A "Sad" Day at the Zoo

Katey and I met The Milliken and The Griffin families (we traveled with them in China for those of you who don't know who they are!) at the zoo today. While missing our other travel buddies (Lesa & Kelsey in particular.....and our Greg who was working), we tried to smile and have a fun time. It might look like a beautiful day and the smiles on our faces may seem genuine but we were crying on the inside wishing a few others were with us. Oh, who am I kidding? Yes, you were missed, but we had a great visit on a beautiful day in Tampa! It was fun catching up and the kiddies had a good time running around and looking at the animals. Definitely will have to plan a reunion with all of us sometime soon! Katey looks a little like the "giraffe whisperer," in the last shot, huh? :)

Best Parade EVER!

It's that time again.......Gasparilla! With the threat of thunderstorms, tornados, etc., we went to the Gasparilla Children's Parade......a much milder version of the "real" parade next weekend. The parade had just started (maybe 5 floats had gone by) when they cancelled it (due to the weather that everyone knew was coming!!!) and started directing the floats down a side street. Needless to say, not a bunch of happy campers! I decided that we should walk down toward the floats to see if we could find the Wells Fargo stage coach and my co-workers.......I figured we could at least get some beads from them. WELL, on our way down, we passed a ton of other floats, the riders in the process of disbanding. We literally got pelted with beads.......we were the only ones there for a few minutes before the rest of the crowd realized what was happening and came running. As we were walking home, Katey (who could barely stand up straight from the weight of her beads) said "Mommy, that was the best parade ever!" I looked at her under all the beads, then looked at my watch and realized that we hadn't even been there an hour (usually 3 hours minimum) and I said "yes, you are right, it was the best EVER!" She hung her beads in a row this afternoon for your viewing pleasure! :)

This is Florida?

We don't know what to do in this weather! It's 34 degrees out and Katey could barely move after I bundled her up......she did love seeing her breath......."just like the football players Mommy!" Guess we've watched a few games lately? ;)