We spent spring break in St. Thomas this year and stayed in a villa in Lovenlund. I affectionately called it the Drug Villa. It is on a cliff above the ocean with 180° ocean…
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Mexico
This year for fall break we embarked on a cruise from Galveston, Texas to Honduras and Mexico on Allure Of The Seas with Royal Caribbean. I know it sounds cliche, but the ship was…
Hilton Head
We visited Hilton Head for Spring break this year and had a great time. We played volleyball on the beach, rode bikes around town, and ate entirely too much. I even found some time…
San Francisco
This year we decided to mix it up and head west to San Francisco. We packed in as much tourist stuff as possible including: Though not an actual tourist attraction, my favorite part had…
Myrtle Beach 2020
This year we decided to rent a house in Myrtle Beach with the Wiles and Jessica to avoid the crowds and more so the Caronavirus. We had a great time. We swam in the…
Final Daddy Daughter Dance
This is Katie’s last year in elementary school and therefore our last Daddy Daughter dance. I’m really sad we won’t get to do this again. No more getting dressed up with our friends and…
Daddy Daughter Dance
We had another great time at the Daddy Daughter Dance. We met with a group of other Daddies and Daughters in our neighborhood to take pictures then we went to eat at Windward Tavern…
Camping 2017
We went camping with our friends the Wiles this fall at the Sawnee campground on lake Lanier, or should I say glamping. We had a great time, but we weren’t exactly roughing it. There…
Total Eclipse of 8/21/2017
We were lucky enough to witness a Total Solar Eclipse at 3:36pm on August 21, 2017 in Helen, Georgia. We decided to travel a bit north to be in the path of totality and…
Daddy Daughter Dance
The girls elementary school hosts a Daddy Daughter Dance every year. This year, for the first time, both of the girls wanted to go. First, we met for group pictures at our friends house,…
2017 New Year Vacation
This year’s vacation was courtesy of Lilly’s wish to go on a Disney cruise and some Christmas magic. As it turns out, our friends were the recipient of the same Christmas magic, which coincidentally…
Katie turns 7 at Disney World
We, and by “we” I mean Laura, decided to go to Orlando to visit the parks and take part in a timeshare presentation. I wasn’t sold on the timeshare idea, but Disney sounded like a good…
Lilly turns 9 in St Thomas
Well, as you know my Dad passed away in early January. His wish was to be cremated and his ashes spread in St. Thomas. We (Mom, Laura, Lilly, and Katie) decided to make the…
Disney Cruise
We had such a good time on our first Disney cruise we decided to go on another. This time we went on a 7 night cruise to the Eastern Caribbean and visited Tortola, St. Thomas and…
Destin 2015
We decided to rent a condo from Seascape Resort for the week in Destin while the girls were on summer break from school. The condo was great; More room than we needed and walking…
Snow Jam 2014
In the past two weeks we’ve received around 6″ of snow over a period of about 4 days. I’m sure that doesn’t sound like much, but it effectively shut down everything in it’s path,…
Christmas 2013 Update
Wow, it has been a long time since we last posted any news. As you can imagine a lot has happened over the last year. Lilly started 1st grade and Katie started Pre-K at…
Backyard Camping
We had our first camping experience this weekend with the girls and it went much better than I expected. I always really enjoyed camping as a kid and want to give the girls a…
We visited the Zoo
I’ve been feeling a little guilty that we didn’t go on a vacation or even do anything too out of the ordinary this summer before Lilly and Katie start school again, so we decided…
Happy 4th of July
We had a wonderful 4th with family and friends. Our neighborhood hosted a fireworks display along with pool fun and bbq. We decided to go to the fireworks, and it was great! Not only…
Easter 2012
Easter came this year a couple of different times. We had a great little event with our neighborhood, and the girls were able to go on age group hunts. Lilly found one of the…
Happy 5th Anniversary
Paul and I have been married for 5 years now! Sometimes it feels longer, not in a bad way, just that we have been so busy right out of the gates. We really enjoyed…
Christmas 2011
What can I say? It was just another Christmas, but this time in our new house. Nana and Papa went overboard again, Santa brought Lilly her first bike and Katie got a dollhouse bigger…
Honeymoon Cruise
Laura and I celebrated our honeymoon by going on a cruise to the Bahamas. Neither of us had been on one before and we really enjoyed it. If you have never done it before…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day has to be one of the sweetest holidays. I love the presents that the kiddos make, and this year was no different. Lilly brought home a beautiful painted pot…
2010 White Christmas
This year Laura decided to have a non traditional Christmas eve dinner consisting of several appetizers and finger foods in lieu of the typical ham and sides. It actually worked out pretty well. Lilly…
Happy Halloween
This was a great Halloween for the whole family. It started off with a little festival at Lilly’s school. I dropped Lilly off knowing that I would be back to help with the festival,…
Fourth of July
Paul, Laura and the girls came over for the Fourth of July weekend. We had a great time! We cooked steaks on the grill, went swimming, lit a few fireworks and enjoyed the…