March 24th, 2009

This is it...our last day at the beach!  We are sad to leave but excited to go home and relax a few more days of our Springbreak.  We miss everyone!  Enjoy our last beach pictures!  

March 23, 2009

A few more beach pictures.  I just can't keep her out of the sand and the water!  I love the pig tails!   If you have ever seen Monsters Inc. you will notice she looks like BOO! 

March 22, 2009

Where are we now?  Weather in Ft. Lauderdale was rainy and windy so we decided we just couldn't sit in our rooms for the next 4 days.  So....we packed up and drove across the state to Naples where it is warm and sunny.  I couldn't believe the difference in the weather or the water temperature.  MUCH BETTER.  By the pictures, it looks like no one is here but, it is actually quite busy!  More sun and sand to come today!  We love this weather!  

March 21st, 2009

We arrived late last night here in Fort Lauderdale, all six of us.  Around 11:30 last night, Dawson was jumping on the bed in our hotel saying "morning."  How funny is that!   When we woke up this morning, we had breakfast and headed to the beach with our bucket and sand toys.  The weather is 75ish and a little windy.  I call it perfect!  I had no idea what she would think of the sand and water but, it turns out she just loves it!  I can't keep her away from the beach!  

March 15th, 2009

We took advantage of a warmer day today.  It reached about 57 degrees later this afternoon.  We rode our bike, pushed our toys and worked on a few soccer skills.  I can't wait for the warm days of summer to arrive!  Dawson really loves playing outside!  

March 14th, 2009

What is today?  Today is the day Dawson has officially been with me one day more than she was with her foster family! It's been 10 1/2 months already!   I am so lucky she has been wonderful since the day she came home!  

On another note, today we went to the Kent  library with our friends Lynn and Grace to see "The Bubble Lady."  Lynn picked up the tickets for us and I was lucky to get to go and take Dawson and my niece Breea.  "The Bubble Lady" talked about how much she loved bubbles and how she can make them out of ordinary stuff such as Crocs, a Pringles can, rope, a strawberry basket and many more ideas.  I found it very interesting that she only uses dish soap and water to create her bubbles.  

Breea inside a bubble!!!

Grace and Dawson watching the bubbles carefully.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.

The rainbow bubble.

The square bubble...I have never seen this before!

Grace and Lynn inside the big bubble!

March 8th, 2009

Last night we had a soccer game and then headed over to a local Mexican restaurant.  Dawson and Tommy ordered the usual, Fajitas.  It's so funny to watch them because she likes to make her own.  Dawson lays out the tortilla, puts rice in it and then folds it up.  Next, she picks it up and all the rice falls out the bottom.  Then, she gets mad because all the rice is on the table.  It happens EVERY TIME!. 

MMMMM Tommy!  Aren't these things good!!!

I wrapped this one up after the rice fell out!

Watching the soccer game but, facing the wrong way.

Still facing the wrong way.  It's more fun to watch the people.