MEXICO

Mexico was a BLAST! I had too many pictures to post so I just created a slideshow for your viewing pleasure.

The resort was FABULOUS! Great food (and drinks) and wonderful service. Very family-friendly...they had great activities for kids in their Kids Club. Sydney couldn't stay away. She loved it. The beach wasn't so great where we were, but other than that it was AWESOME! Click on the link below to see some pics:

http://s562.photobucket.com/albums/ss67/anayfa/?albumview=slideshow

Nurse Jackie

If you aren't watching Nurse Jackie on Showtime, you are missing out. I just discovered this little gem of a show while wasting the day away on my summer vacation. Don't judge me... remember, I only have 3 weeks off work during the summer. A girl needs a day or 4 of laziness to recoup from 178 days with 525 children. Don't worry if you think you can't catch up - there have only been 4 episodes and if you have Verizon On Demand, you can watch them all (plus #5 before it airs Monday). If you are looking for a guilty pleasure, do indulge. Mom, you will NOT like this show so don't even try to watch. They do drop the occasional f-bomb and she does have this pesky pill-popping habit. Oh, she's also having an affair. But nevermind her bad habits... Go watch now!

Here and There

Let me start by saying I'm officially on summer break. WOO-HOO! I've been off for a week and have 2 more weeks to go. Let me tell you, it is just what the doctor ordered. We have spent the last 2 weekends out of town - Horseshoe Bay for Kyle's summer regional meeting then Sweetwater for Kyle's grandmother's 90 birthday celebration. But we are gearing up for our trip to Mexico next week. We are taking the entire crew (minus the dog) to Riviera Maya for a week long vacation in the sun. I am super excited yet a little worried at the same time as this is our first real vacation with children. I'm not sure how this all-inclusive paradise will ruin my Sydney - she already can walk right up to the bar at a swimming pool and order a lemonade and say charge it to my room. Yes, that's what she did at Horseshoe Bay. And yes, they did charge it to the room. I have a few pictures from our last few weekends. Enjoy!

Sydney has so much fun playing with Claire.

Sydney and Baby Jack. We were so excited to meet Jack for the first time on this trip to Sweetwater.

Check out his shirt! This is how Sam looks most of the time. Drenched in his own drool. When will this stop? Seriously!

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Horseshoe Bay

Sam was very content walking around with his cars. If it has wheels, he LOVES it.

Sydney had a great time on this inflatable game - race to the top, grab your bean bags, and race down.

There was also a boxing ring with oversized gloves. TKO!

My pretty girl

Third Night's a Charm?

We are on night 3 without the PACI. Whoo-hoo! No big drama here. He's cool like that. But here's a few pics with the paci to remind us of good times.

Happy Graduation Day, Seniors!

Part of my job is to attend the graduation ceremony for my feeder high school. So today I put on my gown and hood and watched as about 700 kids crossed the stage to get their diplomas. Funny part is I taught a few of the kids when they were in 3rd grade. WOW! Now that'll make you feel old.

The next best part was the shoes. The other principals and I sat on the floor on the side where the graduates came off the stage. I started to notice the shoes - lots of sparkles, glitter, and very high heels. I wondered how many mother/daughter throw downs went on before the ceremony over choice of shoes. Here are the notes I made regarding shoe choice at graduation: taller does not necessarily mean better, not many colors look that great with the crimson red gown, and if you are going to wear 4 inch heels try a practice run through the house before you make the long trek across stage.

WARNING: Lots of pictures

YEA! I finally back in business with posting pics and blogging. We've been busy at Casa Nayfa, but that's nothing new. Here are several pics from our latest happenings.

We have a graduate in the Nayfa family. Sydney graduated from pre-k on Thursday.

My future's so bright...

They had a cute zoo program, too. I wouldn't know because I couldn't attend thanks to the swine flu rescheduling a mandatory training. But hubs did a good job of documenting the big day.

Sydney and Ian were the flag holders for the pledge. I'm pretty sure in pre-k that's the equivalent to Valedictorian.

Pool Time

This was our first trip to the pool this year. Syd and Sam both loved the water.

Sam loves putting his face on the floatie to see the water. I was a little disturbed by this weird behavior, but he seems to love it so whatever.

I was worried Sam wouldn't go near the pool, but he had no trouble getting in and splashing around.

Lake Time

Sam is still a drooling fool! I had to put a bib on him in the car so his shirt would be dry when we arrived at the lake. When I say drool, I mean shoulder to shoulder down to his belly button is wet. It is really out of control. Now the paci... that's just a bad habit that I will definitely regret at some point. But he usually only has it at night.

Sydney and Katelyn on the tube!

FASTER!

This picture is so sweet!

Sam is the assistant to the captain - don't worry, we hadn't left the dock yet. He absolutely wears a life jacket. We made a last minute life jacket switch so another tiny one could go with us.

CHEESE!

Please Don't Forget Me

I'm sure my blog has dropped to the bottom of everyone's blog roll since I've been MIA for awhile now. I haven't totally abandoned the blog, but it is really difficult to blog without a computer and pictures. My computer has been under the knife and it was touch and go for sometime. But through lots of prayer and a new hard drive, it looks like we will be back in business soon (thanks to Dr. John). I thought I had lost all my pictures (I know it sounds like your mother nagging, but people please BACK UP). Not that I have anything exciting to post about or pictures that will wow you or anything like that... don't get your hopes up. It's still me we're talking about.