Day to Tampa/Clearwater

Today we ventured to Clearwater Florida and Tampa. The guys had a blast with the indoor go kart track. Then we went to Clearwater beach. The sand is so white and pretty, I wanted to bring it back for the kids' sandbox!! Glad to hear that the kids had a good time sledding at the Langreck farm today with their cousins Keegan and Lexie!

Hopefully we get to bed at a decent time, tomorrow will be a long and fun day at the race track. Go #19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, and #18 for Randy:) Watch for us on tv!!

Vacation Day Four

Yesterday (Friday) the weather was CRAPPY!! It was cold and rainy allllllll day.... so what are we to do?? Go bowling! We haven't been bowling in ages so it was a good time! Then the guys got their pawn shop fix and us girls did a little shopping. We then ended the day by going to a local bar/grill. Well, some of us ended the day there. Jeremy, Cindy and I decided to go visit Old Town again... it was freezing cold, but a good time. We listened to some karaoke and browsed the shops. After a quick MCDonald's stop at midnight for some McChicken sandwiches, we walked all the way back to the condo... brrrr!

I have to add that on Thursday night we went to Joe's Crab Shack for supper.... that is where Randy got his palm tree!

It is still cold here this am, but not as cold as at home. I have to keep reminding myself of that!! So far here are some of my likes/dilikes about the trip:

LIKE: running outside!!!!
DISLIKE: cold rainy weather
LIKE: Margaritas
DISLIKE:not finding the gym OR hot tub in our condo unit
LIKE: Our rental minivan (Toyota Sienna)
DISLIKE: missing the kids:(

It's 8:20 am here and I am still waiting for everyone to get up:) I am always the early riser of the group, but I can sure get a lot done in that time!

Day 3 Vacation

Today we went to Daytona Beach to the Duels. It was a bit cool, but by the time we got to our seats, it was warm enough to get rid of the coat:) Randy got to sit in Kyle Bush's car, and we got to see the Budweiser Clydesdales. My driver finished 5th and Randy's finished 4th. Yeah!!

Day 2 Vaca

Despite the cooler temps today, we had a GREAT time at Old Town!!!! We watched MTV shoot video for a new Finland spinoff of Jackass. It was a great time!!!

Vacation Day One

Despite the cold and snowy weather of Iowa, we made it safe and sound to the Sunshine state. We arrived last evening just after dusk to a cooler 64 degree and damp Orlando. No complaints here though:) We settled into our condo and went out in search of a nice place to grab a bite to eat. We found Smokey Bones; an awesome BBQ place:) After we were full we headed to Walmart to get our supplies for the condo. Once we were back Cindy and I took a walk around the condo area in search of the amenities: we found the pool, but are still searching for the hot tub and gym! Now that it is morning, we will be on the lookout again before we head out for the day. It is cooler and windy today with highs only going to reach the upper 50's. Watch for more posts and pics later today:)

PS: Mommy and Daddy miss you Eryn and Nolan:) Hope you are having a good morning!!!

Food and Friends Galore!!

This weekend is especially busy with two of our favorites: Racing and Football!!
Today the kids and I went to Stacy's to work on some sugar cookies. If you haven't heard, we have started our own business baking cookies! Jodi, Stacy and I are loving it! You can check us out on our blog @: www.threesistersbaking.blogspot.com

Today we made some race car cookies, and footballs and helmets for Superbowl. We also did some hearts and Valentines (since we have our first two orders:)

Then it was home for the kids to take a rest and for me and Randy to get ready for the Bud Shootout tonight. It's time to do the payouts from our pool last year, and get the pool started for this year. We made a pot of chili and are ready to go!

Tomorrow we are going to some friends for the Super Bowl party. Before that though, we need to get a lot of work done: Packing, cleaning, homework, etc. So much to do!

Sick Kids??

Our family has really dodged the bullet with sickness this winter (knock on wood). Don't want to jinx myself now that I am talking about it:) Anyway... Nolan started not feeling well in the latter part of the weekend. I thought he was coming down with a cold; he didn't really have much of an appetite. He was also running a very low grade temp. Yesterday Lana said that he vomited after lunch... GRRR.... that hasn't happened since, but the cold symptoms persist. Trying to ward off anyone else getting sick in the house, I tried to Lysol and disinfect everything I could think of. Tonight when Eryn came home from school, she complained of a stomach ache. She hasn't eaten much, but no vomiting.... I hope this is the worst of whatever they have!! We know it can get worse before it gets better!!

Eryn is excited to celebrate the 100th day of school tomorrow. It's been moved how many times with all of the snow days this winter:)

Tonight Nolan got his haircut, as did Randy. Nolan always looks like such a little man when he gets his hair cut. I love it!! When he got down from the chair tonight he said, "mom, what do you think?" How cute is that!!!!!! He's having a hard time getting to sleep... both kids like to stay up late... they certainly didn't get that from me!!