We had the opportunity to go to Florida this spring. I had never been before, and we had essentially had NO vacation since our honeymoon...so we were due. It was wonderful. We spent a day at Siesta Key beach (white sand!), a day at Epcot, and a day at Magic Kingdom. We filled the rest of the time just enjoying the amenities of our hotel...and shopping at IKEA. Here are some of the pics. Enjoy!
"Hi, I'm Keely, and I am NOT a blog-a-holic. In fact, I stink at it. Again, it's been half a year since I've updated you with pictures of our vida loca. (Where does the time go?) So, sit back and enjoy. You're about to partake in 77 kodak moments."
SOCCER 2010 Team Lady France almost undefeated
P.S. Julie played a season of basketball as well, but guess who forgot to bring the camera to a single game?!
-SISTERS- PHOTO SHOOT "Look, we can be nice to each other"
"Hello? Can you hear me?"
"We LOVE fall leaves!"
"Rain, rain, come our way..."
LET'S GO FLY A KITE (until the neighbor boy gets it stuck in a tree)
JULIE'S SCHOOL CELEBRATION #2 Every 9 weeks, Julie gets the chance to shine in front of family with all the knowledge she's picked up throughout the unit. She presents all her projects, and gives us a synopsis of material learned. It can take up to an hour! Good thing she's not shy. LOL
Pot holder Julie wove
Oxen cart made out of clay
FAMILY PHOTO OP
WESLEY AND ELLY SOUND ASLEEP
SLURPING SPILLED PROTEIN SHAKE
HOW DO WE GO DOWN THE SLIDE? FACE FIRST!!
DEAD DEER TIME Our dear friend James shot a deer for us this year. Yea! Deer here tastes good...not like sage brush in Colorado. Oh no, here they're all grain fed. Yum! Plus, Lee got the chance to butcher meat for the first time in his life. And yes, this was exciting!
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES One go 'round with our friend Grace in GJ...
one go 'round with our friends in Hermann.
ELLY'S 4th BIRTHDAY Shewoke up to a decorated house,
enjoyed a cake made and decorated by her sister,
received her forever-wanted Butterscotch horse,
and hosted one heck of a party! There were presents (for Elly and every attendee),
and tunnel systems to play in. This is Elly's BF Trigg. Perfect match aren't they?!
There was giraffe-a-laugh limbo,
a play dough station,
and a bounce station. Plus, so much more! Whew!
LANTERN WALK 2010 We love the annual lantern walk around downtown. It's just fun. However, this year had pluses and minuses.Pluses: Lee's sisters and families joined us for hot cocoa, smores, and kettle korn. Minuses: we arrived late and missed all the caroling. Boo hoo! And our family photo for Christmas cards...has a tree growing out of Lee's head. C'est la vie.
ST.LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER St.Louis has a lot of really great FREE attractions, one of which is the science center. Here we are learning how to build a stable archway,
playing a harp with no strings,
jumping to musical hopscotch,
learning about dinosaurs,
and people-powering a ball exhibit. Now if we could just hook one of these up to the meter box outside, we could lower our utilities a little bit. Run kids run!
WESLEY THE WONDER BABY Wesley is a very very happy baby. I can count the number of times he's cried (since birth) on one hand...and three of those were injuries from flying toys. What a joy he is to our lives. Check out some of his finer moments...
CHRISTMAS 2010 Julie got a guitar (ignore Elly's indecency)
Wesley (also naked from the temp of our house that morn) got a shape sorter kangaroo
Elly got a pillow pet
Our family received Mo Willams books...yea
Mimi and Vicki were here,
as well as Kay and Charles.
Wesley slept through most of the excitement.
But we partied on anyway...with Nana Mary on skype on the laptop.
Ta-da
THE DIFFERENCE IN SISTERS Julie is a dress-up kinda girl.
Elly? Not so much.
She's more about being goofy!! Wonder where she gets that from?
MORE CUTE WESLEY PICS Snoozing
Smiling
Everyone's new pjs
Favorite yoga pose
Trying to get the camera
SNOW DAYS!!! LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM! What a great year for snow lovers! We had such a good time in the white playgrounds of winter.
Who needs a beach? We'll bury people in the snow.
snowball fight
angels making angels
sledding with dad
giddyup daddy
wipeout
Note to self: Wesley shares his father's emotions for cold weather.
Seriously people! It is 6 am and we are out in the snow. 6 am!! (Still dark)
