Happy Kids!

Taylor, Hunter and Claire are living the life! This opportunity of living overseas has given us many extras; my children have the best of BOTH worlds! They get to live and experience another country, and get a "real" USA summer filled with laughter and happiness! Among the list of things they did were: playing with friends, playing with cousins, going to Disney World, going to the beach, fishing, swimming, playing tennis, playing baseball, meeting a new cousin, going to a wedding, going to a professional baseball game, going to a water park, staying up late, sleeping in, and just being happy kids!
Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the kids over the last month and a half that we were away!
Claire was the flower girl in my sister's wedding!

Taylor and Claire acting silly at the wedding!

Hunter and Claire on the golf cart, ready to go to the pool! Hunter learned how to drive the golf cart this year, Mimi said he "passed" his drivers test!

Needless to say, Claire did not pass hers!

A must on every trip to Florida, The Florida Gator Stadium!

I love this one, he would die to be a "Florida Gator"!

Claire!

Ofcourse, the kids at Disney! (Lots more Disney pics to come in another post!)

Taylor and Mickey!

Hunter and Mickey!

Claire, getting ready to go have afternoon "tea"!

The Best Part of Our Trip!

The most important reason we had for going to the USA was to see family! We had not been home for two years, two very long years; and I was ready to see everyone I love! This trip was filled with so many things; but my favorite moments are the simple ones, the best ones...my time with family! I got to be a part of the birth of my niece and the wedding of my sister; I was so thankful to be able to be there for that! I feel as if the time home was "full"; I was there long enough to get to spend good quality time with everyone!
A few of my favorite pictures of the family.....
Mom and Dad!

Cousins!


New baby, Cailyn!

Grandma Lou and Claire, going to tea!

I also got to spend some time with my friends, times that will be treasured! Taylor was quite the social butterfly, and was invited to spend time with several different friends while he was home! Hunter also got to see all of his close buddies...memories made!
A few of my favorite pictures of our friends...
Drinking margaritas and eating Mexican food...

The younger half of the group!

Swimming with buddies!

My friend, Lisa and Claire. Claire saw Lisa and immediately asked if she went to her school! LOL!

Back!

Our last few weeks of our FANTASTIC trip was spent in Louisiana, home to my family! We eventually had to say "Good Bye" but only After a sweet baby girl was born, after a beautiful wedding ceremony, after sunburned skin and chlorine filled hair, after many sweaty baseball games, after spend the nights and laughing with friends missed, after shopping every TJ Maxx known to man, after 8 suitcases filled, after teary eyes and filled hearts....we arrived "home"!
I can honestly say that we had a GREAT time, a full time, a happy time! But unfortunately all things must come to an end; and I traveled with three kids by myself to the other side of the world to a happy husband and daddy who REALLY missed us! (We missed him too!)
Home is where your heart is, and Thank God I have two homes! The one where my family is that I grew up with, and the one that I am watching my kids grow up! So I said "good bye" to hot, sunny and lazy days; and "hello" to cold, rainy, BUSY days filled with homework and sports!