Father's Day and Family Fun!

I hope everyone had a GREAT Father's Day! I was soooo nice to actually have Detto home for a Holiday ~ expecially Father's Day!

We had a WONDERFUL day!!

Stephen and Detto built a skateboard ramp after church...

 and I spruced up and painted a headboard that I picked up at a thrift store!!

Then at night we went and walked around Downtown Mount Dora and took Detto our for Coffee and Treats!

Sissy and I split a HUGE piece of Chocolate Fudge Cake and the boys split some of our FAVORITE Blueberry Crumb Cheesecake! WE LOVE the "One Flight Up" Cafe!! Their coffee and desserts are soooo yummy!!

Overall our day was GREAT!

Saturday was also a BLAST seeing so many friends!

Brian & Erica

Cody

AKA. Little Joe

Detto and Nana

Heather Hurley

We got Detto a Carvel Ice Cream Cake ~ The only one I could find said Happy Birthday! So it was a going away birthday party! LOL

Grandma Chris, Detto, and Will (Chris's new hubby)

Joe & Chris Stephens

My Adorable Johnny

Last Week I had the PLEASURE of taking my sweet Nephew Johnny out on an "Aunt Lisa Date"! He just graduated from the 8th grade and is now making his way to the one the only.... HIGH SCHOOL!

When I think back I can remember how thrilling it was to go from middle school to High School! I was suddenly "more responsible", older, and much more COOL!! I knew it ALL!!

Well, Johnny is more humble than I was, but not by much!

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon in downtown Mount Dora! It was sooo nice! We went to the Copacabana Cuban Cafe'!

We walked all around downtown and then we ended our day with a trip to the Mount Dora Confectionaries aka Jae-Lyn's Sweet Shoppe!! Yummy to my tummy!

I'm glad that God has blessed me with such a sweet nephew like Johnny!

More Science Experiments & Life

This weekend I got to go to my very first EVER book signing. It was really neat! I saw Debbie Macomber and she signed a book for me! She is one of my favorite authors. (ONE of... many) I really enjoyed hearing about her life and her inspirations! She was really nice and she was shorter than I expected! LOL

Alyssa and I have been wrapping up the school year and we have been working on lots of science experiements! Some have turned out GREAT and some have Stunk (literally)! She loves all of the hands on stuff. We finished science, but she wanted to learn more about the brain, so... We started next years science. We made brain goop. The experiment called for Blue Cheese.. isnt that gross?? She made a model of the brain and that turned out really GREAT!

I am counting down the days till Detto gets back home!! Only a week left! Yippy!

AND... I got to babysit my wondermus neice Abby today! She is soooo sweet! I just love how clingy she is! She has the most beautiful BLUE eyes! So precious!

Life is good!

Giveaway Found!

Go here to check out this great giveaway from Alderwood Quilts!

She is giving away this cute mousepad...

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Make sure to check it out!!

STEPHEN Update

My Stephen is soooo amazing! I am so proud of all he does! He is smart, nice, giving, cute, and a really great musician!

On Friday Night he had his band awards! He got AWARD after AWARD!!

I am sooooo proud! He was elected as the Rythm Leader for the Next School Year! Yippy!

When Stephen and I sat down... the girls flocked over! We didn't get them all in the picture, but these are some of them! It was quite an eye opening experience for me.

This is Stephen and his band instructor Mr. Venezio... and yes he is really that short. He is exactly 5ft tall!

Playing Catch-up

I realized that I haven't posted anything on here in awhile! Wow! Well, we have been busy, but that is no excuse. With the school year coming to a close we have been trying to finish everything up. Stephen had a WONDERFUL performance at school. That was AWESOME, but I forgot my camera! LOL

But I remembered my camera for his Award Cerimony. He got an award for all A's in Language Arts ALL year and a Citizenship Award for being a model student in the school!

Alyssa had her ballet performance and THANK THE LORD - Detto was here for it! She preformed in "The Mother Goose Suite" at Lake Sumter Community College! Here are some pictures

And We have been working on several school projects...

Alyssa doing a Science Experiment

Alyssa making Papyrus

And.... we went to the FPEA Homeschool Convention...

Here is a picture of me and Lisa during one of the workshops... cant you tell we were paying attention?? LOL Honestly it was very good and it blessed my life!

Detto is doing great! Here is a picture that he sent...

Happy Memorial Day

On Memorial Day remember that Freedom is not Free! I am so proud of all of my family who are fighting and who have fought for this country to keep us free! I will never forget!

Also, a special thank you to the families who are without their loved ones so we can be free! It was hard to be thankful today when my hubby is on the other side of the country! I miss you Detto! I am proud of him, but I miss him.

I hope you spent time with your loved ones and prayed for our military service men and women!

Happy Memorial Day!

Dad's Graduation

I really enjoyed going to my Dad's College Graduation! I wasn't there for the "first one"! I wasn't even a twinkle in my Daddy's eye then. LOL

But I'm glad we got to go to this one! 

Dad gave Mom a Certifical of Appreciation! I thought that was a GREAT idea! She definately had to put up with him doing alot of long hours of school!

We went out to a really upscale place for dinner - Denny's! hee hee hee

The kids made this WONDERFUL sign! We were the only ones there with a sign!!

Congratulations Dad! Way to Go! Now when are you going to get your Doctorate??

Just kiddin'