Swimming

New playground

Due to a recent move of the most wonderful and amazing family we acquired this. The family who moved gave their playground set to a family and that family gave their playground to us. There's a sandbox and a picnic table underneath and we all LOVE it. Especially since the pool is just starting to getting a little colder.

Go Rays!

So I've always been a fan of the Devil Rays, now known as the Rays. I usually go to a game or two during the season but I hadn't been able to go for the past couple years which has been a little disappointing. But yesterday I got a phone call that would change that. My friends had an extra ticket to the Rays v. Red Sox game that same evening and wanted to know if I could go. Needless to say it was awesome. Our seats were maybe 8 rows behind the Rays dugout, I got to eat delicious baseball food, and I got to see some very interesting people. First there were these annoying "cheerleaders" but they didn't do any cool stunts so they were more like a pep squad. It was my first Rays experience with the squad and I found them to be very distracting and I found myself NOT wanting to cheer just because I didn't want to encourage "Team Ray". There was this guy on the cheer team, and I'm all for guy cheerleaders but it wasn't like he was holding up anyone he was just dancing and smiling ... I was embarrassed for him. I was scared they had replaced Raymond with these girls and guy, but no need to fear Raymond showed up. That thing is hilarious. Elvis was there sitting a few rows in front of us. Next time I go to a game I'm going to dress up like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, just for fun. The Rays weren't so hot, it was like seeing my good ol' Devil Rays again. But it didn't matterI had a blast. Thanks to the "T" family for a very needed entertaining night. This family always cracks me up! Even though the Rays totally blew it we were laughing and havin fun the whole time. That was my 2008 baseball season experience. In the mean time, I'll be praying for the Rays to make it to the playoffs.

Sunset

We went to the beach last week for a sunset. I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be than on a beach watching the sunset. I even have a free round trip ticket somewhere but the best vacation would involve sitting on a Gulf Coast beach watching the sunset.

Jackson and Lilly with their cousins.

Jackson was even able to see some Jellyfish (which I've only seen one in my whole life). I guess it must have been a school of them but as soon as the tide went out they were gone, or seemed to be. Jackson has had this obsession or fascination with jellyfish this summer ... we get books at the library on them and he is constantly drawing them or pretending to be one ... so funny. I guess it was a good "end of summer" event to finally see one, well, actually five.
Overall, it was a perfect evening. It really is the reason I want to live where I am forever.

Lilly Jumping

We got this Johnny Jumper out for my sisters 9 month old but discovered that a very-light-weight-almost-two year old loves it too. Its now her favorite toy.

August Fast Cap

Sorry for the month of August. My parents got home from Portugal, so my normal routine has been a little out of whack but things feel like their getting settled. Jackson started his 2nd year of preschool.

We went to Disney On Ice Saturday. Jackson loved the part with the Cars characters and Lilly loved Minnie and Mickey but for the other hour and a half they were a little restless. I really liked it though. I felt like I was watching the ice skating at the Winter Olympics, kind of.

My Breaking Dawn Post

I went and picked "the book" up on Saturday afternoon and some of us went out to Mimi's Cafe - which has the best muffin's by the way. After a crazy weekend I think I'm actually going to get to start reading it tonight.