I love things like this...!

Look at these peanuts!

Annabelle is a few months older in this photo than Piper...but how sweeeeeeeet.

Seriously Silly and Proud!

So, since we do not receive a daily newspaper in FL, Annabelle has been missing her daily dose of comics.  Most people laugh at them....read them to unwind......just to have a laugh.  Not our little girl..... she dissects them....

Gammie and Pop-Pop have started donating their funnies to Annabelle and on the way to school she was ALL BUSINESS reading those funnies.  Lighten up.....eh??

On the polar opposite end of the scale we have Piper an hour later...

Eating sand

With a shovel

Cackling

Oh you silly, silly baby!

And now for the proud....

After school we went to the post office to pick up...dun dun dun dahhhhhh....Adam's published, official and amazing textbook!  He got top billing on his chapter and we could not be more proud of how hard he works, how talented he is, and how unbelievably dedicated he was to writing this because every minute, every second, every thought about that book was DIFFICULT!  But, once again the Amazing Adam persevered...and BAM.....he's published again!

Annabelle learning about the elbow on the drive home.

Pretty sure she knows more than most right now!

And as true lovers of celebrations the girls and I threw him a surprise party!  

Tacos

Cards

Wine

Cookies

Pretty perfect for a man getting up at 4:15am each day for the next 6 weeks!

His Chapter:

The Book...in case you wanted some fun beach reading:/

And...if this doesn't prove the whole apple and tree saying....

Asking Adam tonight how he felt about having the book finally finished and published his response was:

"I'll never read it.  Things like this make me feel embarrassed and I just want to pretend it never happened."

I looked at him with a puzzled look and Annabelle said,

"I know Daddy.  I'd feel the same way".

Huh.

A Whole Lot of Love!

Today was the first official day of spring training....Adam crept out of the house long before sunrise...big day for him...first real day as acting Head Trainer!  We are looking forward to a hopefully great, healthy and winning season!!

Here's a look back at the last two weeks

Post-Dinner Rocking at Chowder Heads

A Valentine's Day Love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAMMIE!

We had a lovely b-day celebration complete with party blowers, a pinata and a fantastically fun game of Pictionary.... Who knew Annabelle was a dark horse in the game... SHE GUESSED EVERYTHING!

Pipes came down with a fever the other day....the best medicine...an AM walk on the beach of course!

Annabelle dressed Piper in one of her dresses....

Piper was BEYOND excited!

One seriously sweet six year old

Does it get better than V-Day donuts from cupid?

Also, I have no pictures because I wouldn't take my eyes off of her...but yesterday Annabelle was a boogie boarding champ...WHO KNEW?  The waves were pretty giant and the ocean was rough...she just kept diving in to ride the waves...she got wrecked a few times...like legs flailing underwater somersaults, sand EVERYWHERE and she would just get right back up and head in!  Onlookers were even stopping to say "wow, she's brave..."  

We are looking into Spring Break Surf Camp for her. 

Sunshine is the best medicine!

On January 14th we made our annual escape to Florida! 

 The girls and I boarded the plane and haven't looked back since!

The LONG flight to warmer weather!

Day 1-

Annabelle turned 16 and grew legs....

One of the joys of being down here for a few months is Family Time!

Playing with cousins at the park!

Getting ready for bed together!

Piper soaking in the sights and smells!

Sweet Annabelle

She has mastered the TA-DA!

Sister Hugs

A beautiful Saturday Morning

One thing we know, Annabelle can not rundown a seagull...though she tries...

shhhhhh

don't tell anyone this is what Piper and I do while Adam works and Annabelle is in school

our secret

This week at the Olsen's...

Annabelle waked in the door from the car reading her Nancy Clancy book, then plopped on the carpet to finish....Piper is just being silly in the background...about to rocking chair surf...her latest stunt!

I didn't take very good pictures this week....but I'm guessing in FL I'll be a lot more photo happy!

We were laughing yesterday morning after Annabelle went to school and we were having breakfast.  There was a point when Piper was standing on the table, eating scraps of food, playing with Adam's phone and watching TV.  NONE of these behaviors would be acceptable for Annabelle...yet we were taking pictures and saying how cute she was..... Second babies....

Note to selves...get more strict!

Annnnnnnd...,  The Grossest Baby in the World Eating Beet Hummus.

CAUTION:  THIS IS GROSS but kind of funny....

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I get a D+ for taking pictures over the Christmas break...too busy chasing and feeding and cleaning up after these adorable kiddos!  Looking back in my phone, here are pictures from the last few weeks!

In October the school asked us to put on some Christmas clothes and head down to the Church to take a photo for a Catholic Publication..they needed a family with young children for an Advent Article.  The school ended up using the photo for their Christmas Cards...so our faces were mailed to everyone's house!  Ha!  

Here's the photo

Pipes!

Silly Sisters Being Adorable....

An unusually warm December day...the beanpole..AKA...Annabelle learned how to rollerskate.

The trip to the park was iffy at best-  after skating for a bit she has it down!

Super Dad!

A monumental day in the life of a 6 year old.

Her first slumber party!

She fell asleep at 12AM!!

Church the next morning with her was superfun.

She melted in the pew.

Good news was she rebounded by mid-day!

Art Time!

The (unretouched) faces of a very happy couple!  The day Adam's promotion to Head Trainer became real!

His name and position scrolling on the ticker!

The Four Pictures I took of Christmas....

Cookies with Grandma Mary.

We are glad Santa's tolerance for cookies is high....the recipe lied...NOT the best sugar cookies ever....I think decorating is the best part anyway!

Christmas Morning!

Post-Christmas Bowling

I took Annabelle and Emmersen to the Children's Museum in Appleton, and they had a blast!  So did I.

Boxing up Christmas....the kids took the boxing part quite literally!

A little helper...or the opposite of!

Tonight is New Years Eve....Looking forward to the Joys and Adventures of 2016!