!

posted by Melissa 8:25 AM

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

So the Schraders are at a Disney hotel for a few days due to a teacher convention and Hanzie was bored today so he came over for some romping around w/ Loki. Loki and Hanzie get along fine. Boda is a different story. She doesn't like to let Hanzie walk or move without her permission so I had to put her in the bedroom. She came out after a time out and was much nicer. The all 3 laid under my feet while I blogged all afternoon. They went outside to play after it finished raining. While outside with them I found Speedy the turtle, so he is still with us! I took this pic of the dogs in the kitchen. Can you tell which dog is dominant? I'm very intrigued by their posing.
Also in the afternoon Em worked on her website,starfall.com. Black cat has a suspicious look on her face, I hope she wasn't giving Em the answers!!

posted by Melissa 7:23 PM

The girls each got a patriotic bandana from Target. Sophi loves to wear hers, for about 10 seconds before she takes it off...

posted by Melissa 3:01 PM

The Schraders came over for dinner Saturday night. While I stayed in the kitchen w/ Jen and Mike cooking PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps, Chris got some exercise and entertained the children on the trampoline.

posted by Melissa 2:47 PM

After cleaning up their rooms and sorting thru their stuffed animals the girls wanted to pose with a few of their favs.

posted by Melissa 2:42 PM

Em demonstrates the proper wave to shave a beard, a bubble beard that is.

posted by Melissa 2:35 PM

This is a pumpkin plant the girls are working on for halloween. The package says four months to grow one. We'll see if we can keep it alive that long!

posted by Melissa 2:23 PM

Monday, July 10, 2006

Sophi is learning how to go to the bathroom on the potty. She has been peeing for weeks but won't poop. This was her first official poop on the potty. We were so proud of her! Don't look in the potty if you don't want to get grossed out!

posted by Melissa 3:14 PM

Ok, I just viewed my blog and I'm not sure why I looked like an old lady in the pic of Greg and I so please, NO ONE mention it to me or I will forever stop posting pics of myself. It must be a bad angle and probably bad lighting. No offense to any old ladies reading this...

posted by Melissa 12:21 AM

Paige has overcome her fear of water within the past few weeks and was anxious to show off her cannonball skillz (blame Snoop) to Uncle Greg.
Em takes a pic of us at the Shuttle Launch! Go USA!!!

posted by Melissa 12:09 AM