Need to Fish More...

I was just reviewing all of my July photos and the end of June. So much to post and write about. Life is good. THANK YOU! Just keep checkin' back...I will get caught up.

August, here we go!!!

Lunch with Keith at Antonnio's.

Thank you KJ for all of your hard work and for brightening up the house!

You will be missed!!

the Bucket List via Facebook/linda

Here's an interesting little exercise that's going around on Facebook...I decided to blog it instead.

Things you have done during your lifetime (bolded):

Gone on a blind date
Donated Blood
Skipped school
Watched someone die
Been to Canada
Been to Mexico
Been to Florida
Been to Hawaii
Been to St Lucia
Been on a plane
Been on a helicopter
Been lost
Gone to Washington, DC
Hugged a homeless person
Swam in the ocean
Swam with Stingrays - Steve Irwin's folley.
Been sailing in the ocean
Cried yourself to sleep
Played cops and robbers
Recently colored with crayons
Ran a marathon
Sang Karaoke
Volunteered at a soup kitchen
Paid for a meal with coins only
Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
Seen the Northern Lights
Been Parasailing
Been on TV
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
Fed an elephant
Caught a snowflake on your tongue
Fired a gun
Danced in the rain
Been in love
Been to the Opera
Written a letter to Santa Claus
Serenaded someone
Seen a U.S.President in person
Been kissed under the mistletoe
Watched the sunrise with someone
Driven a race car
Been to a National Museum
Been to a Wax Museum
Eaten caviar
Blown bubbles
Gone ice-skating
Gone to the movies
Been deep sea fishing
Driven across the United States
Been in a hot air balloon
Been sky diving
Gone snowmobiling
Lived in more than one country
Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
Seen a falling star and made a wish
Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
Seen the Grand Canyon
Seen the Statue of Liberty
Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
Been on a cruise
Traveled by train
Traveled by motorcycle
Been horse back riding
Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
Truly believe in the power of prayer
Been in a rain forest
Seen whales in the ocean
Been to Niagara Falls
Ridden on an elephant
Swam with dolphins
Been to the Olympics
Walked on the Great Wall of China
Saw and heard a glacier calf
Been spinnaker flying
Been water-skiing
Been snow-skiing
Been to Westminster Abbey
Been to the Louvre
Swam in the Mediterranean
Been to a Major League Baseball game
Been to a National Football League game
Swam with sharks
Been White Water Rafting
Written a book or screen play
Wrote a poem for somebody

C Goes to Sea World with Aunt Tori

Splashing, Splashing!

With Aunt Tori at Sea World

Starting our day with a visit with Shamu

With daddy and the cute flamingo friends

As expected, the weather was extremely hot but we went for it. The park was packed and we were hoping to get together with my brother's family but right after we watched the Shamu Show (fabulous!), we headed to the Shark Encounter to make our reservation at Underwater Grill and the sky broke open. Rain, rain and more rain came down and thankfully, we were under cover and our table was available about 10 minutes later. Lunch was wonderful even with a screaming toddler who, thank the Lord, fell asleep about an hour into it. (Mommy Break!) There were a lot of people doing the deep dive experience that day so every time I looked over to enjoy the sharks and other fish swimming around, I noticed that there was a cage of two people staring at us. Kept thinking...Can they see me? Can they talk to each other?

After lunch, we walked around and saw some seals as well as the horses. Happy Harbor was hopping so we changed the baby girl and let her run loose in the splash park. I have posted the picture at the top since it's one of my favorites ever!

So glad we got to spend the day with Aunt Tori. Baby girl was so good all day long and had a great time. We'll be back, Shamu!

Animal Kingdom

Happy 4th!

A traditional 4th of July

baby girl and her leaves...it's all red, white and blue.

Happy 4th of July!

My BeFrie and her Little Guy and her favorite yellow balloon.

she loves running in the forest. :-)

Love the Farmer's Market But Not as Much as I Love My BeFrie!

Love, love this girl!

Nature BeFrie

Zoo-in' it with Friends and Baby Girl Friends

@ the Zoo Splash Park...So fun!

J. all cutely dressed and ready to go in the water.

He kept saying, "Not going in the water."

J. and Baby Girl splashin'

J.'s ad for The Real Yellow Pages

BeFrie Mommy and her Baby J.