Splash Park

Hollis and I were hoping to get away for a couple of days with the girls this summer but it doesn't appear that it's going to happen. Instead we have decided to get the kidlets together here doing fun stuff. Yesterday we took them to a water park. I love water parks, I really do. This is just a little one but it is still a lot of fun. We haven't spent much time together lately and we miss each other and the girls really miss each other. Lily spent the night with the girls at an unsleepover on Monday.

The 3 bigs

one of the littles

both of the littles

the bigs having fun

I LOVE this one

weeeeee

chilling

Joie, here's the photo I promised you would show up on the blog

awww, Treva's! I can call you that cos you call me Dawny!

Summer loves and not so much

Summer loves


I absolutely love the fact that the girls are out of school. I love that if they are involved in something late in the day I don't have to rush them off to bed half way through it. The next morning I don't have to wake them up, they can just sleep until they are ready to wake up and Lily has finally reached the age where she will sleep later than 6.00am.

I love that when I get home from work at lunch time, the world is our oyster. Whatever wind blows we can flow with it. (sheesh I just sounded like a flower child)

Almost every day we are in the pool at some point. We have fun in the pool. I am not a sit on a chair and spectate kind of Mummy, I'm all about the fun but don't splash me until I have submerged myself.

Trips out for frozen lemonade. It just wouldn't be summer without AC's Icees. It has to be A.C.'s nobody elses will suffice.

Jakie and the girls enjoying frozen lemonade

I love that we can spend time with friends doing fun stuff. I love that we go take day trips and road trips on a whim. I love watching the girls play together. The more time they spend together the better they get along.

eating lunch in a camp that they made.

Most of all I love the freedom that summer offers.

 My list of summer not so much's is really short.

 I detest the heat. Oh help me, it's like living in a fire pit, no make that an armpit of a Miami Heat player...it's hot, sticky and disgusting.

Next on the list: Mosquitoes. Not a nice way to say this, I hate 'em. Yesterday we had to go somewhere that was outside. I didn't think that in the middle of the day the mossy's would be a problem. They were. I had changed purses for the occasion and didn't have my barrage of mossy haters with me. Lily got 27 bites in about as many minutes. Rosie got 6. Big yuck .
  I'm just so happy to have the girls about all the time with no place to go and no schedule to keep with military precision.

Summer Time

Finally we have been home for more than a few days at a time and summer isn't a rush from one airport to the next. It has been lovely. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed every single moment that we have been away but it has been really lovely to kick back at home for 2 weeks. The strangest part of all is how late we are all sleeping. I have not slept passed 6.am in years and years with or without an alarm clock and this past week we have all been waking up at 9ish!

Lily is all kitted out and ready for school her backpack is packed and ready for the first day and weighs nearly as much as she does what with all the mandatory supplies. Seriously, what does she need with 48 pencils and 17 duotang folders to mention just 2 items? Just asking.

Rosie was very excited about her first day but is now showing signs that she is changing her mind. We are not at all surprised at this change of heart. She will only be going 2 mornings a week but this will be a HUGE step for her.

We spend many hours in the pool at the moment and today was no exception. It was slightly different however cos I was sidelined due to a toe injury and couldn't get it wet. It gave me a great opportunity to take pictures though.

My bathing beauties
handstand time
Rosie decided she could swim and wave at the same time. She later said she could swim and smile...nuts I tell ya!
My toe. I hurt it when I was in England and finally had to admit defeat (defeet) and go to the doctor. He aspirated it and now we wait and see. If it isn't fully better in a couple of weeks I have to have surgery.

Friends, Fun and A Waterpark.

Why haven't I been blogging? Well frankly it is simple, we were on vacation, AGAIN. Some of our friends from Massachusetts came down to Orlando and we headed up to see them. Jacob and Robbie have been friends for ever and I met him and Gloria just a couple of days before their wedding when we travelled to MA for the big event. They just celebrated their 20th anniversary last month......like I said Jacob and Robbie go way back.

You know how you have certain friends and you just love to spend time with them well that is how it is with the "C's". Their kids are lots bigger than ours but they are the sweetest kids one could meet. Not sure that a 17 yr old boy wants to be called sweet but to, bad big guy cos you are! Lily and Rosie didn't leave either of them alone for one second unless I told them to give them a break.

We spent our day on Friday at Sea World and the girls did their favourite things.......

We met Grover, he is my favourite

and Zoe too.
we watched the Shamu show, which isn't what it was ever since Shamu killed his trainer a few months back.
The girls fed the Sea lions, and smelled of fish for the rest of the day.

In the evening we met up with the "C's" for dinner and went back to Sea W0rld for the night time shows.

Olivia and Lily

What a motley looking crew

Saturday we were under strict instructions from Rob to get really early so that we could get to Aquatica when they opened so that we could ensure we had an umbrella to sit under. Yes Sir! Guess who got a woken up when Jacob called to say we were on our way. We did get there early and lord knows how they managed it but the "C's" beat us to the park.

To be honest I was not looking forward to Orlando in the middle of the summer, the crowds, the heat, the lines for the rides but due to tropical storm Bonnie the weather was great and I have no idea why the parks were deserted. They did get busier as the day progressed but they were nothing close to capacity so we were very pleasantly surprised.

Happy little girl who was thrilled to have slides just for her. Not even Lily could ride them cos she was to big.

Livie. When I took this picture I told her it was great, her response, Nah, my hair! Teenagers...snort.
Another happy water baby
Gloria and Dom.
"Old" friends!

It wasn't long before the old guy needed a nap......my girls are tiring.

Rosie thought Rob's nap idea was a great plan and within seconds of getting in the car, whilst eating D0ritos. she fell fast asleep with a big smile on the face.

No trip to Orlando is complete without a trip to Downtown Disney and an ice cream

This is what I mean about Dominic being so sweet! He held Lily's hand as we maneuvered the late night crowds, so that she would not get lost. Lily just grabbed hold and he carried on. I lurve this dude.
He is gonna kill me for these for photos.
Motorcycle Mama's


Rob, Gloria, Livie and Dommy. Thank you so much for a simply fabulous time. I wish you lived here. Ask the oil tycoon to set the GPS in his truck to South and move down. LOL
Can't wait to see you again and if you are serious, we will come up for a weekend in the winter to see the snow.
xoxoxoxoxo from all of us.

If anyone is contemplating Aquatica but isn't sure if it is a good place for little ones, run don't walk and make your reservations. This park has something for everyone and we loved it. So much so we bought season tickets.