Spring Break - Sunsets

There are no shortages of amazing sunsets in Bonita.  This one turned out extra special pink thanks to a few clouds.  And it turned out to be a perfect night for a few drinks on the beach, beautiful sunset and some good family photos.

Spring Break - The Ford Edison Estate (finally)

We finally got a chance to visit the Ford Edison Estate in Ft. Myers.  Lily, Chris and I have been wanting to do it forever.  We keep waiting for a non-sunny day and finally got it.  Luckily the weather was still pretty decent and made for a perfect visit.  Uncle Dave loved all the gardens and plants.  I loved the going through the Ford & Edison houses and of course the laboratories were completely cool too.  Then after our touring, we stopped at Doc Fords and celebrated Courtney's new job.  A perfect place for a meal and celebratory drink.  And the Beach Bread was as perfect as always.

Spring Break 2019 - Beachin It!

Lily tells Courtney she wants to go in the water... she really does... but then again... she really doesn't.  Courtney was a great sport about it though.

We all spent many days on the beach.  Some of us more than others (Courtney & Kim).  It was nice to even get Grandma Norma to the beach. 

Spring Break 2019 - First stop Orlando

On our way down to Bonita Springs for spring break, we had to make a pit stop in Orlando to pick up Grandma Norma, Aunt Venita & Uncle Dave.  And we arrived a bit earlier than expected (thanks to Mom & Dad driving all through the night).  But we made the best of it with a stopover at Disney Springs.  We had a yummy lunch at Frontera Grill and made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare.

A few pictures from Worcester Prep

Lily continues to love her school this year.  Making it tougher to leave, but knowing that she is in such good hands has been amazing.  Her teacher, Ms. Shimko, is one of the most amazing teachers we have run across and absolutely adores Lily.  Lily has made tons of friends, has risen to the rigor of preparatory school and is getting straight (high) A's in all her subjects.  We couldn't be more proud.  Fingers crossed that her new school in Bend turns out just as good.

Lily and Anna in the reading chair (hand made by Ms. Shimko)

Science exploration

 

 

Fun times in February

We've finally been home long enough to enjoy some downtime.  Chris was travelling for a week so Lily and I got to enjoy time with Lily's fill in grandparents (Donna & Jerry).  They took us to Valentines Dinner and had us over for dinner too.  Donna and Jerry are moving to Bonita Springs this next year and we couldn't be more happy that we will get to see them on all our Bonita visits.  They will be just five miles down the road.

Lily in her Harry Potter glasses (left) Lily dressed like a Grandma for 100 day of school (right)

 Lily and Donna for Valentines Day (they were the talk of the restaurant)

School Visits

Our timing on our trip to Oregon was nearly perfect to allow Lily time to visit a couple private schools and to get her interviews in.  She found a great school that she loves and we are all excited about and as of writing this she got accepted to the school so we are all over the moon about our upcoming move to Bend.  Probably helps that the school has extra curricular activities every Friday, plus early dismissal every Friday too.  Here's to extended weekends.

Making us even more excited was all the cool places we visited in Bend this trip. Grandma Norma and Aunt Venita came along with us on the trip.  So we checked out a bunch of cool breweries, restaurants and places to shop.  I think we are all going to love our new home.

Grandma Norma and Lily getting in some sushi

The sunset view before the snow came

And then the snow came.  No school cancellations here.

Views driving over the pass