Congrats Nichole & Fred!

We just got back from a wonderful weekend in Miami watching Nichole and Fred tie the knot! Nichole was a beautiful bride and looked absolutely gorgeous in her wedding gown. The ceremony and reception overlooked the Miami sky line... it was picture perfect.

I didn't do a very good job taking pictures so I will update with some more pictures from friends as they roll in. For the time being, here are a couple...

Okay, so we are on a bus... but doesn't she look great?!

Jenny, Kim, and I before the ceremony

Daytona 500

Okay, so this first picture was just after dinner one night but I couldn't not put it in here!



AND, now here we are! Papa got all 12 of us tickets to our first NASCAR race. Seeing that most folks here had been on a drinking binge all week with today being the "big" day, it was quite an experience! We were fortunate to have a very friendly and knowledgeable Dale Jr fan in front of us that answered all our dumb questions. And, of course, a drunk guy passed out just two seats down from our "friend". That is really quite amazing that anyone could sleep because the cars are soooo loud! I tried to take some pictures but it was pretty much impossible since the cars were going SO fast. I was in awe at how big the track was and how many people were in attendance. It was definitely a sporting event I would recommend that everyone has to attend atleast one time in their life!


Kara and Bryan


An attempt at taking a picture. I'm pretty sure they were under caution and driving slow!

We flew in a Cessna!!

While in Homosassa, Uncle Carl took us up for a spin in a Cessna! I can't believe I agree to fly around in the air in this tiny little plane, but I did! I was terrified! Papa was sitting next to me and laughed when I jumped at the slighest movements. But, Carl did a great job showing us around and landing us safely.


Yes, this is the plane all four of us fit in!


Bryan ready to take the controls...


A 6' 5" Papa climbing in a Cessna... it was a little snug!


View from the plane

Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

Addison is quite the busy girl lately! This weekend we traveled over to Great Gran's house in Homosassa Springs. It was a beautiful day so we all packed up and went to a wildlife park just down the street. There were so many manatee swimming in the Homosassa River... it was amazing. The fun won't end here though because Papa and Grandma Irish are in town for another week and there will be lots more pictures to come. Here are some of my favorites from the day.


Addison with Daddy checking out the deer


A mommy and baby manatee. While there were manatee in captivity, these were wild ones just swimming around the park.


Addison and her Papa snuggling while watching the fish.


The classic "stick your head in a cut-out" picture. She loves these things.

MJ & Mattox are in town

This past week, the Syberts came to visit to take advantage of some warmer weather here in Florida. The kids had a blast playing together! It's amazing how fast they are all growing up. We attempted many times to get all the little ones together for a picture but this is about as good as it gets with four antsy toddlers! I have quite a lot of respect for the patience of photographers!


Addison, Michaela, Mattox, and Haylee


All the girls (and Mattox) loved the keyboard from Grandma & Papa Irish. Here is Haylee belting out a tune for us!


The girls practicing the Moon Walk... they just LOVE to dance!


Nana brought over lots of crafts for the kids to do. They all had so much fun!

We all had a great time and were sad to see the Syberts leave. Hopefully we will be seeing more of them in the future????
Also, Baby Irish is doing great! All of my check ups are going wonderfully and I'm enjoying just watching my belly move ALL around! This little one is definitely more active than Addison was and I'm a little intimidated by that! We've started slowly transforming the office into a baby's room... one of the many sacrifices Daddy will be making in the coming years! It's all worth it, though.