Lots of pictures.

I decided to post some of the random pics that I have had on my phone and keep forgetting to post. The top pictures are from one of our trips to the creek to hunt for shark's teeth. Growing up here in Gainesville and living so close to the creek for most of my life, my sister Ryan and I would go down there all the time and hang out. Adam, also growing up (mostly) in Gainesville, went down there with his brothers. So, a couple of weeks ago we got the bright idea to take Sasa down there. We had such a great time. She loved digging in the dirt, looking at the plants and "hunting for treasure". Adam and I found quite a few shark's teeth and are trying to figure out what we will do with them. It started to rain (a lot) while we were there so we got to run through A. Ring park in the rain (it was so fun). Sadie had fun jumping in puddles and dancing in the rain. Last week, Adam took Sadie down there with Henry and Sadie enjoyed that too. The next pictures are from observation day in Sadie's ballet class (did I mention she started ballet?). She is so sweet and petite, I loved watching her have fun in ballet. We have also signed her up gymnastics, which start this Saturday. She kept watching the kids do gymnastics while we were waiting and was asking to try it so we decided that we would let her try that too. I think she will like gymnastics better, but we'll see. The one of her on the swings is from last week (I just thought she looked cute) and the last is from this past Monday, her first day of VPK (pre k). That's right folks, she is finally a big fish in a little pond at school! She is so excited about being in the "big kid" class now. She picked out her outfit and how she wanted me to do her hair. It was so sweet, I wanted to cry (Lord help me when kindergarten starts!). Other than that things are normal. Work for Adam and I is good, we both are enjoying out jobs (as much as you can anyway!). Just living and loving life!

Sadie's Birthday (and only days shy of a month later!)

 Well, I guess I did not keep up with my end of the bargain, dear blog readers. I vowed to be better about posting and...well...we all know how that turned out. Here are some of the pictures from our weekend in Orlando. We all had such a great time at Sea World, especially Sadie. We also had a great dinner with Ross and Carolina, after Sea World at the Mall at Millenia (after a quick trip to Ikea, of course). Sadie had a big birthday dinner of mac and cheese followed by bubble gum flavored ice cream. When we were going back to the hotel from dinner, we saw fireworks near the hotel, we found out they were at Sea World, right across the street from the hotel!
So, we sat in the car and snuggled and watched fireworks.We didn't do any rides at Sea World, mostly because Sadie doesn't really seem to like fireworks. We did, go to several shows and she (and we) really enjoyed those. After dinner Ross and Carolina gave Sadie her birthday present- a new, big girl bike!! She also got a doll house (from my Dad and Carrie) and ballet lessons from my Mom and Tommy. I will be posting more pics of those soon.

 Work and school have been going well. Other than being tired, Adam is doing well. Sadie is having a great time in school, as usual. She will be starting the Pre-K class on August 20th. I am excited and sad, all at the same time. Work for me is great, we switched to 12 hour shifts so I am only working 3 days a week now, it's a mix of good and bad. Lots more pics to follow. I have bike, ballet & creek pics to post! Lots of love out there in blogger land!

Weekend fun.

Well Monday is here and almost gone and we are one day closer to Sadie's 4th birthday and our trip to Orlando. All three of us can't wait to have some great, family fun. This past weekend Sadie spent time out at her Gigi and Grandaddy's house and Adam and I had some quiet time. We had all of these grand plans of fun things we were going to do, but in the end, we went out to dinner with some friends, saw a free concert and painted Sadie's bathroom. I am glad that she had such a good time at Gig's house though. This week Sadie and I are off school and work on Wednesday and I am getting off work early on Friday and will be taking cupcakes, favors and balloons to Sadie's school for a birthday party for her. Looking forward to this fun birthday week and weekend!

The raindrops keep falling on my head...

Rain, rain go away, little Sadie wants to play. Actually, to be completely honest, I don't really mind all of the rain. This is the best weather to curl up on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea. Things are well in the Shug-master house. Sadie has been dancing up a storm and showing off her "moves". I can't wait to sign her up for ballet. I can't believe Sadie will be 4 in a week and a half. We have decided that this year we won't do a big party. Instead, we are going to take her to one of her favorite places...Sea World. I am going to take some cupcakes and goodies to school so she can have a little party there. I think that she will enjoy it better than a big party.

At work, I have been learning how to do nerve conduction studies. Basically I am learning how to deliver a shock to the nerves and looking at the response (latency, amplitude) and determining if there are any issues, nerve entrapments, etc. I am very excited to learn this and will hopefullt becoming registered in this modality. It is very exciting to be learning new things and having to push myself to have the confidence I need to be able to succeed and learn it! On a side note, it doesn't hurt as bad as I thought it would!

Stay dry out there!

Sunday, beach day.

A couple of Sundays ago we woke up and decided to go to the beach. The weather predicted an overcast day with possible rain but it ended up being a beautiful day. We used our big tailgating tent and brought some sammies. Sadie had fun playing with her sand toys but would not stay in the shade. Also, there was also a nice tide pool so we hung out in that quite a bit. Can't wait to go again!

Pomp & circumstance

Things have been pretty busy the last few weeks, I try to be better about posting, but after work and family time, the day just slips away too quickly. Work has been great, love my job. I am studying to take the board exam for nerve conduction studies, just one of the modalities we do. I will be able to sit for the boards in October. I have lots of studying to do! Sadie is doing really well at school and is excited about her upcoming birthday and going into the VPK class.

Adam's youngest brother, Henry, graduated from GHS the first Saturday in June. We  went to the graduation ceremony (of course) and then to his parents house after for a bar b que. It was a lot of fun and we are so happy for Henry to be starting this exciting new phase of his life. There is a lot going on, on Adam's side of the family. Henry graduated, Elliot and Nikki are getting married in August and have announced that they are expecting and due in December! Also in December, Ross and Carolina are getting married. I am so excited for all of the upcoming events.

In addition to all the excitement swirling around, Adam and I are trying to find time to finish (and start) some of the home improvement projects that needs to get done around here. So far this summer is off to a great start. We have even made it to the beach once (pics to follow) already and have been at the pool a bunch. I look forward to all the fun things coming up.

Cool dip on a hot afternoon.

To put an end to a good, but hot, Wednesday, we went to the pool for an afternoon dip. Adam as off today (sort of) and I got off a little early so it was a great opportunity for some late afternoon swimming. Things are going realy well, just working and going to school. Sadie is silly, as usual. She has been talking about her birthday and what presents she wants and what kind of party she wants. We'll see what she ends up deciding, she has said a couple of different things, so we will see!

Sunday Sadie

Been a pretty low key weekend. Sadie and I are both getting over colds. We did however make a quick trip to the mall, and of course the play place. Love that cutie patootie.

A new post...Finally!

Hello all!  Been a few months...Here are some recent pics of all of us. I have had a hard time keeping up with the blog lately, but I am getting back into it. My job is great and I am learning SO much, but I've been kind of busy and distracted so... I've been kond of slacking on the posts.  Adam is doing well, we celebrated out 5 year wedding anniversary yesterday! 5 years has flown by. Sadie is doing great, she keeps asking to take ballet classes, so I will have to find some classes soon. Now that it is really warming up, we have been able to take her swimming in our pool. We bought her some new water wings and she just LOVES being in the pool. I will try and post again soon.

Wednesday pics.

Wanted to post a few pics from over the weekend, that were taken in Ocala (at Mama and Papa's). These are the the ones from my phone, so there will be more to follow once I upload them from the camera. Just been a little busy this week (and maybe a ad lazy too). At any rate, enjoy these photos and I will post the full weekend story this weekend ( hey, it's only 1 week later!) Lot's of love and good karma this week to all of you out there in blogger land.

Cutie Pie

Just wanted to share some pictures from the weekend. we ran over to the mall to run a quick errand. As always, we had to make a stop at the play area. Sadie loves to climb on the (plastic)animals and jump off and say "ta-da". She is so funny, but I wonder where she gets all those silly faces...

Tomorrow is valentines day and Sadie and I put together the valentines she picked out for her class (they're having a party). Other than that, I don't think there are any plans. Adam has to work REALLY early on Wednesday so we will probably snuggle and watch a movie and eat yummy food (perfect date in my book!).