Fish On

Ryan and his buddy Brandon set lines near Augusta last night. The two of them started their venture around 4:00pm Friday evening and came dragging in at 11:00am this morning. The fishing trip did not disappoint. The biggest weighed 33.6lbs and there were probably ten fish that were around 20lbs, in addition to several smaller fish. They released most of them, with some going to the Augusta lake to hopefully eat up all the small crappie. Ryan saved one for cleaning and gave two to our neighbor and Brandon took two home. Looks like a fish fry may be in the future since we aren't real big on eating flat heads.

10th Anniversary Celebration in Cancun!

We had a fantastic time while in Cancun. It was awesome staying at an all inclusive resort. We felt like royalty at the Sun Palace Resort where only adult couples were permitted. The waiters/waitresses were always so pleasant and accomodating. At the dinner buffets they would carry our filled plates back to our table, pull out our chairs and place our napkins on our laps. When we would say thank you they would say "my pleasure." The food was great and the drinks were even better (although I was actually tired of NY strip and Mexican food by the time we left). Our room was always cleaned at least once a day if not twice and sometimes we even had fun towel animals left for our amusement. We usually started our mornings by the pool before 10:00am with a drink in hand. The infinite pool with the swim up bar was one of my favorite places. The ocean was beautiful but I much preferred to only wade in it while the rest of the group would play in the waves. I just wasn't much on getting a saline wash every time I got in. We enjoyed a day at the Mexican Market where we bartered for items. We road the city bus daily and were not disappointed with the variety of entertainment. :) We had free drinks and food at the Moon, Beach and Cancun palace also and made sure to make an appearance at each at some point in our trip. The fellows spent one morning scuba diving while the ladies soaked up the sun at the Moon Palace. One morning Ryan and I and Brandon and Lisa tried out tandem parasailing, where I discovered motion sickness. We spent an evening at Margaritaville and an evening at Senor Frogs, the rest of the evenings we spent at the resort bar. I would have loved to have slept in each morning but Ryan was up before 7:00am each morning ready to start the day.

We would have enjoyed staying a couple more days but sure did miss our girl. We hope to take more vacations to all inclusive resorts, but most likely Madelyn will be going with us on future trips. We felt guilty having such a good time without her. But I know she was in excellent hands and had a fun time with our families.

Here are just a few pictures of our trip:

Blogging Hiatus

I will be taking a break from blogging because Ryan and I will be in Cancun, Mexico celebrating our 10 year anniversary with three other couples. We are staying at an all inclusive resort with high hopes that we will not get the swine flu or kidnapped.



Here is the view from the resort in which we are staying.




I'll be back to reality and blogging next weekend. Have a great week.

BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT!

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR OLDEST NEPHEW,


MATTHEW ROBERT RYAN GORDON!!







We love you!!

Birthday Celebration

Madelyn celebrated her 6th birthday yesterday. She was so excited about her birthday this year. She told everyone she came into contact with about her birthday. Gosh, I wonder where she gets that from? The evening before she kept asking if it was close to bedtime. She was so anxious to go to sleep so she could wake up and it be her birthday. The day was all about her, but what day isn't?

She was awake by 7:30am and ripping through her presents. She said "sweet niblets I got a lot of presents." (Where do kids come up with this stuff?)


Madelyn received birthday phone call from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and even her Kindergarten teacher.


She tried out her new roller blades....


Received a pedicure.....


Had lunch at Playa, where she reminded the waiters about a dozen times that it was her birthday. She loved the singing and even the whipped cream.


After playing with her new toys and watching a new movie. We then picked up her BFF, Lexy, and headed to Red Robin for dinner.


She made sure that everyone knew it was her birthday so they wouldn't forget to sing to her.


After dinner we were off to All Star Adventures for more fun.....






After two hours of riding every ride possible at least twice we had a a very happy and exhausted six year old. She crashed soon after we arrived home.

Open for the Season

Pool season has officially opened at our house. Friday night Ryan set up Madelyn's pool, five hours later it was finally full (that water bill will be nice). Madelyn took the plunge on Saturday and then again on Sunday. Although the cold water didn't keep her in long she did stay in at least a half hour each time. Ryan and I weren't nearly as brave and just enjoyed the view from our deck.


Taking .......

The.......

Plunge......



After some snorkeling.....

The raft became the warmer option.....






The Muhlig pool is open, come join us for a swim, but you might want to wait until it warms up a little more.

How Fast She Grows

August 2008 - First Day of Kindergarten




May 2009 - Last Day of Kindergarten