March and Spring Break

After we got back from Florida it was nice for about a week and then the weather took a turn again which was disappointing! We had a pretty uneventful March leading up into actual spring break for the boys and I.

Caught the boys at the bus stop-they were not pumped about my picture taking.

Dave started playing in the worship band at church. They participated in a county wide night of worship to raise funds for the community. It was so cool to see Dave on that stage and praising!

The first weekend of spring break we went to Evansville and I took 5 pictures-an all time low for me!

Josh made burnt ends out of chuck roast and holy moly that was delicious!

On the way home we picked up the Smith boys to stay for a while and keep the kids entertained. Worked like a charm, it's so fun having them together!

The kids helped us hide some tiny Jesus figures around grandma and grandpa's house before they got home for Florida. 

And we took them to play gellyball which was not my favorite experience (those things hurt!) but they kids had a blast. 

 

Florida 2025

We had such a great trip to visit our favorite retirees this year! And bonus this year-Josh's parents rented a house too so we had double the family to see :)

We were able to hit the monthly carry-in again this year. We usually miss it because of the timing of our trip but we lined it up this year!

We made it to a sunset on the beach. It's just so beautiful.

Our favorite beach (Caspersen) was closed due to hurricane damage. But we did visit Venice, Nokomis, and the North Jetties this year. 

Venice Beach

Met up with Barry and Divana for Sharky's Snack Shack.  It was delicious! And you can't beat that view.

Jetties-it was very windy with huge waves this day.

Ice cream picture! Both boys are well past being taller than I am.

Josh and Dave played lots and lots of golf.

Ike and I took lots of bike rides and hung out at the pool while they were golfing. 

Penny drop was a hit with everybody.

Last day-it was beautiful! 

And finally, had to document one of our many Buc-ee's trips. We planned our stops around them!

 

January and February

I've been horrible about taking pictures lately so I don't have much to add for the beginning of the year! Here's just a snippet of what went on for us before we headed to Florida at the beginning of March.

We didn't get a ton of snow this year-just one really good one and lots of cold, dreary days.

My mom came up a couple times to visit over these months which was awesome!

Dave had several pep band games that we went to. It's so fun to hear him play the kit!

Dave and some of his friends made the news one evening.

The boys both had school dances that they attended. Seemed like they had a pretty good time!

Finally a little bit of sunshine!

We helped chaperone the school dance here on campus. That is always such a great event. Here's me and Theresa :)

I finished a paint by number of Tony and Ben's dogs. This was so fun to work on!

Josh's Uncle Bob passed away so the whole family came together to celebrate him.

 

Christmas Part II

We had a pretty quiet Christmas celebration at home this year. It was different but we enjoyed ourselves!

Started off by going to Josh's aunt and uncle's house for Christmas Eve. We played some games and ate good food as usual.

The kids (and us just not pictured) got to open their Christmas Eve presents.

Christmas morning-so many stocking presents. We have gotten less big items and more necessities wrapped up as stocking stuff over the years.

Josh's parents were on a tour of the state, visiting Em in Madison, Brit and fam in Indy, and then on to see us.

Josh made a bunch of steaks and they brought the Smith boys to us to hang for a couple days.

And Dave got a little driving in!