SWIM,SWIM, AND MORE SWIM

Summer time is such a wonderful time to relax and enjoy life. It is also a time to doctor sunburns and the occasional "blistered" feet that you get from the hot smothering concrete that you travel back and fourth on. You get this mostly from attempting the usual "cannonball" Caiden and Bailee swam a lot on vacation and enjoyed the dog out of it. And what was really great was they made a lot of new friends that were traveling on vacation just like them. I;m so glad that my children are very outgoing and have NEVER had a problem introducing themselves to just about anyone they meet. They made friends that were from Texas, Missouri, New York, and Iowa. My children are so lucky to have the opportunity to be able to travel across states. They have been to more states than most kids their age. There is always so much to experience when you travel. It introduces them to new lifestyles, new cultures, and new people. I know that there experience's we help them see that there are all kinds of people around with different cultures, but in retrospect, they are pretty much the same as them!

Bailee's "handstand"

These boys helped me bring breakfast to our room every morning! I would tip them a dollar a day. The smallest boy could tell me that he wanted to do it for free. But I never let an act of kindness go unnoticed, so I kept on tipping!

These kids were from New York

Bailee's new friend

My C-Max

"Attemting" swimming Laps!

Bailee was like, "Mom, I need some goggles, QUICK!"

My sweet little Bailee Grace

always time for posing for mommy

Caiden and Bailee made all kinds of freinds on our vacation!

ROSEBLATT STADIUM: HOME OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

This is the home of the college world series. Its sad to all of us that it will be torn down, and built again. But we are so glad we got to experience it in all its glory! The Omaha Royals played awesome that night and we had a blast! We had popcorn, funnel cakes, and you have to eat a good old fashion hot dog at a baseball game! The theme for that night was Star Wars. They were promoting the new movie to start in theaters Aug.20. They had soo many characters from the movie there. Caiden thought he was too old to have his picture made, being that he doesn't play with Star Wars figurines anymore! But he did say that he wanted to see the movie! What was really cool was that we got to "see" some of the movie clippings why we were there. After the game, they had an AWESOME fireworks display that lasted 30 minutes. Even better, the background music was the STAR WARS theme. We had a blast. Our family is such a HUGE fan of baseball.

Jerry and I posing with Star Wars Creatures

"Luke, I am you father!"

Luke Skywalker

Bailee and I showing our support and our "Silly" side

Father and son enjoying thier "favorite" past time

The Fireworks were UNREAL!

The CountDown has begun!




The New Star Wars Movie

We got to see it before anyone else!

Caiden "testing" his speed on the heat he was throwing!

CHUCKY CHEESE

No matter where you travel, you must always visit Chuck E Cheese, I think they must have one every 50 miles! Our children always enjoy the time that they get to spend there. They love playing games, and getting lots of tickets. Our children always spilt tickets evenly and get the prizes that come along with it!

Bailee and I always get a picture made. It has been a Tradtion of ours since she was 2 years old!

HOME CAN BE ANYWHERE YOU GO

Our family life is a lot different from other families. We are apart sometimes, but when we are together, we definitely make up for lost time.. Our children have traveled a lot, and have been to more states than a lot of children their age. We look at this as possibilities and new experiences for them. They love traveling and they usually get a souvenir for each state that we visit. Even though we were in hotel, we made it as "homey" as possible. We cooked and did what "normal" families do on a daily basis. We played games, watched TV, and talked about our day just like normal families do. It's all about improvising and using what you do have, and making the best of it! So, in all actually, Home can be anywhere, and everywhere, you just have to use your imagination, and rely on each other to make it the best it can be! We are A Fantastic Family Of Four anywhere we go! This is our family life for now, and i must say, we are doing just fine! Home is where your heart is, and our hearts are always with each other. These are the times that I truly cherish, and I am soo glad that we get to do all that we do as a family. These times will shape our family and these experiences make our family life so unique. What other families get to travel all over the place, everytime we travel with Jerry's job, its one of many mini-vacations that we will explore and cherish forever. Home is love, and our doors are always open for many more "homey" places!

A perfect well prepared meal of grilled chicken and all the sides that go with it! It was great!

Perfection, I always put my heart and soul into my cooking

Bailee and me cooking, she loves to help!

I had to actually tear open salt and pepper to put in the containers, hey, gotta do what you gotta do!
This was so time comsuming, but I was DETERMINED to make it all work out for us!

Jerry firing up the grill, while the kids swim, it felt just like home!




Caiden and Jerry dicussing plans for tomorrow!

Bailee eating breakfast, Man, this hotel had a great breakfast menu!