Trace's Team Party

Somehow, Trevor and I ended up celebrating our 16th Anniversary with a pizza and pool party with Trace's soccer team. Not the usual celebration, but a fun one nonetheless.

Aunt Stacie

Aunt Stacie came to visit us again. We love our time with her and this time was no different! Kelly and Brian took us out on the boat for a couple hours. We had a great time enjoying the beautiful day!!!

Kaylee's Bedroom

While Kaylee was away on her minimester trip, I decided to surprise her by decorating her room. By decorating, I mean I hung up lights and added some pictures to the walls. I think her room turned out adorable!

Trevor's 45th Birthday

Once Trevor and Kaylee returned from her basketball tournament, we were able to celebrate our favorite guy! We made him carrot cake with lactose-free cream cheese frosting.We love Daddy!

Dinosaur Invasion

It's Trevor's 45th birthday today, but he is with Kaylee at a basketball tournament. So, I decided to take Trace and Kianna to the Dinosaur Invasion at the Science Museum in West Palm. Honestly, it was pretty lame, but we had fun exploring the museum regardless.

Kaylee's Minimester Trip to Georgia

Kaylee and Lucy Warren

Every year at JCS the upper school declares the week before Spring Break, Minimester. Every grade does something different for minimester. This year the 8th grade class flew to Atlanta, Georgia for a class trip. They visited the Aquarium and Six Flags in Atlanta and then drove into the mountains for a team building camp. They had lots of activities for the kids including zipline and a ropes course. Kaylee loved the activities but unfortunately had some friend drama, as she and Camryn felt excluded from the rest of their friends and even got separated into a different portion of the cabin. Sadly, the friend drama put a damper on the whole week for both girls.

Game Day

Kate, Grace, Samantha, Avery and Kianna

Kianna was invited over the Grace's house to play game with some church friends. Kianna really enjoys her new friends.

Our First Winter in Florida

We're kind of digging these Florida winters. Winter here mean lots of snow birds, long waits at restaurants, more traffic and more patients for me to see. We can handle that, especially in contrast to the bitter cold, long winters up north...

St. Augustine, Florida

Caleb Carley and Trace

JCS has the coolest field trips! I got to go to St. Augustine with Trace's 4th grade class. It is four hours north of Jupiter, so we got up bright and early and came back very late.

St. Augustine is the oldest Spanish colony in the United States. It was colonized 50 some years before the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, MA and the English in Jamestown, VA. Spain first claimed St. Augustine as its own colony in 1565. King Philip II named Don Pedros Mendendez as the Governor of Florida. He began exploring the area and establishing missions for the indians. The Spanish also constructed Castillo San de Marcos, a huge fort that still stands today.

In the 1800's, Henry Flagler brought his railroads and wealth to St. Augustine. He established lavish hotels, which remain today. St. Augustine has gorgeous cobblestone streets, a beautiful lighthouse and miles worth of beaches. It is truly an amazing city, rich with history.

We were able to drink some water from Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth located inside the Archaeological Park. We toured the Colonial Quarter, the jail, and the fort. We also took a trolley ride through the current town of St. Augustine, which was absolutely beautiful! We had a great time in St. Augustine and would love to go back to spend more time in this gorgeous city.