A Little Fun...

This Mom and Dad took the night off this past weekend to head out to a benefit for our favorite foundation. The event took place at Universal's City Walk where we dined at the Red Parrot Club then their karaoke club.."Rising Star". Each table had a celebrity that sang for them....all to raise money for Central Florida's working poor...children and adults alike. Our company had a table and our celebrities were the presidents of two local universities. We were in the company of Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick (both of Nsync fame), Nick Anderson (Orlando Magic), local news personalites, various Baseball stars,Molly Hatchet (remember them??), Shaq's Mom who sang a rousing rendition of Respect...and the list goes on. A great evening for a great cause!! Lots of fun!

Life is Sometimes Better When...

..you make up your own rules!! Katie and Cade are tight. Buddies. Allies. Amigos. We're so glad until it could hurt a body part. I caught these two sliding down into the pool on top of kickboards. Thank goodness they were wearing floaties because they sometimes hit the water...sometimes the steps...sometimes land. They thought it was an opportunity for uproarious laughter and had a ball. Then Miss Katie decided to go 'sans-flotation' and has been swimming-like-a-fishy all in two days. She's so tiny that we still sit poised for rescue action because it's a STTTRRREEETTTCCCHHHH into that wall sometimes. You go girl and boy!!

Mad Scientists On The Loose!

....well...hopefully not too loose! The P.C. got passes to our local Science Center to enhance the 'academic advancement of their gray matter' this school year and it is proving to be a hit!! Half the time they have no idea what they are studying there but hey...we're working on it:) Here you will see them blasting off to outer space in the Space Shuttle....and Eloise's and Katie's fav...the hamster wheel. Gravity has never been so funny!!

Here's the Gang....

Here's the latest of the group...minus the grandparents and plus our cute little mexican cousin (lower left in the pink tu-tu!!). Jason and Mel are expecting #2 in early March....Julie is 21, Leni,8, Kristin,6, Katie Mei,4, Cade,3, and the ever ageless parents:) Do you know how HARD it is to get a picture like this??!! But...oh so worth it!!

Happy Birthday Leni!!

Our first adopted princess, Leni, turned 8 this week! We celebrated with a Hawwaiian Luau Party complete with limbo, pinata, cupcake decorating, Lei necklace making but sad to say....no roasted piggie. This was our first angel to be plucked from "the fields of the fatherless" and we are so very honored to be her parents! She has taught us to slow life down and see things through her eyes...which are beautiful by the way!! When she grows up whe wants to be a vet...because compassion and animals go hand in hand with this sweet girl!! Happy Birthday Leni!!

HMMMMM.......

Take a good look at the birthday ticker below right and see what our next family event is......somebody's turning...??????

School Days, School Days.. Good Ol Golden Rule Days...

Yep...we're back. And our lovely group of princesses have started school. Katie is a whopping 4 years old and enrolled in Florida's VPK at her regular pre-school the ladies have attended. What that means....is that it's a state-run protocol but you can stay at your regular private school with your marvelous teachers you're used to!! Whoo-hoo!! Funding was cut some this year and it was uncertain how it was going to look...but yea baby!! We started... and the state came through!! Leni and Kristin are both home-schooled and taking various classes for extra-curricular brain power. It's gonna be a good year...this mom can tell!! Here's Miss Katie Mei on her first day of Pre-K! We are by far the tiniest in the class...but there is another little girl from the Middle East...and a little boy recently adopted from Russia. :) We heart our school!!