Improvements and Acknowledgements

     Saturday, January 29, 2011, Craig and I planted our first garden in Florida! It includes lettuces, tomatoes, jalepeno peppers and strawberries. I also have some herbs and flowers that I'm prepping for planting, but they're still just seeds! I told Craig that he needs to stake out our lettuces in the mornings and if he sees any rabbits to kill them, and then we can start eating rabbits!

(Watering my garden at 23 weeks)

(Craig is showing me how to water the garden)

(Isn't he so handsome?)

(L: 6 Romaine Lettuces, 2 Tomatoes, Peppers, Strawberries)

(Trying to salvage our lawn... probably a lost cause)

     We sure had fun planting our garden and really look forward to making fresh salads and eating fresh strawberries from our very own organic garden! Hopefully it makes a lot! Also, Craig was awarded the Bronze Level Laureate Award with Bayer CropScience for his work on a program titled: Mindful Matters! The Award comes with a cash prize and recognition in the company! All his hard work definitely is paying off and I'm so proud of my sweet husband!

Christmas 2010

     December 25, 2010 began at Grandma's house! Grandma was at work, but we were anxious to open presents anyway! Uncle Brendan and Aunt Michelle were with us and we all had so much fun! It's really exciting to see Charlotte start to conceptualize that there are fun things in those wrappings. She took her time to open them, but she loved everything she got! From grandma she got a "My Pal Violet", a bike, an outfit and a really cool Tinkerbell Thermos which she loves. Santa brought her a cozy coup, some books, and a basket set of fruits and veggies.

(Charlotte and Uncle Brendan)

(Charlotte plays with daddy's tie)

(Charlotte plays with her fruit and veggie basket)

     After we left Grandma's house, we went to Oma and Papa's for a delicious Christmas breakfast. While we were there, we each got to speak with Uncle Ross who is on his mission in Mexico. That was a real treat. Charlotte and Hailey loved playing together and it was so nice to have everybody together.

(Hailey and Charlotte playing peek-a-boo over the sofa)

(Uncle Brad, Aunt Nina and Callie)

(Charlotte and Hailey love to play in the rocker)

(Callie got a pretty princess dress from Oma and Papa)

(Aunt Nina, Callie and Kayla check out their gifts)

(Kayla enjoys her new watch)

(Callie in her princess dress)

(Kayla models her new pens for her pen pal)

(Callie models her Jasmine dress)

(Charlotte and Hailey got matching bikes!)

     While we were home for Christmas, Daddy spent all his spare time in the deer woods. He killed 2 doe and an 8 point. He officially tagged out for the season and luckily so! Now we have 22 lbs. of deer meat in our brand new deep freezer!

(Daddy and Charlotte model the 8 point and a doe)

(Daddy and Shiner model another doe)

     While the weather was nice when we got back in Florida, daddy put together Charlotte's new cozy coup. It was a tough job, and luckily we have the right man for it. Charlotte loves her new car! And yes, she is wearing shorts and a t-shirt in January!