Sunday, January 01, 2017
2016 November and December
Celebrate Chloe Turning 15
She and her friends have very busy schedules, but they managed to find some time on a Sunday afternoon to hang out and celebrate Chloe turning 15! Love these girls that they are fun and happy and not drama! At one point in the day the girls took over the camera so that made it even more fun when we looked at all the pictures... good times!
Chloe Aliyah Laila Coco Ashley
Taylor Serena
Isaac had to help out the Base
Needless to say they had a marvelous time!
Chloe got tripped by the girl to the left who offered to help her back up... but she was also cleated by her and was bleeding. This didn't hold Chloe back, but she was sore to say the least!
Chloe and Ashley
Last Game of the Day
University of Miami
12/22/2016
All 4 of us went on an extensive tour of this campus.
Napping Pod
Chloe under that blanket
Wishbone Girls Lacrosse Tournament
November 12-13, 2016
Scott coached a middle school team during this tournament and Chloe played on a team from Arizona called Top Flight. The girls had 6 from Arizona, 1 from Tampa and then 5 from our high school. What a fun mix of girls from 9th grade to 12th grade. They really killed it that weekend with only one sub!
Chloe got tripped by the girl to the left who offered to help her back up... but she was also cleated by her and was bleeding. This didn't hold Chloe back, but she was sore to say the least!
Day 2
Chloe and Ashley
Last Game of the Day
College Tours this Fall/Winter
University Of North Florida
Scott and Isaac went here to check things out!
Florida State University
12/2/2016
Isaac and I went on a Friday which was a great time to go and see lots of students still on campus. See how 'real life' was there. We took a long tour and we both loved it!
FIU
Florida International University
12/22/2016
All 4 of us went and missed the main tour, but we sat through the informational part and walked about the campus on our own.
12/22/2016
All 4 of us went on an extensive tour of this campus.
Napping Pod
FAU
Florida Atlantic University
12/23/2016
All 4 of us toured this on our own. What a fun time we had!
New Vehicle for Scott
We had to put the van out to pasture
Already loading it full of Lacrosse Gear!
Girls out having some fun
Thanksgiving 2016
Touring of Florida
We started our Thanksgiving in DeLand with Dad and Marilyn. What a wonderful meal! We had a nice time visiting and watched some football. The food was excellent and it was so nice to be with family! We don't see enough of each other. Busy lives, but when we do get together it's great. We are very thankful!
Our bellies were full and we had a 2+ hour drive to Tampa...
Our Second stop was Tampa
We met Mom and Dave there for dinner and a visit. They were heading out on a cruise the following day and had time to spend with us. It was so nice to have time with them!
Now it's the countdown to Christmas...
Cupcake Time...
Chloe got this cupcake maker from her friend Serena on her birthday and she's put it to some good use already! Yummers!
No cupcakes for Bella...
Girls final Fall Ball Lacrosse Game
11/19/2016
Orlando Open Boys Lacrosse Tournament
December 3-4, 2016
Day 2
Rachael, Isaac and Chloe ...ready for a great day of lacrosse!
Christmas Time is Here at Last
Thanks to Ms. Denise we had some crafts for Christmas. She sent us Popcorn Balls to decorate an entire kit! Isaac and his girlfriend Rachael started them.
Chloe's had a snowman and reindeers
And I made a little house, reindeer and snowman in the yard
Ms. Denise sends the most fun gifts!!!
We love this Xmas movie and watched it right away! Too Funny!
Each year she sends the kids an ornament that shows something special for the certain year this year they kids got a NY City Ball ornament! PERFECT!
The kids decided to surprise us and do a treasure hunt for our Christmas gift. Scott and the kids put on their Rollerblades and I got on the bike we headed out...
Had stops along the way to the high school and at the High School and the elementary school. What a fun day despite the moment when I feel in a fire ant pile and got bit...ugh! Never a dull moment!
A little thanks from us to the kids for such a nice surprise
Jeremiah's Ice Cream
Isaac and Rachael's Christmas
An Early Christmas Opening for Us...
Then it was time for our Christmas Vacation on the Cruise...
Norwegian EPIC
Out of Port Canaveral
December 23-30, 2016
Found the basketball courts right away...
Our New home for 7 days
Decmeber 23rd
Chloe attacking the Rock Wall
Boys entertaining us on the basketball Courts
Isaac loved his basketball court ...he was there at least twice a day for hours
Scott on the Courts with Isaac
Chloe too...
Isaac and Chloe on the court
Chloe hitting the treadmill in the gym
Decmeber 24th
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
This was Norwegian's private island so it was filled with food drinks and lots of fun stuff to do. We had a to take a tender boat out to the island. We were told there would be a towel exchange on the island and guess what NOPE...so no towels for us. I started to take a picture and my camera battery was dead...GREAT! Thank Heavens Chloe brought her cell phone to take pictures so that's what we used. The day was perfect, sunny, not too hot, but the water was a bit chilly for LIZ!
Scott far left with Caps had on... Isaac in the sand on the right
December 25th
Christmas Day
We took some pictures on the ship and dressed up a little...
December 26th
Jamaica ...NOPE
Winds were too strong we couldn't dock the ship. They tried going to another port and there were already two ships there...just not enough room at the INN. We were very sad since this is the one place we'd never been and wanted to go. We had booked a white water rapid tubing excursion...guess it'll have to wait till another year.
December 27th
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
We got off the boat (it was a tender stop as well so had to take the smaller boat onto the island) and we were concerned we might need our passports since we left them on the ship and saw a sign that was posted "Take ID Passports" so we asked one of the crew members in charge on the port she said YES you need them. Well Scott got back in line to go on the ship...the kids and I waited it took approximately an hour. We missed our excursion of kayaking/snorkel. We ended up getting a trip to the beach excursion which wasn't the greatest. Needless to say not the best day, but it's hard to complain when your in the Caribbean sun!
7 Mile Beach
December 28th
Cozumel, Mexico
What a perfect day to be in Mexico! We went to La Playa Mia which is a beach resort for the day. There was so much to keep us busy there!
In the Cafe area was a nativity scene and tree
Blow up toys in the ocean...fun time!
Water Slide Time
Pool and Hot Tub
BEACH
Spotted a few fish here and there also a camo looking stingray
dove down for some shells too
Pelican didn't care that people were swimming he just kept diving right in next to the shore!
View from the cafe area...watching kids out on the blow up toys for the 2nd time today
Selfie
Paddle Boats
Ride into Town and Chloe took some pictures from the cab
Last night on the ship we went to watch one of their shows "Burn the Floor" it was excellent!
Break from Reality...
Hopefully everyone had a very happy and safe holiday!
AND A VERY HAPPY 2017!
# posted by lizgal @ 1:43 PM 
