Weekend in Tampa!

We were in Tampa last weekend to visit Paul's dad for Father's Day. We got in on Friday and came home on Monday. The airplane trip went OK...Annabelle liked kicking the seat in front of her. We did everything we could to stop it. She is definitely into her terrible twos. If she doesn't get her way, we get a scream...and a loud one at that. Once we got to Tampa, we had a good time visiting with Grandpa, Susie and Uncle Jack, too.

On Saturday we went to the Tampa zoo. If you ever get a chance to go to Tampa, go to the zoo! It was great for the kiddos. Annabelle rode a pony and camel and fed a giraffe and some fish. There was also a very large petting zoo. She also enjoyed the primates exhibit and merry go round. On Sunday, we took a walk and fed the ducks. She enjoyed that as well. Later, Susie took her for a swim lesson. Some friends of Grandpa and Susie came over later that day for a Father's day dinner. On Monday, we headed home. It was a fun trip and we think Annabelle really enjoyed all of the animal interaction.

Below are some pictures.

Petting the llama:


On the merry go round:


On the Pony:

Fundraiser!

We've had a couple of more busy weeks. We did the fundraiser for my friend's daughter on June 1 and time has flown by since then! The fundraiser went off great and we raised over $50,000 for Morquio Disease...thanks to those of you who donated! Auntie Mary flew in for the Sex and the City movie and also the fundraiser. It was nice to have her here again!

Last weekend my friend Heather and I did the Susan B Komen race for the cure...we walked it! It was only a 5k, but the heat was killer. We brought along the kiddos and they did OK for the most part. We went to IHOP afterwards which was interesting with two hot, hungry, tired kiddos.

This weekend we fly off to Tampa to see Paul's dad and Susie for Father's Day. Will post about that after the weekend.

In Annabelle news, she moved from the toddler room to the 2s room at daycare. She is now in a room for 2-3 year olds and the difference is noticeable. She already has a lot more to say and LOVES her new room. It seems she is learning from the big kids which is great!

Here are a few pics from the Mad Hatter Tea fundraiser.