First day of vacation

We decided to stay close to home this year for our vacation we always take every year before school starts. When people heard we were moving to Milwaukee, they all said " you have to go to the Dells!". Not knowing what the Dells are, we looked it up and found a great deal at Kalahari Resorts for a family of 4 two night stay in a 1 bedroom suite, with passes to the indoor and out door water park, theme park passes, free pizza and drinks, breakfast for 4 every morning, $50 to use at any restaurant ...but wait the best thing...a gc for the spa that currently Jason and I are fighting over! So we arrived around 5:30 and you can't miss it from the highway. We pull up,as a women is carrying a baby tiger cup like we hold Jackson. She was putting him up and taking him home, I guess we will see him tomorrow. Look for pics! We checked in and immediately decided we wanted to stay an extra night! Of course Jason was able to get a deal..he is such a good negotiator! ;). We checked out our room which is amazing! First room is the king suite with the bathroom and it has doors that open up to the living room, bar, fireplace, kitchen, dining room table and patio. We are on the first floor with a view of the pool, super nice. We have full maid service that comes in everyday and cleans the dishes as well as the normal stuff...so glad I don't have to do dishes on my vacation ;). We went swimming, 2 hours on the best water rides ever and the lazy river. We had our pizza and then went for ice cream...an amazing first day.

Stay tuned....

our view and patio below

 

her favorite pose right now...two fingers

enjoying their treat

The end to a perfect day

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Jackson turns 1

On October 12th last year we added someone special to our family named Jackson. Born on August 12,2011 he was ready for us to pick him up after a day at the fair. We knew after tons of research and keeping a neighbors dog that continued to find our house when he got out, that we wanted a mini schnauzer. I finally found a breeder that had 4 boys and 1 girl, so we made the long road trip out past Fort Worth to hopefully find our new baby. We walk in and this little brown puppy came up to Jason's feet and pawed him, Jason picked him up, and never put him down! He had his name Jackson, named by Camryn before we left the breeders house. After a minute of being outside, I thought he may need to use the bathroom and he instantly ran under the car, way to go Kristi! After that scare was over he sat in my lap the entire way home and a special bond was formed. I never thought I would love a dog as much as I do Jackson. He is the first one I see when I come home from work, running to me so excited I'm home! He is a very special part of our family and hope we have many birthdays to come! Happy Birthday Jackson James Duncan <3

 

 

 

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I'm Back!

I'm back! But now in Milwaukee, as most of you know. I thought since we have moved and many of my friends and family have said they are keeping up to date and following me on FB,, it's time for me to start blogging again. This way I can express myself and share more of our experiences in our new adventure in Milwaukee! We are loving it here, who would have thought after 31 years I would be a Yankee again! Although everyone here says I'm such a southern girl, really??! I hope that everyone will read this and keep up with us through our excursions in our new state and enjoy all of the pictures as much as we love sharing our lives. Stay tuned.......

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My Butt is going to Brazil

Don't I wish! I have decided enough is enough and I'm going to do Brazil Butt Lift from Beach body for the next 60 days.  I haven't blogged since August but for the next 60 days, I'm going to try to blog each day to document my journey through getting back in shape. Last year I was working out a lot even ran my first 5K until I started to have back problems that started with my neck. After many tests, MRI's and scans we found out I have scoliosis and I've had to have facet injections. Yep, I'm 38 and I didn't even know I had it. My back would always hurt when I was in market, or danced, worked out but I just thought it was because I was so active. I actually haven't been able to work out for months and have gained weight, and had too much fun at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, and gravity has taken over.  So now I have my dvd's, my coach and support group....we have done my measurements and taken my pictures. Which I must say, I secretly cried in the bathroom. Pictures don't lie!  I will share them after what I hope is a success story in 60 days.

For the next 60 days I will blog how I'm making it through the dvds and my eating habits, and my days since I work and take care of 2 kids, my husband, my cat and now our dog.

I guess I should change my blog name...

Kristi plus 3 and a cat and dog :)

Goodnight