Everyone Should Stop and Smell the Flowers Sometimes...

Visiting the Folks

Only in the country do you find a baby in the yard, without pants, running through the spray from the water hose and a wheel barrow in the background...but it sure was FUN!

The weather in Georgia was beautiful so we enjoyed spending some time on my parent's patio.

I think this pictures sums up Jim's weekend. He's thinking "Lord, just get me through one more day at this place..."

Mommy's Closet

I guess dressing up in mommy's clothes starts early. You will see towards the end of the video that she is not phased when I catch her in the act...she just continues with her browsing.

Easter Egg Hunt

Jim and I hid some eggs in the front yard today so Gabriella could go on an Easter Day Egg Hunt. I put M&M's in the plastic eggs to encourage her to find the eggs, but she was more interested in hanging out with Finn and running down the driveway. At the end of the last video our neighbors house alarm goes off (they just got it installed and set it off at least once a week).

YMCA Easter Egg Hunt

Gabriella and Daisy met up at the YMCA for an Easter egg hunt. Obviously, this was my first rodeo...or egg hunt because I didn't bring a basket for Gabriella to collect her eggs in. Daisy, being the thoughtful little girl that she is, offered her basket to Gabriella (The reality is that Gabriella took Daisy's basket and Daisy was forced to use the baskets that were put out for decoration).

Spring Break 2009

Gabriella's cousins came down from Ohio from Spring Break. She a good time swimming in the pool, showing off, and playing peek-a-boo with Hallie. I am sure Gabriella will be excited to see them again in May.

Day at the Beach

The best part, for me, about living in Tampa was being able to get up on Saturday and Sunday and go to the beach. I would divide my time between Clearwater and Dunedin. Clearwater was great for the white sandy beach, people watching, and having a beer at Frenchy's. Dunedin was more about relaxing. Dunedin also had a dog area, so I would take Bristol despite her lack of desire to get her paws wet. I would lay out for hours alone. Or, if Devon was in town, we would bring margaritas and floaties and float in the ocean.

All this talk about the beach reminds me of a bird incident (I am sure most of you are aware of my bird phobia). I was sitting on the beach enjoying a yummy double cheeseburger from McDonalds. I noticed a few seagulls scouting the area, but didn't feel threatened by their presence. For me, the best part of a sandwich is the pickle, so I save the pickle bite for last. With that being said, I was about to put the last bite of my double cheeseburger in my mouth when all of a sudden a seagull swoops down to take it from me. This action caused about 20 other seagulls to swarm me in attempt to get the essence of my sandwich. The birds won...again.

Fast forward to 2009, I took some cute pictures of Gabriella while we were enjoying a day at the beach in Melbourne. Luckily, it was a bird free day.

Play date

Monica and Amelia invited us, along with Judy and Jack, over for a play date. We all had such a fun time and Amelia even wore the invitation crown to Gabriella's birthday party. We knew it was going to happen, so we weren't surprised when Gabriella made Jack cry...she's had that effect on him since the beginning of Mommy & Me group.

Computer Died

My computer has gone "Kapoot!" So...until it's fixed my blogging is at a stand still.

Gabriella's First Birthday!

We celebrated Gabriella's birthday yesterday, and we all had a blast! Thank you to everyone that joined us for the special day.