Thursday, August 23, 2012

Goodbye Summertime...

Summer has come & gone since my last post and what a great & busy summer it was!  Picking up where I left off, Molly & all of our Steps girls did great and brought home many awards.  It rained everyday of our stay in Daytona and we ended up making a trip to Sea World instead of Disney at the end of the week.

As we left Sea World, we met the couple with our new puppy, Stroker Bo...a blue-eyed silver lab.  It was quite a long & interesting trip home with 2 kids & a 6 week-old puppy.  I think we managed to pull into the house around 1am!

For Molly's birthday, we went back to Myrtle Beach again this year.  It was definitely a trip to remember with all of the small 'disasters' that took place.  Halli dislocated her shoulder and we spent 4 hours at the Emergency Room with her just so she could pop it back in place herself before we ever saw the doctor; Molly took a major wipeout by a wave that caused her to be scared of the ocean the rest of the trip; we had our Yeti cooler, Dewalt radio and Oakley sunglasses stolen while we were at supper one night; and, we waited 4 hours to get a table at Margaritaville for Molly's birthday just to find out that all the "stiltmen" that celebrate birthdays had gone home for the night.  However, things could have always been worse & we have another memorable vacation in the books!

For Eric's birthday, he & I made a trip to the St. John's river to do some mullet fishing.  Again, things didn't go quite as planned.  On the first morning, his boat tore up so he rented a pontoon & then it tore up.  He called the camp for help and they promptly sent a boat to tow him in, but then it tore up.  Finally, about 5 hours later he made it back.  We spent the rest of the afternoon at the boat shop, and managed to get in about 2 hours of great fishing before it tore up again!  So, we called it quits, headed to Daytona, ate at Bubba Gump's and watched 2 movies!

Molly & I traveled to Irmo, SC for Southern Strutt's bootcamp a few weeks ago.  She had the opportunity to take classes from some amazing choreographers and dancers, including Mandy Moore, Nick Lazarrini, and Ivan Koumaev (my fave)...

Halli is picking up new words on a daily basis and is such a smart little girl.  However, her new favorite word is "NO" and it is her response to everything even if she really means "YES"!  She is just too funny!



Molly started a new school this year and has mixed emotions about it right now.  I am hoping that it is just because it is all just different to her...a new school, new friends, new teachers, new routine, etc.  I hope things continue to improve for her & that she begins to love it soon.  With the start of school came the start of a new dance year, gymnastics lessons & pep squad practices.  I hope we ALL can adjust to the new, BUSY routine quickly!

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Myrtle Beach 2007

Here's a video of Molly & Caroline running from the waves on our 2007 vacation to Myrtle Beach. It's amazing to see how much they have changed since then. Enjoy...