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Too Long...

2009-10-10T20:43:00.002-04:00

Well, since I have joined Facebook, I do not find myself on my blog that often uploading pictures and sharing our stories. More people I know are on Facebook and see all the important pictures on it...Sorry if you are a blog only reader...

Gingerbread Men!

2008-12-22T16:53:00.003-05:00

December Photos!!!

2008-12-17T22:50:00.003-05:00

Just a few photos from this month! Ashton wearing Kevin's glasses! The night of his holiday performance at school! Sitting with Santa, talking on the phone with Santa and working on an Advent project at church!

Short Canoe Trip!

2008-11-28T10:30:00.004-05:00

We finally took the canoe out the other day. We saw some signs of gators, wild splashing, but no up close and personal encounters! This turtle swam with us a bit and we found some racoons lounging around in a tree!

Happy Birthday Sadie and Happy Halloween to all!

2008-11-01T09:24:00.001-04:00

Fall Festival

2008-10-26T17:39:00.001-04:00

Fall Festival after church this morning!!! We had a picnic lunch then games and fun!

Ashton's Kindergarten Photo

2008-10-09T19:40:00.000-04:00

Animal Kingdom!!!

2008-10-05T18:40:00.002-04:00

We had tickets to use by the 17th of this month, so we went to Animal Kingdom! It was a great day. Not too hot and lots of fun!

GOAL!!!!

2008-10-05T18:38:00.002-04:00

Ashton scored his first goal of the year!!!!! Hope it is the first of many!!!

Picture Day!!!

2008-09-27T22:27:00.002-04:00

Look how handsome!

What a difference a year makes....

2008-09-20T09:53:00.002-04:00

Ashton was right into the game this year! It was so much more fun to watch! He was running, chasing that ball and kicking it!!! We heard, "I love games!!!" Last year Ashton didn't like games because he was not going to kick the ball unless it came to him. Therefore, he did not kick that ball very many time! Today, he was in there going after that ball and kicking it!!! I was so proud and happy for him!

Our new trick...

2008-09-20T09:46:00.003-04:00

He has the confidence to ride down the alley now!!! The last two nights we have taken Ashton down the alley to McDonald's for ice cream! He loves being a big kid and riding his bike up and down the alley! I am still amazed that he is riding the two wheeler completely by himself. His goal was to ride it so when we go camping again, he can take it and ride it around and to places!

So Fortunate...

2008-09-14T17:03:00.003-04:00

We went camping for the weekend! Call us crazy but we went with 6 families for a total of 13 kids, 10 were girls and 11 adults! Needless to say it was a blast!!! We are already planning the next one!

Beach House!!!

2008-09-10T20:04:00.001-04:00

We stayed here this summer and loved it! We hope to go back one day!!!

http://web.me.com/jorgeannecarpenter/Site/House.html

If you are interested, it is friends' of our from church who own this beach condo!!! It is awesome to have the pool and the beach within walking distance!

1st Bus Ride & Birthday!!!

2008-08-20T18:22:00.002-04:00

Ashton turned 5 officially today!!!

Ashton rode the bus for his second day of school!!!! Yes, I cried all the way to work!

First Day of School!!!

2008-08-18T19:12:00.002-04:00

There's "Squinty" on his first day of school with his teacher Ms. Futch!!! He had a great first day, but he gets the next two off thanks to TS/Hurricane Fay!!!! Thursday will be the bus!!!!

(I would have seen that squint, that is Daddy's photography!!! Mommy had to be unloading her Pre-Kers this morning!)

We miss you Tsugumi!!!

2008-08-17T21:19:00.003-04:00

Our final day with Tsugu!!! Church, grocery store, relax at home and Flying Tigers baseball game!!!! An end to whirlwind ten days! We enjoyed every minute of her and we already miss her!!! Thanks for staying with us and come back anytime!!!

Fort DeSoto Beach

2008-08-16T18:11:00.002-04:00

Ashton's 5th B-Day Party!!!

2008-08-16T17:51:00.002-04:00

Ashton celebrates his 5th birthdays, which is Wednesday with friends and family!

Rock-Paper-Scissors & Oragami

2008-08-16T17:39:00.002-04:00

Mayor Ochi from Imabari Japan came to visiit Lakeland. Ashton had the chance to play "rock, paper, scissor" with him for a bike! He also watched some Japenese students make oragami animals out of towels! What a fun experience!

Tsugumi, is our student and she is pictured with Lakeland Mayor, Buddy Fletcher!

We have not dropped off the face of the Earth...

2008-08-05T22:07:00.002-04:00

I am just back in the working world a week early!!!

I have a new position with the school board as a Resource Teacher for Headstart. I will be going between two schools and have 7 classes of 18 students to work with and 2 teachers in each class of 3 & 4 year olds!!! I am so excited to be doing something new and working with the little ones to prepare them for Kindergarten!!!

Ashton had Five Day of Fun Sports Camp at church that he had a blast at!!! He starts Kindergarten in less than two week and will be 5 in two weeks!!!!

Serioulsy, someone pleace tell me where the last five years have gone?!?!? I cannot believe that I am the mom of a kindergartner!!!

A day on the lake...

2008-07-19T19:28:00.002-04:00

Backyard Adventures

2008-07-17T12:59:00.004-04:00

What a fun morning! Parents can even get in on the action and play too! It is much harder than it looks!!!

What have we been up to!?!?!?

2008-07-16T09:24:00.003-04:00

In no particular order, we have been making "projects," feeding ducks, going to the library, free movies, swimming, sleeping in, laying sod, playing the Wii, building with Legos, playing with friends, going to the park and just having a relaxing summer!

400 Free Prints from Arts Cow

2008-07-06T21:28:00.005-04:00

I have used this compnay once and my second order is on the way! Even though they come from Hong Kong, they are here in about 10 days and the quality is comparable to anywhere else! They give 400 prints, 200 5X7 and 200 4x6, for signing up spread out over 4 months. Ordering 100 prints, 50 5X7 and 50 costs $10 to ship so that is 10 cents. I am continuosly getting e-mails for more freebies! I am looking forward to trying the free playing cards, heart key chain, mousepad and the 60 8x10's they have offered me!!!

Here are some codes you can enter for some of these great items when you sign in!
60FREE8X10
24FREE12X18S

Use my code below to help me earn free prints and gifts!
Referral Link : http://www.artscow.com/default.aspx?Ref=353889

Happy 4th Of July America!

2008-07-04T23:01:00.001-04:00

Just a few shots from today!! That is Ashton coming out of the door hiding from the fireworks!!! Sadie playing with a sparkler! A fun day today! Lots of swimming and getting worn out!!!

Uniforms

2008-07-02T17:19:00.002-04:00

While we were away, Ashton's school uniforms arrived. Since it was mail for him he couldn't wait to open it and try them one! He looks so cute, but his first comment was, "I am too uncomfortable!!!" Uh oh! He was to wear them 4 days a week! He doesn't like how long his shorts are! We are hoping our friend Sew Susan can hem them for him so he will like them!

More Ana Maria Island

2008-07-02T17:13:00.001-04:00

Back from Ana Maria Island

2008-07-02T16:58:00.002-04:00

Ashton loved the waves! Pre-teen Sadie wouldn't let me get very many pictures of her!!!

VBS

2008-06-27T17:00:00.002-04:00

Here is what we have been up to all week! It was VBS at church! I was a crew leader and the kids were "Funologists" at Power Lab!

Universal & Islands of Adventure

2008-06-23T14:03:00.002-04:00

For a free day it was worth it!!! Kevin and I got free tickets for being school board employees and we also got a free one in the mail to use for Ashton!

The weather was a bit rainy, but we were overall okay. The rain hit while we were in a show and it drizzled and cleared after that.

We rode the new Simpson Ride! That was fun!!! Ashton was brave and went on any ride we took him!

Go Diego Go Live!!!

2008-06-18T20:17:00.001-04:00

What a fun treat!!! We went to the Lakeland Center to see Go Diego Go Live!!! We went with a bunch of friends and had a great time!!! The kids loved the show!

Surgery

2008-06-06T12:54:00.002-04:00

Ashton made it through surgery for his tonsils, adenoids and tubes just fine! Today is definately better than yesterday. There is more energy and more desire to eat and drink. I hope that this will fix all the ear infections of the last two years. We'll find out in two weeks if his hearing has returned back to normal.

Another Graduate in the house.....

2008-06-03T18:29:00.003-04:00

We have another graduate in our house!!! Sadie had her 5th grade awards today. SHe made A/B honor roll for the whole year!!!

Cypress Gardens

2008-05-17T21:06:00.002-04:00

It was teacher appreciation weekend at Cypress Gardens and that meant free admission! We met up with some other teacher friends and went for the day! Ashton loved it!!! We went nearly 2 years ago and this was more enjoyable for him now that he can swim!

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T19:00:00.002-04:00

Mayfaire 5K

2008-05-11T13:43:00.005-04:00

Kevin and I ran in the 5K Mayfaire in dowtown Lakeland last night. I improved my time over last year!!! Kevin squeaked out another win over me even though he doesn't run as regualry as I do!

Preschool Graduate!!!

2008-05-07T21:06:00.002-04:00

Here is our little graduate! Just how cute is he?!?!?

Spring on Lake Hollingsworth

2008-04-20T20:33:00.002-04:00

A fmily of mallards, an alligator turtle, a momma limpkin and her baby, and a red-winged blackbird.

Sun 'n' Fun Fly-In

2008-04-20T20:28:00.003-04:00

I think that I know what it might sound like to be under attack now!!! It was only a few f-16 Thunderbirds, but they are loud!!! They literally buzzed our house!!!

Hillsborough River Nature

2008-04-03T16:01:00.004-04:00

Up close and personal to Florida's Nature! Lots of good sites to see! Lots of alligators and turtles bathing in the sun!

Hillsborogh River

2008-04-03T15:54:00.005-04:00

Not the greatest shots, but itis is hard to turn around and get any while paddling a canoe!!! Plus, I have two kids who have developped an aversion to being photographed!

J. Seward Johnson

2008-04-02T14:17:00.002-04:00

This is a second set of sculputres that have come to Lakeland. We didn't get to see them all, but I hope to get around to the rest before they are gone!

Feeding the ducks, swans and geese..

2008-04-02T14:09:00.001-04:00

We wanted to hit Barnett Park but it was not running :(

Bowling...

2008-04-01T21:05:00.003-04:00

Easter Sunday

2008-04-01T20:55:00.001-04:00

The Easter Bunny had an Egg Scavenger Hunt for Ashton to find his Easter Basket which the bunny hid in his bathtub!!!

Palm Sunday Egg Hunt

2008-04-01T20:43:00.002-04:00

Fun, fun, Fun!!!

Horton Hears a Who....At the Drive-in

2008-04-01T20:09:00.005-04:00

"Look Mom, No Training Wheels!!!"

2008-03-01T16:19:00.003-05:00

Yes, after visitting a friend that rides his bike without training wheels, Ashton has been on a mission this week! Here is the result!!! So far so good!!!

Opening Day!!!!

2008-03-01T13:44:00.003-05:00

Story of the game: Ashton runs into the dugout, rather than running to home plate to touch it!!! Luckily he wasn't out because this is 4-year olds playing t-ball!!!

February Photos...

2008-02-18T21:04:00.002-05:00

Ashton is playing tee-ball!!!

Overtired!!!

Valentine's Day!!!

Zoo pictures......

2008-02-18T20:56:00.003-05:00

Here are some photos of Ashton at the Lowery Park Zoo with his preschool class!

Ashton's Christmas Photos...

2007-12-28T21:36:00.000-05:00

Sadie's Christmas Photos...

2007-12-28T21:26:00.000-05:00

Sadie got to celebrate her Christmas a little early!!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T11:12:00.000-05:00

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Light of Lakeland

2007-12-15T15:18:00.001-05:00

Just a few fun pictures!

Santa!!!

2007-12-15T15:07:00.000-05:00

Santa was quite excited to see Santa and he was willling to wait in a long line to do it!!! He was a little sad afterwards that he was nervous and only told him one thing!!!

Deck the Halls....

2007-12-02T12:27:00.000-05:00

Gobble, Gobble!!!

2007-11-23T13:28:00.000-05:00

Elves at work!

2007-11-22T12:25:00.001-05:00

We are a family of elves!!!! Come visit us!!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9575181624

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T10:08:00.000-05:00

Halloween Fun!

2007-11-01T22:33:00.000-04:00

Spiderman and Diego went Trick or Treating together! Spiderman's favorite quote of the night, "I not 'piderman, I Carter!"

Spiderman only made it halfway around his neighborhood. Diego made all but the last 5 houses or so!

Diego fell fast alseep on the way home and was changed into his jammies and off to la-la land! He did stir and insist, "Im dirty. I want a bath!" We thankfully convinced him to go to sleep!

Fun was had by all!!!

Trunk or Treat!

2007-10-27T20:20:00.000-04:00

Why when they turn 4 they no longer look at the camera or smile nice?!?!?!?!?!?

More Pumpkin Patch Fun!

2007-10-24T18:10:00.000-04:00

William Tell Overture

2007-10-23T19:53:00.001-04:00

So true!!!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

2007-10-21T19:34:00.000-04:00

Petting Zoo

2007-09-28T21:08:00.000-04:00

Ashton at the petting zoo at his school! It was farm animals week!

Soccer Star!!!

2007-09-23T19:29:00.000-04:00

Okay, our team is 0-2 to start the year, but does that matter? No! They are having fun! You should see the smiles on these kids faces! They are loving every minute of it! Honestly, they are the youngest team in the league, Ashton just turned 4, the twins turned 4 in July and Ashton's friend turned 4 in June. One other player is 4 until Dec and the other two are 4 and 5! They are playing teams that have more 5 and 6 year olds on it! Best part, they are not keeping score and they do not even know they are losing. Well, at least Ashton doesn't notice anyways, some others have older siblings that tell them they lost!!!

Drunk Dial - Music Video - Steve Dunn

2007-09-14T20:32:00.001-04:00

A fun vidoe from a classmate from elementary through high school! Good luck Steve!

Dora!

2007-09-07T15:49:00.000-04:00

Swimming on his back!!!

2007-09-07T15:41:00.000-04:00

The Next David Beckham?!?!?!

2007-08-27T20:13:00.000-04:00

We practiced in the yard in cleats and shin guards tonight! He can kick!
I hope he can keep his attentionon on playing and keeping his hands off the ball too! First real practice is tomorrow with his team!

Playhouse Disney LIVE!

2007-08-26T09:17:00.000-04:00

The boys loved Playhouse Disney LIVE!!! All tier favorite characters were there!

Back to School!

2007-08-22T18:11:00.001-04:00

Theya re both in school! Ashton is in school every morning this year! Sadie is in 5th! So hard to believe!

Someone is 4!!!

2007-08-21T20:51:00.000-04:00

Chillin' at Epcot's World Showcase!

2007-08-12T15:53:00.001-04:00

Sweatin' at Disney

2007-08-12T15:43:00.000-04:00

We used our last day off our 3 day play pass at Disney and Epcot on Saturday to celebrate Ashton's upcoming birthday! He is not getting a party this year because his birthday falls on the 1st day of school this year! We celebrated as Disney instead!

Shuttle Launch!

2007-08-08T21:24:00.000-04:00

That faint streak across the sky of smoke is the shuttles tail! Night launches are so much cooler to see!

Florida Aquarium

2007-08-07T17:43:00.000-04:00

New Photo

2007-08-04T13:13:00.000-04:00

Our new room!

2007-07-24T18:35:00.000-04:00

Yeah! We are moved in and we have power and AC now! Things are coming together!

Ashton's New Room

2007-07-24T18:27:00.000-04:00

Ashton's room is our old one! He has a new paint job and a new theme, Cars! He loves it! He came home surpirsed to see yesterday morning! There are a few more minor details left to add! I am putting up a photo of him with Mater and McQueen from our spring Disney trip! Grandma is going to make a hanging!

Carpet and Closets!

2007-07-20T16:24:00.000-04:00

Sorry, it is hard to get a good shot of the carpet! We love it! It is so soft!

Back to the Beach!

2007-07-18T20:32:00.000-04:00

Our Beach Bums!

Off to college!

2007-07-13T11:56:00.000-04:00

Ashton has enjoyed Sports Camp at Florida Southern, my alma mater! The highlight of the week has been riding the golf cart to the lab!

Now we are attempting to dive!!!

2007-07-06T18:47:00.001-04:00

He now wants to try to dive! He has a start! He is also diving down for dive sticks and things, with a little help!

Bathroom Tile and Paint!

2007-07-06T18:40:00.000-04:00

Bathroom tile and my paint colors! I love that blue! I can't wait until it all comes together!

A 3 1/2 Year Old and a pair of clippers!

2007-07-06T18:21:00.000-04:00

I wondered when it would happen! Every child does it! Ashton took Kevin's trimmers and gave himself a haircut! It is a slight buzz! Tomorrow it is off to the barber's to see if they can blend it in! Or find out if we are wearing a hat for a few weeks!

Ashton has been asking for a hair cut, I should have listened!

Happy 4th of July!

2007-07-04T13:11:00.000-04:00

Another almost...swimming!

2007-06-23T19:53:00.000-04:00

Ashton is oh-so close to swimming! He loves it! He loves the water. He goes under and jumps in and all! We are so proud of him!

Ashton almost has the nack of swinging!

2007-06-23T19:47:00.000-04:00

A day at Sand Key Beach

2007-06-19T17:55:00.000-04:00

Thursday, June 14, 2007-We took off for a day at the beach! The kids came home tanned and tired!

Father's Day '07

2007-06-19T17:42:00.000-04:00

More Construction Photos

2007-06-10T13:19:00.001-04:00

Roof and some framing!

2007-06-03T21:12:00.000-04:00

Walls...we have walls people!

2007-05-23T20:45:00.000-04:00

Today the concrete was poured in the walls. The trusses are being delivered tomorrow and some framing will be done! We are moving fast!

Happy Mother's Day

2007-05-11T15:18:00.000-04:00

Construction Has Begun

2007-05-06T19:49:00.000-04:00

The top ones are current and then they progress to where we started! Will upload the footer photos when I take them sometime tomorrow!

Saturday Afternoon = Animal Kingdom

2007-04-01T18:23:00.000-04:00

And Even More Stars!

2007-04-01T18:07:00.000-04:00