The Chunko Family

7 Years Flew By...

Where does the time go? I can't believe our baby girl is SEVEN! Wow! Here's a snapshot of her over the years.

Our babies are really growing up! We haven't used a babysitter at all this summer! What freedom that has given us! We can take a break and go for a bike ride, dinner, check out a sunset or head to a concert at the beach! As sad as it is that they are growing up, it is nice for us to be able to not have to plan so far in advance just to get a quick date night!

We found that we enjoy riding our bikes on Amelia Island along their paved bike trails.

Dinner date at Marker32 - Can you believe he hadn't taken me there until this summer?!?

We get beautiful sunrises, but sunsets are hard to find. We discovered that if we drive up to Mayport by the Jetties, we can watch the sun go down over the St. John's River. It's a pretty awesome spot!

We finally used a gift card to North Beach Fish Camp and then rode bike down to Jax Beach to go dancing for the night. What a fun time!

Rode our bikes to the SeaWalk Pavilion to hear live jazz music.

Riding to Jax Beach to meet up with friends for dinner and drinks.

Checking out the breweries at Bruval at SeaWalk Pavilion.

We've been having a great time cruising the beaches on our bikes and spending some quality time together.

Jags Mini Camp

The Jags invited the public to their mini camp this summer. We decided it might be fun for Ra and I to go check out the team! It was soooo hot that Coach Bradley let the guys out of practice early and had them go say hi to the fans, sign autographs and get pics.

Here are a few of our favorite Jags!

Zane Beadles - Zane's brother is a friend of Ra's from Utah. They were in the same class and Zane actually came to visit their 2nd grade class after the Super Bowl game. Ra also asked Zane for help with his 3rd grade science project when he started Prov. He asked him about training at 5,280 feet above sea level and then playing in places where the elevation isn't very high. He also asked Joe Zelenka about training at sea level and the effects on their bodies when playing in places like Denver - ironically a year later, Zane ends up moving to the Jags who play at sea level!

Tyson Alualu - Tyson is the dad of one of Sissy's friends from school. We see him a lot at school, but here was Ra's chance to get a photo of him in his jersey!

We Are! AR15 is one of our favorite Jags! Allen Robinson is a former PSU player. He played both for JoePa and BOB. He entered the draft instead of staying for his senior year. We were sad to see him leave State College, but happy to have him here on the First Coast! We always shout "We Are!" at camp and AR15 never disappoints - He always smiles and waves whenever he hears us!

Most likely one of my hands down favorite players of all time! The Poz! Paul Posluszny is also a PSU alum. He is a great example of why PSU is known as Linebacker U. I was thrilled when I heard he was coming to the Jags! Sadly the only game we went to last year, both Poz and AR15 were both out with injuries! Ugh.

This is one of Ra's favorite Jags - Johnathan Cyprien. He is their strong safety. Sadly, he's been battling a finger injury and a calf injuries. Hopefully he'll be healed up quickly and rejoin the team on the field!

Blake Bortles is the Jags QB. Ra's not terribly impressed with him yet. Hoping he can show us some spectacular performances and convince Ra that the Jags are worth being a second favorite team - Andy and I cheer for the Jags but they will never take first place in our hearts. We are die hard Dallas/Eagles fans respectively.

It was fun getting to meet these players in person. I remember going to Eagles training camps when I spent a summer catching up on credits at West Chester and Giants training camps when I was working on my Master's degree at Univ. at Albany.

We also went to the Jags scrimmage as a family. It was a fun night with lots of football, fireworks and entertainment. The Jags sure do a good job of making games a family friendly event!

A Rough Life

Gymnastics is hard work. It never ceases to amaze me how she can fall asleep anywhere!

This was the morning after the Team Lock-In where she spent the night at the gym with her teammates. She was zombie and finally gave in. She took a 5 hour nap later that day!

A Bountiful Harvest

This year's blueberry harvest was even better than last year! We made so many yummy treats - pancakes, muffins, cobbler, etc. Everyone enjoyed them! The best part is that they grow right next to our pool so the kids just hop out, grab a few, then jump back in and continue swimming!

Esspresso Yourself

If anyone was going to be able to convert this tea drinker into a coffee drinker, it would be Lillie's! Andy and I are regulars there every Saturday morning. I've even convinced the kids that they need to go to Lillie's with mom too!

Mocha with almond milk and "no dressing" - they make it just how I like it!

Yummy bagels and frozen treats for this cutie!

She still prefers Starbucks Vanilla Frap - but I make her walk over to Lillie's with me because I'm not a fan of Starbucks.

Saturday mornings with Andy. It's become our tradition to walk or ride bike to Lillie's on Saturday mornings to check in with each other after our busy weeks. We share a bagel and I enjoy a mocha - iced if it's a hot day!