Gatlinburg Family Trip

Gatlinburg was a blast! We stayed in a cabin up in the mountains! It was awesome! Plus I gave the rental place a grocery list and they got out groceries for us before we got there and put them in the fridge and pantry for us!! You have to check this place out it's www.cobbly.com - It's awesome! Great family vacation! We went white water rafting, hiking, and horseback riding! So fun! The kids had a riot! We also had a hot tub on our deck- the kids spent most of the time in there or playing on the pool table in our family room! Gatlinburg was gorgeous! The mountains were simply beautiful! Looking at and driving through those mountains, I couldn't help but be in complete awe of how powerful and amazing our Lord is!!! WOW!

July 09

Conner Prairie- Symphony on the Prairie- July 2, 2009

We had a riot! The whole D'Onofrio fam was there, Grandma and Grandpa Bowman, Ali, Quinn, and babies, Amy, Jeff, and kids, and some of my dad's clients. We had a super time! The kids were absolutely hysterical! They were doing interpretive dancing to the symphony music! It was hilarious! Jackson was, like always, our lil' comedian! We found out Gracie has so moves when she dances! Just a great night to remember! I love my family sooo much!!!

Papa's Birthday

Happy Birthday Papa! We had a great time at Papa's birthday! The cousins played, ate cake, and hit a pinata!! Jackson and Liam were wild animals, while Grace and Madi were princesses!!

THE INDY 500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO! Michael and I love going to the 500 every year! This year we went w/ Dad and Nicky John!! Nicky always knows how to have a good time! (You can see by his attire)!! We had a great day and had super seats on the 1st turn!

Indy 500 Parade

INDY 500 Parade!! We had a blast at the parade!! The parade was really neat and we had great seats!!! (Thanks to one of my dad's clients!) The girl from the TV show 24 was in it, Chloe! (That is Michael and my favorite show)!! Very HOT day though!!! The kids loved it!

NO WAY- I graduated!!!

It was one of the best days of my life! I graduated from Saint Mary of-the-Woods College with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education! I also passed all my teaching licensing exams! So excited! WOOO HOO! I'm done! All my loved ones came down to watch the ceremony, then all headed back up to Indianapolis for a lovely dinner, ending with cake and icecream at mom's! It was so perfect! I'm so blessed!

Our New Home!

Ok- it will be our home for at least 5 years! Our landlord on our last new home foreclosed and went bankrupt! (Please don't rent from Derrek Danks- he will screw you)! Anyways, we moved just north 5 blocks from where we were. We LOVE it!! HUGE front porch, fenced-in backyard, basement, and close to downtown Indy! We just love it! And we are finishing the attic this week to add a cute, doll-like bonus room!!! Can't wait for you all to see it! We have had a lot of special friends and family help w/ this unexpected move!! We can't thank these people enough! THANK YOU! AJ, my father-in-law, has helped out bunches! He has cleaned our gutters, put the knobs on our cabinets, hung our towel rods, and much more!! We can't thank him enough!! :)