It's a Beach

All this traveling is rough on a girl!

But we have strong, little troopers (most of the time).

Mark has enjoyed his classes the last couple of days, and Courtney and the girls have enjoyed the sights and sounds of the town . . . and the pool. She has managed to maintain a sense of sanity and stability while living in a hotel room. We have now lived out of our suitcases for nearly a month. However, hope is on the horizon since we have secured a house in Kissimmee. The landlords are even going to leave furniture in it until our furniture arrives!

Since Mark didn't have classes today, we decided to visit Destin. We happened to stumble across a very nice beach, changed into our swimsuits, and enjoyed the waves (well, I'm not sure if Katelee enjoyed the waves or not). We played in the waves, played in the sand, and ate some lunch before returning "home" for naps. All in all, a great day . . . and a great way to avoid doing laundry!!!

How to Spend a Week in Orlando

We arrived. We arrived safely. We arrived after 3 days of driving. So, how did we spend the following week? We got back in the truck and drove around some more! We ended up staying Southwest of Orlando in a town called Davenport. Unfortunately, the houses in which we were most interested were on the Northeast side of Orlando -- an hour drive. So, every day we packed up the girls, gathered up teddy bears and snacks, and drove around the town looking at houses. We finally found a house, filled out the applications, and we are waiting to hear back from them.

How did we celebrate? We stuffed all our clothes back in our bags, stuffed all our bags back in our truck, and stuffed all of us back in the cab for another road trip to the Pensacola area for some classes.


However, today, we had a different strategy! We woke up at 3:00 a.m., and we hit the road by 3:45. We were afraid the plan was not going to work as designed when both girls were awake and chatty at first, but they both settled back into peaceful slumber -- for another 3 hours! We didn't dare stop the truck until they woke up, which was just in time for a much needed bathroom break.
When we checked into our Holiday Inn Express at 10 a.m., they were very nice. They had a room ready, and they even upgraded us to a suite! SCORE!!!

Now, Mark can attend his classes while Courtney and the girls enjoy the beach, sun, shopping, and pool! Hopefully, we will have a nice house waiting for us when we return to Orlando.


The new pics are on our phones, which will be uploaded as soon as we learn how! Until then, enjoy these.

Traveling Family

Well, minus some mall vehicle maintenance issues (who really needs a clutch) and a few small toddler meltdowns (I would be fussy too in a car seat that long), we are making our way to Florida. We had a great couple of weeks in Missouri playing with the grandparents, and now we are on the road. We stopped south of Nashville last night, and we are southern Georgia tonight. By tomorrow, we will be in our 10-day rental home (until we find a home to rent). The last leg should only be about 5 hours (without stops), so we will not get up super early tomorrow. Yeah, sleep! We have had fun swimming the last couple of nights though to help relax from a long day of driving.

What does Katelee think of all this travel?

Welcome Home Shots

Successful Fishing

Peter Pan

Corn Dog at the Fair

State Side!

Well, after 31 hours of flying, we finally reached our destination. The girls did pretty well . . . considering. We flew from Guam to Hawaii to Houston to Chicago to Missouri! Whew! Since being in Missouri, we have done all the good local activities -- Ozark Empire Fair, Silver Dollar City, swimming at the lake, fishing, Peter Pan play, and lots of good eating -- despite jetlag! The kids are enjoying grandparent time. Courtney is enjoying Sonic, Arby's, and Chic-fil-A.

We still have a couple of days until we hit the road again -- heading to Florida. We'll see how well the girls travel in a carseat for longer than 30 minutes (standard Guam trip).