Halloween 2015

July 4th Weekend

This year has been a low key summer and July 4th was no exception. In the years past we have gone to the beach or had a party but due to a foot injury of Ricks we decided to stay close to home. Here are a few photos from our weekend.

Nara started her first job last week and she had to work.

Rick, Caroline and I had a great lunch and then on Satuday we went to dinner and a movie.

We love our newest movie theater. 

Dinner on Saturday 

Ms Junior Fort Myers

Without much planning Nara decided to partipate in the Ms. Fort Myers pageant. She enjoyed the pageant and did very well on the interview section. Nara won  first runner up. We were proud.

Proud Dad

Aunt Collen came out to support Nara

Marco Island

We had a mini vacation on Marco Island for the weekend before summer comes to an end. The girls loved the beach and I enjoyed relaxing while Rick was at his conference.  Marco is just down the road from our home but it is always nice to be a tourist. 

JV Cheerleader

I am not sure where time went but Nara will start High School in the fall. Today she made the JV Cheerleading Squad for her high school next year. It will be a summer of practice and camps. We are so proud of her.

Celebrating Presidents Day Weekend.

I love long weekend. Last week started off with Caroline being sick but a little illness did not stop her from having a great time over the weekend. Nara and Caroline spent Sunday Night with my mom and dad. Both girls love hanging out with my parents. Rick and I went to see the new Die Hard movie. I am a huge Die Hard fan. I know they are silly but I really love them.

We seldom get to go to the movies. We usually can get a babysitter for a few hours but something about being in a movie while my baby is home with a babysitter makes me a nervous wreck. We have been home from China almost three years and we have gone out to dinner, gone to weddings and gone to work parties while Caroline is with a babysitter many times but this was the first movie we have gone to since Caroline has been a part of our world.

 Ready to go back to school after a great weekend

 Having fun in the sandbox at Mammy's

Nara Loved Rocci (Mammy and Poppy's new dog)

Saturday Fun

We started today with a visit back to the doctor. Caroline went to the doctor on Monday with a bad cough. She has recovered from the cough but today she woke up with an ear infection. By the afternoon she was feeling much better. We all went out to lunch and then we came home for a little outdoor fun

Caroline sitting crisscross on daddy’s car

Playing in the yard.

Helping Nara clean the porch

Sunday Snapshot

Caroline loves her sister

Saturday at the beach before a family dinner

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Family Fun

Universal: Halloween Horror

 

 

 

We got back from Universal’s Halloween Horror earlier today. It was a quick 24 hour trip.

In August we promised Nara that if she received all A’s and B’s that we would take her to Halloween Horror. Rick and I have been several times over the years and have really enjoyed a quick getaway in October. Nara has always wanted to go. She is almost 14 so we thought she would be old enough to attend. It became clear on Thursday that she was going to get all A’s and B’s (including Algebra).

 

Rick and I are really not into haunted houses so we always just walk around and enjoy getting a little scared and enjoy people watching. I am glad to be home and wish I had another weekend to recover before heading back to work tomorrow. I will post photos later.

 

Halloween Horror at Universal

We gave Nara the challenge of getting all A’s and B’s this quarter. As an  8^th grader she is taking two high school classes so her grades are very important. We told her that if she got all A’s and B’s that we would take her to Halloween Horror at Universal. As of today it looks like she is going to pull it off and that we are going to be spending sometime celebrating ghosts and gobbling’s and good grades.

Old Photo Day

Where did time go? She was 5 and loved Spider Man. Now she is 13 and stayed up to 130 last night doing home work. I guess she is a big girl now.

Happy Birthday NARA

Nara's Birthday Week!

Nara turns 11 this week. We have a birthday party planned with Sammy and CC on Saturday.

Nara Playing Ode to Joy

Hanging out on the Porch

After the end of a long day

Update on Nara and Looking Forward to Better Days

Nara woke up this morning still sick. She had a hard night. At one point her temperature reached 102. Nara is always full of energy it is clear to see that she is not feeling well. She has been in bed for 24 hours. Violet curled up in bed with her and has not left her side. I am sure she will feel better soon. I have attached a picture of a better day

A Close up of Nara

Nara Practicing Piano

The Last Balloon

Since the point of this blog is to document our life as we wait for Caroline I decided to take the challenge of Project 365. http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/ If I take a picture everyday between now and bringing Caroline home. I will have a lot pictures to share with Caroline one day.

Rock Star

On Saturday the 14th Nara had her class Birthday Party. The Theme was Rock Star. The guests had a lot of fun with a bounce house, slide, snow cones, strawberry slushies and lots of music. Nara and I had a lot of fun planning the party. The party was great and the kids had fun but I think for Nara and I we will remember the birthday as the one that we shoved 36 heart balloons into my car. After struggling to get the balloons in my car we were constantly honked at, and pointed at as we drove down the road. We laughed the entire way home.
Devon was in charge of the music. He did a great job with the Rock Star theme. Tori and Alex helped entertain the younger kids. It took all three of them to supervise busting of the Electric Guitar Pinata.

I think Rick and I are already looking forward to her party next year.