Big Cedar Lodge

We went on a little family vacation before Madison had to head back to school.

I was at Bass Pro not too long ago and I was approached by an employee that wanted to sell me a weekend at Big Cedar Lodge for $49. WOW, a weekend in a hotel and access to BCL for a whole weekend. That was a deal :)

However, for this family of 5 to get all packed up and spend a weekend somewhere it has to be more than 2 days if we are driving over 4 hours.

So that being said he had a bigger offer (of course) 3 nights/4 days, sounds good right....it was a BLAST!

We paid $249 for this package. Oh and the catch.....we had to sit and go through a membership deal.....I was really surprised that there was not more pressure to buy. We said "NO" and we took the $200 in Big Cedar Bucks and we ran out the door!

So we ended up paying $49 for the extended time.

Below are some photos of what we did with our $$!

How Sweet is this?

Daddy and L-Train

Lincoln takin' a ride ;)

Momma and Parker

Happy Birthday, Parker-Man

Our Little Parker-Man turns 3 today!! You have brought a smile to our faces everyday of your life! I hope you enjoy the soccer field your dad painted across the whole back yard today! Go play some soccer, that is all you have talked about doing when you turn 3!

Happy Birthday!

We love you, Mom, Dad, Madison and Lincoln

Amazing :)

So we had professional photos taken while we were in Florida by Beach Bum Photography! Jessical and Marshall you did a great job!!

ABC's of ME!

A. Attached or Single- Attached to DJF
B. Best Friend- DJF
C. Cake or Pie- Ice Cream Cake please!
D. Day of Choice- Saturday
E. Essential Item- cell phone
F. Flavor of Ice Cream- I'm lovin' Cake Batter at Cold Stone right now.
G. Gummy Bears or Worms- Bears (white ones)
H. Hometown- T-Roy, MO
I. Indulgences- Cold Stone Ice Cream
J. January or July- really not feelin' either at the moment, but July has not been too bad this year.
K. Kids- Three - P-Funk, Parker-Man, and L-Train
L. Last movie I saw in a theater- What Happens In Vegas
M. Middle Name- Marie
N. Number of siblings- 1 Brother, Bruce
O. Orange or Apples- Sweet Oranges
P. Phobias or Fears- Fear- Leaving my children with out a mother
Q. Quote- "In a world where you can be anything, BE YOURSELF"
R. Reasons to smile- Lincoln's Hair
S. Season- Fall
T. Tagged- Rachel and Mrs. L
U. Unknown fact about me- you tell me....I don't know!
V. Vegetarian or Meat- Meat
W. Worst Habit- Procrastinating
X. X-rays or Ultrasounds- Ultrasounds
Y. Your favorite Food- Cold Stone Ice Cream (but I think I have mentioned that before!)
Z. ZOO Animal - Giraffe

Last Day

Today was our last day at the beach. We packed up the canopy and chairs and brought them back to the condo.

This week while on vacation, Madison and Parker have been sleeping in the same bed. At home they get mad because we don't let them sleep together very often and now that they have to they fight about it....

Madison: MOM, Parker is on my pillow.

Me: Parker, PLEASE get off your sisters pillow.

Parker: OK Mom.

6.5 minutes later......

Madison: He is on it again......

WELL, WELL, Miss. Madison is GUILTY about sleeping on Parker's pillow......

Today we went on a Dolphin Cruise. I don't think the boys got too much out of it other than the fact that they were on a boat and the wind was in their face! Sadly below is the best photo I got while on the cruise.

Somebody is a poser in this photo....guess who!

I don't think he will ever get enough of the sand.....

This is a photo Madison took of Daniel and I.

Side Show

Well, we are having a BLAST on vacation! It is great to be here with only our family! The kids are having tons of fun too! Today we went to the beach in the morning and this evening we went to see some alligators. I forgot my camera for that one but we did have fun! Tomorrow we are going on a dolphin cruise! Can't wait!

Side Show from Florida

Check them out!

Oh, the Beach.....

Yeppers, We made it to Florida! Last night we watched fireworks over the Destin Harbor and it was great! Check back for more photos from the day! Now (yeah I am typing whild Daniel is driving :) we are headed to breakfast and then to our condo! I can't wait!

NeRVOuS, Me....OH, YeAh....

Ok, so it is 1:50 a.m. and I am very nervous about starting in the water tomorrow.....Please pray that everything goes well! I will post about it later!!

But I now I must TRY to get some shut eye!

~*~*PRIVACY*~*~ Please READ

On July 1st our family blog will be going private.

There are things going on right now in our family that are for my regular readers eyes only....


Please email me at jennifer.feagans@gmail.com to let me know that you would like to be a reader of our blog.


Here is a tid bit of why....


Our family was involved with the PAT (Parents As Teachers) program through our school district and well we had 1 lady that came to our home and she ended up being a pain....and so we got a different lady and she ended up accusing me of some pretty awful stuff....so there for I am going private with this blog. We loved that program so if you are a reader of this blog and you are in the program I would really reconsider the person that you are letting come into your home.....they may be talking about you behind your back ;)



I may open a public blog later but I am still not sure about that. Our children's privacy is important too :)

About the Miles Video

The Miles Video is the video at the top of my blog that is of the little boy preforming the ISR skills to survive! I found this on the ISR website and thought I would share it!

Many of you who have seen the video segment on YOUTUBE or various blogs on the internet, have asked about the 11 month baby who, along with his father and the family dog, are in the videoclip. The baby had 3 weeks of ISR lessons prior to having his simulated self rescue while fully clothed skills videotaped. It is a re-enacted drowning scenario that happened to a family whose baby was not skilled and therefore drowned. In the scene we taped, both his mother and father were present at the taping along with several other adults and his ISR Instructor. As part of ISR lessons, parents are involved in the water once their baby is skilled, for at-home practice only and you see that they have practiced at home the end of the clip, when his father picks him up.
The video was scripted and shot to be part of the Pediatric Grand Rounds presentations Dr. Barnett uses at major children's hospitals throughout the United States to educate the health care professionals as part of their continuing medical education. In its unedited form, it can be viewed in the Pediatric Grand Rounds presentation from the University of Arizona Tucson Medical Center's webcast of that event. Please realize that this is a presentation for medical doctors, nurses and others who deal with the aftermath of medical emergencies such as drowning and near-drowning, so there are graphic portions that are not suitable viewing for anyone of a sensitive nature. Since the number one question that physicians attending Grand Rounds ask is, "how long can a skilled baby maintain himself independently in the water?", we answered the question in the video with a 5 minute float. In the segment they see, they can view all 5 minutes of the sustained back float. 5 minutes is of special significance for the physicians since they know that the chances of fully recovering a child who has been without air for that long is very remote.
Today as a 4 year old, this little boy is a tremendous swimmer. He swims most everyday in the backyard pool or at an aquatic center but he really prefers the Ocean. To say that he loves the water is an understatement. He is an accomplished snorkeler and can safely dive down 15 feet to see the fish he is learning to identify. His obvious comfort level in the water is the result of his early ISR lessons, he will never remember a time when he was not very skilled in the water. He already shows great respect for the water and his skills since he asks an adult for permission to go into the water. BECAUSE he is so very skilled in the water, he is closely supervised.

Happy Father's Day!

Washington State Park is where the Feagans 5ive celebrated Father's Day! Yeppers, we went camping. It was Lincoln's first time and he did pretty good.

All Parker wanted to do was to play in the tunnel. That is what he called the tent.
"Hey Dad, Can I just play in the tunnel?"

Madison was all about the smores; she is just like me in some ways!!

The weather was great!

Happy Father's Day to all the Daddys out there!!!

It is FINALLY OFFICAL :)

So do you remember about 3 months ago when I started the process to become an ISR Instructor.....well.....I AM!!! I am so excited to have such a very AWESOME job! Thanks to everyone for all of your support and prayers for this to finally become a reality.

My Website is now open with information about ISR!

Go Check it out!

Beautiful

For Mother's Day this year my family got me a new "little" camera. The reason I say little is because I also have a Canon 20D. I needed a new one because Parker decided it would be fun to push in the zoom lens on my "little" old camera and it broke. Below I have posted a photo I took with my new little camera! I looks like I would have taken this with my 2oD....but I didn't!

Favorite Foto Friday :)

This is Lincoln on his first birthday. I am really going to miss him as a baby. He is my cuddlier....and I think every mommy misses that.

and yes...this is at my house and it was CLEAN....it rarely happens!!

Happy Birthday

That is right...Miss. Madison Paige Feagans turned 6 today.....(gasp for air).....

Parker on TV!!

That is right our little super start was on TV this morning :)

Check it out here....

Oh the comments,

Dear Lisa (from the STL),

After the wonderful comment that you left on my blog I would like to invite you to come and watch all 3 of my children swim. They would all love to show off their skills that they will remember for a lifeTIME!

You can contact me any time 314.749.5199 or by email jennifer.feagans@gmail.com

Have a blessed day!

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