At the Beach

     Saturday, March 19, 2011 Craig, Charlotte and I went to Anna Maria Island in Bradenton, FL for some R&R and had the best time! Charlotte got to play in the sand, collect sea shells and walk around in the ocean. Craig got to do some off shore fishing and actually caught a flounder! I got to rest for a little bit, play with Charlotte and hang out with my sweet husband which I haven't had the chance to do much of lately. I guess we're all trying to squeeze in as much family time as we can before Olivia gets here. I think Charlotte will be an awesome big sister, but before she sacrifices her "only child" status, I want to give her as much love and attention as we've even got to give. After we spent some time on the beach, we walked over to our favorite beach restaurant and enjoyed some delicious sea food! Charlotte had the "sea dog" which is a flaky cod sandwich. Daddy had a blackened Grouper sandwich and I had the SurfnTurf special, a 6 oz. New York Strip Steak and a filet of Mahi Mahi. Yes, it was ALL delicious, we all pigged out and then ordered a slice of orange cream cake for dessert and watched the sun set and the moon rise. We got home pretty late, but we had such a great day together!

Charlotte plays with her bucket and shovel.

Daddy and Charlotte walk toward the ocean.

Daddy and Charlotte in the ocean

Daddy caught a flounder!

Daddy proudly models his flounder with his sweet baby girl

Daddy, Charlotte and Mommy at our favorite beach restaurant

Beautiful Charlotte at the ocean 

St. Patricks Day!

     St. Patricks Day 2011 was so much fun! Unfortunately, Craig was away on business all day, so Charlotte and I made our own fun! We started off by cutting up some apples and bringing them out to Wilbur and his friends! Charlotte had a lot of fun feeding our piggies! They sure are getting big! They're also getting very aggressive over their food, but we had fun anyway!

Charlotte Throws an Apple to the Piggies

She Wouldn't Smile For Me

Charlotte gets another apple

and throws it in the trough

L: Wilbur; R: Sow

Wilbur

     After Charlotte and I had lunch, we drove up to Sebring to visit with our friends: Krystle and Emily Austin and Holly and Aubrey Ard. Charlotte had so much fun running around, sliding down the slides and swinging on the swings. My sweet girl thinks she's a little bit bigger than she is and kept trying to do what all the big kids were doing! Luckily I had my friends nearby to help me keep her safe! She got a little too much sun and her cheeks are still rosy, but I'm glad she had a lot of fun and it's something I think we'll do more often!

Charlotte and I at the Park

     After we left the park, Charlotte and I finished getting dinner prepared for our good friends: Christy, Kira, Ocean, Merv and Hunter to come for Corned Beef and Cabbage. The dinner was so delicious and I'm so proud of all the children for trying everything! Because everybody ate dinner so well, including Charlotte!, Mrs. Christy pulled out some yummy yummy green cup cakes and let the children decorate them with green sprinkles. I was really impressed how the children didn't try to eat a ton of cupcakes! I guess they got full of corned beef and cabbage! The night was so much fun, and I'm so looking forward to when we can all get together again, but next time we want daddy home for it!!

Charlotte chows down on her yummy cupcake!

St. Patricks Day Green Banana Milkshakes!

Mrs. Christy models both her cupcakes!

L-R: Hunter, Kira and ocean eat yummy cupcakes and drink green banana milkshakes!