Learning to Fish

We decided to not do any "work" today. We slept in. I made french toast for brunch. We all got in the pool and drank frozen strawberry daiquiris (non alcoholic)...I made those, too :-)took a nap and then Richard took the kids down by the lake and taught them to fish. I sat on a log and watched. We finished the evening with steak and corn on the cob that I grilled. Now the kids are in bed and I'm about to go to bed, too.I'm not sure what they were looking at, but even Boo was interested in it.Hannah found some raccoon tracks. At first we thought they were otter prints because we had seen the otters there earlier, but I don't think that they have hands like raccoonsAndrew making sure that no alligators were lurking aroundAndrew was a natural. He got the line out in the water on the first try.Richard is giving Sarah some casting tips.Sarah finally gets a line to throw.

Hannah's Birthday

Hannah had three of her friends spend the night for her birthday. As a mom, I think that I winced a little when Hannah said that she wanted a sleep over for her birthday wondering how much sleep I'd get after the long work week. But Sarah made invitations for Hannah and they planned her party. Hannah picked her cake and Sarah baked it. It was a chocolate ice cream cake. We had to laugh because the layers of the cake were still warm and she was putting the ice cream in between...so we had some sliding going on...nothing that some toothpicks and popping it back in the freezer couldn't fix. But I forgot to pick up candles, so we had to do a "6" and two little candles to make the 8. The girls were so good. They swam, played with make up and watched the Bratz Movie and were asleep by midnight. Up by 7am and in the pool again. We all got our sleep that night and Hannah told me after everyone went home that her party was awesome! We LOVE you, Hannah Kay!Hannah reading her card from Mama and PapaAutumn didn't get to stay the night, but she was part of the party.

Labor Day Weekend

One of my favorite places to eat is Deck Down Under. You actually go across the bridge and then back under the bridge to get to Deck Down Under. It is a very casual resteraunt on the Intercostal in South Daytona Beach. You stand in line until you place your order and then go find a table (Unless you send the children off to find a table a head of time) But they have the best food. While the wait can be long, you end up making best friends with others that are standing in line with you.