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December 2004 Lucas 6 years old.  "Can I have a vending machine for Christmas?"

April 2025  

--6 years old Lucas: "Mom makes us clean everyday. And that how she destroys our lives.  

--"Mom can you let me into the computer?  Come on mom I haven't got all day!"  His plans just changed.

--Lucas: " Mom should we get rid of all the spider webs in our house?  I don't like spiders."

--Jessa: "Lucas why do you like jello so much?"

                Lucas:  IDK because its so jiggly."

--Quinton: "I don't have a girlfriend.  Moms my girlfriend.

 June 2025 

--Quinton 9, Lucas 7: My conversations on the way to swim lessons getting Gas.

    Lucas: "mom! Can I roll down the window to smell the Gas?"  Takes a big whiff..."that's the stuff."

    Quinton: "how much is a cyber truck cost? 

     Mom: "Siri, says 40-130,000." 

    Quinton: "Whoa!  If we got that w would have to start acting poor.  We would have to borrow money."

    Lucas: "And cut holes in our shirts!"

--Next time on the way to swim lessons. Lucas: "Mom! Can we go get Gas so that I can smell it?"

--Lucas talking to Jessa while she's driving.  "You're driving slow like an old grandma!"

--Lucas comes in and sees Jessa's free hair and says "OOOOOOOooooOOOO.  Jessa your hair is so fluffy.  Not as fluffy as mine.

Swim Lessons

Just down to two kids now for swim lessons.  I remember doing this from the very beginning always with a little baby in tow, but now I'm down to two.  I've had fun every summer.  I'm going to miss this so much!

 

Took Mikey and his friends to Surf N Swim.  I suck at getting pictures for birthday parties.  He had a blast with his friends.  He is such a sweet kid!  Can't believe how fast the time goes by.  I finally get what it feels like when people say it feels like only yesterday when we were bringing him home.

 

Lagoon with the cousins.

Got to spend the weekend with cousins at Lagoon.  I remember that the older uncles and aunts would take care of my kids when we would visit, playing and entertaining them.  Now its my children who are entertaining them and playing with the little cousins.  It's crazy how things can change like that!  Garret and Wade were obsessed with Jessa.  He finally had to hide from them because they just wanted to wrestle with her 24/7. LOL.  It was a good time!

 

May Happenings

Having and end of the year party with her basketball girls!  She had the best time with all these ladies!  This group is tight and so good to each other.  We love her basketball family.

Cheering Own on at his Lacrosse Game!  That sport is crazy for sure!

Had to document this.  Spend so many hours washing, detangling, styling, straightening.  She is so patient!

Last game all these  boys will play together.  Tryouts came and they all went off to different teams as this team broke up and the coaches also went else where. 

Graduation for this already Tweenager.  He's ready for Junior High, but I don't think that Junior High is ready for Him!

I still made him kiss me.  He loved it!  Well...mostly.

It takes a village.  He got this from his friends.  They spoiled him for sure.

Last game for Jessa with this team.  Most of them are sticking around but losing a few of them.

 

Jayla's 17th Birthday Party

Jayla decorated for her birthday party by herself.  She had a blast buying things for it and decorating with her friends.  She even found some edible sparkles for the juice.  Pretty cool.  It turned out very cute!  It was so cute that these are the only pictures I took.  I forgot about the guests and the birthday girl!

 

Funnies

 April 2025 Quotes from our trip.

We took a 8 hour drive from North Carolina down to Florida.  We had to shove all 4 boys int he back seat together because it was so much cheaper than renting a suburban.  Quinton, "Lucas, you can't move your head.  I make the rules."

Lucas, "stop I hate that smell.  Put your shoes back on Quinton."

(Lucas getting off the teacups at Universal Studios) "It's a good thing my head didn't pop off."

Quinton when we arrived to Coco cay. "I'm excited to shake my thingies outside."  We hope he was referring to his Maracas.

Kellan: "I'm going to try to beat my record in ice cream cones from the last cruise."

Jayla: "I'm definitely taking my kids on a cruise."

Jessa:  "Who wants to be my snack buddy?"  Lucas, "MEEE!"

Quinton:  "I can't decide between you Momma and the Kid's club.

(Mikey at Universal Studios) "MOM! My phone isn't in my pocket anymore."

Lucas had to always order exactly what Quinton got each night at dinner and lunch and then Quinton would cry and cry.

During the plane ride over we hit some crazy turbulence that dropped the plane a few times.  Women were screaming and a few kids were crying, then I look over at Jayla, Jessa and they are laughing.  Then I look over at Quinton and Lucas and they are laughing.  Lucas says, "wheeeee."  One lady thanked me for bringing the cute kids that just laughed during the scary turbulence.  They even managed to charm the flight attendants into some extra snacks.

Universal Studios

Volcano Bay

Instead of doing the water slides on Coco Cay we decided to do universal studios water park and I'm so glad we decided to do it that way.  This water park was amazing and we didn't have to wait in lines.  You had a watch that would tell you when it was your turn.  It was fabulous.  Mom made everyone get there a half hour before opening so we were practically the first ones in line.  We were able to snag a nice cabana for us all.  It was a perfect day.

Love these four boys!  And I love this picture of all 4 of them!

The bestest friends ever.  Lucas can't sleep without Quinton.  They are the best Frenemies. 

Yup!  I made them get a picture and don't they all look so happy about it!?

Man I had a blast with these kids!  I love looking at all these pictures.

Resort Swimming

We didn't research this place very well, but it ended up being way better than the pictures.  We were pleasantly surprised and it was even better because we got these nights for free with our points.  Our villa was very nice with two bedrooms and a living room and a porch.

Island of Adventure and Universal Studios

Jayla took one for the team and took Lucas on the tea cups.  Lucas says as they get off after the 4th time, "well I sure am glad my head didn't pop of!"

Yeah I think we made the right choice to come here instead of Disney Land.  It was perfect.  And it wasn't crowed at all.  The kids got to ride all the major roller coasters as much as they wanted.  We got 2.5 days here and saw it all multiple times.  It ended up being the perfect time to go during spring break.  It wasn't crowed because Universal was opening another park in just a month.  Worked out so perfect.

These boys had to pose at every photo opportunity and made us take a million pictures of them.

I can't remember how many times we walked past this motorcycle and the boys had to get on it and get a picture every single time!  It was ridiculous.  LOL.

This is the first picture.

This is the second picture. LOL.

I totally remember riding this ride with my family as a kid, so I made everyone go on Jungle Cruise like 15 times.  It was so fun being there with my own kids this time.

It was a good first day.  And they weren't even that tired.

 

We splurged and got Butter Beer in Harry Potter Land and it was as good as I imagined it would be.  This was also where Mikey lost his phone.  On the way home we started pinging his phone for when the workers walk the tracks that they can find it.  Well, it worked and we got his phone a few weeks later.  Only the screen protector was broken on it.

Jessa carried Quinton to the parking lot the last day.  I have pictures of Michael pushing two kids in a stroller and carrying two kids on his shoulders going home from Disney Land.  Look how the tables have turned.  LOL.

At the end of the day they were still best friends!  Glad when at the end of the trip the kids are fighting a lot less and being better friends finally.