Soooo... How've ya been :0)

I'm sorry for the absence!! Life just kinda gets BUSY!!!! :0) We have hired a new  housekeeper.

Any of you who have been through this process you know how daunting this can be. 1st. placing a good ad, then weeding through resumes, conducting phone interviews, next comes in person interviews, then deciding on just the right person to come into your home on a daily basis!!

Well Contracts signed ... we did it... Fingers crossed! So far so good! This process needed to be completed a.s.a.p. because homeschooling Connor keeps me very busy!! :0)

 

Sorry... I just had to!! LOL!!

Back to Homeschool has officially kicked off, & in a big way! Park meetings, science lab classes, Hip Hop classes (P.E.) Art classes, field trips, play dates, well you get the picture ;0) 

Chemistry class at The Lab

Hip Hop Class

We really love our Homeschool group & are very grateful that we have the opportunity to get together with such awesome people!! We have also been working on our backyard redo & we are loving it!!! So many cookouts with family & friends!! Our dogs hear the sound of the blinds on the sliding glass doors & come running!!!

Our nephew Noah chillaxin'

I don't know who loves the backyard more the dogs or us!! LOL! Vacations are a full time job for us!!! LOL!! & we take our commitment very seriously! :0) We love Disney World & couldn't  wait for the summer crowds to disappear so off we went!!! The Yacht club is one of my favs & the boat directly over to EPCOT is quite a nice feature too! After cruising through TEST TRACK ,& enjoying a scrumptious dinner at Nine Dragons in the China pavilion we decided upon the Magic Kingdom!

 

Epcot

Main St. Electrical Parade

There are so many wonderful things to see & do at Disney, I can honestly say, we never get bored of that place. This Labor Day weekend we are capping off our summer excursions by taking a jaunt to Tennessee where we will be staying in a Victorian train car at the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel!! My mom is soooo... excited to go, so with Nana in tow off we go again!! That's it for now, gotta run, time to get the car detailed before Roadtrip Labor Day Weekend 2013 begins!!! I hope you all have a wonderful long Labor Day weekend!! TTYL <3

What a Fun Full Week!

Our whirlwind week began with Connor attending one of his "best dudes", Jamison, bday party... He had a blast!!! Monday it was Brit's turn, she hosted a girly sleepover with the bestie, Diamond. Tuesday we bid Diamond farewell then Brittany, Connor, & I picked Nana up and met Daddy for a delicious fun dinner out. After dinner Daddy & Connor had to make a hasty exit in order to attend a Boy Scout get together in which they launched rockets!!! Wednesday we met up with Aunt Amy, cousin Noah, Aunt Kristy, & Daddy❤ for a fabulous Italian lunch outing!! It was great to catch up over a delish meal. Thursday, it was time for Brittany to host a Tea party luncheon for a few friends, the "luncheon" continued until around 11 p.m.!!!! LOL!! That's what happens when girls get together! Friday brought about a day of planning our fall schedule, in my Lily Pulitzer planner natch!! ;-)

 

I can't believe summer is almost over & school is on the horizon. Brittany is continuing her psychology studies (year 2!) with The University of Edinburgh and Connor is going to be very busy entering 4th. grade!! We homeschool & belong to several homeschool groups, our fav group is Palm Beach County Homeschoolers Inc. which offers a HUGE variety of activities. Everything from clubs, field trips, stage productions, science fairs, to soccer, parties, and park days. We have quite a full calendar shaping up! Our week was capped off by tackling a patio/yard make over for the weekend, new outdoor dining furniture, umbrella, and seating group, also a new grill.  We have a beautiful stainless steel gas grill but I have been craving a good old fashioned charcoal cookout, so you guessed it!! Daddy surprised us with a new charcoal grill (to partner with, not replace his gas grill, I was informed LOL!!) a new trampoline & some pretty flowers then voila!! patio/yard makeover complete!!! We've really been enjoying our outdoor space redo, hope you have been enjoying all of your endeavors too!! TTYL ❤