Hiking off the Natchez Trace

Today we went on another family hike, and we had fun. It's the trail that I used to run on - but it was the first time The Hubs and the kids had been there.

Here are some pics of our trip:

5 MORE DAYS

Papa will be here to see me in 5 days. And so will Ginny. They are coming to see me and JT. I am so excited to see Ginny because she is so beautiful!

Papa is going to ride his bike a long time. Then he's going to hug me. After he's not stinky anymore.

Yesterday was my Nanny's birthday! She's older than me, I think she's 5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANNY! I wish I could come to your birthday party.

I have to go pick out my lunch. Mommy said I can't have chocolate or ice cream. That's what I really want.

Love you lots!
Audrey Michelle

Calling God...

Audrey got a new toy yesterday... It's a precious moments rabbit that recites the Lord's Prayer.

First she asked me what Amen was. I explained it's what we say when we get done praying. Then she had me explain what praying was... My answer was talking to God.

"Do you call him on your phone when you talk to him?"

So, I explain that no, you just pray, and God listens. After a few minutes of quiet, Audrey says, "Mommy, I can't hear God talking back. Maybe he needs to talk louder."

Naked Questions

While going through a toll in New Jersey, The Hubs and I spotted some motorcycles going through. Wondering what they had to pay, The Hubs asked the guy in the booth how much they charge the motorcyclists. (It's the same - $3)

From the backseat, we hear Audrey.

"Good job, dad. Good asking questions. But, we don't ask questions naked unless it's to our mommy or daddy."

We cracked up! "Good thing I wasn't naked..." The Hubs replied.

I MISS MY DADDY!

I really wish my daddy would come home now. I miss him SO much. I even asked God to bring him home right now.

I love my daddy lots and lots.

Me and mommy are going to clean the house to surprise daddy (shhh! don't tell... it's a secret!!). He will be so proud of us. I cleaned my own room today all by myself!

I hope that daddy is home soon.

He said three nights, and last night I counted one. Tonight I count two. Only one more.

News from Me

We're back from visiting Delaware. We had fun seeing Nana Banana, Shelley, Great Big Nana, Jody, Aunt Debbie and Uncle Mike and Darian (he's my family, too).

We did some really cool things while we were up there. We went to an aquarium where we saw lots of animals. My favorites were the seahorses and the hippos. The hippos really liked me, they swam up to me lots of times and looked at me through the glass. The seahorses were so cool, they were sleeping and used their tails to hook onto the grass to stay in one spot.

We went to the beach. I forgot my swimsuit, so I swam in my dress. Then daddy bought me new clothes to ride home in. I also lost my little puppy named Butterscotch (mom's note - it was a Ty beanie baby...) and I'm still sad she's gone.

My daddy is in Arlington, Texas now. Texas is where my Papa lives, I've been there before. I wanted to go, too, but daddy said he had to work all day. He gets home after three nights, and we're going to go pick him up from the airport.

This is the cool hippo that loved me:

This is me at the beach:

This is me and mommy at the Aquarium:

Back from Vacation!

The Duzan family has returned from Delaware!

We spent 5 days (2 of them driving - it's 13 hours!) away, and even though we had tons of fun, we were ready to get back to our own beds.

I finally got to meet The Hubs's mom's family. They were all SO sweet. We did some really cool things, like going to the Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, and to the beach about 20 minutes from Ocean City. It was really fun, the weather was gorgeous, and we enjoyed spending time with everyone. We wished we could have stayed longer (and shipped our beds in).

Here are some pics from our trip:

Me and Audrey at the Aquarium

The kids and me... The background is Philadelphia, right across from Camden, New Jersey (where we went to the Aquarium)

The Hubs and JT at the Beach

Possibly my favorite picture ever... Audrey teaching JT how to drink from a water fountain (he did it!!!)

We returned to our house to discover our air conditioning is not working, which really sucks! The internet was down, too, but luckily I got that fixed... Can't survive without that.


I got a sort of 'promotion' with Demand Studios, which rocks... I have 2 new kinds of articles I am approved to do, and I can claim more articles at a time.

All good on the home front... Back to the daily grind. JT starts 'school' this week at WAVES. He'll be going every week on Thursday from 9-11am.

Hope everyone is doing fabulous! Love ya!