A Day With the Fish

American Alligator

Big Turtle

Otter cleaning itself

Owl

Stingray

The cute duck

Eric and I took the kids to The Florida Aquarium today and we all had a lot of fun. The size of some of the fish was unbelievable and we even watched divers in a shark tank, the kids really loved that. After we were finished with the aquarium we took the kids outside to play in their big water park and that was a perfect finish, both kids are now so worn out and will get to bed early I am sure. I hope you all enjoy the pictures, some will be on this site and others will be on theirs.

Blessed Yule!

Our first celebration of Yule went off without a hitch. The kids awoke to a visit from the Italian witch La Bafana, who flies around on her broom and delivers goodies to the children. They were not expecting her so they were very surprised. I made a ham dinner with loaded mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and an apple pie. After our lunch the kids were able to open their gifts for Yule. Please check out their sites to see what they received. The 25th of December will be Santa Day but we did our celebration today and really have no plans for actual Christmas. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Roy Allan Jenkins

I found this picture of Allan and it made me smile, this is how I will always remember him, goofing off. He loved to watch poker on TV and doing something silly while watching was just his way. A lot of times he would sit there until someone finally noticed him or else he would bring on the attention. I remember this night very well, we got take-out Red Lobster (which was all of our favorites) and sat around watching TV. The girls had left the comb sitting there and sure enough, Allan picked it up and started combing his beard and the next thing we knew, there he was sitting with it like it was nothing out of the ordinary. I will miss those days, I always laughed when he was around. Most of the time he was lippy and you'd find yourself pretty pissed at some of the things that he would say but the next thing you knew you were practically crying from laughing so hard. You couldn't stay mad at him for too long. Rest in peace Allan, I hope you are finally free!

Another Jack Princess

Two beautiful girls

Welcome to the world!

Sorry It has taken so long for me to post this announcement! My cousins, Greg and Alisha Jack, received a new little angel, Emily Rose on November 29, 2007 at 7:57 a.m. Emily weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 18 3/4 inches long. Izabel ha been great with the baby and enjoys being a big sister. Congratulations to all of you, what a great gift this year!

Remembering Allan Jenkins

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I lost a good friend of mine last week, Allan Jenkins who was married to my friend Renee. He passed away at the age of 36 and will be terribly missed by myself and the kids. Taylor says Allan and Renee were her second parents. I have a lot of good memories with Allan and so do the kids. I am sorry it had to end this way. Allan, you were a good man and would have eventually saw the light at the end of your tunnel. You had a huge heart and you cared for many people, I just don't think you realized how much people cared for you. I am sorry I wasn't there for your service but I was thinking of you and my thoughts and prayers are with Renee, Jordan and Delaney. I hope you find your path and know that a lot of people here will always remember you.

Some Memories I Would Like To Share:

1. The first time I met you was at Jay's and you came to pick Jordan up. We stood there and talked and you told me you loved Jordan and were ready for another child. From then on we talked every time you came in.

2. Something that sticks out of my mind more than ever is you with Jimmy. You were the first one that he stuck his whole head under your shirt just to play with your belly button. I have a picture of that, I will have to locate it.

3. You always told me how much you cared for Taylor and love her coming to visit. You always made us all feel right at home.

4. When Eric and I were going to Vegas and we hard some times come up that left us broke before our trip, you were the one to give us money to play on, I will never forget that!

5. When I was at the daycare having horrible pain from the ectopic pregnancy, it was you that got me help and I thank you for that.

6. You and Renee gave Eric and I a memorable send off to Florida. I tried my first Escargot with you guys (and will probably never eat one again) and then you took us for a night of gambling, we had a lot of fun that night.

I have several memories but those stick out the most. You will be missed. I am sorry I didn't meet up with you and the girls like you wanted, now I wish I would have. I did want to talk to you Allan and let you know that this way was not the way to go. I wanted to let you know how it hurts the people you leave behind. I hope you have finally found peace!

The Kids and Vinney