We love visitors!

We may not have a whole slew of friends that have moved to Florida with us like we did in Ohio but we sure have a lot more friends who want to come visit us here and what a treat it's been to already have friends who have come to visit us! In January Megan and Ryan Williams made a trip out to celebrate their twin boys' birthday at Universal. We were so thrilled they planned a day to spend with us. We were just getting to know them before we left Ohio and what a fun family they are. It was so much fun sharing SeaWorld with them (even if it was the coldest weekend we had all winter) and enjoying dinner together after! We will look forward to them making another trip out once the house is done!




Next was the Brandolese's! We were so excited that they made a point to come down during their spring break to see us before they move back to Italy this summer. We had a fantastic weekend together spending one day at SeaWorld and another at Aquatica. It was very sad saying goodbye to them as who knows when the next time will be that we'll see them but our hope is that once we get settled in our house and they get settled in Rome, we'll make a trip out to see them. We've sure shared some good times over the past few years with them!

Spring Break 2017

After a four year hiatus from spending our spring break in Utah it was time to return! The boys had been begging to go skiing for the past couple years but when you live in a place like Ohio, Utah isn't the first place you look to when trying to escape the cold. Well now that we live in Florida, I have a feeling Utah will be where we spend most spring breaks. After an early morning flight and a nice lunch though, where did we find ourselves once we arrived? At the Provo Beach. Yes, Provo has a beach. Granted it's an indoor one but it is called the Provo Beach...





The next day it was time to hit the mountains! After a not so pretty ski experience with Sage four years ago, the jury was out on how things would go this time around. We knew one thing and that was that she would be enrolled in full day ski school. Thankfully she agreed without any tears even and between the sunny and warm 60 degree weather and a fun ski instructor we returned at the end of the day to an excited, happy Sage who was anxious to show us all she had learned and even come back for a second day!



We always love when Uncle Paul can join us as he's great about taking the boys off to do the challenging, scary stuff that Jack and I won't do and they love it!




Unlike Ty who used the opportunity as a time to work on his tan, Connor did everything to avoid any sun...lol!



After a few days break and a bit more powder, we returned for another day and how thrilled we were at the excitement Sage had to return! This time we went to Brighton and put her in just half day ski school. It turned out she didn't really learn anything new (according to her) but we didn't care. We were just thrilled how excited she was to follow her brothers up to the top of the mountain. Shout out to Ty and Connor for taking such good care of her, video taping her and even snapping a few photos to capture the moment!



Wanting to be just like her brothers here she is zipping through the trees!



Of course the main reason we come to Utah is to hang out with family!



And it wouldn't be a complete visit to Utah without a bunch of yard games being played in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard! We missed Steve but will hopefully see him over the summer.



And just in the nick of time Teagen and Chaz came into town so we were able to spend a day with them before we caught our flight home!



A big thankyou to mom and dad for always being such amazing hosts. From ice cream trips to bowling to board games and fabulous dinners, they always make us feel right at home! Here's to many more spring breaks in Utah...at least as long as we live in Florida... :)

Daddy daughter time!

It's been a while since Sage had Daddy to herself for a special night but what a treat it was for them to spend this night together at her school's daddy daughter dance fundraiser! They sure had a great time. After the dance they headed over to SeaWorld with some friends. It's always a treat to walk around the park after hours but it's even more of a treat when you get to share it with friends!

Happy Fifteen to these handsome boys!

Highlight of the boys' birthday was definitely watching the excitement Sage had giving the boys these "world's smallest laser guns". She had been begging for me to take her to buy these ever since she saw Ty begging me to buy them for him one random Saturday a couple months back. I loved how much it meant to her to have something for them.



Second highlight was having Michael in town! The only thing that could have made that better was if he had brought Michele with him. Oh how we miss these dear friends.



We feel so lucky to have been blessed with these two faithful, respectful, handsome, good boys. Although they have their moments, I continue to be reminded from those they interact with what wonderful young men they are. Now if they can just turn into wonderfully, safe drivers! It's truly a scary thought for me to think of them on the road especially when the majority of Orlando area drivers consist of senior citizens, foreigners, and tourists, none of which I really trust on the road with my boys! Thankfully for us, neither of them will be driving alone anytime soon as Florida law requires them to first take an online course and test before getting their permit and it's not until they have their permit for at least a year that they are able to get their actual license. We didn't know about this law until a couple weeks ago so we are in the process of getting them registered for the class. Sadly for them it's impossible for them to get their license on their 16th birthday but I must admit, I'm totally ok with that... :)

Love these boys to the moon and back...infinity...