Isabella's Piano Recital

Isabella and her friend, Dakota
Her teacher, Miss Nicole

American Girl Fashion Show

Isabella modeled in the Jr. League of Manatee's American Girl Fashion Show! She had to apply to be chosen and was really excited when she found out she was accepted!

Getting her hair done for the dress rehearsal
The big night!

She wore the Special Occasion dress and looked so beautiful!

Carnival Destiny

We just got back on Saturday from a 5 day cruise on the Carnival Destiny out of Miami! Had another great time visiting Nassau, Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk!

They showed movies on the huge screen every evening!
We saw this same pirate the last time we were in Nassau!

The towel animals are always a hit!
Fun in the sun on Half Moon Cay!

Isabella drank her weight in Shirley Temples!

The boys were so excited to go parasailing with Dad!

Evan's 12th Birthday

Evan turned 12 today....how'd that happen!? We went to dinner at Bogey's then celebrated with his favorite...chocolate eclair cake!

Isabella's 9th Birthday Party

Isabella celebrated her 9th birthday with her best friend, Noel. They took a bunch of friends to see Tangled then came home for cake and presents! Lots of fun!

The First Cast

Hard to believe that after 23 years and 7 children, this is our first cast in the family! Evan was messing around on the ramps with his skateboard and fell backwards causing a buckle fracture in his wrist. The good news is it's his LEFT wrist...and not his whole arm...or leg! The not so good news is that we leave next Monday for a cruise to the Bahamas and Grand Turk so that will create some challenges, but since the cast is waterproof, we're hoping it won't be too much of a nuisance.

Happy 9th Birthday Isabella!

We took Isabella and her best friend, Noel to Disneyworld for her 9th birthday! She thought it was very cool to take the day off from school to go to her very favorite place!

Chelsea sent her a birthday box of her favorite things...teen magazines, ring pops, a peace sign blanket and more!The next day we had her birthday dinner at her favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory and she celebrated with a piece of Coconut Cream Cheesecake!