Penguins

We went to the zoo to see the new exhibit they have of the Penguins. It was packed!  I thought the exhibit had opened the weekend before, but I was wrong it opened the day we went. It was so full that we had to park out in the dirt parking lot. We waited about 45 minutes in line to see the Penguins, and I was a little disappointed. The exhibit use to have otters in it and they have moved the otters but didn’t change the exhibit it looks the same except now it has penguins in it. I’m not sure if it’s a permanent exhibit but it didn’t look closed in and will get very hot in the summer. Maybe they are still working on it. The girls had a blast. We took my 2 sisters and their husbands and our cousin Aly. We can’t wait to go again, hopefully next time it won’t be so crowded. (Crowds make me nervous!) Maybe a trip we will take during spring break!There’s a spot where you can climb under the exhibit  and see them swimming around.                                       Kassie and Billy      Haley, Julia, and Aly trying to feed the bird.(He was full from so many visitors that day!)                                Aly eating her lunch                                          Aunt Jeannie

Messages from Santa

This was a website we found it was cute. Julia and Bryant loved it. Paul had one sent to his brother Bryan it was too funny. We were all laughing when Paul played it.

Julia’s message

http://portablenorthpole.tv/watch/be39d1dae8232c199a09b9b3683e28bf

Bryan’s Message

http://portablenorthpole.tv/watch/bb955fe0a16b43c2a3d6ab37806ba909

Everybody needs a little TIME OUT!

Two peas in a pod. Always in trouble together. But aren’t they cute little messes.

 

After a few minutes in time out    :) ALL is Well

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a safe and blessed day. We are thankful for all our many friends, family, and the time we get to spend with them.

  

Just look at all these SMILES! I am most  thankful for them.

Does anybody recognize this?

Paul decided to organize a few of the closets here at the house before his parents come home and found this hidden in one of them. He said his brothers and sisters would recognize it. I don’t believe him. Can anyone of his sisters or brother back up his stories?

Happy Halloween

Since I recently had a C section my sisters took my little girls trick or treating, and boy did they have fun spending time with there Aunts, Cousin, Uncles, Friend, and Pop-Pop Erwin.

Julia was a pretty witch

Haley was a princess.

Alyssa, Julia, Joey, and Haley

Hope yours was as fun as ours!

Do all girls have to have drama coming into this world or is it just me and mine?

Here’s Cameron Chapman !

 

 

C- Section went ok. Only problem this time was when we went to check out, my Hemoglobin had dropped a lot since I had first checked in. It started at a 12.5, after surgery it was a 9.5, and the morning I got ready to leave it was at a 6.5. It was not suppose to be dropping. I had to go in for a CAT scan and was told I may not get to leave, and if they found internal bleeding or a blood clot I’d have to stay an extra week and Cameron would have to go home without me. My Dr. who had not ordered the scan had my hemoglobin checked again it went up to 8. After I drank the nasty stuff for the Cat scan my DR. came up said he did not think I needed the scan. He Thought everything was ok. I decided to go ahead with the scan just because I had just forced myself to drink this nasty stuff in 2 hrs. The scan showed I did have a blood clot but it was under the incision and Dr Trogolo was not concerned about it, that it should be reabsorbed into my body.  He said if I want to go, he’d sign the release papers. So I was released at about 6:50 pm and made it home by about 8pm. We are doing well. Cameron has an appointment on Tuesday, and I am slowly recovering from all the excitement. Hope to see everyone soon!

CRAZINESS

We woke up to a phone call at 4am. It was a reminder from Middleburg Elementary NO SCHOOL  Friday due to teachers planning day. (Craziness) It took me a few minutes to realize they were meaning the next day and they had probably set the time wrong for the announcement. It should have went out at 4pm. Oh well, I tossed and turned for about an hour trying to go back to sleep.  With the thoughts of little Somer Thompson from Orange Park that had been abducted and found earlier that day at a garbage dump. (More craziness) And what else we could do to keep our children safe. When the alarm went off I rolled out of bed knowing I had to get myself, Julia, and Haley ready because Julia had school and we (me and Haley) were meeting the play group at the zoo. On the way to school, (listening to Julia whine the whole time because she couldn’t go to the zoo) traffic was backed up horrible. (More craziness for the morning )So I cut down Main street to drop Julia off. As we drove by the back of the school no one was there, no kids walking to class no cars dropping anyone off. (very strange and unnerving)  As I turned onto Section street to get into the drop off area. The gates were locked and a line of cars sat waiting to talk to the guy in the middle of the street turning everyone away.  When I got my turn he said school was closed due to a threat. I called Paul and let him know and he called the School Board and was told that there was a bomb threat. And all the kids picked up on busses were sitting at the Baptist church, and all teachers had been evacuated, but there cars had to stay in the parking lot until everything could be checked out. No one was aloud in. More Craziness!!!! So I decided to continue with my plans for the day and me and the girls met the playgroup at the zoo. We had a wonderful time with friends, and was able to put the rest of the craziness out of my mind. Afterwards since I had to almost pass my grandparents house to go home and have not seen them in a few months I stopped and spent a few hours with them.  Thankfully the craziness stopped and the rest of the day was uneventful and relaxing. We even had dinner waiting for us when we made it home! (Paul cooked!)

What do you think?

Julia asked me today, “Mommy do you think my new baby sister Cameron, will look like me?”  My guess is there is a big chance she probably will! Take a look at these two cuties at about the same ages.

JULIA

HALEY

Pretty close resemblance I’d say!

Whitehead Family Reunion

This past Saturday we had a family reunion with the Whitehead side of the family. Most of them I haven’t seen in about 2-3 years and some that came I haven’t seen in about 10 years. I got to see cousins that I grew up with that I missed. We got to catch up on each others lives. What a fun day it was with lots of great food. Here are a few pictures that I took. I didn’t get as many as I wanted because I was watching the girls some of the time.

   

Happy Grandparents day!

I just wanted to start off with how wonderful I think my grandparents are. I’ve always looked up to them. And though I know they have made mistakes in their lives. I still idolize them. My maternal grandparents are 75 and my paternal grandparents are 72 and 75. Both grandfathers have served in the navy.  One for a short period of time and the other retired from the navy.  Both have worked very hard to achieve the things in life they have.  Both have raised wonderful families, and are willing to assist those around them in need. They have been great examples for me in my life. I enjoy their stories and hope to have them around for several more years to hear more stories.  They are also great examples for my children too. Who love to go and see them!

Julia and Haley also have wonderful grandparents for examples in their lives, and I know they idolize them too.  Grandparents are wonderful! We all feel their love when we are around them wither it is grandparents or great grandparents, we know we have them to love us and we love them very much.  I’ve also got to meet most of Paul’s grandparents and think they are just as wonderful as mine, and can’t wait to meet the ones that passed away before I met Paul.  Here are some pictures of them.

Don’t they all look so happy.

Kid’s Grammy and Pop-Pop Chapman

Paul’s Grand daddy and Grandmother Chapman

Paul’s Grandmother Thompson

 

Paul’s Birdie-Mae and Grand daddy Thompson

 

Kid’s Pop-Pop Erwin

Ilene’s Grandpa Erwin

Ilene’s Grandma Erwin

Ilene’s Nana and Grandpa Mitchell

Kid’s Grammy and Pop-pop Whitehead.

I also have a great grandmother Crone still alive but can not find any pictures of her right now. I defiantly need to get updated pictures of everyone together! These took hours to find and most were taken 2005! I can’t believe I’ve slacked so much in picture taking!

Atudie tot

Ok I tried to email this to Grammy and Pop-Pop but the file was too big. So no one tell Paul I put it on my blog to send to them! Yea right I'm sure everyone will tell him right :)It was way to funny. This is a song Julia learned in VPK that I thought was very funny. And I thought it would be fun to share with grammy and pop-pop. Maybe you can teach it to the kids in Barbosa!