Just hanging out....

The last two days we have just been kind of hanging out with no big plans.

Tuesday morning I let the girls play hooky from school and we drove over to International Mall so Chloé could do a little shopping. (You know my two girls had to get something too LOL)

She bought some nice presents for her family (hint hint Valerie LOL )

When we got home the girls just didn't want to go to school like originally planned so they took the rest of the day off. We had lunch and then they chilled out and watched TV and played "Just Dance" on the Wii. The pictures above were taken with my cell phone and the girls were moving so the quality is a little blurry.

That evening Natalie had a softball game so Chloé and McKenlee played catch with Chloé's new softball glove in between watching the game. She says that softball is "not the sport for me" but she was pretty good at catching and throwing the ball. (smile)


Yesterday, Wednesday the girls went to school and then last night McKenlee had a softball game and Natalie had batting practice. The game was over pretty quickly so we headed home and Chloé and I watched "Survivor" one of my favorite shows. Chloé says they have a similar show in France.

Today the girls are heading to school and then this evening we are heading back down to the beach to shop along the boardwalk and catch the sunset again. (if it doesn't rain, it is suppose to rain :( ) We will at least get the shopping in if not the sunset. You know PRIORITIES lol.

Tomorrow the plan is to let the girls miss school again and hang out by the pool since it is Chloé's last day with us. Then tomorrow evening we will be heading to a baseball game to watch The Tampa Bay Rays.

I can't believe that Chloé will be leaving us on Saturday morning. The time has just flown by. We have so enjoyed having her. It has been a wonderful experience for Natalie and all of us.

I have even learned a little French...

C'est bon, C'est bon!!!

(Valerie you will have to ask Chloé about this, it is so funny)

Just some more pictures

Our day at Busch Gardens

What a wonderful day we had today at Busch Gardens. Dave was able to take the day off, we only wish Sydnee would of been able to come but she was just to exhausted from camping and working all weekend.

Both of the girl's softball games ended up being cancelled so we got to stay for the day. (although we did end up leaving about an hour before closing due to a huge rain storm)

The girl's rode a roller coaster (gwazi). Natalie and Dave rode Shriekra while Chloé and McKenlee rode the flume.

We rode the congo river rapids and I was the only one who managed to get completly soaking wet. (That always happens to me I really know how to pick a seat LOL)

We rode the bumper cars, and Rhino Rally. We saw an adorable animal show and completly fell in love with the parks newest baby cheetah.

We rode the train and saw lots of animals up close. Chloé was so close to a Zebra at one point I thought she might be able to reach out and touch it.

It was just a perfect day. (Valerie, I have so many more pictures of today and pictures since Chloé has gotten here. I will load them to FB so you can see copies of them all on Chloé's Facebook)

We all came home exhausted so we ordered pizza for dinner and watched a little TV.

Tomorrow, I will be letting the girl's go into school late so I can take them to the mall. Chloé wants to go to Abercrombie and Fitch and we are running out of time before she goes home :(

It's hard to believe she has been here over a week already the time has just flown. I have really enjoyed having 4 daughters this week. LOL

Good night, I know I will be sleeping like a rock.

Happy Easter

What a wonderful Easter we had today. The weather was again gorgeous although we had a short thunderstorm at the end of the day.

I have come to the conclusion that Chloé is a fish which pleased McKenlee because she finally found someone who wanted to stay in the pool as long as she does.

Dinner was delicious (thanks Mom) and I thought it was great because Chloé wanted to try everything. My girl's tend to be picky eaters so it was nice to see her try some family traditions like our "Butter Bean salad" and Uncle Butch's "Famous Fruit Salad."

When we got home the girls decided to have a night of pampering where they were using their "beauty masks" (that's what's on their face in the last picture)that they got in their Easter Baskets and painting their toe nails while having a "Twilight" marathon.

I just hope they get some good sleep tonight as we are heading to Busch Gardens bright and early tomorrow. Unfortunately, we can't stay until closing because both the girl's have softball games but if the lines are not to long we should fit everything in.

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter!!!

A beautiful Beach Day

What a gorgeous day we had at the beach. The weather was perfect. It was sunny with a beautiful breeze so we didn't get to hot. The water was refreshing but not cold.

The girls were in the water almost the whole time we were there. The only thing is that they all got a little sun burnt. (this is always so frustrating to me because I feel like I am the sunscreen police as I am constantly having them reapply) But apparently we did not reaaply enough because the girls did get a little red. Bless their hearts I was creaming them up last night before (with aloe and Lanacane) we went to dinner.

I was good though I have learned to stay under that umbrella as much as possible.

After our beautiful day we came home showered and headed to dinner at our neighborhood Applebee's.

After dinner we asked Chloé if she wanted to go bowling or to check out our Walmart to do a little shopping. (My nieces love Walmart when they come over from England so I thought Chloé might like it too) Of course, just like my girl's would have she opted for shopping.

The pictures above were obviously taken at the beach. LOL The one of Dave and the girl's was taken in the parking lot before dinner.

Tomorrow we head to my Mom's for an Easter picnic.

I will be keeping those girls under umbrellas and out of the sun as much as possible. LOL

Dinner after the sunset...

Chloé loves Italian food which makes Natalie and I very happy as we are the only one's in the family who like Spaghetti. Because of this I only make spaghetti about 4 times a year.

But guess what this week we're having

SPAGHETTI !!!!!

Friday Night Sunset