Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...

In Panera...
Nana and Ava chatting away...

Here we are-we have arrived at the Belk Theater...

Truly you can't watch Mary Poppins without beginning to clap or tap your feet!
What a delightful time my Mom, Ava, Kayla and I had going to see Mary Poppins the play!
Our night began with a fast meal at Panera for dinner and a surprise for miss Ava! All of us new what we were going to see accept Ava...she really wanted to be surprised-I thought that was such a 'mature' request...she did not want to know at all.
We finished dinner and got there in time for our show to begin at 8.
We revealed the surprise to miss Ava when we arrived. I don't think she new quite what to expect...although we ALL enjoyed it tremendously! It was such a fun girls night out-poor Izzy had to go with Daddy and the boys because we knew she wouldn't sit through the whole thing.
So she went off for Cold Stone Ice Cream! :)

Here is a snippet from one of our favorite scenes from Mary Poppins and a few pictures.
We were also able to get tickets for cheap through Carolinatix.com.

What a blessing and.......well?

It was just totally...


Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious... !!!!


Enjoy and may this inspire you to tap along or maybe go see it yourself!

Phew...!!

What A long week ahead!

As you can tell I have been playing with templates on my blog. I have enjoyed it tremendously, learning how to use and navigate Html . I find it fascinating and time consuming...but I did it!
We are heading into another full week of schooling, Kayla has a couple of social events on the
calendar with her school, our local town's County Fair, and MAYBE Mary Poppins' the show!!!

So LOTS of pictures and fun coming up after a few weeks of adjusting. The kiddos have truly handled the many changes that have taken place with school and all the waiting for decisions to be made by Dad and Mom regarding school, job, etc. These kids have really been troopers through it all even when it was difficult!
Way to Go kiddos!!!!
Can't wait to post!!! :)
Oh By the way-I will also be posting pictures of our time in Cancun, Mexico this summer!
We had a Grand time! I see I have some of you who read our blog from Mexico! Muchos Gracias!
I hope you enjoy these pictures, just as much as we enjoyed taking them! I was able to learn some more Spanish while down there, but I have a goal for myself this year, and that is to learn Spanish, and become fluent over the next year...I am Nicaraguan/Hispanic so I must learn it! :) My daughter Kayla says, "I'll bet I'll know Spanish better before you...!" She is taking a class in School. She may be right-but we shall see-the challenge is on!

Gracias amigos por leer nuestro blog!

Missing My Boys...Go Orioles!!!

Today the boys are on their way to Maryland with Nana. They are going to see an Orioles/Boston Red Socks game. This is a Birthday gift for the boys. What a treat for them! They were counting down the minutes on Wednesday. They will be staying with our friend Mimi and will return on Sunday...
I miss my boys but I am so amazed at how peaceful-less crazy-my household is...with just the girls. Boys have so much going on in their brains...
Kayla just walked into the room, "I'm bored" We don't know what to do now without all the action!!

I miss my baby boys..they are a

blessing! What a fun time I KNOW they will have.

Have a Great time my sweet boys!
GO ORIOLES!!

Cant wait for some pictures! :)

Reed Gold Mine Adventure...

Reed Gold Mine...
Today we went on a really fun field trip! Reed Gold Mine is located in the Concord area of NC. It is only about 30minutes away. I have been thinking of taking the kids for several months now especially because it's free, accept the panning for gold part. The last time we visited I had Carson in a stroller!! That was...7 years ago!!
We had a great time-just the kiddos and I together.
I packed their lunch and water bottles and off we went...(I didn't forget the diapers!!)

Well, we got there and we laid our blanket and food out...
only to behold....



THIS...!!!!!!

GREAT!!!

persistent and hungry ducklings...

Here is Kayla trying to eat her lunch in peace...

It just aint workin'...

The ducks kept on coming!!!!

Not only were there hungry ducks,
then there were spiders!!

and....baby ducklings!!!

So then we decided to eat standing up...
and I got a few pics in the meantime.

Here are the kiddos in the museum...

Entrance to the Mine!

Panning for gold!

Ava is panning with Mommy!

Ava found the first pieces of gold in her pan!!
worth 3 hot dogs-maybe?

Kayla trading some green for gold!!!

Isabel playing in the water...

Momma and her boys!

Lastly we ended up saying good-by not only to the Reed Gold Mine...
but to you know who...

It was a GRAND day of fun!!!!!