Images Art Festival

Today we went to Images Art Festival to walk around and look at the artists' work and look at Ethan's art work that was chosen to be displayed at the festival. It was a bit chilly and very windy today. It wasn't an enjoyable stroll as we were all chilled the entire time. Melissa and I were nerds in our toasty, warm matching boots!

They have an art tent set up that is sponsored by the Atlantic Center for the Arts. The kids can go in an do different projects. Here Paige is showing her masterpiece heart.

Ethan working on his canvas.

Will decorating a fabric piece to be sent to the troops.

Ethan's art piece.

And, the artist himself...

Recent Pictures

This weekend Paige and Emma had their birthday party at the ice skating rink. Here I am skating with one of the birthday girls and Pamela.
Paige and Emma prepare to blow out their candles in the party room.

Chris and Melissa ran a 5k for the humane society in the morning before the party.

Three of my little ones relaxing.

Will using Abby as a desk!

Cold, Then Not So Cold

It is hard to believe that last week we were bundled up in the snow and today we spent the morning at the beach in our bathing suits! What a difference a week makes. We have kept busy since our return from Christmas vacation. I have a Type A personality and always need to be on the go. Thankfully I have a friend, Melissa, that is the same so we are constantly finding something to occupy our time! I'm not sure Chris is always so thrilled with my constant need to go, but he is generally accommodating and jumps into whatever I have planned. He'll thank me one day!

Since it was so cold in Florida, we went to see the manatees at Blue Spring State Park. The colder it is, the more manatees that enter the spring to warm up in the constant 73 degree water. Cold it was, and manatees we got! There were 311 manatees in the spring while we were there. This is the same spring that we tube in the summer. Great fun year round! It was so cold while we were there that I was tempted to jump in and warm up in the water with the manatees. No swimming when manatees are present though!

Here the kids are at the head of the spring. Right after this picture was taken Ethan had a nice spill on the ice. It was priceless since he had just made a remark about me falling and I just slid! He hit the ground.
Manatees warming up!

Here we are at the historic house that the kids are sure is haunted. That is Alina's Flat Stanley in the picture.

Steam coming off the warm spring.

This long weekend has been nice! The weather has warmed up enough to make it enjoyable to be outside for playing and bike rides. Last night we took the kids to an abandoned house on Riverside Drive in the dark. They have been begging to go "investigate" the house so we took them. They all got scared and refused to even step in the grass when we got there. It was fairly amusing. We spent the morning at the beach. The boys then settled in for a nap since they have exceeded their bedtime two nights in a row and it was certainly showing!