Friday Favorites

Did I mention how cute my niece and kiddos are? I'm sure I did. How could I not? This past weekend Julie, Eric, and Baby Evie (Kenzie refuses to call her anything other than this...) came to visit and meet Will. I am so thankful for family like them that traveled 8 hours each way to stay for less than 48 hours just to see us and meet Will. It's no small feat to drive to or from Atlanta. While they were here, we were able to get a few pictures of the family at Magnolia Park next to Lake Apopka, watch UCF and FSU play their respective games, and go to Long & Scott Farms to have some fun in the corn maze. It was a blast. We can't wait to see them again for Christmas.

In light of how much fun we had... this Friday Favorites is dedicated solely to last weekend's cousin and family time. Enjoy!

Kenzie can't help that her hair is bouncy and enticing, I guess.
Evie was focused numerous times throughout the weekend on
getting her hands on it. You might notice that theme in some of
these following pictures. =)

Hanging out with Uncle Eric (Baby Evie's Daddy) at
the corn maze

With my kiddos

She was so excited that Daddy would seesaw with her

Our newest family member

These two are too adorable together. I love watching them
get older and how they interact.

Sunset at Lake Apopka

We had a blast this past weekend. Next week brings Thanksgiving. I can't wait to celebrate with our family and have a fun weekend having some family time as well as going shopping for the kiddos' Christmas. Happy Friday everyone! I hope you enjoyed your week and have a great weekend!

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Eight is Great!

Today Kenzie is EIGHT! It's so crazy. We have an 8 year old. Only two years away from double digits. A third grader. A girl that is quickly becoming a preteen. There is only a year left (technically) until that is officially the stage we are in. Though I have to say... she acts more and more like an actual preteen every day of her life. She's too much. We often joke that she is 8 going on 28, but in all honesty, she is an old soul and often acts much older than her years. At 8-years-old, Kenzie... - Is still the friendliest kid I know. She loves with her whole heart. She hates to hurt anyone's feelings. The downside is that her feelings get hit hard when someone isn't nice to her. We have had to deal with that on occasion, especially in the last year when we had a run in with a girl that Kenzie thought was her friend but she ended up being not really nice to Kenzie in the long run. We learned as parents that the "mean girl" stage starts early. Kenzie...

Baseball, Birthdays, Picnics and Paintings

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Kenzie's First Beach Trip

This weekend we took a trip to Treasure Island (on the West coast) for Kenzie's first ever beach trip. Julie and Eric were spending a couple of days out there and we thought it would be fun to go out and hang out with them on the beach. Having the use of a hotel room was also a plus. =) To start, I just need to share that we don't exactly travel light when we go to the beach. We never have. Unfortunately (or fortunately because we are always 100% prepared) we are not the kind of people that just pick up our swimsuits, towels, and go. We always travel as if we are staying all day and do not want to hang out in swimsuits all day. So, adding another person (albeit one that is barely over two feet tall and weighs maybe 20 lbs soaking wet) added that much more stuff to our packing list. We were packed to the brim. We used almost everything we brought over there too. Anyway, we left bright and early in the morning since it was a 2 hour trip to the beach. We got there around 9:30 ...

Young Party of Four

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