Monday, June 20, 2011

What We Have Been Up to Since the End of March

So the past several months have been a whirlwind to say the least! I don't think during April and May that there were many nights that the girls didn't have something to keep us busy. The two older girls are involved in gymnastics now once a week. They also are involved in town soccer and softball/t-ball. Laci played soccer for the first time this year. She really enjoyed it cause she loves to run fast, "Go Redhawks". Madison played again this year for the third year in a row. I didn't take a picture of her (I know - way to go, Mom). Her team was the "Black Cuties" and the funny part is is that Madison played Rock, Paper, Scissors with a little boy and lost and that is what he named the team. We are finishing up softball for Madison right now and Laci also just finished t-ball.

Here is a picture of Madison at her last night of Girl Scouts for this year. She is getting her badges for selling cookies and a small gift from her troop leader, Bev.


We also sold our house the end of March and we had to be out by May 31st. So amid teaching, getting the girls everywhere they needed to be, and other things, we packed up the house and moved into a rental property while we work on getting a new house built! Here are some pictures taken in our last days at our house on Ridgeway Street. Memories!!!

One of the best memories I will always have of our house on Ridgeway Street is of Olivia and our dog, Lily, standing at the living room window and looking out. They look almost the same height at the window together.

This picture is a little hard to make out, but if you really look close, you can see Lily and Olivia at the window, but they are looking at each other!

Madison and Laci in the living room at the house on Ridgeway Street.

One of the worst things about having to rent while we build a house is that our dog, Lily is currently living with Terry's twin brother, Tracy. Tracy and his fiance, Kim, are spoiling her rotten, but I sure miss having her at home with us.

Lily loved to "flop" down on the kitchen floor and cool off at the house on Ridgeway also. She tended to do this after getting a big drink, so she would slobber the floor up good! Oh, boy is she high maintanence too. She needs her ears cleaned constantly and her nose wrinkle cleaned too, but she is worth it!

We got completely moved the weekend of Memorial Day - the buyers were very pushy and even ended up getting in to paint rooms before we had everything out! I wasn't happy about that, but it is over now. We had a few days to get some things situated at the rental house and then Terry and I packed up and went to Playa del Carmen Mexico from June 2-June 9. This is a picture of the beach. Beautiful!

This is where we spent most of the time - by the pool. The large "hut" in the back of the picture is a bar and buffet area. We ate many breakfasts and lunches here. Good food and relaxing time.

This is on the resort - these plants all lit up with blue lights. The picture doesn't really do it justice - it was very cool!

On the resort at night, there is entertainment and this is where it happens. On the left is another buffet area, it is larger than the one by the pool. On the right is a sports bar.
The last night we were there, the entertainment was the resort's version of "Deal or No Deal", Terry got picked to play. He opened boxes and then got offered some deals. Well, he said "no deal" three times and had to do a shot of tequila each time. If you know Terry at all, he doesn't drink, so it was quite entertaining. He ended up winning a $750 romantic dinner for two, but we weren't able to use it since we left the next morning, so we gave it to a couple who had just gotten married at the resort that day! Hope they enjoyed it!

Terry on the plane ride home - wanting badly to see our girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olivia at McDonald's - what a stinker!

Madison, Laci, Olivia, and Kendall at McDonald's. I went over to my mom's one day last week when Kendall was there and we took the girls to the Amish to a couple stores and then we went to McDonald's for lunch. They had fun.

Now this week the two older girls have started swim lessons and they are also involved with the summer reading program at our public library. July will be sure to go just as fast. Hope to give you some updates of house construction soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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