Beach Pictures!

We spent most of our time in Florida playing on the beach and swimming. What else is there when the beach is this beautiful??

 

 

 

 

More Beach Pics...

 

 

 

 

Beach Pictures

The first one was a view from our balcony...

 

 

 

 

Our summer trip-Part 2

While we were in Atlanta, we stayed busy! We went to this awesome children's museum, Stone Mountain (a huge mountain that is granite), and had lots of fun playing with other family members.



This is the top of Stone Mountain where I literally had a panic attack about one of the kids falling.



The kids were sure that this was a giant dinosaur footprint...even though we tried to explain that it was where water eroded the rock. I guess their explanation is way more exciting! And that sent Caleb off hunting for fossils! Just sure he would find them!



I snapped this picture while Caleb was hunting for fossils...because we rode the gondola up to the top and hiked down. I did not like the gondola. Too many people...too much tight space...no air...etc. etc. The next few pics are of us hiking down the 1,000 feet to the bottom.







There were a lot of things we did there! We rode the train that circled the bottom and rode a duck boat...which was a truck that drove into this huge lake and became a boat! They gave us these annoying but super cute quacking duck bills...



Stone Mountain was a full day of fun and exercise. I could post a lot more pics, but I won't! Next, we went to a Children's Museum in downtown and the kids loved it! They loved the shopping carts most, and Abby asked if I would buy it for her birthday...she loved it!





We also made a stop by the very first Chick-Fil-A ever...The Dwarf House...



We ate way too much ice cream...but it makes for good pics!






We also spent some time with DS's brother, sister, and even his nephew! Whom the kids adore! Poor kid...he is 15 and was so good to the annoying little 5 and 3 year old that hung onto him every second he was around! He is a good sport!

Our Summer Trip- Part 1

We headed off to Atlanta for a nice long visit with DS's parents. It has been two years since we went there. It was so fun to see those memories being made moment by moment of going to "grandparent's" house. I grew up spending several weeks at a time at my grandparent's house in Arkansas on the farm. The way the house looked, the smells, even the trees are etched in my memory forever. Now that my maternal grandparents are no longer here, those memories are held close to my heart. This is the beginning of those same kind of memories for my children.

Summer Fun!

When you don't have a pool, and live in Arizona, you have to get creative to entertain the children! We had a BBQ a week ago with our small group and this was the best $20 worth of entertainment we have had in a long time!

I did not fall of the face of the earth...

Okay, so blogging hasn't been my strong point this last year. I must admit between grading papers, planning, raising a family, cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc. etc. blogging became low on the priority list! But, since my ultimate goal is to one day print my blog and have it as more of a "memory documentation" for my kids...I decided I better play catch up!

These last 6 months have been packed with action, new additions, and excitement! I picked some pics that highlight some major events these last 6 months...

Below is our newest addition to the Yi family. Her name is Daisy and she is a malti-poo. No, she isn't big, mean, or scary...just the way I like my dogs. She also doesn't shed, can be bathed in 10 minutes, and can be exercised in the backyard...also the way I like it! :)



We also, and more importantly, welcomed a new little girl to the Terlau family (not to be confused with the Yi family). Kelly had a beautiful baby girl, Chloe Ann Lake, on May 18th. She is a beautiful little baby and I can't wait to see how she fits in with the 5 other crazy kids in our family!


This is a picture of us four girls (mom and sisters) at Kelly's baby shower.



Abby wanted to be a part of the girls and come to Kelly's baby shower. I thought it was so fitting as all the girls were together that day. She was so well behaved and so much fun to share this event with. It made me look forward to all the future "girl" events we get to go to together! Plus, she wore a dress!!!



We spent a good part of the last 6 months doing "football". We signed Caleb up thinking it would be good for him to learn to be a part of a team. We had practice twice a week, and games on the weekend. It ended up taking up a good part of our time! It was rocky in the beginning, but diligence pays off! In the end, Caleb loved playing and was doing a great job pulling those flags! Many days during practice, Abby and I would walk to the nearby park and play, feed the ducks, or smell the flowers. I definitely can't complain about that!





The school year ended two weeks ago, and already, we have been busy with swim lessons and summer movies! DS is off for two months this summer...and then next year we dive into Kindergarten for Caleb, preschool for Abby, Mom working FULL-TIME, and dad going back to work! I am definitely looking forward to a summer of fun!