Mimi and Papa

Thank you for a wonderful trip!

Happy Girl

Ella starts smiling the minute the camera is out!

Beach

I didn't do a very good job of getting my camera down to the beach during the day... I had few other loads of fun stuff to carry down. So I borrowed my mom's camera for these pics. As you can see, Ella was a happy beacher in her bright green shades. She hated having to squint in the sun--so once the glasses were on she was ready to go.

"Come here, come here...Molly, Packie, Ashley."

We had a whole team of wonderful people keeping our girls happy and entertained throughout our stay. Thank you Packie, Ashley, and Aunt Molly for all your playtime.

Always Entertaining

Like Father, like daughter. Silly as can be.

Peazza

My cousin Rachie's birthday occurred while we were in Florida, and we ordered pizza for the occasion. I placed an order for 2 pizzas. One was half sausage and half pepperoni, and the other half CHEESE and half veggie. When I got the pizzas back to the condo we were surprised to find that instead of cheese we got PEAS! Now if you were the person taking the order and maybe couldn't hear me very well, wouldn't you assume I was ordering cheese? Apparently not. At least they didn't cheat us on toppings. Look at all those peas!

Blue Whale

Lily absolutely loved it when Uncle Packie and Ashley rented the "whales" (jet skis). She sat on her dad's lap and watched the whole time they rode, cheering them on for at least the first ten minutes. Probably because it looked the most life-like, she was most fond of the blue whale that Uncle Packie got to ride.

Family

Toes in the Sand

Busch Gardens

While in Florida we spent a wet but fun day at Busch Gardens with cousin Rachey as our tour guide. By far, Lily's favorite animal to see was the hippo.

Lily Grace

Silly Lily:
Lily is in full bloom this spring! She is talking non-stop and learning new things like crazy. Her favorite things to talk about right now are her animals and colors. Not only does she like to talk about them, she loves to quiz us on them.

Lily: "What's this, daddy?" (holding a zebra)
Daddy: "Umm, a zebra!"
Lily: "Right, daddy. Good job."

During her quiz sessions, she also demands that you be right down on the floor next to her. She will come over and pull your and and say, "come here, come here." Her other favorite thing to do now that the weather is getting warmer is go for walks. Walks with Lily are long and fun. She stops every few feet to tell you about the cars, the birds, the big rocks, the pine cones, etc, etc, etc. She is such a sponge right now and does not forget a thing. We are really enjoying watching her learn new things each day.