Our Anniversary

Erika and Jerry - Married, Thursday March 6th 2003



Celebrating six wonderful years - Friday, March 6th, 2009

March 6, 2009 marked our sick, … I mean our sixth wedding anniversary. We needed time to retreat, rejuvenate, and relax and we had an awesome time close to home. This year it was my year to plan. So I surprised Jerry with a little get away to Ponte Vedra Beach. It was everything that we needed and a break well deserved. My parents were gracious enough to watch the kids for us.

We set out on Friday and started the day with massages. That evening we celebrated our anniversary Hawaiian style at Roy's. It was lovely and the food was amazing! Not to mention that my date looked great too!

The next day we enjoyed spa treatment right on campus. We vacationed at the Sawgrass Marriot Resort and Spa. After enjoying the treatments and losing each other some how at the spa we went to dinner at Pusser's Caribbean Grille. I know sounds gross, but the food is great. ( For more information on the Caribbean themed restaurant visit: http://www.pussersusa.com/carib_concepts.shtml )We just enjoyed each other and the allowed silence.

The Beach

Sunday was so much fun. We started off by having breakfast and taking the shuttle to the Beach. We got to enjoy the Cabana Beach Club before the beach got crowed and when it was just beautiful. (Notice the growing crowd of people in the beach pics.) We took the shuttle back to the resort, checked out and still were able to use all the amenities for the rest of the day. There was free bike rental and we rode all around the surrounding neighborhoods. I was so relaxed, don't I look relaxed, island style, in my pics. After that we played ping pong and explored the resort. Then, we went back to the beach just to enjoy for a few more hours. Our journey ended with us going the St. John's Town Center and getting me a new ring. The twins made it possible for my 1^st wedding ring to never fit again. LOL!

So relaxed!

The Return Home

I did tremendously well being that this trip was my first night away from the babies. Maybe because I'm a veteran mom. Wow, 15 months a never a baby free evening. Thinking of it that way our trip was long overdue.

Our troop was as happy to see us as we were to see them when we returned. Even though my dad's first words to welcome us home were, "No more kids. I think you guys have enough". We were happy to be arms full of big girl and babies.

Just Being Ourselves

I wanted to include some pics of us just doing, our normal routines. Check out some of the action that packs the lives of the Awesome Lawsons.






Alisiya. Isn't she so cool!

Haillee begging for mommy. How cute!




Aww! Look at Seb's, "Cuddle me daddy too" self, during Haillee's breathing treatments.



Daddy and Seb. Sleepy heads.




Sebastian, Me-Ma, & Haillee All Dolled Up!

1 st Hair Cut

Seb got his 1st hair cut 2/7/09. Lisi held him for the whole thing and I had to bribe him with some treats. Haillee was really interested in what was going on. I don't think he knew what to make of it all at the end. (Notice Lisi's brightly colored face.)

Love for Mom

On January 29, 2009 Jerry and his family lost his mother Joyce Marie Lawson. Here are some things about her and her life.

Joyce Marie Lawson

September 13, 1936-January 29, 2009

Revelation 21:3, 4

"Look! The tent of God is with mankind,and he will reside with them, and they

will be his peoples.And God himself will be with them.And he will wipe out

every tear from their eyes,and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor

outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."

We’re Back!

We have been away for a while.

We have been super busy, things happening all the time. Some good news and some sad. They say the only thing constant is change and that is no understatement.