...halloween...

emery didn't like this holiday...
we hope that you had fun whatever you did!!

...where is fall?

Yesterday in the sunshine state we broke the record high of 92 degrees by hitting 94 degrees. This just is NOT the type of weather you think of when we're in the season of Autumn. Andy and I love fall but we miss it!!

Here's a picture of Emery-in honor of our favorite season our house is a bit decorated and she absolutely loves the pumpkins!! She knocks them off the end tables and bats them all around the house. What a fun cat!!!



Have a great day!!!
xoxo: lindsey

Summer Vacation!

You know that the summer is coming to an end when everyone is talking about back to school and fall schedules and there is a change in the air. Well, we finally made it there and now we're on vacation. We had a super busy summer with me running the Summer Rec program at Glencoe and all of the many and exciting happenings at church. Andy was even out of town for a week with the puppet team. Anyway-back to our vacation-we are in "the North" aka. New Hampshire with a side trip to Boston!

While in Boston we saw a great game at Fenway Park-probably one of Andy's most favorite things!! We also walked the Freedom Trail and toured the USS Constitution-which is still an active, commissioned US Navy sailing vessel.

We're staying with Andy's parents and enjoying our time relaxing, catching up on some reading, and cooler weather!!

**as usual there are pictures the accompany this post-so enjoy!! We hope that you enjoyed your summer!!

Daytona Cubs and Downtown Disney...

...just a few of the things we've been up to. A few games that we've been to in Daytona were delayed or canceled due to the weather. Either way there's been an exciting show! Friday we went to a game and the second picture is the view we had. The weather sent a few tornado warnings our way but after the storm came the calm and a great ball game!! We also meet some friends at Downtown Disney for dinner at the T-Rex Cafe' and some Boardwalk fun!!

We've also been gearing up for a few more schedule changes with the school year right around the corner!! I'll be teaching 5th and 6th grade at Glencoe Classical Academy!! I'm so excited and am busy previewing books and writing lesson plans. This week we have Teen VBS every night and I'll be participating in a 3-day teaching training conference.

It's an exciting time of year for us and we hope the same for you!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Well it's been well over a month since our last post and I hope that everyone is doing great!! We're still here and just as busy as can be!! Today we had an easy and relaxed day that ended with fireworks at the river: here in Edgewater.

We just wanted to say Happy 4th of July!!

...hey!

it's been a while but we're back and hope that you and your family had a great Memorial Day weekend. we spent Monday morning at a Memorial Day service right down the road and then the rest of the day watching baseball and relaxing. today was the beginning of Summer Rec at Glencoe and it's a change of pace for us. I'm running the summer program and that means working from 8:00-5:30 everyday. (of course I have to be there a little earlier than 8:00-and I don't think Andy likes that very much!)

have a great week!!
xoxo: lindsey

welcome to our new "favorite" spot


our patio: with grill and patio furniture!!

emery says "hi" too!

Memorial Day fly over

baseball:

a fun pick up game after church on Sunday afternoon!

Faith & Family night at the Jack - let's go Cubs!

a saturday afternoon cheering for the Sox after 2 losses a victory over the Rays!!

a night of baseball at the Jack; home of the Daytona Cubs!

just a few things...

on Easter Sunday we had Greg, Rhonda, Jordyn, and Chad over for dinner, games, and to decorate eggs here is the end result! We had so much fun and all of us are looking forward to egg salad and deviled eggs!!

Monday we had the day off and were able to enjoy the afternoon at EPCOT's Flower and Garden Festival!! It was fun and a good break-as a kid Beauty and the Beast was my favorite movie and I was happy to see that these guys were not left out of the fun!!

Here's a butterfly from Minnie's Butterfly Garden

and for dinner we enjoyed character dinning at the Garden Grove.

It was so good!!

Happy Easter!

Andy and I hope that all of you are enjoying your Easter Sunday: we had an awesome Sunrise Service!! We're praying for you and your family as you reflect on this special life-giving time of year. We're making Easter dinner and I'm hoping that it will taste good. Here are a few pictures of our morning:

Jars of Clay

Andy entered a drawing to be one of 15 to visit RELEVANT Media Group in Orlando: and was picked. Jars of Clay did an acoustic set for the podcast. I think that he had a pretty good time. Check out RELEVANT here.

hey, hey, hey

...well we've been busy but the other day we were running around and doing a little bit of shopping: Andy bought me a gift...now it's practical, useful, seen on t.v., and completely "dork-y"- - I'm sure you'll be surprised to find out that it's the....SNUGGIE-contrary to the commercial I'll probably NEVER wear, I should say use, the thing outside of the house and when people come over I'll probably hide it...

Oh, well. Thanks babe!!!

long awaited update

first off: emery says hi to all the bloggers-she's been MIA in a lot of recent posts but she's still around and the best cat in town. as you can tell she's got a personality of her own.

secondly: i don't have much time (which is a reoccurring theme) but wanted to say hi and let you know that we're still busy, still here, loving life, and loving God.

xoxo: lindsey

Hey!! It's been so nice lately!!! We've been playing baseball in the afternoon a lot!! (and I've been trying to master photography techniques) which will probably never happen...but I can imagine!! I love to take pictures and here's one from an afternoon of playing the "great American pastime" We hope that you've had a great start to 2009!! Until next time...

2009

WOW! can you believe that it's 2009!?! andy and i have been busy: and somebody said "you know what that means: if you're busy at the beginning of the year then the year is going to be busy" great, just what we wanted to hear, another busy year!!

well, just a quick post to help you settle into reality. 2009 is here to stay and is promising to be a busy year!