Thanksgiving at the Beach

We spent Thanksgiving in Ft. Meyers Beach, Florida with my mom, Pappy Mike and two family friends.

We had a great time relaxing, shell searching and eating.

The girls kayaked for the first time ,alone...so proud of them. I did it too (sorry no photos to prove it).

We found some crabs!

Playing in the leaves

We raked and raked some more to make the biggest pile we could!

They jumped in and had the best time.

It brought back childhood memories for me and made new memories for them.

It is sad to see all the trees losing their beautiful color but I know God will bless us with the colors again next year.

It's Fall Y'all

It has been such a blessing to see all of the leaves changing this year. It has been a long time since we enjoyed true fall weather.

These pictures are shots that have been taken around North Carolina and Pennsylvania. We had two corn maze adventures and a trip to the NC Zoo. We even ate lunch at The Pit in downtown Raleigh. This eastern Carolina BBQ restaurant was featured on Man vs. food on the travel channel. Yummy yummy! This is where I had my first taste of black eyed peas:) The homemade mac and cheese was a hit with Emilee and Ashley enjoyed her Cheeseburger. Chris ate some yummy ribs and pulled pork.

The trees are turning red, yellow and orange! Each day our neighborhood gets more colorful. It is cold in the morning when I take the girls to school...38 baby!! Enjoy the sights, wish my San Diego Peeps could be here to enjoy them with me.

driving through my neighborhood I snapped a crocked photo on my phone

NC zoo

Fun in PA Mom, Aunt karen and I

The girls had spirit week at school, this was the "Geek" look

Corn maze in NC, it was a warm day!

Old Salem Field Trip

Emilee and I recently took a trip to Winston Salem, NC on a fifth grade trip.

Lots of historical sites to see and learn about.

It was a beautiful fall day, we had a great time.

Rainy Saturday Thoughts

1. Love that I am getting my laundry done and ready for the week ahead.
2. It may be too early but I have my harvest garden flag out and 2 happy scarecrows on my front porch.
3. Loving the cool days and the rain after a week of hot and humid yuck.
4. Missing my San Diego friends :( Love to you all xoxox
5. Thankful for 2 amazing neighbors who I can hang out and chat with while the girls play.
6. I made some fun name plates for the girls room....with paper of course that is my craft of choice:)
7. Sassy daughters are driving me insane !!!!!!!!!
8. It is nice and quiet upstairs, does that mean they are up to something or just simply getting along?
9. We are loving our new hometown and all the shopping and restaurants close by. Tonight we are going to try a new place:) We need to get out of the house sometime today.
10. Working out has become fun, wow, I do really enjoy going to the gym again.

Playtime

We took a 2 hour drive to the Wrightsville Beach, it was so worth the drive. White sand full of so many shells. The Atlantic Ocean is warm enough for even mommy to go in. Girls had a blast playing in the waves, collecting shells, and making "drippy" castles in the sand.

wipe out

You have a minute to win it! A new game for us to play, I rock!! Emilee is a close second!

angel hair pasta and penna fun!

Here is our street with the beginning of Hurricane Irene on her way in

We survived the storm

weather in North Carolina is way more exciting than Southern Cal.

Sometimes a bit scary but it is an adventure for sure.