Amelia Island- Family Vacation 2010

We drove to Amelia Island, Florida on the north east side of Florida along the Atlantic Ocean. It was a 15 hour drive but we did most of it through the night. It was not as bad as we thought it was going to be. Libby did actually pretty good. We rented a house on the beach and it was just lovely. We spent our days outside playing in the water, flying our kite, collecting sea shells, and making sand castles. Libby loved frolicking in the water. She really did love the beach. We went out for some meals and ordered some in. We took walks and strolls on the beach. We read books, watched movies, played games, and ate lots of good food. It was a wonderful time. Probably the most relaxing vacation I can remember going on.

Enjoying our days

Summer seems to be flying by but we are enjoying our days. We seem to be keeping busy between swimming at the subdivision pool, at Mi Mi's pool, and the rec center pools. We definitely get our swim time in. When we are not swimming we have been known to go to Bounce U, Open Gym time at Barron's Gymnastics, and also Rainbow Recreation Center to play on their indoor playground. We also take regular trips to the Humane Society and the pet stores. Like I said, keeping busy but enjoying every minute of it.

We went to The History Museum for a story time and activities. We played on the nearby playground in Forest Park. The kids had fun.

Just another day at home coming up with something fun to do.

Summer Photo Shoot

A summer photo shoot with one of my friends just getting into photography. She asked if she could photograph Libby. We had so much fun playing around at the park. Isn't she just beautiful?

Libby just loves her Dora umbrella and could not bare to go to the shoot without it. She is not so much a fan of the pigtails but I love them so. I will always remember this look on her. She is just adorable.

Libby also loves showing off her pout face. I just love this shot that captured it. She has a very fun side to her too. She loves to be tickled.

Summer Is Here

Summer is here. The subdivision pool isn't open yet so we bought Libby her very own pool for the front yard. Yes, I said the front yard. She enjoys it so that 's what counts. We took Libby to ride the train. It already is getting so hot in St. Louis. A few visits to the park and now Ice cream is becoming the norm. Oh well it is summer. We are enjoying it so far.

The End Of CDO

CDO (Childrens Day Out at Abiding Savior) has come to an end and Libby's friend Maddie had a tea party for the whole class. Yep boys included. The girls dressed up in their dresses and the boys wore shirts and ties. Fun was had by all. The girls played some games, designed their very own purses, and held a fashion show that was completely amusing. Libby decided she did not want to participate but it was fun none the less. They all poured their very own tea when it was time to eat. They had such a ball.


Look at all the divas and the boys loved it too.

First we prayed.

They loved that they were doing it all by themselves.

Libby made some great friends this year. We hope to be able to keep in contact with some of them as they move on to preschool and Libby stays back in CDO again next year. Her birthday is on the cut off day so she will be attending CDO 2 days a week next year. She will be the oldest in her class and her teacher already assures me that she is a great leader.

Is Summer Here Already?

Is Summer here already? It sure feels like it. Enjoying the warm weather and of course the ice cream. Libby has really started enjoying playing with her friends. She is interacting with kids more than she used to. It is really very sweet. Her cousins came in town this past weekend and oh how she is in love with each of them. I want so badly for her to have a sibling to play with. I hope that we get there. But, in the meantime, we will appreciate the little things....warm days with ice cream.

Enjoying Ourselves

We love being outside with the warm weather but when we can't be outside.......we are inside having tea parties with "our friends."
Libby is enjoying serving her bears, bunny, and Mommy tea and also poses in her window. She can be such the ham these days.

We recently got Libby a new tricycle. She is enjoying it because she can do it on her own. That doesn't stop her from wanting to still ride her old toys too.