SC Zoo

Me and little sweet pea hit the zoo in SC. We had a blast! I've never petted a giraffe, and honestly it was awesome!! They stuck there heads up over the rails and you could feed them, and a baby was at about Z's height and was licking her :) we didn't even bother bringing a stroller, she put on her bear backpack-leash and we were off. We had such a great time together. really, I never imagined how much fun and joy I could have with my child. She really is one of the biggest blessings of my life, and makes everyday such a pleasure!

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Spring has sprung

I love spring, warm days and cool nights.
Ice cream.
Lounging in the yard.
Napping during walks.
Lovely lake side runs.
And I'm glad I finished my patio set I started redoing last fall :)
And the swing set is just lacking a second coat...coming soon.

First Day of Spring

Literally, she stops to smell the "roses." I can't even begin to explain how much I missed my Z baby! I missed her little hand on the back of my neck when I hold her, I missed when she does something bad she looks and me while she doing it a x says "no no" and then hands it to me. And I really missed just the joy and laughter I experience when I'm with her. We're so glad to be home!!

Crapbooking 101

I hate all the loose photos I had all over and the nagging thought that I was going to lose them and not have anything for my little kiddies one day to black mail me with. So I finished the project I started last year (haha) and scrapbooked all my photos from my parents wedding through my high school years! Whoo! Believe me, my pages are not award winners but the pics are in and labeled and ready to be seen. Luckily digital cameras were Bon and I can do the rest on shutterfly or I might kill myself. I HATE scrap booking ! But it's not bad to do online plus its cheaper and faster, thank goodness because I want to be completely caught up to date by the end of the summer...ambitious?! That's just the way I roll :)

Argentine Flashback

This week a friend asked me to think of some experiences I have had when I saw others peoples life change by embracing Jesus Christ...as I was thinking of those experiences I immediately thought of my mission to Argentina, Rosario. What an amazing 18 months of my life. It is a time that I always look back on, and they were by far the most influential 18 months of my life. I LOVED IT, and I love the people. 

I love having flashbacks!

 This is a guacho at a bus station...Argentine cowboy

 Daniela...oh I love her and miss her

 Hna. Ventura de Peru

 Miguel de Paraguy, such a stud. He later baptized his friend Oscar :)

FHE on the block...gotta love Argentina!!

Oh how I miss it.

Cruise continued

Z's favorite part... unlimited ice cream! She enjoyed a daily dose. As did I, sometimes many times a day. That strawberry yogurt was always calling my name.

So a floppy hat seems really cute...until your on a boat and its windy, and you're trying to take a picture :(

So here I am without a hat...dont mind the hair. But Z is sure rocking that bathing suit cover! Go girl, with your hair blowing in the wind and all!!

Welcome to Jamaica. We took a crazy van to some shops, the beach, and some other sightseeing. Jamaica is a bit crazy for those of you who have not been. A bit sketchy to say the least. But full of character and charm. Cory and I ate some jerked pork for lunch which was pretty good.

This was Z's first time feeling sand...she was not a huge fan. She kept picking up her feet and trying to shake off the sand.

She is so cute!!

Um... I look crazy, but I have to show proof that I was there too.

Holy smokes the driving was crazy!! Literally the front of the van was .5 in from a car...can you tell what direction we are heading???...we are taking a right. haha

This is our ship

Welcome to the Gran Cayman Island

We took a little boat out to a sand bar and we swam, held and fed stingray. Some were huge!! Even Z got in and petted them

Then we went snorkeling at a reef, and then relaxed on a private beach for the rest of the day.

Thank you, Lester. We loved our towel animals!

Welcome to Cozmel, Mexico. Here we just got a taxi and went to San Fransisco Beach and hung out.

You could say she had embraced the sand by now. She was loving her vacation!!

Her grandma had ordered a virgin pina colada, and was going to share with Z. After Z had drank 3/4 of it, she realized what sharing with a 14 month old baby who had 4 molars coming in was like. lol. Needless to say, 5 minutes later after her belly was cooled off, she took herself a nice nap with dad. We had an awesome Christmas!!!