Christmas In Florida…

A few days after Christmas we made the journey down to Florida. This year we decided to spend New Year’s down there. The jmonsters couldn’t wait to see everyone. They love visiting Grandma and Grandpa in Florida (mommy and daddy do too!) Jessie, Abbey, and LuLu were waiting to greet us at the door. I [...]

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Visitors From the South

The Florida Clan arrived on Saturday evening for a weekend of fun but unfortunately no sun!  Grandma, Grandpa, Shelby, Colby and Zachary all made the drive North to spend some of their Spring Break with us. The weather has been less than ideal but the kids have been doing their best to have fun. Everyday [...]

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To the Zoo…

We headed out to see the Zoo Lights at The ZOO of Northwest Florida… We always thought it was the Gulf Breeze Zoo. The jmonsters got to ride in Uncle Andy’s new monster muddier. Smallmonster had to be lifted in, the truck set so high. They both got out with huge smiles on their faces [...]

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Merry Christmas from Florida…

One of the advantages of living in NC, besides the lack of Winter weather, is we are closer to the folks down in Florida. We packed up the truck and headed and embarked on our ten hour journey further South. We left around 2:00pm Thursday and made it down around midnight, the night before.
Friday, Daddy [...]

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They are off…

The Floridian Gee’s packed up the van this morning and headed back home. We can’t believe how quiet the house is, and it is somewhat anti-climatic end to a long, holiday weekend.
We packed a lot of the van up the night before, but there was still at bit more to be tucked in this morning. [...]

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Happy Birthday Colby…

Colby turned 14 years old today. It doesn’t seem possible, that he can be that old. It seems like only yesterday he was screaming through the house in his baby walker. It doesn’t age us quite as bad as his older sister driving a car and having a part time job at Winn-Dixie.
Because the Floridian [...]

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Shopping…

Black Friday began with coffee and discussions as to whether there were any sales worth going out for. We eventually made it out to Home Depot and a few other stops but nothing where we had to bulldoze our way through.
We did make it to the Garden Ridge shopping destination that is the home of [...]

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Thanksgiving Feast…

We have a lot to be thankful for this year…
Our first Thanksgiving in the new house was celebrated with Grandma & Grandpa from Florida, Aunt Courtney, Shelby, Colby, and Zach. They rolled in late Wednesday night (technically Thursday) after stopping by Uncle Corky’s in Tennessee for a quick hello and the dropping off the traditional [...]

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Happy Birthday Grandpa in Florida…

We’ve heard of being a dollar short and a day late, but nothing about being a day early in wishing someone a Happy Birthday besides a bit embarrassed. After a harassing week Mommy and Daddy forgot the date and thought it was the 27th on the 26th. Regardless of the date we hope that [...]

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The swimming pool…

This is where the jmonsters spent the bulk of their vacation. Frolicking, bobbing, jumping, and splashing in the pool. It was cold, but Smallmonster cowboyed up and spent a great deal of time swimming with the Floridian D-O-G’s.
When allowed the jmonsters and Daddy headed for the hot tub. No problems with the water temperature here, [...]

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