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Friday, November 19, 2010

Josh comes to Summerfield

Joshua is such an awesome big brother! He always makes time to hang out with his "sista's"
The girls eat up the extra attention on the swings.
Ryan and "RJ" get crazy on the merry go round.
From the first day we ever went to Summerfield park, the girls raced to the highest slide. The top sits over 10' high.
The huge tube creates an amazing amount of static... Doesn't look like Abby likes her new doo!
Abigail likes to practice her monkey skills. Great evening at the park.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Playdate with Katie at the Aquarium

One of the girls BFF's Katie had a day off from school Oct. 15 - we decided to have a girls day out to the aquarium! Katie's mom Lindsey joined in on the fun day. The girls started out in order in their wagon - Zoey upfront, Abigail in the middle and Katrina bringing up the rear.

Going middle of the week has it advantages - there were a few school groups - overall it was not nearly as crowded as the weekend.



The girls are getting better at listening and like walking around to explore. With less crowds, they had plenty of opportunity to run around. Taking a break, Katie sits and rocks her little buddies.


Lindsey and Zoey share a moment looking at the fish. Peak a boo!



The girls tried out the small playground near the water park... there was one slight problem...

There was a huge mister on top of the slide - by itself no big deal....
Puddled up at the bottom of the slide making you look like you wet your pants - no so good!

Since the girls were already a little wet - they decided to check out the water cannons.

Didn't take long for the girls to figure out how it works - look out Katie!

We're exhausted! Can we go to the car and get a nap now??!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Rothenbach Park w/Nana

Heading into Sarasota for Chinese food - we stopped by to pick up Nana and decided to picnic at Rothenbach Park. These shots were taken on October 9.
Zoey scoots through the tunnel while Katrina basks in the afternoon sun.
Nana looks on as Zoey zooms down the slide and Abigail runs for the tunnel.
Is anyone watching?
Katrina and Abigail try to navigate the airplane bouncer.
Zoey is finding there is a lot of static on the slide... new hairdo anyone??
Me me me! Katrina and Abigail race down the slide - check out that crazy hair!
Katrina can make the funniest faces sometimes!

Katrina and Zoey enjoy a swing - as Abigail sits in the pavilion scarfing down Pork Fried Rice with Nana.
With her belly full, she joins her sisters on the swing. Today was the first time the girls actually wanted Pork Fried Rice - they found out the LOVE IT! and couldn't get enough of it. The park was the perfect place to enjoy as you can imagine the mess they made navigating all those tiny pieces of vegetable, meat and rice into their mouths. YUM YUMMY!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Playdate with Connor

Connor loves to visit the girls - he typically never goes more then 2 weeks without stopping in for some loving. These photos are from October 6.
The girls can't say Connor - they call him Conquer.
Conquer is just starting to crawl - he's showing Zoey how to commando crawl. He learned that one from Abigail - she was the original commando crawler!
Abigail shows Conquer how easy it is to be silly and steal attention.
Outside the girls take Conquer for a swing but are distracted by Daddy and Sissy.
Katrina and Ryan and trying to feed the cow some fresh Romaine lettuce
He was not impressed! Apparantly cows like hay - period, end of story. So much for the Iron rich goodness we were trying to give him!
Conquers mommy Kelli tests his flying ability - so far so good.
The neighbors dog "Teak" looks on as Conquer plays on the slide.
Zoey looks through the "telescope" on the playground - sooo cute.
That's Kee Kee's eyes -
Conquer doesn't want to miss out on the action -
Phew! that playing is tiring us out - Conquer doesn't look too happy to be sharing the hammock with all the girls.
Time to hitch a ride back to the house - Abigail has moved over so Conquer can ride. It's his first trip in the wagon - He seemed a little unsure at first.
Back inside everyone gets ready for bed. I cracked up at his pajamas - it inspired me to create a bib for him that was similiar ...

Kelli snapped a photo for me - as I didn't get one before sending it home with them. It say's Can't sleep, Must have Boo Bee. I nabbed this photo from my FB page - sorry if it's a little small.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Biking and Playing at the Beach

There is nothing better then biking late afternoon along the beach! These shots were taken on October 3.
Below, Zoey enjoys a trailer all to herself.
Katrina gives a quick smile - she can't wait to see what's up ahead. Abigail remains quiet.
Down the beach and 1/2 way up the inner-coastal we stop at one of the playgrounds to stretch our legs. Zoey is the first on the slide.
Abigail is happy to just swing overlooking the water.
Katrina is enjoying a swing as well.
As you can see there is water behind them, and they're facing water as well. The bay is behind, the inner-coastal in front of them. A great spot for a break. The breeze was just wonderful!
Zoey is trying to get her sisters up on the slide - she's having a blast and wants to share the fun. Wonder where she gets that big mouth from?!
Since Kat and Abby weren't budging from their ride - Zoey decided to join in...
They're getting sooo big! Won't be too much longer we'll be able to fit two to a swing.
Almost time for the sun to set - back up the beach to the other side. Down the ramp - we're going to miss it if we don't run!
Katrina points - see the big orange ball dip into the water.... another day is done.
We're not ready to go home yet - we're going to run around a bit. Laughter is never far away with these three.
Time to tackle mommy - never a dull moment.
Another beautiful day comes to a close. Thanks girls for loving us soo much! We really had fun with you today.