You've never seen a gator??

After picking Mandie up from the airport we go over a lake and see like 5 gators. Mandie then says wow my first gator not in a cage. This Florida girl was shocked. haha. So I was extremely excited to show her Walt's stuffed 9 foot gator and then take her out on the airboat to chase some gators in the water. When I showed her the one in the house she kept saying no no no it's not real is it!?!? I was laughing. Then on the airboat we were able to see some swim under the water and then saw some just laying out and then at the end we saw 2 huge gators, both probably around 12 footers. Here are some pics.

3 Buggies Full

I flew in to Orlando yesterday, mom picked me up from the airprt and then we had lunch with my cousin Josh. After lunch we went back to the airport to pick Mandie up. On the way to the lake mom, Mandie and I stopped at Publix before meeting up with some more family for dinner. Ahh it was so great to just catch up with Mandie and get to be dumb in a town where you know no one. So the entertainment started by my mom making Mandie and I also push a cart and asking us to find eye drops. I proceeded to ride my cart around the store and then Mandie and I danced in the produce section to a Hannah Montanna balloon that sang. The funny part is that my mom brought coolers in the car to keep the cold stuff cold during dinner and then during the drive to the lake. CLASSIC!!!

Day Trip To ATL

I drove down to ATL last Thursday night to spend the night with my parents then spend the day with the nephies and Stephan and Tawnya. Trey had a neurologist appointment to check on his head. Thankfully everything came back well. He has some extra fluid pockets but nothing that they are worried about. Friday after the appointment we went to lunch and then walked around some shops. Ryne and I had some good fun with these random statues and with the sunglass rack in American Eagle. We both tried on a bunch of glasses and danced around in the store. He is so entertaining and I am sooo excited they have decided to come see us this weekend.

Plane Tickets & a GREAT friend

I bought my plane ticket last night to go home for Easter break. I leave Thursday morning and will be in Florida until the 18th. My mom wanted me there for a week plus my friends Sarah and Patrick are getting married so it all worked out. The most exciting part besides getting to see my family is that Mandie is also coming down. She will fly in on Thursday and stay with me for almost three weeks! I am so excited! I promise to take pics Tina and keep you updated with all the family craziness!

Spring???

Sunday was a gorgeous day. I went to lunch with David and Dana to celebrate their move this week and then went over to the Werners. Kinsley and I went to the playground in shorts and t-shirts and had so much fun. However yesterday it turned cold and by the afternoon it was snowing and has still been snowing on and off all day today. So Kinsley and I put on our ski pants and jackets and went sledding then built a little snow man! I know he's a little scary but it was fun. We made him on the field picnic table then I drove with him to the office so we could finish him and show everyone. Kinsley is so much fun!!

Locks Of Love

Kinsley and I have been talking about going and getting our hair cut for Locks of Love for like a month if not more. Well this past week reality hit me that I am blessed to have hair that can grow back and decided I was ready whenever Cassi was ready for
Kinsley to get hers cut. We made appointments for both of us and decided to not tell Kinsley till we got to the salon. It was priceless to see Kinsleys grin when we pulled in and then to see her jump up and down with excitement. Cassi and I both had been telling her it wouldn't be till spring break at the earliest. I would say we both had 11 inches cut off and now today we are sending it in. Locks of love is such a neat organization and it was really cool to share that moment with Kinsley. She is so much fun to be with and truly has a heart to help others.I think this is the shortest my hair has ever been. Sorry dad I promise to let it grow out! :)

Drivers Ed

Friday night after we had a spaghetti dinner at the church Rachel comes up and ask me if my car is automatic and when I said yes she just goes ok I'll be right back and we will go driving. She is working on getting her permit and had to drive for 6 hours Saturday yet had only driven a manual. So Katie, Rachel and I head out to the High School parking lot and drag Alex along with us. We get there and Alex and Rachel switch seats and we have our own little drivers ed course. It was pretty entertaining. Rachel actually did really well. I only wondered if I had lost my mind by letting her drive once, that was when she came really close to a fence. haha. Alex was such a sweet brother and really did a phenomenal job helping her. It was all quite entertaining!