Tulip Time!

Yesterday turned out to be a nice day! Perfect for Tulip Time! Maddie, Jayci, Gavyn, and Teagyn had a blast! It was a little busy, so we didn't stand in line for the petting zoo thing. But there was so much to do, that I don't think the kids really noticed! Gavyn held this HUGE snake! He is so brave. I could not believe that he did it! The guy asked him if he wanted to touch it, Gavyn looked at him like he was crazy, and asked him to put it on his neck! It was so funny! No fear!

Today is such a beautiful day! I am sad that I have to go to work, but I had to trade with a girl for last Tues. so I could take my English final. So I am working until 1 this morning! I am going to be tired! Tim took us all for a long golf cart ride this morning through some trails around here. It is so nice to smell spring in the air, literally! I long for the warmth of summer! I cannot stand to be cold! :) Anyways, here are the pics from yesterday. Check out the size of that snake!!!!

Random's (I am behind!)

I am finally done with this semester! Sigh! Boy was it ever a long, tough semester! On the flip side, I got an A- on my final (research paper) in my English class! I was shocked, but worked SO hard on it that I was pleased as well -to say the least! My final grade for math, which I will be the first to admit that I SUCK at, was a B. I will accept that with bells on! :) So I actually had a great semester, overall. All of my hard work payed off! :)

I have a few weeks off, then my summer semester starts up. I am not looking forward to taking classes in the summer, but I want to get this done! So I am going year round! Like it or lump it, right?!

We are all happy to be able to spend a little time outside in the "warm" weather! The sunshine feels wonderful! Both of the boys would live outside, if I let them! Teagyn will go to the door, put his Crocs on, and say "outside, Mommy!" He is such a hunny! Gavyn is looking forward to starting school this fall- he talks about it every day since we went to the school to check it out!

What else..... Well, we decided to list our house with a realtor. So, Tim and I have been working hard at getting the house in tip-top shape: patching dents in walls, we rearranged the living room, I spot cleaned the carpets (which now look AMAZING), cleaned the basement, I even mopped the floor in the kitchen on my hands and knees! Now the thing is maintaining how clean it is in case we have a showing! Tough, considering the boys are like tornado's on a daily basis! LOL! When I cleaned the basement I actually "went through" everything as I was putting it into tubs and was surprised how much -stuff- I/we have accumulated. So, i am having a garage sale in a few weeks. I have not ever had one before so I am sure that I have my work cut out for me! Up until the night before last, I have not had any reservations about moving, but last night I kind of had a few tears thinking about some things I will miss, and a particular situation that Tim nor I have any control over, but will be leaving here with that left...undone, for lack of better words!

Funny thing though.... as I walked into the break room at work this morning to put my lunch in the fridge, the TV had the weather station on broadcasting the 80+ temps in Florida. Oh, how I will love living in that climate pretty much year 'round! My stipulations for our new home in Fl, I have told Tim is: a pool, and a palm tree IN our yard. :) I am not asking for much, am I!? :) Really homes are just about standard with pools down there, so it is not an expense like it is here!

Anyways, here are some pics Easter and Tim's birthday! Hope you have a good weekend. Tomorrow my friend Heidi and I taking the kids downtown to Kinderplatts at Tulip Time. They have firetrucks, face painting, a little animal petting area, and games set up for the kids. And, of course the good junk food! Yum! I cannot wait to get an elephant ear! :) I will be back with pics from there, I am sure!

These two silly's wanted to put their Halloween costumes on from last year! It was so cute!

Better late than never....

Since we got home, things have been so busy. I am rounding down my semester with school. Yeah. I am doing pretty well this semester, much to my surprise! I am taking Math and English this semester. English is okay, but Math kicks my butt- always has! I have a final this Saturday for English and a final next Tuesday for Math then I have a few weeks off until summer semester starts. It will be nice to have that time to get some things done around here!

This past week we took Gavyn to check out his preschool. He will be starting 3 school this fall. He is really excited about that! Tim has been keeping busy with work, and Teagyn is talking like a 3 yr old. Some of the things he says amazes us! He learns so much from Gavyn, No doubt!

Another big thing going on.....Since we got home from Florida Tim and I have been talking about putting our house up for sale, and moving to Florida! It is a huge decision. But there are so many opportunities there for us! I have been researching a ton, school districts and such! We will stay in my grandmas house (just outside of Orlando) at first. While we look with a realtor in the areas we are interested in. The job prospects fro me after school are endless. Tim will probably find a job driving truck, once we get there. The kicker will be selling our house. We met with Realtor the other night and they gave us the market value of our home. We were surprised that we actually had equity in it! So, hopefully we get enough out of it to have a nice down payment on a home down there! We are the only home with all of criteria in the Zeeland school district, so they told us that that is a good sign. We will just have to play the waiting game for now!

So, here are some pics from our vacation....we had so much fun, and so did the boys! I think

Grandma really enjoyed the boys, they had missed her so much over the winter!

I will keep you posted on any news we get!

Tim and Gav feeding the Sting Rays.

Isn't this thing precious!

The Shamu show, or the "shampoo" show as Gavyn calls it! LOL!

I have no idea what kind of shark this is but it was crazy looking. It was in an aquarium, it swam over top of us and I took this pic.

Tim and I went out one night, just the two of us in Orlando. We went to eat at Jimmy Buffet's restaurant. I had the BEST Margarita ever!!!

Tim caught this bass, it was huge! He was so proud of himself to say the least!

This gator was in the channel one day when we went for a walk, just a few yards away from us, ahhhh~

Teagyn eating a fresh strawberry from the market.

We are here!!!

(This post is from last night, actually)

We made it. It was a long trip with the boys, this time. We usually leave at night and drive thru the night, but this time we left in the am, which mad for a very long day for all of us. Stopped just south of Macon GA last night and got here around 3 this afternoon. The boys are exhausted! However, we still took them out for a boat drive tonight and we say TWO gators already. Gav loved that. Tonight at bed Gavyn started crying and said that he jsut wanted to go home. Can u believe that? I was shocked, he has waited for months to get here, and now this. Finally he said to me that he misses the dogs, and wanted to go home for them, isn't that sweet?

The weather isn't going to be that warm next week from the looks of it, bummer. Still 60's, but

darnit I wanted a tan, lol.

Anyways, here are some pics. I LOVE my new laptop, this is awesome to be on vacation and still have this convience. Everyone is asleep and I need to get there too. Oh, and Rachel, I am over the 'flu', lol! Funny b/c I contemplated the same thing after it had been 4 days, but no thank goodness this is not a good time with school!!!!

I have more pics, but am having problems with my internet connection, hope to be back soon.

****I was able to get the other pics up today.

This is a Bald Eagle, really cool and rare to see, even around here!

Getting Ready to go....

It has been a long time since I have been here.....busyness has consumed me! And my entire family. We are leaving in the morning (Thurs.) for sunny Florida. Gavyn is so excited! I am too, but have some how managed to come down with a mild flu for the past tree days and I cannot seem to shake it! I am hoping that tomorrow morning when I wake up the nausea is gone!

Nothing much new going on. I turned the big 3-0 a few weeks ago. So I have gotten older, lol! I am finished with my orientation at work. I LOVE my new job! It is such a rewarding job. I have stood in on a few things that have definitely confirmed that working in the ER as a nurse is probably where I will stay! I can't wait to be done with school! Speaking of school, I am getting to the end of this semester! Finally! 3 weeks left I think?! It is a tough semester! i am taking summer classes too so not much a break! Tim is staying busy with work right now, lets hope that continues!

Here are some pics of the boys. Random ones over the past month or so. Notice that Gavyn has his toes painted in one and a princess hat on in another! LOL! Tim has a fit when he/I does/do those things! :) I think it is funny. Tim will say, "If he grows up to be gay...it's going to be your fault." I just laugh!

Funny guys....

A little background on this video. As long as I have known Tim he has picked on me about being from Hastings, and "growing up in a corn field." Obviously I did NOT grow up in a corn field; however, Hastings is nothing like Holland. There is a fair amount of poverty there, and fields- lots of them. It IS kind of a hick town (hence why I chose to move ;). So anyways, Tim has 'brainwashed' our son with a few statements over the past few years and now he will just randomly say things to me like, "Mom, your from Haystings- you grew up in a cown field." Notice the way I spelled that, That is how he says it! He thinks that it is hilarious to pick me as well! To add to that, last winter while on my way to drop the boys off at Julies, before work, the boys and I went flying off the road into a ditch and almost flipped my jeep- thank God for the pine tree that crushed the side of my jeep and stopped it from rolling- the roads were terrible that day, I don't believe it was my fault, in fact I was NOT cited for the accident. I apparently let out a scream and told Gavyn to brace himself (Teagyn was only about 3 months old). So as you will hear in this video when Tim asks him what mom's jeep says he will say,"AAAAHHHH, Don't go in the ditch!"

I am truly outnumbered by boys- who love to pick on me! :0)

Picture Post...

I took some time tonight to edit, and upload some pictures of the boys. Enjoy!