Exclusive parks

Here in Florida there are all these exclusive parks. They are gated with a security gaurd and all. Fun and safe for your kids and best of all if you are a Resident in the city the park is in, then you get in for free. That's where it gets kinda sucky. If you have friends that are not residents...like all of mine....then they can't go with you without paying the fee, which is usually around $10 a person including all children. Same for me going to their cities parks. We found this great one right around the corner from us and we took Bryant today. So much fun! You couldn't wipe the huge grin off of Bryant's face and Paul and I had a blast as well. I'll have to post some pictures the next time we go, which will be soon. It's just kinda too bad that the mommy group I'm in live in surrounding cities or we'd all go all the time.

4th of July

A Fourth of July like none other.
















My view from my beach chair
















Just looking for some fireworks















Mommy, Bryant, and little sister walking on the sand of this free country.






There was a fire work show we planned on going to but the thunderstorm scared us away.

We Got Our Stuff But...

Where do I begin. We finally received our stuff from the moving company. I won't mention any names (New Planet Moving and Storage, out of Las Vegas) but they really screwed up. We were supposed to get our stuff last week, then they postponed the move to this past weekend, but our complex does not allow move-ins on weekends, so we set the final date for Monday, July 14.



They called the night before and said they would be here at 8 am. Well 11 rolls around so I called the drivers. They said that they were lost, so I gave them directions. Once they arrived I paid them the remaining balance of the move, but they charged me for 5500 pounds of stuff, but ours only weighed 5050 pounds. The difference is a couple hundred dollars. So I paid the full amount so they would start unloading our stuff. A storm was supposed to roll in that morning and afternoon, so I wanted them to hurry. Once the office opened in Las Vegas, I talked to the manager and told him I was overcharged. After much debate and talking really slow and loud, so he could understand me, he decided to be honest and charge me for how much my stuff weighed. I knew the weight because I went to the weigh scales before and after the pick-up in Utah, which the manager didn't know.





The movers had to park on the street outside of the complex because their 50 ft semi-truck would not fit into the complex, so they had to carry everything on a dolly. Every once in a while I would spy on them to see how they were doing. I saw them dropping boxes off of the dolly, running into walls, and other unprofessional things. I noticed a knob was missing from our entertainment center, so I walked toward the truck and found the knob laying in the road. The door the knob was connected to was cracked and doesn't shut straight. The list could go on an on. Broken glasses, dents in our washer and dryer, upside-down boxes that were clearly marked "this side up," and much more. I think all of the damage was done by these two morons.


Oh, I am not done! At the end the movers asked me to check the truck to make sure it was all cleared out and said that they were going to leave. I told them that they still have to put all of the furniture together that the first movers took down in Utah. They told me they didn't do that and they don't have any tools. So I called the owner again and he said they do have to put the furniture together. I also asked him if they have tools and he said yes, so I caught them in a lie. So the movers said they were going to get some lunch and come back.







3 hours later, no movers or phone call saying what was going on. I called the driver a few times, but he ignored me. So I call the owner, I bet he loved me, and he said he just got off the phone with the drivers and there was a problem with the trucks' air conditioning or something. A phone call would have been nice. Why did I have to contact them to tell me the problems? Anyways...So the owner said that the movers can come over later that night or the following morning. I responded, WHat are we going to sleep on. I paid you to put my furniture back together. At this point it was about 8 pm and it was close to Bryant's bed time. So I said I would put the furniture together for $100. He said that the most he could give me was $50. After much debate, I was offered $100 as he hung up the phone on me. So We will see if we get the money or not. I have since heard from them.







What an experience. Mainly because these two movers were tired and hated their jobs. To all of you, AVOID NEW PLANET MOVING AND STORAGE from Las Vegas!!! We received everything, damaged, but we got everything. The TV and the computer works, so I am not extremely mad. So my next task is to get the $100 and make claims on all of the broken items. Wish us luck.





Bryant is a little excited to see some familiar furniture.




This coin fell out of the couch.



Some stuff they didn't put together...



...and some more...



Some broken glasses



The first thing I had to open from the boxes was Bryan't basketball hoop. He kept yelling, "Baketball shoot it, Baketball shoot it, Baketball shoot it!" After the hundreth time, I gave in and opened it.

FINALLY!!!!!!

Tomorrow morning at 8 we should finally have all of our stuff. We have been in our new place for 2 weeks with nothing to sit on except some tiny beach chairs that are uncomfortable after 2 minutes and the floor. We have been sleeping on air mattresses for what seems like forever. Really if you count looking for a house and everything, we have been without our things for a month. So therefore I am over excited to see my couches and my bed and for sure Bryant's toys. Anyway we'll take some pictures tomorrow and show you what everything turns out like. We miss everyone!

Our new house

Laundry room is in the garage
It's 3 story
this is kind of an entry shot
This is our walk in. As you can see we still don't have our stuff.
This is Bryant's bathroom
Bryant's bedroom
Bryant's closet
Paul's beloved garage

Bryant's toy room. It's this cute little door under the stairs and the perfect place to store his toys.
this is the back living room
Kitchen...kinda messy
Paul and I's room. 2 air mattresses and a little twin is what we are sleeping on till our stuff gets here hopefully the middle of next week.
Our bathroom. My favorite is the tub

This is an outside shot. It's pretty
This is the docks right outside. That's the bay and just beyond the high rise in the back ground is the beach.
This is our front door. Well it's right behind that palm tree. Bryant has issues staying out of the fountain.
This is the front living room
And this is the dining room!

Together it all makes up our new home and we are excited to have our first visitors. Any one....any one?!

Animal Kingdom

Bryant loved seeing mickey mouse. We went and took pictures with him after we saw the Lion King show. It was awesome!

Bryant usually loves goofy, but he was little too tall and different looking from the cartoon and he scared him a little. Therefore I had to hold him to get a picture.
This is Bryant sitting on the tree of life. There are all kinds of animals carved into it. It's pretty cool. unfortunitly we were headed into a bug show and it scared him pretty bad. He ended up wraped around my neck the whole time and then yelled out, "don't get me" in his sleep that whole night.
As usual he loves to make noise and music, so it seemed like a good fit.

We were all having sa blast, but it was getting later in the afternoon and so so so hot. You wouldn't believe how flushed and dehydrated we were all getting.

So hot and tired infact that we went on a safari ride to cool off and rest and Bryant ended up falling asleep through the whole thing. It was pretty cool though. They had free roaming animals and all different kinds.

Then what seemed to be Bryant's favorite. It was a hole in the wall that would spray out water and soak the kids. Everyone was soaking wet, but it looked like fun.

It sure seemed to cool him off and make him happy again. That's all we wanted. Right after that Paul got a special birthday VIP pass to the Finding Nemo Musical. The only problem was that we were already tired and the show didn't start for another hour.

We waited in Dinoland and took a few pictures. Bryant while standing in line to get into the theater for the nemo show, fell backwards into a bush and got stung by a bee. Paul and I both saw it flying away from him as he started crying. Sure enough it left the stinger right in his neck. Luckily a woman standing in line had a one dose benedryl for kids so we gave him that and went in a watched the show. Sure made for a long day, but it was really a lot of fun!

Long Drive Competition

We made a day of it when Paul had his Competition. Bryant of course loved it. He is obsessed with golf and would play all day if you let him. He had his new sunglasses and was loving life.













Paul qualified for this same thing in the mid-west already, but since we moved he has to re-qualify in the deep south to move on. He hit them all really far, but only got one ball in the grid. He would of got second place if it weren't for a lousy bounce of 10 ft off to the left. Right before his last set of 6 balls a classic storm blew in and we had to wait 2 hours for it to be safe to keep going. He will practice a little more with his new drivers and try again in August. This guy he's talking to is the first place winner for the day.



Meanwhile Bryant was still having the time of his life playing golf and being too loud to be around the other golfers. What a cute little caddy Paul has.

Cocoa Beach

On our way to Orlando we decided to stop off at Cocoa Beach to have some fun and try to get a little bit of a tan so we don't look so much like tourists.

Bryant hated to get his feet dirty so Paul had to carry him around everywhere. No dirt. He really freaked out about the water as you can see in this picture. He'll get used to it!
After a lot of persuasion we got him to sit near the water where the dirt (sand) wouldn't get him as bad. Then he started to warm up and play in the sand with his rake.
His little bum had a hard time keeping his shorts up and they kept coming untied.
Finally he started to walk around the beach. He even let us take him in the water as long as we were holding him. What a goofy kid!

On The Way

We made several stops along the way so that Bryant could get out and run. This particular time we were blowing bubbles. Sinse it was difficult to get him back in his car seat we gave him a dollar store presant each time he did it without crying.

Bryant had to have Paul's extra sun glasses on whenever Paul drove. He ended up falling asleep with them on most of the time. The trip was way too long but somehow we made it to Miami. We drove 6 hours the first day, just because we got a late start. We ended up spending the night near Denver. Then the next day we did 15 hours to Tulsa and stayed with Aunt Catherine that night and the next day. It was a welcomed break from the car for all three of us. Then we continued on about 16 hours to the border of Florida and Georgia and stayed the night. We had all had it by then. When we woke up the next day we went the rest of the way. We stayed with Paul young and his wife Michelle that night. Good to see some old friends.