Life as a Brandtito

When I was little, I always imagined finding treasure...undiscovered Egyptian tombs filled with gold, shipwrecks carrying crates of diamonds from Africa, buried pirates booty with untold riches and jewels. Nothing was too grand for my imagination. In fact, for years and years I wanted to be an archaeologist. I mean, you get to travel the world while playing in dirt from sun up to sun down. I cannot fathom why more children do not dream of this career path. As part of Pensacola's 5 Flags Fiesta celebration, Bayview park hosted a free treasure hunt this weekend for those lucky enough to be 10 and under. I'm not gonna lie, I did consider tossing on some play clothes and donning pig tails in hopes of passing under the radar...but my maturity won out and I settled for responsible parent instead ::sigh:: So Saturday morning me, the girls & Ava-Relli loaded up to see what treasure we could round up. John and Gavin opted to spend Saturday at the ball fields (which sounds ju...

See ya 7...Hello there 8!! We celebrated Heaven's 8th Birthday today with Hula Party at Nana's house. A wonderful time was had by all. While the ladies mastered the hula, the gentlemen preferred to skip this activity and stick with the pool & slip-n-slide. Micah enjoying the pool Hula Princess Lil Mermaids Crazy Hair! Nat show'n off her Luau look We had Hula Cake, Beach Cupcakes, Sundaes & Shark Fin Punch to snack on. While on a sugar high, the kiddos went on treasure hunt to locate the hidden pinata stolen by the evil pirate...AKA Papa. I was concerned the kids would have a hard time finding the clues, but it actually turned out to be the highlight of the party and when we were done several kids ask if we could hide something else so they could find it.When the pinata would not give the goods to the kiddos, we resulted to just ripping it apart. This method did not result in any complaints from the candy seekers. The Hula ...