Worms!

Caroline had to pick up the worms and measure which worm was the longest before she would put it on her hook! The fish kept stealing them off her hook.

Sitting on the dock waiting on the fish to steal our worms?

Papa and Caroline fishing

A real big fish! lol

Caught some trash

The smallest catch

Lauren was fishing taking it serious...notice where Caroline is...picking out the longest worm!

Surprised that she would even took touch them. lol

Here little fish

The girls were so happy that Papa Jerry took them fishing

Caroline's first catch

Sitting and waiting patiently on the fish to bite the hook! lol

The girls and I got impatient and got ADD! lol

After 30 minutes Lauren was hungry and hot!

Caroline wouldn't leave her worm in the water to get a bite! She moved all over the dock casting her pole out and pulling it in! lol

Papa fishing, Lauren laying out, Caroline casting her pole out once more!

We had a great day with papa today fishing! He picked us up and we stopped and got fresh bait (earth worms) and hot boiled peanuts and headed to the river. We didn't get ONE bite in an hour and a half so Papa being the best Papa ever took us to catch a fish at a dear friends house Mr. Lee's. As soon as the girls put their worms in the water they had caught a fish! NOW that is what I am talking about...ACTION!

Here is a play by play of some of the action going on...

A turtle kept trying to get Caroline's worm! Lauren caught the most fish plus the smallest catch of the day. Caroline had the most stolen bait and she caught the biggest shell cracker! We made some super sweet memories with Papa and had a wonderful day to start off our second day of summer break.

~Franne

Jacksonville Zoo!

Our First Weekend of Summer!

What a better way to start it off than going to the Jacksonville Zoo!

Lauren being my animal lover and walking animal encyclopedia was in animal HEAVEN! If we named an animal wrong she would correct us! Caroline just likes to go anywhere animals or no animals she is just up for a good trip! (We always tease and say she would go to the dump if anyone was headed there) So we packed our cooler, sunglasses and sunscreen and headed out. We stayed in Jacksonville the night before because Daddy O had played in a tournament.

What a sweet Dad to buy us a Season Pass to the Zoo! (Thank you honey!)

I am sure we will put them to good use!

Can you tell my family loves it when I take pictures?

Safari Girls!

Notice Lauren's zebra pants, she is totally into zebra stripes...Mom is not!

Caroline is still into whatever Mom puts on her!

My girls!

This elephant was so cool! I had never seen one in really life suck water up and make a mud hole then spray it all over him! (It was defiantly my highlight of the trip)

Alligators! Jamie spit on one in the water and he attacked it!

The girls loved feeding the giraffes!

The baby wasn't allowed to be fed. When we walked away Lauren informed us that the baby would fall on the rock or skin it's legs. That is why we wasn't allowed.

That is a big elephant behind us.

The flowers were beautiful!

Can you say hot?

This was some type of Eagle? Lauren knows exactly but she isn't here to tell me!

A Parrot? Lauren told us a Macaw!

This was probably the craziest thing any of us had ever seen! This gorilla came up to the window where we were standing and staring at him came up and propped up against the window and stared back!

How cute? Did he really know what he was doing?

What a great day we had as a family!

Memories were made and we enjoyed every second together!

Jamie drove home and we were all asleep before we got out of Jacksonville.

Hot and sticky from the sweat!

Thank you honey for our great start to a wonderful summer.

Till we see you again Jacksonville Zoo!

~Love, The Martin's

All A's

Lauren we are so proud of you!!

All A's for 1st through 4th grade.

What an accomplishment! Way to go Lauren Anne!!

We are so proud of you!

Friends! Off to 5th Grade they go!

Rylie, Jess, Christianna, Anna, Racheal, Hannah, Chesney, Grace and Lauren

Mrs. Michele, Assistant Principal

Giving Lauren her plaque for all A's from 1st grade to 4th grade

Mrs. Watson's Class All A's for the year!

Silver Springs!

Caroline's Pre-K field trip to Siver Springs!

Morning didn't start off very good! After an almost car wreck on the way to work and broken glass vases later I made it to school! Little did I know my phone was in the floor board and it was going to get left in my car all day! (I had given out my number to all of my parents in case of an emergency) I didn't realize it was in my car till half way to Bronson!

However I decided on the bus ride I was not going to let it ruin my day with my baby!

I thanked God for protecting me and Caroline and texted Jamie on Connie's phone to let him know my phone was in my car and I enjoyed the day!

Caroline on the world famous "Glass Bottom Boat"

Checking out the fish

The Alligator

Just as Caroline saw the gator she yells "Shoot em! Shoot em!

Can you tell she has watched Swamp People?

Some of the yankees standing around were insulted!

However it made Mrs. Marsha and Mr. Jack crack up!

Can you say stinch?

"They Smell" said Caroline

Taking a boat ride!

Checking out the Bear!

How cool! Eating some corn on the cob

Braley's grandparents spoiled them! Can you tell?

Ice Cream!!

Thank you for the ice cream Mr. Jack and Mrs. Marsha!

Caroline said "Mom look at me I look like Ernie

Walking sticks!

Thank you Mammy and Pappy for spoiling us on our field trip!

We had a great day! Thank you for letting up tag along with you and for giving us a ride home after my morning I am not sure if I could have rode the hot noisy bus home!

Sonny's was delicious too! Glad I didn't get you lost Mrs. Marsha coming home! I sure didn't want to be wrong and have to pay for the gas! lol

~Franne