Brotherly love

I caught Sebastian giving his brother Louie some loving and it was quite the Kodak moment!

Introducing the New Hulk Hogan...

I have been training Scott for the past three weeks...here he is showing off his huge muscles at the gym! It has been fun working out together and I have been enjoying making him sweat! haha!

Adventures in Pet-Sitting...

I am happy to report that as of this past week I am officially done with bird-sitting! The birds stayed in their cages this time and thankfully did NOT manage to escape. I actually enjoyed feeding and watching them this time around. Unfortunately, they never did learn my name but that's okay...I was appreciative of the many "Good Mornings" and "Holas"! It was definitely an eventful month with going over to their house though. From the little frog jumping out of the water container on me and to the many plants and one goldfish that died on my watch...all I can say is...good times.

Another little Royals man...

It is hard to believe that Nate turned one this past weekend, but it is really hard to believe that my little bug Hudson here is already SO big himself!!! He entertained us at brunch with his expansive knowledge of animal sounds...I was so wishing that I had a camcorder with me to tape it! He even impressed the staff at the restaurant and was given a big sundae for his smarts (although he didnt want it so Jeremy happily dug into it! haha!) It was wonderful to see Hudson and his mommy and daddy!

Nate's FIRST birthday party!

Hard to believe Nate is ONE already! I flew into KC this weekend to see Jeremy and to attend Nate's first birthday party. Jeremy's dad was in the loop but his mom had NO clue that I was going to be there. Needless to say, she showed quite the surprised reaction when I walked through the door which was very fun for us! Nate was a trooper...he had about 30 people there to celebrate his big day and he stayed up all evening and practically all night so he would not miss any of the festivities! The best part of course was when his cake was put in front of him, he wasnt quite sure what to do with it at first but once he realized it was okay to put all that sugar in his face he went to town! All in all, it was a fabulous weekend visiting with friends and family!

Guess what's coming to town????!!!!

My brother shared some VERY, VERY exciting news with me the other night! CHIPOTLE is coming to Jacksonville, FL! FINALLY!!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOO! I hesitated in moving to Jax months ago because I had been told that there were not any Chipotles in the area and that really saddened me. So, it was sooo wonderful to hear that one is coming to town!!!! YAY!!!!!

Playtime and Naptime!

1. Every once in awhile Maverick will find some energy to get off the bed and play tug-a-war with his cousin Sebastian!

2. Graham and Louie catching an afternoon nap. What a life!

3.Can you see the dog in the last picture?? Heehee! That is my boy Maverick blending into the bedsheets!

Crab Party

Our neighbors, Brandon and Stephanie, are from Louisana and this past week Stephanie's family was in town! We had the pleasure of meeting them and being invited over for dinner for the BEST down-home-shrimp-and-crab-Louisana dinner EVER! It was amazing! There were piles of shrimp and buckets of crab. Wow! It was sooo good and quite an experience!

Beachtime inside the YMCA

This is what I did practically all weekend! I painted the KidZone at the YMCA that I work at! There are still a few things that I would like to add, but I got the majority of the artwork done.


I hope you all had a very Happy 4th! It is hard to believe that the year is halfway over already! Wow! Where has the year gone?!

Happy Independence Day!

Well, I finally got my camera working again after going out and purchasing a new battery! However, I cannot take credit for this picture...this had been sent to me awhile back from one of my friends and I thought it was awesome! Anyway, just wanted to wish all of you a very Happy and safe 4th of July!!! Have a wonderful holiday weekend! God Bless America!!!