Friday, January 5, 2018

Christmas 2017

We decided to escape the cold again this year and go to Florida for Christmas. Since we paid off our house in October, we decided to splurge a little and get a house by the beach. We were lucky that Eric and Nicole wanted to join us. They opted to buy their own plane tickets rather than drive down with us and Summer. It was a great trip and I’m so happy that I finally enjoy road trips because I think there will be a lot of those in my future.

We enjoyed a house that was on Manasota Key. It had a brand new heated pool and hot tub. It also was located on the inter-coastal so the boys could fish with the kayaks. The gulf was a short walk down the driveway and across the street. It was a perfect location. Summer loved running along the dock and playing on the private beach across the street.

We had fun spending time with Billy, Kristen, Gabriella, Gina, Charlie, Mel, Henry, and Julia. Billy took us boating a couple times and we were able to go jet-skiing too which was a blast. We spent Christmas morning watching Charlie’s kids opening gifts. Then we raced back to our rental to open presents with our kids. Then we spent several hours at Siesta Key Beach. That evening, we enjoyed some Chinese food with Charlie’s family.

We didn’t want to leave to go back to Nebraska, especially since we were looking at below zero temperatures when we returned. Fortunately I had a beautiful and warm home to return to. We will make it the best we can the next few years until we can move to a warmer climate.













































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Location:Florida, Christmas

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

One Year Anniversary

Our family was changed for the better with the addition of this little girl exactly one year ago today. We all adore her, including Mario!

She loves her routines. Every morning, when she hears Mario get up and go downstairs, she leaves the boys’ room and jumps into bed with me to sleep another hour or until I get up. Then she follows me downstairs to find Mario and get her morning rubs.

All I have to say is night night time, and she’ll run upstairs with me to take a nap in the afternoons.

She is always the first to greet Mario when he gets home from work.

She loves her long walks except when it’s cold out.

She is exhausted by 7 or 8 pm each night and ready for bed.

She is a mini Goldendoodle and only weighs 17 pounds. We have met a lot of people who thought they were buying a mini doodle but then ended up with one over 50 pounds. Sure glad Summer stayed small enough to travel easily with us.






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Location:Summer