Our Amazing Trip tp Florida!

We left to drive to Florida right after our Co-op! We were all so excited!

We stopped to visit my cousin Holly in Tennessee on the way down. It was great to get the second cousins together and spend time with Holly and her husband.

We were so happy to get to Florida! We stayed in the Fort Myers Beach area. We loved our house rental and we were within walking distance from the beach. The weather was warm and sunny! We spent 2 weeks relaxing in Florida and it was a wonderful time for our family. I am so thankful we were able to go!

Family pictures on the beach!

Everyday we swam in the ocean and the kids always had to have their evening swim when we would go watch the sunset each night.

The many expressions of Asa. I love this boy!

The kids loved catching lizards and Eli spotted an iguana to point out to us. I love our first born!

Sweet girly Greta. We love her!

Greta says this is her cute face! She uses it when she wants something!

Oh my we love these three treasures!

Watching the sunset on the beach with him is my favorite.

The kids collected so many shells and we built a lot of sandcastles!

We saw a bunch of gopher turtles!

Going out for ice cream is always a good idea!

We went with a fisherman on a private ocean fishing trip for 6 hours one day! It was a bit scary getting out to the cove because of the huge waves and bumpy ride! Once we got to the cove it was absolutely beautiful and caught some amazing fish! We caught Jacks, Red Fish, Sheep head, and a massive Snook. Of course the boys were in their happy place. My favorite part was seeing dolphins right up close to us! The stayed by our boat the whole time and we fed them fish! We also got to cook up the Sheep head for dinner and the following lunch. It was the best fish I have ever tasted! What an epic trip and memories made for our family!

We drove down to Naples for the day and went to the Naples Pier, Clam Pass Beach, and out to dinner at The Dock. It was a lovely day!

My favorite beach of all was Lover's Key Beach. It is a state park and it is super beautiful and private!

On our way home we stayed at a beautiful family friendly Bed and Breakfast in Gainesville Florida. We loved spending time in the pool and gardens!

It was an amazing trip! After being gone for 3 weeks we were excited to be back home again!

Northern Lights Oral Presentations and Valentine's Party

Before we left for our Florida trip we had our Northern Lights Co-op in the morning. The boys both did an awesome job on their oral presentations to their class. Asa presented on President Abraham Lincoln and Eli presented on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are proud of their hard work!

We also had our Valentine's Party at Northern Lights. I got to help with Greta and Asa's class. We are thankful for good friends!

End of February

We had fun teaching Papa how to play the board game Trekking the National Parks. We are excited to take the kids to some National Parks soon!

Greta likes wearing this dress that I wore as a girl.

The boys bought us some pretty flowers for our school room.

Last week Eli was the star of the week! We enjoyed celebrating Eli and telling him what we love about him. 

The kids have been loving the karate class on Tuesday nights.

Tomorrow we have our Northern Lights Co-op classes and Valentine's party. Greta and the boys helped cut out the Valentine's for their friends. We leave for our Florida road trip tomorrow after 

Co-op! We are all so excited!!

The kids having fun playing with toys at Papa's house.

It was a treat to see Uncle Dave when he visited last week!

Last Friday Greta and I met up with our friends Gina and Kyla at the Como Zoo. Gina and I used to work together as school counselors years ago. Now we both have two sons and a daughter. I am glad that we have stayed in touch.

Kids and baby bunnies are the cutest! Our friends had us over for a yummy fish fry and to meet their baby bunnies.

Last Saturday Kristi had her last wedding dress fitting and we went out for a bridesmaids brunch! She gets married in less than two months! We are so excited for her!

Love my Greta girl

Greta was so happy to get a bunch of cards from her best friend Sienna!