Vacation

I am not sure where we were when I took this picture. I think it was at dinner one night. I just shots like this!

Putt Putt on vacation is a must!!

At night you could see fireworks from the hotel balcony.

I couldn't remember if I had posted these next two pictures or not and to be honest, I was too lazy to go back and look!

The kids love walking along the boardwalk and looking at the statues!

The kids were very sad to leave the beach!

Virginia Beach

While in Virginia this summer one afternoon we went to the Virginia Beach Science Museum and Aquarium. Here's a few pictures:

Here is Annamarye in her color changing t-shirt. I bought one several years ago at the Chattanooga aquarium. Annamarye has wanted one ever since!

Words for Wednesday

Never discount someones feelings or opinions! You can disagree, but always be open to hear what others think!

The Never Ending Vacation!

After we spent a few days in Williamsburg, my in laws came home and we headed to Virginia Beach. We did spend time at the outlets in Williamsburg first! Always have to find an outlet and shop!
We have been to Virginia Beach several times and Annamarye had been begging to go back. We planned the trip last February ~ which turned out well since the oil spill in the gulf. Virginia Beach has a huge boardwalk and the kids love it! We got there in the late afternoon so we went walking along the boardwalk.
Had to stop for a treat along the way!
This was on the beach. The kids didn't go down then, but they did later in the week!

Here's Annamarye in the rooftop pool:

The view from the rooftop pool:

Then we went to the indoor pool. It is connected to the outdoor rooftop pool. It is really nice ~ we stayed here the last time we were here. The workers work here! And they are young too! They are constantly wiping off the pool area so the kids don't slip. The chairs at the pools and at the beach all have terry cloth covers and they provide towels at the beach and pools!

The bar serves food too and the waitresses come around to the pool areas. We would just order our lunch everyday and eat by the pool. The kids loved it!!

Still more to come...

New Door and Prayers Needed

We have needed to replace some windows and get a new front door for a long time! We finally bit the bullet and did it. Someone asked me if I liked my new windows. There isn't much to like, they look pretty much the same! It is a shame to spend all that money and have it look the same!!

We had all of the outside trim replaced with a non wood material. The wood around our windows was splitting and rotting. We had some entire windows replaced. They do look better, and won't leak now or ruin or rot!

This was our old door:

We haven't done anything to it in years, knowing we would replace it. The sun just ruins it! You can only strip and stain it so many times.

Here's the new door:

Sorry about the crooked picture! I love it!! I didn't want to replace it with the same thing so we got the double doors!! The doors are fiberglass, so they won't rot or warp because of the sun!!

On a different note, please pray for the family that lived here:

Around 5:30 Saturday afternoon this house in our neighborhood caught fire. It was hit by lightning. I don't know them, but they need our prayers! No one was home at the time and a neighbor broke in and got their dogs out safely!