Best Trip to Sea World Ever!

 Summers + Maddens

 Ryan and Jake on the teacups.

 Kaitlyn and Ashley

 Tyson and Walker.

  Tyson and Ashley braved the kiddie ride with the big boys even though Tyson is scared of heights...and roller coasters...and anything fun. ;)

 The boys and Ashley loved the ride...Tyson, not so much.

Franklin!!

 Feeding the dolphins.

 Jake was a natural.

 Walker preferred throwing his fish to the seagulls.  Bahaha!

While the Maddens were here this past weekend, we took them to Sea World and had one of the best times we've ever had.  We usually make our trips there pretty short, but we ended staying longer and doing a tad more than normal since we wanted to make sure they got their money's worth and got to see it all in 1 day. 

We saw the sharks and stingrays, went to the Shamu show, rode the rides, fed the dolphins, and saw Franklin.  I'm sure we did a lot more in between, but those are just the high points.  I'd have to say, though, that my favorite part was feeding the dolphins.  For some reason, we've never done that before and it was so cool!  Even though I never actually fed the dolphin because I was too busy clicking away, I just enjoyed watching Tyson and the kids do it. Unfortunately, Tyson is blocking Kaitlyn and Walker in the photos, but I was so proud of them not being afraid to touch the fish and actually trying.  The wall was a tad too tall for them (and even Jake and Ryan) to reach over and feed the dolphins, but they tried. :)  Like I said in the caption, I'm pretty sure Walker fed more seagulls than dolphins.  Ha!

Splash Pad!!

On Friday, after our Disney experience and after the little ones napped, we took the boys (Kaitlyn was still asleep) to the splash pad down the road from our house.  Somehow, I've never been to this splash pad before, but it was awesome and we'll definitely be back!  The kids had so much fun and enjoyed playing in the water in this warm Florida weather in February.  :)  

"Best Friends Breakfast"

 My boys and me

 Kaitlyn got lei'd

 Jake, Ryan, and Kaitlyn with Stitch.  Walker was at the table screaming his head off!!

 Lilo!!

 Mickey!!

 Lilo again sans the Madden kids.

Mike was sweet enough to hold Walker for the picture with Pluto.

 

OMG!! We just had the best weekend!  Our best friends from Birmingham (who now live in South Carolina), the Maddens, came down to spend the weekend with us.  I have got a ton more pictures, but for right now, these are our pictures from the "Best Friends Breakfast" at the Polynesian Resort at Disney.

 

The Maddens weren't quite ready to take their crew to Disney just yet, so we thought a character breakfast might be a good way to see some of the characters and see a little bit of Disney without spending a fortune.  Our kids had fun and really enjoyed seeing Lilo & Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto.  Overall, though, I think the kids were just glad to be back together...FINALLY after a year!

 

More to come. :)

Third Time is a Charm!

 

 Introducing...

Baby Summers #3!

 

On January 4th, coincidentally Jake's 5th birthday, I woke up feeling pretty crummy (and had been for a few days) so I took a pregnancy test and the faintest of faint lines appeared!  I was in shock!  Tyson and I had been trying to get pregnant for about 6 months but we just weren't having any luck.  Starting in November, we had actually decided to "take a break" to avoid having a football season baby, and VOILA...here is baby #3 due September 14, right smack dab at the start of football season. :)  I call it our "bowl bonus" and our little "Christmas miracle." ;)  Isn't that the way it works- you try and try and nothing happens, but you take a break and then it happens.  Ha!

 

So back to finding out I was pregnant- Tyson was actually out of town recruiting that weekend, so I really wanted to wait to tell him in person that we were pregnant.  However, that faint line was really stressing me out.  I knew I would've been super early (day 21), but I couldn't tell if I was just seeing things and making up that line really being there.  Long story short, Tyson could tell something was wrong with me, and I finally caved around 10 pm that night and said, "I think I'm pregnant!"  He was in complete shock, too, needless to say.  I took another test the next day and the line was darker; I also took a digital test that day and it read "pregnant." :)

 

My doctor here won't see you until you are 8-10 weeks along, so my first appointment wasn't until Feb. 11.  I can't tell you how stressful that wait was; before, I've gotten to see all my babies by week 6.  Ugh!  But sure enough, Feb. 11 rolled around and we got to see that sweet heartbeat just a pounding away.  My due date based on my cycle should've been Sept. 21, but the baby was measuring a week ahead, so the doctor moved the due date up a week to Sept. 14.  I'm really not a big fan of them changing the due date based on the size of the baby because 1) I am 100% positive on my dates, 2) I have big babies and both boys always measured way ahead (at least a week or 2 by this point), and 3) just because the baby is big and measuring ahead doesn't mean the rest of it (ie lung maturity) will match that date.  Then again, I've delivered both boys at 38 weeks and haven't had any problems, so I guess one week won't hurt. :/ As of right now, the doctor thinks I will have my c-section Sept. 9 or 10.  If Coach O'Leary has his hand in it, he will pick the date and the time. ;)  Ha!

 

My doctor here is a lot different from my doctor in Birmingham; his practice is small (he's the only doc) and he isn't as aggressive as I would normally like.  We'll see, though. 

 

The first few weeks were pretty rough and filled with lots of "vomitus", but it subsided by week 6 or so.  I know that's totally backwards, isn't it?  By the way, "vomitus" is my new word for the feeling of vomit coming up the back of your throat but never coming out.  And no, it is not the same as nausea.  I would mainly feel vomitus when I would pump gas, after I ate, and whenever I went down the frozen vegetable aisle at the grocery store.  Weird, huh?  Like I said, I've been feeling absolutely fine now though.  I am extremely exhausted, probably more so than I can ever remember being with the other two.  It got to the point one day where I fell asleep sitting in my car at 9 am one morning waiting for our neighborhood's gate to open!  It's ridiculous!  What else?  I feel like my face looks terrible and my hair is extra dry and my belly hasn't gotten HUGE FAST!!  I hear that's what happens with the third, and I'm here to tell you it is true!!

 

So I know the question everyone is dieing to know is- are we going to find out the sex?  I don't know.  I really don't want to, but Tyson and I are extremely impatient people and I don't think we can wait.  We'll see. ;)  I know I'm bad about guessing what my babies are, but I'm pretty sure this will be another boy.  I really don't care what the sex is, honestly.  I'd be lying if I said I didn't want a girl, but I think having 3 boys would be pretty awesome.  Like I said, we'll see. ;) 

 

We would appreciate any prayers for this baby that you can send this way.  I'll keep y'all posted!  Thanks!!  Oh, and this was my new "hobby" I was talking about in a few posts back.  My new hobby is sleeping...all the time...whenever I can...even waiting for the gate to open. ;)



Hollywood Studios with Tyson!

 My boys and Mickey

 Wreck it Ralph

 Playing on the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" playground

 Watching a little Jedi training.  The boys LOVED this!!

 Walker insisted on seeing Lightning McQueen and Mater.

Whew!  What a busy weekend we had!  Tyson had Friday through today off, so we used the time to rearrange/redecorate/refurnish the house.  It was absolutely exhausting, but we got it all done...kinda  We even had time to go to Coach O'Leary's son's wedding Saturday night, which was absolutely beautiful (and cold) by the way!  :) 

Our goal was to be done with house stuff by today so we could take the kids to Disney, and we did!  We chose to go to Hollywood Studios since Tyson has never been.  As you may remember, Tyson isn't a big fan of the Magic Kingdom; however, Hollywood Studios was more his speed.  It was definitely more crowded (and chilly) than normal, but we still had a lot of fun.

We have another trip to Disney (well, a character meal) planned for this weekend as the Maddens come to visit, so stay tuned!

Flying Kites!

 This is right after Walker let go of the string.  Bahaha!  The kite ended up getting stuck in a tree by the golf course, and Tyson chased it down and got it out of the tree. :)

 Our last weekend with Sam. :(

Ugh!  Long time, no blog again!  I have a really excuse, though...I promise!  I have a new hobby that's been keeping me busy lately; I'll tell y'all more about that later.

This past weekend was the first full weekend Tyson had off since July!  He did have to go to the office for a few hours Saturday morning and Sunday night, but I will take what I can get!  We just mainly hung out and enjoyed the beautiful weather together.  My mom was also here, so that was just an added bonus.  It was a great weekend to say the least!

Hmm...what else have we been up to?  Tyson finished up recruiting last week with National Signing Day this past Wednesday.  He did an awesome job and we got a really good class for 2013!

Sam come back home to us at the end of last week after being on a 2.5 week "playdate."  We spent a good part of the weekend trying to find him a home and fast; Walker's allergies flared up as Sam stepped back into our house. :(  I posted something on facebook and had a call within minutes from a family from our church who live in our subdivision and already own a goldendoodle.  They fell in love with Sam immediately and took him home to live with them yesterday.  It was sad saying goodbye, but this family let us know that they are definitely interested in us staying in close contact.  It couldn't have worked out more perfectly even if I could've hand picked these people myself.

Other than that, all is going well. Jake is doing well at his new school and is adjusting well.  He starts t-ball this week and is moving up to "the big boy class" in karate this week as well.  Walker is also starting karate in the next few weeks, and he is sooo excited about it.  Jake's sensai lets Walker do the class now, but now Walker will now have his own karate uniform and white belt. :)  Life is about to get super busy again!  But I'm ready for it!