Pensacola~Day 2

We woke up this morning and it was beautiful out so we spent most of today playing in the gulf. We drove into Destin Florida to check it out then came back to Navarre and played in the waves. We came back to camp, did some laundry then went and played in the bay by our campground where it is really calm. We had our snorkeling stuff and a net and managed to snag a few very small fish. Of course we let them go immediately...it was more the thrill of the hunt...or more like just being able to say that we caught a little fish with a net :o)

We are all sporting some interesting sunburns. You can easily tell where we missed with sunblock, yesterday Robin was sporting a hand print on his shoulder :o)

These pictures were all taken today. The cool thing is that the floatation device we are playing on Robins parents bought in the early 80's when they took a trip to Daytona Beach. There is a picture similar to this one of Robin and his dad. Robin thought it would be cool to have a picture of himself and his son with it at a Florida beach...



Kamryn totally rocked on it but I didn't get any still pictures of her only video. But because she weighs the least the wave would carry her all the way up on shore.











Hugs from the Sunshine State,

Tracy, Robin, Matt, Bryttaney & Kamryn

Pensacola~Day 1

Boy did we make good time getting here! We left home on Sunday afternoon and really had no problems at all except the price of gas! We spent our first 2 nights 'camping for free' in Wal-Mart parking lots. I thought I would have an issue with this but by the time we'd roll in I was so tired I didn't really care where we sleep lol! It amazed me that the only living wildlife we saw was in Colorado and we saw antelope and coyote there...we saw alot of dead raccoons and dead opossums after that! Everything went well except Kamryn lost a tooth in Jackson, Mississippi.

We got to Pensacola (we are actually in Navarre which is right next to Pensacola but really all the same lol) on Tuesday around 1:30, checked into our RV park then hit the beach/bay (which is right next to our camper...all we had to do was walk over there). After that we drove across the Navarre bridge and played in the waves as the water was alot more active on this side of the beach and full of shells which Kamryn collected way to many of!

This morning we got up and went to the Naval Museum of Aviation. Since Matt will be joining the Navy next year we thought this would be a great thing to see on this vacation. We got there early to watch the Blue Angels practice. As soon as we got in the bleachers they announced that they weren't going to be able to fly because of the weather. About that time the sky's opened up and we didn't just get wet, we got soaked. I think I came out of the gulf yesterday dryer! We ran to the museum and stood there and dripped for awhile then went inside and bought t-shirts off the clearance rack which helped even though our denim shorts didn't dry until later this afternoon.

After that we toured Fort Barrancas which was pretty cool. It was on the Naval Base and full of cool information and history.

From there we went to Pensacola Beach and played in the waves. The water has been really rough so we stayed right next to shore and played in the waves.

Not sure what is on the plate for tomorrow...we are waiting to see what the weather does...pray for sunshine!

Hugs~Tracy, Robin, Matt, Bryttaney & Kamryn

Mothers Day

This year for Mothers Day we did something that was really exciting! Kamryn is in a sign choir at school. There are about 20 kids in it...all deaf or hard of hearing except Kamryn and one other little girl. On Mothers Day they had the opportunity to sign the National Anthem at a Colorado Rockies game. It was so stinkin hot but so totally worth it! We weren't at a very good angle for pictures so this is the best I got. She is the only whose face I didn't blur wearing the white headband. You can't see Kam very well, but she is in the middle on the JumboTron thingy on the last picture. Thank you Megan, Bill & Zach for the 2nd two pictures!


After the game we went back to my dad and step-moms with my inlaws and had a yummy dinner (Thanks Lin!!) then headed home!

End of School Year

I think I am going to make it. Tomorrow is our final day with kids and then Thursday is my last day until mid August!! The end of the year is always a frenzy of field trips, school parties, track and field days and banquets. I don't feel like I have time to do much more then just breath.

Kamryn had been playing with the little boy down the street last week and came home wearing this 'tractor'. I thought it was hysterical so brought out the camera and took a picture...