:: VFAM.ORG :: » friends http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog We're not rockstars, that's for sure. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:54:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Labor Day in Florida http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/2010/09/labor-day-in-florida/ http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/2010/09/labor-day-in-florida/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:12:21 +0000 dustinuga http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/?p=1177 Our second annual trip to Rosemary Beach, FL was excellent this year! This is our second year doing this-but we packed up the kiddos and headed to the beach with a couple other families for some fun in the sun for a few days. Heading out early Saturday morning, everyone arrived at separate times (we rented a NICE house from VRBO that was only a short walk from the beach) and spent the rest of the afternoon unpacking and relaxing. While we were a lot closer to the beach last year, I think I actually preferred this rental a little more. The house was much more spacious and the renter had tons of amenities. We didn’t have to worry about little things like paper plates, towels, beach chairs, etc. It was also convenient as the community where the house was had a beach shuttle that picked you up from your front door (just give them a call and they’ll be there in 5-10 minutes). It was also nice to give them a call when you were done at the beach and they’ll come pick you up as well.

Over the course of a Saturday to a Wednesday, we had 5 kids (Sophia was the oldest) and 6 adults and loads of new memories created! Here are some pictures from the long weekend:


Soph, Olivia and Collin sitting at the kids table.


Needed to make sure my fantasy football lineups were all set.


Weather was great, perfect for walks!


Jen and Soph


Sophia, as always, enjoyed the sand.


Olivia needed to be warmed up a little, but by the end enjoyed the water A LOT!


Last day. Last family picture.

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Jen and Olivia

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The pumpkin patch lady showed the kids all different kinds of pumpkins– pretty neat!

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Jen and Sophia getting ready for the merry-go-round!

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Sophia on the boat ride

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Me and Kevin going on this spinning-twisting ride. It was fun, but defintely made your stomach turn a lot!

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Sophie getting ready to ride her hog!

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]]> http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/2009/09/the-bff-bday-girl/feed/ 0 A Requiem in the Garden http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/2009/09/a-requiem-in-the-garden/ http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/2009/09/a-requiem-in-the-garden/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:17:52 +0000 jen http://www.valenciafamily.org/blog/?p=302 On August 28th we went down to ATL to see our college friend’s, Gyun, art exhibit (“A Requiem in the Garden”). It was fantastic! It was held at the Stokes Gallery. I’ve included some pictures below, but if you want to see more head over here.

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Lily and Sophie

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