Hi Ho Silver!

6 Years, 11 Weeks.


We welcomed a new member to the family this week!

2015 Toyota Sienna.

Actually, it was short-lived.

Like, for only 4 days.

You remember last week's debacle on our windshield?  Well, this week our van was in the body shop, getting a paint job fix on the scratches made when the windshield shattered during SafeLite's replacement.  So they set us up with a car rental until the job was completed, from Monday morning to Thursday afternoon.  

It was really nice to try out a different style and model of minivan.  The kids enjoyed the new features and it made our commutes back and forth around town a little more enjoyable.  We did, however, miss a couple of features that were missing, like the ability to open our garage or the gate access card to our subdivision; we had to go through and wait in line like all our guests do, and sometimes that line can get pretty long!

So, we picked up our old van Thursday afternoon, after over $600 of paint work from the shop, and over $200 in car rental fees from Enterprise.  But nothing out of pocket!  It was all taken care of by SafeLite, and I'll have to admit, even though it may have seemed like an inconvenience, all parties involved handled everything so well the whole process was pretty seamless.  All in all, a good experience.  So our van has had new brakes and parts, a new windshield, and paint job in the past 4 weeks!  For free!  Awesome!

Here was our week:

We had the grandparents over for the weekend since their 3 month long road trip!

Lolo brought some souvenirs from Canada!

We missed getting massages from Lala!

Maddy and Lala at church on Sabbath.

We had the Clarke's and Duncan over for haystacks for lunch.

Mommy received a very nice belated birthday gift from Aunt Marlissa!

Couples date night with the Clarkes Saturday night.

We ate a very fun restaurant, Slate, in Windermere.

Sunday morning, Jared, Duncan and I went to Ocala to do some mountain biking.
We suffered a few mishaps, like…me blowing a tire even before we started...

Jared breaking his rear axle a mile into the ride.

It was neat riding through the woods.

We had a lot of fun going through the different skill levels of trails.

Zipping through the brush.

Pretty hard work riding in a different environment!

The straw that broke the camel's back, literally.  Jared snapped his entire frame after one ride and after
replacing his rear axle for $30. That called for the end of the day.

It was neat to do the different wooden challenges.

Lolo and Lala preparing halo halo for an afternoon snack!

Including fresh jackfruit from their garden!

Brae especially loved the jackfruit.

Mommy getting in over her head with trying to organize Maddy's toys.

Kohl getting love and kisses from Lala!

They enjoyed spending time and playing games with her!

At the waiting room of the body shop as I drop off the van on Monday.

At the waiting room of Enterprise while I finalize the car rental.

Happy to try out the Toyota minivan.

The girls doing more reading.

Supper with Mommy at Cracker Barrel.

Mid-week trip to the beach!

Uh-oh, let's hope it clears up!

Looking better as we get closer!

Perfect weather!!

The girls using their new sifters to look for shells.

While Kohl was content to ride the waves with

a few wipeouts!

Picking up a little Tijuana Flats!

Only 3 weeks left of summer break, let the school supplies shopping commence!

Working on some coloring projects.

They like to spend time playing under their beds.

It's like their own personal space in a shared bedroom!

Afternoon treat:  Finding Dory!

Excited for the movie to start!

Randoms:

Good news…GREAT news!  Von Miller re-signs with Denver!  6 years $114M with $70M guaranteed!

A most peculiar name...

Saw this RV fully on fire on the Turnpike coming back from Ocala.

Our fig tree starting to bring in some fruit!

Was wondering what had happened to Hammer Time!!  lol

Lolo and Lala gave us some mangoes, ended up pickling some!

Have a great weekend!!