TS Fay

So we got hit with a Tropical Storm last week so Joe and Dad got the day off. We had a pretty good day in all Joe got some play time with the kids and I got to take a nap...YEAH!!!! Caden and Casey slept great because the shutters were up so their rooms were really dark and the storm pretty much hit at around 5a.m. so they weren't scared at all. We never lost power completely just had the lights flicker for a few hours which was great. We have a great big lake in both the front and the back yard now...well now they are slowly drying up but the back still floods when it rains in the afternoon. I got some pictures of the fire ants that were floating around the water. If you aren't from FL and haven't seen it before it is pretty cool how they survive flooding. They use the bodies of the dead ants as a sort of raft for all the living ants and they all float on the top of the water. You definetly don't want to run into them in the water though because they will be up you sooooo fast. Here are some pics of what we did during the storm and what the storm left behind along with some pics from a few days before the storm arrived.
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The Bronleewe Visit!

My sister Heidi and her family came down for a week to celebrate moms 50th birthday. We all had a blast but especially the kids! Caden and Anna hit it off right away and got into all sorts of mischief. Anna really loved Casey but doesn't know her own strength so it was a little like watching the tiny toons character Elmira...she just wanted to hug her and kiss her and squeeze her! The week went by way too fast but we get to see them again at Christmas and by that time Casey will be able to join in more of the fun since she should be walking : ) Here are some pictures from the visit!
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Caden sends his love

Caden wanted to be on the camera last night and also see "Asey" on it so we played. Here is some video of him telling his grandparents and aunts and uncles how much he loves them. Of course he had to put in there that he loves his Honey too. He doesn't really say the words "Love you" for some reason he has a hard time pronoucing them so Honey (his great grandma) told him how to show people how MUCH he loves them so that way they can understand him better. The Love Bug pretty much just stands there eatting Cheerios the whole time but I am sure she loves everyone too. : )

Casey trying to dance

Casey has started dancing lately whenever she hears music or a hum or really anything that she finds amusing. We listen to music all the time at our house so she gets lots of practice. Its not the typical head bob that Caden did it's more of a swaying back and forth "feel the music" type of move. She wouldn't do it for me for very long on the video but I will keep trying to get it. Caden tried to help me out by showing her what we wanted to do. She got camera shy for some reason. Enjoy!