DON'T LET IT GET AWAY!!!

Not much going on w/ us this weekend. Calvin and the kids decided to go get some 'minners' as he calls them and go fishing. The kids are really good at casting and reeling in! :) Calvin caught 2 fish, but the kids wanted to reel it in. Colby is still a little freaked out about it, but will touch and play w/ the minnows.

SURF'S UP DUDE!

When we were at the beach a couple of weeks ago, Colby saw the older boys 'surfing'... they had a boogie board and would throw into the water close to the shore when a wave came in, then 'ride it '. Well, Colby thought that was pretty cool and that's why he hounded us all week to go back. He was going to surf on his kick board! I'll have to say he gave it a good try. One time he fell back really hard on his bum, and he got up and said "Mom, don't you want to put that on your log!?!?" It was SO cute! I guess it's all about the Blog (log) right now. Mindy, I hope you are enjoying it, because I think you are the only one reading it! :)

High TECH Thomas'

Check it out.... Calvin has a 'my space'... just go to www.myspace.com/calvinlthomas


We also bought a webcam this weekend, so if anyone wants to do a 'live chat' just let us know. We chatted w/ the Hittles this weekend and it was so cool to see everyone. I love your hair Claudia! Colby was so excited to see the girls and the Kulberg kids, but after a few minutes he was very sad. He saw all the kids playing w/ the light sabres and messing around and he went back to his room and was just sobbing! He kept saying, "I want to go back to Texas" and "I miss my friends". It was so sad! He has never cried about leaving TX before until today. OK, we have given you several ways to keep in touch w/ us.... there's no excuse!

Just another Saturday in S Florida...

We went back to Dania Beach again today. Colby has been asking everyday since last Saturday if we could go back to the beach. Thank goodness, there weren't any jellyfish this time. Just lots of sun and some pretty big waves... I guess due to all the storms we've been getting. Here are a few of the pictures that we took:

Our Backyard PARADISE .....

This is the lake in our backyard. It is very peaceful and beautiful at sunset! Can't wait for all you to come see for yourselves!

We're CRUISIN' NOW !!!

Today, Colby finally decided to ride his "2 wheeler" (as he calls it) ALL by himself!! He was so proud of himself! And Rylee was pretty proud of him too! We've been telling him Mom and Dad will get bikes once he starts riding his....anyone got a bike for sale? Santa... please save room on your sleigh for 2 bikes to S. FL. :)

It was a NEMO kind of day ....

Well, this fisherman had a rough day... they broke down and kept getting closer and closer to the beach...finally, several guys went out to keep it from getting beached (Calvin included..far left), but it happened anyway. The kids thought it was pretty cool.... they kept saying to each other, "Nemo, don't touch the butt"... it was cute! We really need to get these kids a boat!

Today we went to Dania Beach. The kids had a great time building a sand castle, but were a bit leary of the water. You may not be able to see it very well, but there were Jellyfish everywhere! Everytime something touched us in the water we were a bit skiddish... I really didn't want to end the day w/ someone peeing on me! ha ha!! Colby was bending over this one touching it...he kept saying, Look, they don't sting you if you touch the top of them.. I think he has watched Nemo too many times (if that's possible...what a great movie!!)

We also have some awesome fishing in the backyard. Colby actaully caught this fish on his "batman fishing pole", but he was too scared to stand by it for a picture. Once it was reeled in, he took off running, fell down and was looking over his shoulder... it was SO funny! He didn't know what to think of it! Yesterday, someone caught a 6lb bass right behind our house! Colby wants to get a boat, and go fishing again.... anyone have a canoe for sale??

I guess I forgot one of the most important pictures of all.... this beautful view! This was taken from the back porch "Florida room"...

I don't think we would be in this house if it wasn't for the back porch. It's so peaceful... we have ducks, egrets, white herons and all kinds of birds right in the back yard. The kids love it, but the dog's not too crazy about it. She tried running through the screen to get at the ducks. :)

Hey ya'll.... we decided to start a blog...not that we are that 'full or ourselves' but we just thought it would be the easiest way to keep in touch w/ everyone and let you know what is going on in our little corner of the world. First we wanted to show you some pictures of our house. It is quite small (about 1200 sq ft)...so it has been quite a challange to find room for everything!

This is the front of the house... single car detached garage. Aren't the 2 little palm trees so cute?? I just love them!

This is the 'courtyard' between the garage and the front door. We have a gardner come once a month to take care of all the greenery... (that the landlord pays for) and the home owners assoc does all the mowing/edging... so we , or should I say Calvin, doesn't have to do ANY yard work!

This is the back of the house. We have a fenced in patio (Florida Room) on 2 sides of the house, w/ 4 sliding glass doors that leads out on to it. It's very nice and there is a lake about 10 feet away from the fence. This summer we ate breakfast outside every morning.

Here is Colby's "surf" room.

And Rylee's 'yellow' room.

Here is our little kitchen.....

and the dinning /living room.....

Well, that about covers it.... we'll try to update at least once a week.