The Last post of the Virgina Beach Vacation.

Well folks we have come to the end of my post about my mini vacation with my parents. If you have missed any of my post about this vacation you can get caught up if you wish. We went to Virgina Beach spent a couple of night then got up on July 2nd and left the beach and that is where we start today's post. But if you want to see pictures or get more details I wrote about Day 1 of this trip HERE in that post is a short slide show of the pictures I took that day. and I started writing about day 2 but since that was our only full day at the beach I needed to break it up into a few different parts.. So day 2 from sunrise till lunch time you can read about HERE(along with a few pictures and a slide show of the sun rise) Then from lunch time till a late dinner time we did nothing but spend the day on the beach and you can see the slide show of our beach time right HERE and How we ended day 2 HERE

Like I mentioned we woke up on Wednesday July 2, 2008 and we loaded up the van and we left the beach. We drove about 5 hour and then took a little stop to visit our Nations Capital.


Here is a slide show from our time in Washington D.C. which tells the story of our day.

After spending a few hours in D.C. we loaded back up and headed the 8 hours or so home getting home about 1:30/2 AM and that is how we ended our mini vacation with my parents.

Sports update for the week.

If you saw my Wordless Wednesday post this week, you know that Princess started the Jr High volleyball season on Monday.

This week we had 3 games Monday night at home and then Wednesday and Thursday away.. I almost feel bad for our poor 7th grade team.. They lost all 3 games.. But went down fighting there were no blow outs and all 3 were very close..

For those who don't know volleyball the game is called a match and you have to win two sets to win the match a set would be a volleyball game to 25 so you have to win two of those to win the match.

Here is a pic of Princess from Wednesday game

For our girls this week they played 3 sets in each match. For all 3 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Our team lost the 1st set, came back and won the 2nd set, the almost won the 3rd set but ended up losing it in the end.. :(

But on a plus side they are improving alot and they seem to be coming together as a team learning how each other play and talking more and making more plays.. So I'm sure they will just keep getting better.

Thankfully the girls aren't letting this get to them.. because they are still having a blast together at these games.

Say hello to the 2008 7th grade team. (in the middle is there ball girl)You all played well this week, looking forward to a wonderful season.

The 4th Post of the Virgina Beach trip(Thursday 13)

Since I have my computer back I thought I would pick up where we left off.. I know this Virgina Beach trip was taken almost two months ago, but I still would like to blog about all my summer trips even if they are a few months behind.
To get you all caught up I took a spear of the moment mini vacation with my parent back on June 30 2008 I wrote about Day 1 of this trip HERE in that post is a short slide show of the pictures I took that day. and I started writing about day 2 but since that was our only full day at the beach I needed to break it up into a few different parts.. So day 2 from sunrise till lunch time you can read about HERE(along with a few pictures and a slide show of the sun rise) Then from lunch time till a late dinner time we did nothing but spend the day on the beach and you can see the slide show of our beach time right HERE

For my T13 post today I thought I would share with you how we ended day two of our trip which was July 1, 2008 and get us started off on July 2nd which is the day we left the beach and headed to D.C.

Like I mentioned we spent Tuesday on the beach and when we couldn't handle anymore sun and fun we cleaned up and went for a late dinner.. We went to the Happy Buffet a wonderful little Chinese buffet place, the food was wonderful. here are the pictures from our dinner.
#1 a pic of me my mom took
#2 another pic from my mom of Princess
#3 mom took also it is of my dad
#4 still off my moms camera a picture of Mr Man
#5 yet again my mom camera work of Sweet Pea
#6 the last one my mom took of Little Man but with me in the background trying to get him to eat, he was so tired.

#7 starts the pictures I took, Little Man, Sweet Pea and my mom
#8 My dad, Mr Man and Princess
#9 Princess 1st time to have sushi
That is the end of the dinner pics.. after dinner we cursed the strip and enjoyed the lights and sounds of Virgina Beach then went to bed some what early since we were getting up at the crack of dawn to pack and leave for home, with a short detour into Washington D.C.

to finish off my T13 today I'll share the last of the pictures I took while still at the beach on Wednesday July 2, 2008

#10 The early morning sun on the water

#11 don't have a clue what this is called but I thought it was cool how they were sweeping the beach so that it would look all nice clean and fresh before anyone was out on the beach for the day.

#12 more of the same
#13 Good bye beach we will miss you.
AND for you viewing pleasure LOL.. two bonus pictures of what I found as I walked back into the room after taking the morning beach pictures.

That is how we spent our time in Virgina Beach this summer.. there will be a 5th part to this trip coming soon and that will be from our time in Washington D.C. which was really cool.. So be looking for that. Hopefully I'll find time to post about it with in the next week.

Happy Thursday everyone.

1st Jr High Volleyball game(Wordless Wednesday sort of)

Monday was not only the 1st day of school it was also the Jr High volleyball season opener. So here are a few shots and a short video clip of Princess in her 1st 7th grade volleball game.



Sadly our girls lost. They lost the 1st set, won the 2nd and then came really close to winning the 3rd but lost it in the end :( But the girls enjoyed themself.. Our 8th grade team who never lost a game at all as 7th graders, continued there record to win in two sets.

1st day of school 2008

Sadly Summer has come to an end here, today was my kids 1st day of school. Oddly enough today was also the very 1st year that I had all of the kids starting school all on the same day. Princess(my oldest) was the 1st to go to school and she was in 2nd grade when Mr Man started preschool and that year and the next she started a whole week before he did. The year Mr Man started Kindergarten and Princess was in 4th grade, She went to school a day before Mr Man as the kindergarten started a day later then the rest of them. That same year Sweet Pea started preschool and she went a week after the other two. The next year when Princess was a 5th grade and Mr Man a 1st grader they both started on the same day but Sweet Pea was still in preschool and didn't start till after labor day. That brings us to last year when Princess was in 6th, Mr Man in 2nd and Sweet Pea started Kindergarten, Princess and Mr Man started on day and Sweet Pea didn't start till the next day since kindergarten went a day after the rest of the kids.
NOW ON TO THIS YEAR!!! all three of them started today.. Mr Man a 3rd grader and Sweet Pea a 1st grader are at the same school. Princess this year is now in Jr High School a big 7th grader.. WOW am I getting old..

The biggest change with Jr High over the elementary and the school princess has been at the last two year(the 5th and 6th grade school) is the starting time which I mentioned in yesterday post.. She starts an hour and a half earlier then she did in the past.. I thought that was going to kill me.. and since my brain is fried today Maybe it did LOL.. I am a night owl and I couldn't fall asleep I tried to go to sleep early but I couldn't fall asleep, the last time I looked at the clock it said 1:45 AM and I had the alarm set for 6:15 AM UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but I lived.. Got princess off to school and then came back home and had 30 more minutes before I had to wake the rest of the kids up to get them ready for school. So I took a 30 minute nap and then got the rest of them up and ready and off to school..

Here are some pictures and videos of the gang today

Princess is 1st since she was up and at school before the rest of the crew were even awake. 1st day of the 7th grade(goodness i have that veggie tail song running though my head the one from Jonah something like it was the 1st day in the 1st grade 1st day in the 1st grade....so on LOL)

Princess is now 12 years and 7 months old(LOL she just loves that I still add the months on with her age LOL)

I couldn't get out and walk her into the school to take Pictures, you know that would just be like the death of a Jr High student ;P So I did like any good stalker mom would do and video taped her walking up to the school as I was driving away from the school.. Here is like a 4 sec video clip of her going up to her new school

Next up we have Mr Man on his 1st day in the 3rd grade(once again I'm singing that silly song LOL, might have to go see if I can find it online and play it on my blog) these were taken exactly an hour and half later then Princess's

Mr Man is now 8 years and 9 months old.

Now for Miss Sweet Pea on the 1st day in the 1st grade.

Sweet Pea is now 6 years and 7 months old

Since I did Mr Man and Sweet Pea's pictures at the same time I did a couple of them together Here they are.

Here is a short video clip of them walking into school

and a few blurry shots of them in the school, blurry because something with those gym lights and my camera just don't mix.

So there you have it the 1st day of school..

Princess had her 1st volleyball game today also, but I'll save that post for tomorrow..

Good Night all.