Ladies Night Out

Isn't she lovely, isn't she wonderful? The 4th grade team, music teacher, and guidance counselor met at LaBorgata Saturday night to celebrate and honor Rivers Edge Elementary's 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year, Lorraine Bernard. Lorraine is a 4th grade teacher and at one time was Sarah and Lee's teacher. Isn't that cool! Cheers, post, salud to one of the BEST!!

Clowning around! Lorraine shows off her earrings while Peggy flashes her birthday bracelet. Count Lorraine's fingers to figure out Peggy's age!!

Nancy and Sandy are behaving like perfect little angels! Some of the students at school get us mixed up with each other. Do you think we look alike?

The gang is all here. We all had a lovely time. Lots of smiles and laughs!

Fun Run

Saturday, Jan. 30th a few of my sorority sisters, Sarah and I participated in the Susan G Koman Run for the Cure in West Palm Beach. It was a typical Florida morning with 70 degree weather and a slight breeze off the intracoastal waterway. This was our first year to run and we have vowed to make this an annual event. Many people were dressed in pink, even the port a potties were festive! Here is Sarah, who ran the 5K in 34 minutes! She was the fastest of all of us! Hooray Sarah.

I picked the Hawaiian port a potty to visit.

All the runners! We are even lined up in the order we came in: first, second, third, and fourth!

Before the race. All teachers, all sorority sisters!

Here I am posing with my third place medal. I was in a different race, Run for the Coach 5K the Saturday before. What a surprise to receive a medal.

Surprise! Grandparents again!

Ana Maria has a secret! What do you think it is? August 28th she will become a....BIG sister. Rosemary sent us these photos to announce the new baby. We are excited, happy, and thrilled. Will it be a boy or a girl? We won't know until August 28th.

Being a big sister is going to be fun! Lots to do and help mommy with.

Ana Maria looks like a big sister. She is 2 years old February 17.

Ana Maria and her Grandaddy

Ana Maria loves her Grandaddy. He takes her outside and lets her feed his 2 cats, Oliver and Porky. While home for the holidays, Ana Maria made pine cone bird feeders. She is getting ready to hang them in the tree.

The cats don't like most people but will let Ana Maria pet them.

Food for the birds.

How sweet it is!

Fort Pierce Inlet Fun

Saturday afternoon we walked along the Fort Pierce Inlet. It is a jetty that juts out into the ocean with lots of people fishing, walking, and enjoying the fresh ocean air. Here we are at Blue Water eating dinner.

Many condominiums are built along the ocean shore.

Lee and Sarah enjoying the crisp cool ocean air.

The inlet is a hang out for pelicans. They are looking for a fish dinner.

A day at the park

Aunt Leslie, cousins Nicole and Shelby planned a day at the park with us. Lyngate Park is very near our house so Eduardo rode the bike and met us there. We ate lunch and played. It was a chilly January Florida day.

Sometimes Ana Maria likes the swings and sometimes she doesn't. Isn't Shelby sweet. She is 10 years old.

Lion CountrySafari

Lion Country Safari is a happening place! First, we drove through different sections that represented parts of Africa and watched elephants, lions, monkeys, zebras, rhinos and lots more in their natural habitat. After eating a picnic lunch, we ventured out to a paddle boat ride. Everyone had to wear a life jacket. Ana Maria is very still in this picture but while Eduardo and Rosie were pedaling the boat she kept moving from the front to the back.

Eduardo was feeding the hungry fish and they were quite active with their mouths wide open. Sarah and Ana Maria were amazed at the size of the fish.

The day even included a narrated pontoon boat ride. We learned that Lion Country Safari is open 365 days a year!

Ana Maria chose the elephant to ride on with her Grandmom. It went up and down and all around.

Christmas Day

Ana Maria woke us up very early to see what Santa Claus had brought. She is wearing her princess crown and princess shoes. She thinks they look great with the Dora shirt. I do too!

Sarah is very happy with her Daisy cologne.

John, Eduardo, and Rosemary enjoy a typical Florida Christmas day outdoors on the patio.

This is a gingerbread door hangar that Ana Maria made. Rosemary, Sarah, and I made 30 of these to take to the Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital for the kids. The children that were able to leave their rooms made the craft with us in the activity room. We were thrilled to be there!

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with the Youngs at their house. We feasted on Jimmy John Subs, beef stew, chips, and the best garlic green olives I have ever tasted! Shelby read a Christmas story, we opened gifts, and then played many rounds of Scattegories.

Sarah and Carrie are happy it's the holidays. They don't have to go to work. Sarah is a 3rd grade teacher and Carrie is a massage therapist.

My lovely niece Nicole and her boyfriend, Shannon. He looked like Johnny Depp that night but not in this picture!

Sweet Shelby, who is 10 years old loves to bake. Here's her Christmas cake she made for the occasion!

Green Meadow Farms

We visited Green Meadow Farms in Orlando on our way home from Disney. It included a guided tour of the animals, hay ride, pony ride, and a chance to milk a cow. Only Shelby and I were brave enough to try it! Ana Maria loves to look at water (agua)!

The tour guide let us loose in the chicken pen to catch a chicken. They were quick. Shelby and Lee were quicker!

Ana Maria is riding Marshmallow.

The hay ride was fun. It took us all around the farm.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

Riding the Disney buses is one of the ways to get around. Ana Maria would not sit down. She is showing off her First Time to Disney t-shirt.

Everyone wanted to greet Minnie Mouse. Ana Maria would not go near Minnie without her cousing Shelby.

Walking around Downtown Disney really wore Ana Maria out! She fell asleep and Rosemary used Lee's wheelchair to get her back to the Animal Kingdom where we stayed for 2 nights.

A special treat from McDonalds for a very special girl.

Who's the prettiest princess? It's all 4 of them!

Thanksgiving in Arkansas 2009

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Arkansas with Rosemary, Eduardo and Ana Maria. It was cold but sunny. Rosemary had every day planned with something fun to do. Here we are relaxing on Ana Maria's new princess sheets.

Thanksgiving night we went to downtown Fayetteville to see the parade of lights. It was soooo cold Lee could not keep his eyes open. Ha Ha!

Don't you just love the pink hair?

Ana Maria loves crafts. Here is Sarah and Lee finger painting with her. They never made a mess!

Every night Ana Maria would put on mardi gras beads. She not only put them on herself but on anyone who was near her. Lee got the beads this night. Who says men don't wear beads?

Sarah's 24th Birthday

We celebrated Sarah's 24th birthday on Dec. 13 instead of the 12th. We had a Mexican dinner and ended the celebration with two drive through Nativity scenes. Here's Ana Maria peeking out the car window at Baby Jesus.

Happy Birthday to Sarah. Pumpkin pecan pie and 24 candles! Yum!

Lee and Ana Maria relaxing before she goes to bed.