Did anyone hear Michelle's speech? Holy crap, she is a good speaker! She did not look, talk or act nervous and she really got her message out there! I was impressed.
Anyway, for all you undecided; Let hope, not fear, be your guide.
I know who I am voting for! Above voting and beyond my opinions, I do want to clarify that I will do God's will, no matter what.
I am sorry if ya'll think ill of me for my choice, but if John Mcaine is going to continue Bush's policies and antics then, no thank you! I might give him a chance if he completely detaches from Bush and does what he does best; fight for what's right.
By the way, I did vote for Bush.... but only the first time. I defintely did not know enough about him or the other candidate. This post is not an attack on anyone and I'm sorry if anyone took offense. I have different beliefs and feelings about many things, I want to tell you that I respect the difference that exists between all people. I also love and cherish the similarities we all share.
I was not trying to offend anyone and please don't take it personally but I would rather be hopeful than scared. Like my adopted lovely last name- Hopewell! I love the Hopewell's!
Galveston anyone?
We love Galveston!
Here are some pics.
The bikes were so fun!
This is the only souvenir shop we went into and One of the kids (?) got ahold of the price gun and proceeded to 'price' everything. The ladies who worked there were not happy with all the stickers, but I pretended not to notice, bought my $1 sunglasses, walked away as fast as I could. Hehehe.
As I was taking these pictures of the (rats w/ wings?) I'm pretty sure I missed a bomb by an inch. Eva wasn't scared of poop at all and fed the birds twice.
This was Roxy's birthday party for all the august Birthday's. I think it's safe to say that It was more like for all of Summer celebration and was a yummy fun surprise to celebrate w/ cake, ice cream, goody bags and all kinds of fun stuff. All the kids!
I found these shells at the beach, in front of our hotel/room. They are much prettier in person but extremely delicate. These are dyed pearls that I looped thru the shells.
Diane taught me how to boogie board. Yay!
Dylan/I on the ferry. Best 10 minutes of my life.....
Lilli loves babies! She never stops loving on them, even when they cry and push her away. I wonder where she got that from......?
Ethan found these awesome hermit crabs and for some reason there was a dead fish on the cement by the pool. I told Ethan to feed it to the crab but I don't think he liked the smell.
The bikes were awesome. Daddy Hopewell refused to pedal so noone wanted him to ride w/ them. Poor Josh and Jeni got stuck w/ him! There was one time when he tried to jump on our bike but since we were ahead, he had to grab John and Diane's bike, while it was rapidly moving out of his path. It was so funny! We also played bumper bikes with John and Diane.
Bruce the shark!
We were dying on the way pedaling back, notice the both of us biting our lip.....
Here are some pics.
The bikes were so fun!
This is the only souvenir shop we went into and One of the kids (?) got ahold of the price gun and proceeded to 'price' everything. The ladies who worked there were not happy with all the stickers, but I pretended not to notice, bought my $1 sunglasses, walked away as fast as I could. Hehehe.
As I was taking these pictures of the (rats w/ wings?) I'm pretty sure I missed a bomb by an inch. Eva wasn't scared of poop at all and fed the birds twice.
This was Roxy's birthday party for all the august Birthday's. I think it's safe to say that It was more like for all of Summer celebration and was a yummy fun surprise to celebrate w/ cake, ice cream, goody bags and all kinds of fun stuff. All the kids!
I found these shells at the beach, in front of our hotel/room. They are much prettier in person but extremely delicate. These are dyed pearls that I looped thru the shells.
Diane taught me how to boogie board. Yay!
Dylan/I on the ferry. Best 10 minutes of my life.....
Lilli loves babies! She never stops loving on them, even when they cry and push her away. I wonder where she got that from......?
Ethan found these awesome hermit crabs and for some reason there was a dead fish on the cement by the pool. I told Ethan to feed it to the crab but I don't think he liked the smell.
The bikes were awesome. Daddy Hopewell refused to pedal so noone wanted him to ride w/ them. Poor Josh and Jeni got stuck w/ him! There was one time when he tried to jump on our bike but since we were ahead, he had to grab John and Diane's bike, while it was rapidly moving out of his path. It was so funny! We also played bumper bikes with John and Diane.
Bruce the shark!
We were dying on the way pedaling back, notice the both of us biting our lip.....
It would have been perfect with the Bjorns and Jordan. Crazy, but perfect!
August
First day of school and I already love it. Of course, my kids haven't come home yet, but it will be okay! The kids had their last three days of vacation this week and we wanted to do something fun together.
So, I found an awesome article in "Texas Monthly" magazine about the top 25 water-swimming holes in Texas. Most of them were around Austin, but then I found the only one in Tarrant County!
So Bruce took Moday off to hang out with us (yay!) and We ended up going to a Spring-Fed lake in Fort Worth. We had a blast, Stayed there for 5 hours. It was a little pricey for me $12, but kids under 6 are free.
We rented a tube, 
and slid down the slides (Eva top)
and slid down the slides (Eva top)Ethan went down this crazy tall slide 3 times, twice alone, once terrified, despite being held by his daddy.
Bruce swung on a trapeze a few times
I just just soaked it all in.... I tried to play with the kids but I guess jumping on the tube when you're sitting on it, is a lil' scary for some.
Oh, the best part?
Finding out 2 days later, that the "Pool" that we had visited/enjoyed so much was one of the first places where the bacteria 'Crypto' was detected and had an outbreak.
I don't know if we are lucky, foolish or blessed but we sure did have fun. Oh, by the way, I was very strict when it came to keeping the babies from 'messing' in the pool.
Have a great weekend!
August B-days in my family!
HAppy Burfday to all August babies!
So this post is unbearably self-indulgent and if I had really awful pictures of myself on this computer, I swear I would post them, (Not shy about that.)
Well, it's 1:26am and I'm officially 30. Whatever.
This is the banner to my new etsy shop; 'the Mad Vine.'
I will be listing all my crazy ideas with the purpose of establishing a business for working women who need to be creative and help their families.
Love to all!
Well, it's 1:26am and I'm officially 30. Whatever.
Vega is like a sister to me, she rocks!
This is the banner to my new etsy shop; 'the Mad Vine.'
I will be listing all my crazy ideas with the purpose of establishing a business for working women who need to be creative and help their families.
This is pretty much me all the time; hungry, tired, dirty and sleepy. My happy face!
I just bought a Zumba DVD cause if I'm going to work out and be sore, then dang it, I'm going to enjoy it. (no one seems to enjoy yoga as much as I do-prenatal yoga anyone?) If anyone wants to learn zumba with me and come over and dance on my dance floor, please do! I have decided to dance more, especially after I realized how much I enjoy it. I would love to someday open a international dance studio where anyone can come and learn dances from all over the world and feel good!
I love ice cream!
Happy birthday to Lilli who is 2 on the 12th and all the family who celebrates a birthday this month!
Love to all!
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