Aquarium

A few weeks ago I took the kids to the aquarium in Tampa as a homeschool field trip with our co-op.  It had been a few years since we were there last, so it was fun to explore it again.  Here are some photos: 

Bahamas Cruise

In March, my sister Janene and I went on a four night cruise to the Bahamas.  It was wonderful!  Joel is such a great husband and dad that he had no problem in holding down the fort while I was relaxing in paradise for a few days.  

    Big winnings from penny slots ;)

Universal Studios

Last November we went to Universal Studios with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida.  We had such a fantastic time!  We were especially excited to visit the Harry Potter world.  Here are some pics from our fun day:

The Hummingbird

(I finally got the iPhone app for this blog, so hopefully I'll post more frequently.)

Yesterday, Ben saw what appeared to be a hummingbird with a broken jaw (hanging beak) come to our feeder several times throughout the day.  One of the times he heard a light thump and discovered that it had fallen from the feeder to the ground below.  Being the sweet nature loving caregiver that he is, he immediately tried to nurse it back to health.  He gave it some sugar water (dipped its beak in the bowl), and after about 15 minutes or so it finally flew away.