Catching Up

I don't have a computer in my new house so I haven't been posting as much as I'd like. But now that I'm working again I can while the kids are napping. So I have a lot of catching up to do...

Back at Daytona Beach our week got a little more eventful. On Thursday we went to the Daytona 500 International Speedway. I wasn't looking forward to it. I'm not exactly the greatest Nascar fan. But it was actually pretty interesting. We loaded up the gang; Mom, Dad, Lindsey, Ben, Matt, Jenna, Bill, Grandbuddy, and Ella. We got there just in time for the next tour around the track. The guide took us all around telling us tons of history about the track and Nascar. The Richard Petty Driving School Team was there letting people ride around the track. We were able to get out and watch them. It was amazing watching how fast they were going. It was so loud! Then we finished the tour and went in for a snack and to look around in the gift shop. After we all re-grouped we made our way into the IMAX movie. I was hesitant about going in with two babies. An hour long movie is no place to entertain little ones. But they did great! They stayed up for the first few minutes and were both sacked out for the rest of the movie. We all laughed because it was one of the loudest noises I've ever heard. Funny. Then we looked around at all the history stuff and rode in a simulator. Lame. By the time we left we were all starving. We made a pit stop at Wendy's and then back to the condo. Jenna had two of her breakdowns, one at on the way to Wendy's and one on the way back to the condo. Stressful! That night Mom made a "recreation of a salad at Panera." It was very good. As the night went on, Jenna got worse. I called her doctor's office and they told me to take her to the ER. I didn't want to but I really didn't want to travel 10 hours with her on Saturday like that. We got to the ER and were so impressed. We didn't even sit in the waiting room. They took us straight back. Jenna had ear infections in both ears, of course. They also took an X-Ray of her stomach to check her gas patterns. The doctor called us to his desk to share what the film had shown. Jenna's large intestine was back all the way up and there was gas trapped in her stomach. After two antibiotic shots and a few suppositories she was much better. We were in and out of the ER in 3 hours. Record time!!



Friday was our last day there. We all relaxed on the beach and at the pool all day long. That night we went to the North Turn to eat dinner. It used to be the north turn of the Daytona race track in the 50's when they raced on the beach. We sat outside right on the ocean with a live band. So much fun!! When we got back to the condo Rita wanted to do Mary Kay makeovers on me, Lindsey and my mom. We had a blast. Lindsey was in heaven the entire time. She took all the samples that Rita brought. Crazy girl.




Sadly on Saturday we said our goodbyes and headed north. It took 12 hours! We got stuck in traffic 3 times in Atlanta. We were happy to finally pull into our driveway at 10pm!

A few days after we got back Andrea asked if I would come stay the night with them in Big Canoe and keeps their kids. I was so excited to go. I hadn't seen the boys in forever it seemed like. I arranged for Jenna to stay here and took off on Monday afternoon. After getting lost for 30 minutes, I finally made it there. Me and the kids had a blast. They ate dinner, played games, watched a movie, popped popcorn, and hit the sack. The best part of all was that I didn't have to wake up one time in the night! It was great. I got up the next morning and headed home. I love the drive. It's so beautiful and gave me time alone just to think. It was so relaxing. This picture was the view from mine and Blake and Brett's bedroom.


On Wednesday the 23rd our friends Drew and Amy had a beautiful baby girl. They also have a 5 year old daughter, Makayla. Kendall Marie was born at 8:19am. She was 8lbs 1oz. We are so excited she is finally here and healthy. Tuesday night I stayed at the hospital with Amy. Drew and Makayla had to be at cheerleading camp early Wednesday morning. Kendall is doing wonderful! She is eating so much already. We only got 2 hours of sleep and I think I'm still trying to catch up!




And last but not least, my favorite picture of Jenna and Ashton playing together this weekend. They were so cute giving each other hugs and kisses!



That's all for now folks!