Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Florida!

We had a fun, although quick, trip to Florida last weekend.

Abby did a great job for seven hours each way on the airplane--Our biggest challenge was keeping her from grabbing the hair of the lady in front of us. I found that diaper changes on the tray table go much more smoothly when you have four hands instead of two.

Abby and Amy Caroline got to "play" together--it was SO fun to see Amy again too! Amy Caroline showed Abby her almost-crawling moves. She's going to be scooting around all over Ocala in no time!


Uncle Matt and "new" Aunt Marina spent some time with "tropical lifesaver baby" Abby before heading to Gainesville for a spectacular display of football by the orange and blue. Go Gators!


On Sunday, we had a reception to honor the "happy couple."

To see the beautiful pictures of Matt and Marina's wedding, Click Here

Abby loved "just hanging around" with Granma and Granpa. They obviously enjoyed it too. We'll look forward to seeing Gramma again in October and heading back to Lakeland for Thanksgiving in just a couple of months!


Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Gorge-ous


On Labor Day Weekend, we drove Historic Columbia River Highway through the Columbia Gorge. We stopped at the Vista House and took some pictures, then took a quick hike to one of the many waterfalls along the way.







We ended up in Hood River--a fun city by the Columbia which boasts some of the best windsurfing and kiteboarding in the world--and is home to the famed Full Sail Brewery.

Since then we've been sharing the stomach flu (Abby started it!), which is why it's been so long since there's been any activity on the old Tangerine Tree. We're all better now, and looking forward to our cross-country trek to Florida on Friday for the weekend (Thank goodness for SWA!)