LOTS AND LOTS TO SAY

So, I try and wait until I have pictures to post from events before I start a new blog, but we haven't had a ton of big events going on. Since my last post, my mom and David came down for a week for their vacation. However, it turned into a week full of the stomach bug. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US got it. We were sick all week long, but luckily were able to enjoy Sea World and Aquatica the last couple of days they were here. That was a lot of fun. After they left and we got ourselves over that bug, we were introduced to another sickness. Savannah got a cold, then Parker, then me. I am still getting over it. However, in the midst of that, we went to Ft. Myers to see the Clemmons and had TONS of fun. Life, of course, has been super busy...even through the month of being sick.

We are so excited to be making lots of new friends. We can always count on lots of play dates during the week and lots of fun activities. Not sure if I mentioned it in my last post, but we joined MOPS, which is MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS. It is a great time! Lots of fun new friends and LOTS of little girls Savannah's age. What is so great about this area is that you interact with your community. We live so close to all of our friends and everything is just a hop skip and a jump away. I am so happy. It is so different from DC where we would have to drive 45 minutes to hang out with some of our friends. I feel such a sense of community here. It is DEFINITELY that small town feel.

We cannot believe that Parker will be one in 23 days!!!!!!!!! I just can't get over it. It makes me sad :( He is getting to be such a big boy, and less and less like a baby. He is REALLY thinking about walking and will take some steps here and there, but nothing consistent yet. He can, however, climb all the way up the stairs by himself.

We are so very excited to go to Disney World next weekend to see all the characters Savannah holds near and dear to her heart, including one of her favorites, "CindeBrella." Brents parents are coming down and we are going on Friday and Saturday!

Well....I am sure there will be a very fun post after our Disney adventure, but that is about it for now.

PS-I have also posted a few pictures from our house.

GO VOLS!



Memom taking Savannah down the slide.


Daddy and Savannah

Mommy and Savannah

Here we go again!

Memom and kids

















Parker's first time to play at a playground

Key Largo and Miami

Miami's richest neighborhood

Another....you cant even fathom the size of these places....sheesh...

Loving the sunset

Hottie

My boys!

Me and my baby boy!

Love this place

Cheese

Super cool

Mommy and her girl

Sunset from Sundowners

Daddy and the sweetie

Little girl in a big chair...

View from our restaurant

Beach at our resort

Mom and the kiddos

Very serious business

A boy and his dog



A daddy and his kids

Daddy and babies

Savannah wading

Climbing up the sand mountain


Well....first off, let me just say.....the Caribbean is BEAUTIFUL!! We had a great time down in Key Largo this past weekend! We began our trip down Friday and made it to our hotel right after sunset. We got up, went down to the beautiful blue water and swam and snorkeled a bit. There was a huge float out in the middle of the water that the kids had fun lounging on too. After that, we set out on our adventure to find a dog beach. It was a bit of a hike, and after trying three different parks, we found one. Chloe LOVED it. She just swam and swam and splashed. The kids loved her being there too. Savannah even learned a little about swimming (with a life jacket).


After that, we went back to the condo and crashed for a little while and went out to dinner at an AWESOME restaurant called Sundowners. It was the BEST place to watch the sunset, hence the name.

On Sunday, we left and went to Miami. It was kind of a bust. The best part was seeing all of the big houses and boats. We most just drove through and decided that Brent and i would have to come back a different time to really enjoy the city.

It was a very relaxing weekend and some great time with family. Enjoy our pictures!

Having a hard time with a whitty Title....

Life, as always, in the Mundie house has been B-U-S-Y! Even though the household projects are slowing down, life is kicking into to full speed. Savannah started preschool two weeks ago and LOVES it! Parker and I have started a Women's bible study at our church. Parker gets to go to nursery while mommy fellowships with other women about the book Captivating. I have never seen so many women at a midweek daytime bible study. We are also starting Savannah in a club called the Cubbie Club where she will learn bible verses, watch puppets, do crafts, etc. It is part of the group Awana's, that some of you may have heard of before. I think she will have a blast. She is SO smart. She has learned a ton of letters and knows what lots of words start with and can write about 15 different letters on her dry erase board. She has also made a new friend at school named Shelby. She has come home talking about this Shelby for the last two weeks. We actually didn't know there was a Shelby in her class (not on the class list) so we thought she was making her up! Luckily, when the directory came out yesterday, Shelby was on it! It is sweet to see her make her own friends and not just the ones mommy brings over.

What else? Well, our little man just turned 10 months and has three new teeth:

Tooth 3: Aug 10
Tooth 4: Aug 14
Tooth 5: Aug 26

He also just started saying Hi! So now he says, "momma, dadda, bye bye, and hi!"

He is almost walking and is the cutest little thing I have ever seen. He is so sweet and love playing with his toys.

We are still trying to find some friends in the area. Moving into an area where everyone is already established in their friendships has proven difficult to making friends....or maybe we just look weird! However, we have found several new friends at our church, so we are excited about that. WE STILL MISS OUR DC FRIENDS LIKE CRAZY THOUGH.... :( And, of course, our Knoxville friends and family.

I guess the biggest news in the house is that I am about to start a part time job working from home. I will be working for a company that helps register people and book tickets to Christian events such as Beth Moore conferences and Christian concerts like Aaron Shust! My new friend from our church is the manager over the company and got me the position. Also, April has taken a position with the company too, so we will be co-workers and sister-in-laws!

Well, our anniversary is Monday, so we are taking the kids down to Miami and Key Largo for the weekend! Hopefully we will get some good pictures to post! We are so busy, I feel like I never have time to update this thing.

I hope everyone is doing well, and I am planning on posting some house pictures soon too! The drill team from DC is coming over tonight for a BBQ because they are in town for a show. So...I have been cleaning like crazy, so I figured that this is a good time to get some shots. So...look for those soon!

Happy blogging!

Summer Time Baby

Well...I just noticed it has been a LONG time since I updated our blog. All we have done for the past month is work work work. We are loving being homeowners, however it has come with a few challenges. I guess we expected that a brand spanking new house would come with no flaws, but we have had to deal a few minor issues and one major one....but we are getting everything worked out and the house is coming along nicely. We are a month in, and only one box left in the house. The garage is a different story....and there are pictures and wall art all over the floor...but, like I said we are getting there. We couldn't have done it without the help of our family. Everyone has come down and done their part to help us settle into our new home. We have had some good babysitters and laborers.

We have gotten go enjoy the beach some too. Of course all of our visitors want to see the beach, so we have gone several times with guests. We were able to go with the Mundies to see the Endeavor FINALLY launch after five (i think) attempts. We went out for three of them!

We have starting visiting a church here. It is a community church and we really enjoy it. I registered for a women's bible study there starting in a few weeks and I am really excited. Now that I am done with most of my unpacking, I am in need of making a few new friends. Savannah, poor thing, is really longing for some friends and it makes me so sad. I really do hope church and preschool bring her some much needed friend time. Luckily, Parker is getting a little older and they have started playing a little bit together. It is the sweetest thing ever as long as they are getting along.

Parker is growing like a weed, and just tonight, Savannah and Parker split a kids meal spaghetti right down the middle and they boy ate his entire plate! He is a beast. He is so active, however, that he is not as hefty as he once was. He is really growing tall. He is saying Mama, Dadda, Bye Bye, and UhOh. He waves bye bye to everyone and every thing, even his passy when we leave it in his crib after nap. It is precious. He is precious....I LOVE every little thing he is doing right now. Except maybe the whining due to his THREE teeth coming in at once...However, I would probably be crying myself.

Well, that is about it with us. I will leave you with several pictures from stuff over the last month. Happy blogging.



Sunset from our house

Savannah petting a lizard!

Memom and kids pretending to be turtles at the zoo!

Papaw and Savannah

Cousins

Watching shuttle launch!

Aren't they precious!

Bow girl

Mundie fam

Swimming at the pool

Parker meets Van.

Daddy and PTM on the porch

Grandpa Tom trying to get Parker to walk.

Pool!

The kids playing in their kitchen

Visiting Aunt Helen at the beach

Learning how to swing

Trying it out

Savannah showing off the fence

She loves her back yard.

Proud of my beautiful flower pots!