McKenzie Hair Cut

Here is Kenzie's new look thanks to her scissor happy brother:

Yesterday Parker gave Kenzie a mullet. He cut her hair above her ear on the right side of her head and just below her ear on the left side of her head. He didn't get time to do the back, so when I saw the cut it was a mullet (I would have taken a picture, but Kaitlynn broke my camera). I remembered I can take pictures with my phone, so at least I have a shot of the new do. Needless to say Parker has lost scissor privileges for a week.

Thanks Stephanie, who is a friend of a friend. She came over to my house, me being a complete stranger to her, fixed Kenzie's hair and refused to let me pay her.

Flat Tire

We thought it would make life easier to sell both our cars and buy new ones in Florida. We bought one car but it has been hard to find another one so we are currently a 1 car family. If I do need the car then I have to wake up all the kids super early in the morning so we can get Anthony to work on time. Today Parker and I planned to ride our bikes to Parker's school orientation so we didn't have to wake up early and drop off Anthony. When I went to hop on my bike the front tire was flat as can be. I tried to pump it up but the air came out as fast as it went in. Not wanting to be be late I jumped on my bike and rode my 25 week pregnant butt in the super hot & humid heat up hill both ways(it was actually only up hill one way but you get the picture). I arrived at the school red faced and covered in sweat, man I miss my other car.

We made it

We finally made it to Floirda, so far we really like it. Anthony got here a couple days before me and the kids and by the time I got here almost every box was unpacked, he is amazing. My mom was nice enough to fly out here with me to help me with the kids on the plane. She stayed about 4 days and spent most her time watching kids and cleaning, she even watched them so me and Anthony could take an overnight trip to celebrate our anniversary. I don't know how I would have survived all this change without all the support/free babysitting she provided. To make sure she didn't think all Florida had to offer was housework and unpaid child care we spent her last night seeing what Florida had to offer. We went to an Alligator show, then fed the alligators.

Then we went to the beach, the water is so warm and the white sand is amazing. I think we are going to like it here:

Thanks mom and dad for all your help we miss you guys.

California

I packed up the kids and drove to California to visit my brother, his wife & one of my best friends from NY. The drive felt like forever, but it was totally worth the trip.

McKenzie has missed these girls so much:

Parker with his aunt Alex & Uncle J(Alex is 18 weeks pregnant I can hardly even tell she is pregnant, she looks amazing)

Kenzie & Alex with their sand castle:

Jason's friend Landon was the only one brave enough to let us bury him:Me & Melanie, I don't know how I would have survived Buffalo without her and her cute family. She is fun to hang out with, and is the most amazing cook, I think I gained 10lbs when we stayed with her.

An update & 4th of July Pictures

I do realize this post is getting posted 24 days late, but give me a break life sure has been busy. After our New York house was all packed up, our belongings went to Florida, and our family drove to Utah. We spent almost a week with Anthony's family, then sent him on his way to Officer Training for the Air Force while me and the kids moved in with my parents. We get to talk to Anthony every night for about 10 minutes. He is doing fine, sounds like he is getting a lot of exercise and learning a lot. I love that he occasionally calls me & others "civilians":) As for me and the kids we keep busy visiting family and friends, I don't know how I would have survived this without the help of my parents. We found a house in Florida and will all be together again on August 10th. Now on to the pictures, here is how we spent our 4th of July:

Anthony's family (minus Marissa's husband Brandon):All the grand kids:

These kids are so stinkn' cute when they get together, but cause a lot of trouble:

We did squeeze in a trip to my parents to watch the parade:

Because Kaitlynn is our little firecracker and has the cutest boots ever we had to snap a shot of her on the 4th of July:

All the men had fun doing a firework show for us:

Everyone else enjoyed watching:

Kaitlynn loves to get held by Grandpa Moeller:

Daddy & his girls:

Parker & his cousins:

The perfect accessories for 3 busy boys to wear so we could make sure they didn't get too close to the fireworks:

Letchworth

We spent half a day at Letchworth State Park hiking around seeing the falls, it is so beautiful.

The kids all laid down put there hands behind there heads and looked at the clouds, I love it when they all have fun together.

Hockey

We told Parker he could play any sport he wanted and he chose hockey. He loves it and is pretty good:

Here he is scoring a goal:

This kid was not born in Buffalo but is obvious to me that he spent the last 4 year here because:
He loves hockey
He loves the snow
He loves to eat his wings & fries with blue cheese