Yes, I know that it looks familiar and it should!!! Cayla did make a few changes in all of her nesting!!! Using the same bedding and why not??? It will help even out the cost! Lol! We made his name and got it hung!
And, I did finally get those paintings done, so that is new!!! But it sure is a cute room! Good job Cayla!
January 6th was our 29th celebration! My husband decided we would spend it on a fishing trip. How ironic!
He wanted to go deep sea fishing so bad, and insisted that I go with him. Well, I'm always up for an adventure and besides I knew he would not want to go without me, it was our anniversary weekend trip! I told him to make sure it had a bathroom and it was big…lol! Other than that, I could deal with most anything!
We left Friday morning and stopped by Chic-fil-A! WB never wants to eat there! Thanks for the chicken mini’s, honey!
I actually took a picture, because he does not like chicken that much!!! Back on the road!
We stopped by Gander Mountain and returned a gift. Then to the outlet mall to get the correct item!
Next, on to the hotel! Let me just say that down town traffic is horrendous in ST. Augustine, even in January!!! Then, there are these one way streets, and we are in a truck and cars are parked all along them!
We find the hotel, but where do you park??? I just dropped WB off so he could find out where we need to park. I turned the next street closest to the hotel. It is a brick street and very narrow, with cars parked!!!
Oh dear, and let me just say….when you are blind in one eye and driving a truck that you can really not see the right side front fender, well…it can be a little harry!!! LOL! If he only knew how narrow it was. I just hit the curb on the left side once, hope the tire is ok!!! LOL! I can not find a street to turn down to go back around the block!
Phone rings, “Honey, you have to drive in the drive that goes under the hotel.” Jill---“OK, dear, I will back in a few minutes, it is a looong block!!! LOL!!!
For real??? Drive in here? LOL!!!
Our Hotel, “Casa Monica” was beautiful all lit up at night!
I drive in, and they take our bags up for us! Someone just had to go and find the dock we were to leave from in the morning! That is a whole story in itself. I must have circled one area about three times!!! We finally found it and met our Captain and First Mate! Six-thirty will come early in the am!
Cole and Josie arrived not long after we got back. We all got dressed to go out to eat. My sweet husband rented a carriage for all of us! I must say that I was so thankful that I did not have to drive that truck!!! The guide took us around the town and was very knowledgeable about the history. It was great!!!
Charlie Horse was this beautiful animals name. The guide said he did not have very good manners sometimes! He loved Josie!
He gave her a kiss and then he tinkled like a five gallon bucket when we were standing right beside him, petting him! Yep, he was right…no manners!!! LOL! It was so funny!!!
Notice the huge puddle!!! LOL!!!
The town still had their lights up and will until the end of January, then a town ordinance makes them take the lights down. It was just beautiful!
Our carriage dropped us off at O. C. White’s for dinner. Then we just strolled along a couple of blocks back to the hotel. We did see a certain pirate that WB was intrigued with!!! ARR, Mate! LOL!!!
A few afternoon shots!
We have to be at the boat at 6:30 am!!! It is dark and foggy!
It was rough on the way out, nothing to do but get in the cabin and lay down! Now, let me tell ya, going to the potty while riding those rough waves was like riding a bucking horse….hold on folks!!! Hahaha! One wild potty ride, probably installing a seat belt would be a good idea!
We rode for three hours before we stopped to fish! No land in sight….just don’t even tell me!
First we trolled, not a whole lot of action. But, finally WB hooked him a big Wahoo! It was a big one!
Then Cole got a nice one! Cobia!
Heading back to shore!
Josie holding up Winston’s Wahoo! We were proud!
Captain Robert cleaning one big ole fish!
The pelicans are happy!
What an adventure. I really did not want to go and do not know if I will go again, except I love watching people catch fish! They were so hard to reel in. It did not take long for us to be worn out! I really thought I might have to seek a plastic surgeon for repairs after this…lol!!! Gonna be sore!
Thanks to my husband for taking me and to Cole and Josie for coming along. That made it even more fun!!!
Now, back to the hotel. We drive up in that big truck and the guys that park the vehicles are just drooling over WB’s truck! One had already told me, that’s a nice truck! We pulled up again and another one asked me what size tires we had on it, and did we put a lift kit on it. I knew about the lift kit, but not the tire size! Guys!
Cole saw one of them taking it around the block, to park it of course…lol!! We all rested for a little while and then were to meet up for some dinner!!!
And somewhere in between this time, Cole finally proposed to Josie!!! Yeah!
She was so excited as well as the rest of us!!! I just wish I could have gotten some photo’s, but they are a little private and I so understand and respect that! We had a nice meal and then strolled back to the hotel.
Got up the next morning and had a nice breakfast and headed home.
What an exciting ending to a great weekend!!!
Also, as we are out of town , we get a call from Cayla telling us that Jenny is in the hospital as well as her Father-in-law.
I did not sleep much worrying about Martha and Jenny Lynn. We got news earlier that Randy would be ok. But I just hated that I was not their to help out….so I did not sleep either night very well.
But, all turned out ok! God is so in control!
Yes, we are all so excited for the both of them. Looks like some time in April of 2013!
Off to worship we go! No better way to begin a new year than with the Lord and his family! Finished up the communion, went to class and it was a great class.
I do not think that we ever stop needing classes on marriage! It is always a new season in a marriage, of one kind or another!!!
After church the communion had to be cleaned up, WB and Kylie went on ahead and me and many others finished up the cleaning! A big thank-you to Jay, Clyde and Kathryn, and the Jackson kiddo’s for their help! The Jackson kids really got me tickled!!! And I so appreciate their assistance! Cute kids!!!
Back home to begin to prepare for tonight!
WB is cooking a standing, oysters, rib roast and baked potato, I am cooking black-eyed peas and corn bread! I also made a fruit pizza dessert.
We celebrated with the birthday boy and gifted him. Then he went coon hunting later on and we visited and played with sparklers!
We enjoyed all of their company on this first day of 2012!
Happy Birthday Ryan!!!
Up early so we can get to the church and fix the communion for tomorrow!
Next, stop by and pick up some oyster’s. We will be celebrate our son-in-law, Ryan’s 22nd birthday tomorrow! It is on the 29th, but he was working, then celebrating with his family…so we do it when we can!
I made him a strawberry cake that fell apart, so I just put it in a casserole dish and iced it….Strawberry crumble cake would be a good name! But it is good!
We decided to stay home and ring in the new year with our dear friends Bill and Mary Jane! Bart and Casey and the girls came by for a little while and we enjoyed them so much!
We enjoyed our time with family and friends and welcome 2012!
I got to keep Isabella a little while today! Boy has she gotten mobile. It took her a little while to walk, but once she got it…she was running!!! She walks very fast or runs where she wants to go. She is pretty quite, walks around and looks and takes in everything! If she is in to something she is really quite!
She can sing the Barney Song and Happy Birthday…….you can’t really understand the words but you know the tune!
She loved my Christmas decorations, she would stand in front of the tree and dance back and forth! She walked and took it all in. When she came the other day, she was looking for the decorations! Too cute!
This girl adores her Papa!!! And, he adores her and eats it up!
Yep, Cole had a touch of it, even though he would not want to admit it!!!
Looks like we are done with it!!! Let us all hope so!!!
It took Cayden about 8 days to get shed of his bug. Next, came sweet little Isabella. Poor thing!!! I just hate it so bad! She got better pretty quickly, then it was Casey’s turn. I went and got Kylie and kept her trying to keep her from getting it! She spent most of the week with Papa and Ma J.
Then Bart got it! Next came Kimberly, Buddy and Tripp, then Laura.
Cayla and I got my tree up pretty early this year. Kylie decorated most of it while Cayden and Isabella undecorated it…lol!!! I bought shatter proof ornaments years ago when Kylie was a baby.
One- I do not want my ornaments broken. Two-Christmas is for kids and I do not want to stay on them about the tree. Now, Cayden did get in a trouble a little because he would get a hold of the lights and run with them!!! LOL! He tried his best not to touch them, but they were just so pretty!!!
I really did not have enough shatter proof ornaments for this fat tree! It needed help! More ornaments-check!
Stockings hung-check!
Tree Number 2-check! I really enjoyed this tree!
Breakable Ornaments in a special place-check! Isabella loved looking at these!!! She loved all the decorations!
Elf on the Shelf-check! Kylie got so excited about this, we had to open and read the book in the car!!! The spirit of a child---priceless!!!
Tables and porch decorated-check!
Pringles and Santa checking on the naughty and nice-check!
Pringles in Kylie’s stocking! She thought this was the funniest thing!
Now, ready for Christmas Eve!!!
Happy First Little Cayden Man!!! You are 1 year old….yeehaw!!! You are a such a sweet and funny little boy!!! You have learned so many things in your first year! Rolling over, crawling, walking and saying a few words. You love to ride on just about anything with wheels and that moves! You love to ride the tractor with Ma J, you will not ride it with your Papa unless I am with ya’ll! You love to wrestle with me…..you pull hair and think it is funny, and you try and bite! Yes, you think that is funny too!
Your Mom tells you no, no…..and you just look at her and grin! Just like she did!
You love for Papa to play his guitar and sing to you!
You love outside!!!
You love your cousin Kylie bunches and you attack her…..with hugs, hair pulling, kissing and biting! And poor Isabella, you have pulled her hair since way back, pulled her skin, got her toys…you better watch our because one day she is going to have enough!!! LOL!
You do not like for me to hold anyone else, you and Isabella have to both sit in my lap!!! But I love it!!!
You enjoy Sunday School most Sundays!
You love to watch Nemo in the car!
You are learning to swim!
You cut your top two teeth first!
You had your first virus at the same time your Mom did and you got sick in my car…yuck!!! LOL!
You spent the night with Papa and I at the Suwannee River and rode in the boat. You loved the water!
You also stayed when you were sick because you Mom was to sick herself to take care of you! You wanted to get on the couch, I put you up there and you laid on the pillow like a big boy! The I laid down beside you….you cut that brown eye over at me and began to stroke my hair….right before you pulled it, and laughed!!! You little stinker!!! It took about 8 days for you to feel like yourself again.
You were not feeling well at your first birthday party, but you did enjoy it anyway!!!
You have been a Mama’s boy for the most part of your first year! And that is just fine, as you get older you will have lots of men folks to follow around!!!
Papa and Ma J love you bunches!!!
