Halle

Halle is a 4 year old little snot.  She is a very special little snot.  When she asks why God made her eye so little, we tell her it is because she is so special...no one else we know has a special eye.  : )  She has a temper, and she uses it fairly often.  Her voice carries when she uses said temper.  She gets frustrated easily when she can't figure something out, or do something by herself. She fights a lot with her 

older sister mainly because Hannah tries to "do" stuff for her.  She is very determined.  VERY determined!  She likes to help with her little sister, and would love to be big enough to carry her around.  She likes to dress herself, but rarely do the outfit pieces match each other.  She always wants to be in a dress or skirt, but that doesn't stop her from going outside and getting that said dress or skirt nasty.  She likes shoes, or the idea of them anyway, but they never last long.  She is constantly losing them because she takes them off at the weirdest times.  She is very smart and is very excited about starting Pre-K.  There are days when I feel like she is torturing me just to be mean and I'm worried that my strong will won't outlast hers.  Eventually, though, she always comes back to apologize and tell me that she loves me.  When she is happy, she is very happy.  When she is not, however, it's bad. Even after she got mad at me last night, she fell asleep holding my hand.  I'll gladly take the few bad days that come along with all of the good, because I love that little snot, more than she'll ever know.       

Yes, We Made It!

Yes, we made the move down to Orlando, and, Yes, we are still alive!  The trip was exhaustive.  Hannah and Halle are perfect little travelers...Piper, not so much.  About 20 minutes from my Aunt's house, she let loose and was having herself a nasty, loud, large fit.  It was raining like crazy, so I didn't want to stop before we arrived at Lynn's house. (I later found out that that rain/storm had set a record for the most rainfall for Orlando...go figure.)  Five minutes from Lynn's house Piper begins to vomit from all of the screaming.  Vomit.  Is.  Everywhere.  Ugh.  Yes, it was bad.  And gross.  We did, despite the screaming and vomiting, make it to the house and get everything settled. 

We've been down here for almost three weeks now, and we still feel great about our move.  Yes, we miss home.  Yes, we miss our family.  However, this move was essential for our family.  Chris and I gave this decision a lot of thought and prayer, and we both agreed on the decision.  Will we ever move back to Trenton, or to Georgia?  Maybe.  We are living right now for right now, and right now we live in Orlando, Florida.

The week after we moved down Lynn told us about The Celebrity Mascot Games that go on every year in Orlando.  This organization and event raises money to help children and families in this area deal with grief.  Our family knows all too well about that process.  Anyway, the event was awesome and the kids loved it!  A bunch of the college mascots from the NFL, MLB, and NBA were present.  They all competed in different games and competitions and just really interacted with all of the kids.  The picture to the right shows some of the mascots playing Duck-Duck-Goose during the intermission.  It was quite comical!

The next weekend we decided to take our first beach trip.  We drove over to Daytona Beach, and it took us about 40 minutes.  I am not a fan of the sand getting all over me, but I love the relaxed feel of the beach and the sound of the waves.  I covered myself (and the girls) in sunscreen, put up the umbrella, unfolded my chair, and grabbed my book.  It was great!  When we were read to go, we ate at a restaurant right there on the beach (ahhhh-mazing) and then headed home.  I jumped into the shower when I got home and HOLY COW, I started burning.  My legs were fried.  FRIED.  Chris, Hannah, Halle, and Piper look awesome.  Chris, Hannah, and Halle turned brown.  Piper didn't get any sun between her sunscreen and the umbrella.  I, however, looked like I had sat out there all day with nothing on.  Next time I'll apply every 15 minutes.  : )

While the girls were playing in the water, Hannah brushed against a jelly fish.  The tentacles caught her right on the butt cheek, and stung her through her bathing suite.  The sting was very minor and small, but enough to give her a good respect for the animals living in the water.  We walked her up to the lifeguard and she sprayed her vinegar on Hannah's butt cheek, and on to play she went!  With the drive being so short, we will definitely be going to the beach at least one a month, if not twice.  We all really, really enjoyed it. 

So, yeah, we are staying busy and enjoying all that Orlando (and Florida) has to offer.  My only fret at the moment is the fact that we need to sell our house in Trenton.  Know anyone that needs housing in Trenton?  We have a nice house that we would love to sell!  We will have to begin paying rent on our new place down here around October, so we would love to have it sold by then.  As soon as the house sells in Trenton, we will start looking for more permanant housing in Orlando.  The housing market down here for buyers is prime.  Since Chris is enjoying his job, and we are planning on staying here, we feel like there really is no reason not to take advantage of the housing prices.  I'm excited, so hopefully it won't take too long for our house to sell. 

I realize that this post could have probably been 3 different blogs, but heck, I'm busy!  I'll try to do better and keep them shorter. Until then, much love from the Daffrons!