I get so aggravated when I clean house. It seems like no matter how much I fuss at the kids to pick up after themselves, they just don't seem to grasp the concept. Then when I go crazy on them they act all shocked about the fact that I am acting like a maniac. Lol. It's simple, keep the house clean, keep mama happy. No fussing from me would ensue. I just don't get why they don't get it. I mean, I walk into my kitchen just a little while ago and there appears to be water all over the floor. It was pouring down rain just before I discovered this, so I figured maybe it came in from the back door. I called my husband and told him the back door needs to be checked, because it appeared that the seal around the door was not working. I proceed to mop up the floor and quickly realize that it wasn't rain at all. It was tea. My son had made a full glass of tea and it somehow got knocked over and spilled all over the floor. I mean heaven forbid he actually clean it up. Wtf!? It's this kind of stuff all the time. I take away their electronics, put them on room restriction, ground them from friends, but still they continue this unkept behavior. It just amazes me. UGH!!! My parents would have beat me senseless, but that's a little more difficult to get away with these days. Lol. Ok, now that I've slightly vented, I'll continue with my trip to Florida - Sea World post. Alyssa

Alyssa and Karen

Kristen and Hunter

Kevin Michael (my nephew), Alyssa and Karen

Yay!!! We see the sign. :)

First stop, get a stroller and see the flamingos :)

My skinny sister, Terra, with Alyssa and Trent

Next stop, stingrays. :)

Well, I'm tired of working on this post, so I'm just gonna post what I already have here. Lol. Maybe I'll finish it sometime soon. You can always look at my pics on my shutterfly link to the right of our full trip. Tata :)

Our recent trip to Florida included going to Sea World, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens, and Aquatica. We had a fabulous time. It was a real treat to get to swim with the dolphins on my birthday this year. So cool. :) The only park out of the 4 that I had ever been to was Busch Gardens. I went there several times as a kid when I'd go to Tampa to visit my mom in the summer. It was great to be able to go with the kids. I love taking them places. :) For the trip down, we took 2 cars. My sister, Terra, drove over from Mississippi with her 2 younger boys on Saturday, then we headed down on Sunday. What should have only been a 6 1/2 hr drive took us more like 9 hrs. Lol. Why can't everyone just have to pee at the same time for pete's sake? Karen and Alyssa quickly went from this...

to this. Isn't it so nice when the kids pass out on a trip? :)

Kristen holding Alyssa at the Florida welcome center sign. We have so many pictures of this same spot. Lol :)

So, we finally get to the condo and drag in all of our luggage. And there was a lot. There were 9 of us. We got all settled in rather quickly though.

Why we always have to go to the World's Largest McDonald's is beyond me. My husband thinks it's cool or something. It's really just chaotic if you ask me.

We headed back to the condo and did a little swimming to finish up our day. The youngest ones had a great time.

This was the end of our day and tomorrow we would be headed off to Sea World. Yay!!! (I suppose I do need to try to get a little sleep before the kids get up. It is almost 6 a.m. after all. Eek!)

I'm back :)

I've decided to start blogging again.  :)  Lots to come.  It's been a busy few years. lol