Barnett Headquarters

Last day of "school"

2011-10-27T11:09:00.004-04:00

Addy really loved her class and teachers this year.

Thanks Ms Yanet and Ms Elsy!!!

Mother's Day at GDS

2011-05-25T21:37:00.005-04:00

Addy's class had a mothers day lunch. Its always one of my favorite days of the year. Each kid made their mom a picture frame. During the lunch she and her friend William, made me this "flower". My sweet girl!

Easter!

2011-04-24T21:43:00.004-04:00

Happy Easter 2011! He is risen! We started out our day with an egg hunt and breakfast at church, followed by church service, quickly followed by naps, and rounding up the day with a really good Easter dinner at home. We hope you all enjoyed your celebrations!

Big Girl Room

2011-04-20T21:21:00.003-04:00

Last weekend, we changed our guest room into Addy's big girl room!

Spring Program

2011-04-20T21:01:00.004-04:00

This year's program was entitled "Pirates of the Scriptures." However, I think Addy's outfit looked more like "Gangs of the Scriptures"

The 1 and 2 year old classes were later in the program, and thus after nap time. It started out well.

Uh oh...she's starting to glaze over.

And so it ends. Better luck next year.

First Haircut!!!

2011-01-31T17:34:00.004-05:00

Addy's hair was getting a bit out of control

So we finally decided to bite the bullet and take her for her first haircut!
Daddy helped with positioning the head during the vital "bang cutting" portion of the haircut.

We brought along a friendly bear and the stylist let her hold some of her tools to make her more at ease.

Complete freakout when the hair dryer came out.

But in the end, I think she liked the whole experience!

Skipping Holidays

2011-01-31T17:31:00.002-05:00

Ok, I'm very far behind. Obviously. So I'm skipping pictures of Christmas and Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving at a great cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains with the Brockman side and we spent Christmas in Jacksonville with the Barnett side. We went to Christmas Eve service with Shawn's family and then had Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at his house with his family and Nana and Poppy. It was a great Holiday season but I'm too far behind to try and post those pictures (maybe I'll do some catch ups later). So moving on.....

Leaves!

2011-01-11T20:44:00.005-05:00

Addy and I went up to DC before Thanksgiving to hang out with my family and to celebrate Rocket's 60th Birthday! Rocket introduced Addy to fall leaves.

Sarah came to join in the fun!
So they ganged up on her.
Much to Addy's delight!

Punkies

2010-12-01T21:29:00.009-05:00

Our Halloween pretty much revolved around "Punkies". At the end of the harvest program, they said we could take one home.
Still pleased with her selection. Sketching the face with Daddy Kelly wisely carved the pumpkin during naptime. She was pretty pleased with the result (bells and all). Happy Halloween (very belated)!

GDS Fall Program

2010-11-28T18:20:00.007-05:00

Addy's first school program was the Fall Harvest program. She's such a ham, we thought for sure she'd take right too it. Um, not so much.....

What are all you people doing here?

Thheeeerrrreee we go.....

Two years old!

2010-11-03T21:40:00.005-04:00

Its so hard to believe that she's two years old already! That has to be the fastest 2 years ever! She is quite the talker these days. I'll try to get a video to post. Here are a few more pictures from her birthday weekend!

Renzo enjoyed in the festivities too!

Birthday #2

2010-11-03T21:18:00.004-04:00

On Addy's actual birthday, we had a Pooh themed extravaganza! (Sorta, we invited a bunch of adults over to watch the Gator game and threw in some cupcakes, gifts and singing) The adorable cupcakes were made by a co-worker in my office who does great work (she also did the ones for Birthday #1)Katherine came by to join in the festivities. Drew and Addy had a jam session. Woah! The wagon is a gift from Mommy and Daddy

I think she looked like the local homecoming queen, waving to all the kids in the neighborhood.
Thank you to Nana and Poppy for coming from Jacksonville and to all our friends for stopping by and the great gifts!

Birthday #1

2010-11-03T21:05:00.005-04:00

While everyone was here, we had a birthday party to celebrate the shared birthday of Addy (2)and Rock (3). We kept with the Disney theme of the week.

One of these days I'll remember that red icing is not a good idea for toddlers (see last year's birthday)

Thanks to JuJu for the Pooh toys and the pretty cross-stitch for Addy's room!

Cousins, Aunt and JuJu....Oh my!

2010-10-04T21:15:00.004-04:00

We loved having JuJu, Rachel, Rock and Louisa here for a week. Addy didn't have school so she hung out with them for the entire week while Kelly and I had to work. It was a huge help to us.
Little Louisa is getting cuter by the day
Whenever we say "guess who's coming to visit?", Addy's first answer is "Rock?" I think she misses him.

Disney

2010-10-04T20:14:00.004-04:00

What should you do with 3 kids under 3 on an extremely hot day in August? Take them to Disney World of course!!!! "YOU'RE CRAZY", you say!

JuJu, Aunt Rachel, Rock, and Louisa came to visit us in August. On their way down, we met them in Orlando for a day at Disney. We figured, better take advantage of the free admission before Rock turned 3.
We figured we'd go when the gates opened and stay as long as they would last. But we had a secret weapon. I broke my toe the week before we went and the Doctor suggested I not walk on it all day (not that I could have if I wanted to). The wheelchair got us to the front of every line. With a few naps throughout the day, we lasted until the night time parade.
UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! Kelly and I have decided that if anyone in our family ever has an injury that requires a wheelchair or crutches, we're heading to Disney World. Its the only way to go!!!!

Wiggles videos

2010-09-14T18:27:00.006-04:00

This is just seeing the signs in the lobby!

Slowly getting in to the dancing on the side.

Full blown mosh pit!!!!

The Wiggles

2010-09-11T11:33:00.008-04:00

Long delayed posting. We took Addy to see her all time favorite kid entertainers the Wiggles. I'm not sure who was more excited, Addy or Kelly.
Fueling up for the big show.
Initial reaction

We had great seats. Close to the action.

Really close.
Really really close.
*Note: I think Kelly had more fun at this concert than Addy. I'm trying to post videos but Blogger is not cooperating*

Captiva Island

2010-08-08T20:48:00.008-04:00

For my birthday and July 4th weekend, Kelly surprised me with a trip to Captiva Island. Our first day we went to breakfast and found the local 4th of July parade and celebration with entertainment, kids rides and a BBQ. It was something straight out of small town America. Awesome.

Captiva is known for its shells. So we took walks on the beach...

Some of us liked them more than others

The weather was overcast and a little rainy, which turned out to be great, not too hot and a more relaxing atmosphere. But we did get a little time at the beach!

We woke Addy up to go watch fireworks on the beach
But she warmed right up and started waving at all the people and fireworks.

After only 3 days, we found ourselves totally in love with the Captiva/Sanibel area. A great little get away for the 3 of us. We hope to go back many many more times.

Keys with the Barnetts

2010-08-03T21:05:00.005-04:00

We enjoyed a long weekend in Marathon with the Barnett clan at the end of June. There was lots of fishing.....
...and bonding with grandparents.....
...and playing with cousins....

Doesn't get much better than this!

Pigtails

2010-08-03T20:22:00.002-04:00

We'll try again in a few more months. (Note: She has A LOT more dresses, she just happens to be in the same dress in the last few posts)

Summer!

2010-07-25T22:27:00.002-04:00

Does it get any better than swimming?

Seriously!

Nana's retirement

2010-07-25T22:11:00.004-04:00

We had the pleasure of attending Nana's retirement luncheon. She taught elementary school for more than 30 years!!

Nana and the other retirees

Being entertained by Uncle Shawn

Being entertained by Daddy

Vicky, Nana, and Alice (two of Nana's longest friends)

Beautiful views of downtown Jacksonville from the Ortega Yacht Club

Congratulations Nana!

Outside fun

2010-07-25T21:32:00.003-04:00

Really no point to this post, just thought they were fun pictures. These were during a picnic at our favorite park. Oh and I played around in photoshop with our new computer. YAY!

Update

2010-07-14T14:16:00.001-04:00

We got a new computer! YAY!!!! But the wireless card is busted on it so we have to exchange it. BOOOOO!!!! Please keep tuning in. I promise to update soon!

Bubblefest 2010

2010-06-16T20:59:00.006-04:00

So I've missed a whole bunch of stuff that we've done lately. We went to Orlando for a friend's wedding the beginning of May. We had a big whirlpool bathtub in our hotel room and Addy's bath got a bit out of hand. Much to her delight.

Technical Difficulties

2010-05-05T15:48:00.002-04:00

Our home computer has died, 7 years is a good long life for a laptop. Luckily I have backed up all my photos! We are hoping to purchase a new computer in the next week or two, thanks to a bunch of points from our check card, frequent flier miles, and other various programs. Since I don't post that often, you probably won't even notice the glitch in the system!!:-)

Future Photog

2010-04-21T15:53:00.003-04:00

Addy's been carrying around this set of play keys and using it as a camera lately. We gave her an old film camera this morning and she played with it all the way to school, saying 'Cheese' the whole way. Perhaps we have a future National Geographic photographer on our hands or maybe the next Anne Geddes.

Cherry Blossoms

2010-04-15T20:46:00.006-04:00

DC is really beautiful in the spring. The day after we got back from London went down to see the Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin with JuJu. Although it was really crowded, it was a beautiful day!

Kelly got bored...

Visit with our Maryland Peeps

2010-04-15T20:03:00.007-04:00

Rocket and JuJu were very nice to watch Addy while we jumped across the pond. After our trip, we came back to DC for a few days and Easter.

First things first! We got to meet our new niece/cousin!
Louisa Theo Fix, born on March 18th. She is such a cute tiny thing!

London

2010-04-15T18:40:00.016-04:00

We had a fabulous time with Zuni in London. I'm going to try to only post a few pictures (we took a million). These are only from one camera so there are some things missing.
Day 1
Kelly in front of the British Museum. Fascinating stuff inside, including the Rosetta Stone.

We couldn't take any pictures in here but I highly suggest a visit to the British Library. Original handwritten documents of people like Shakespeare,Da Vinci,and Handel. The Magna Carta, a Gutenberg Bible and the original copy of Alice in Wonderland were some of the highlights.

Kelly and Zuni in front of her church, St. Helen's. FABULOUS service!

Kelly's favorite meal. Meat pie with mushy peas and mash!

Day 2 -
In front of the Queen's pad.

Changing of the guard

We also did a bus tour and Westminister Abbey this day. Here are a few pictures from the bus tour. No pictures were allowed in Westminister but its a fascinating place.

Day 3 -
We spent ALL Day in the Tower of London. Seriously we spent about 8 hours there. But we started the day with breakfast at Paul right next to the Tower.

Our very funny Yeoman Warder tour guide. I'm fascinated by the fact that these guys live in the Tower with their families. They're locked in every night at 10pm but its like a little village. They even have their own post office and pub!

Susanna's Lady Jane Grey impression (not really but I thought it was a cool picture)

Day 4 -
We started our day with a visit to St. Paul's. This included a walk (hike) to the top of of the dome. This was both exhausting and FREEZING cold!

Tea at the Wallace Collection

Kelly tries on some armor.

We finished this day with a show. We saw Oliver! Since I played Oliver in 4th grade, I was especially thrilled we got to see this show. It was a great ending to a fabulous trip.
Zuni outside the theater. The Royal Drury is the oldest theater in England. There's been a theater here since something crazy, like the 1600s.

Wish we could have stayed longer. London was one of my favorite places I've travelled and I hope we can go back soon!

P.S. These pictures are only from one camera, so I know there will be another poast about London.

Daylight savings time and Bad hair

2010-03-25T19:46:00.005-04:00

Thank goodness for the longer days. Its so nice to be able to play with Addy outside when we get home from work. Renzo loves it too.

These are from a Saturday morning. The weather is so nice, she was outside playing in her pjs in the morning. Daddy's been letting her play with the hose. Everyday she stands at the back door pointing outside saying "Agua".

PS Her hair is out of control. I want it to grow long enough to do something with it so I'm not cutting it. I bought some cheap barrettes but they never come home from daycare. Next option, hair products...

Park with Nana

2010-03-13T08:03:00.004-05:00

Nana and I took Addy to a park when we were in Jacksonville last weekend. She loved it but seemed to love wandering off into the bushes and picking up trash a little more. The swings were great though!

The Renz

2010-03-13T07:59:00.003-05:00

Haven't updated on our sweet dog in a while. I thought these pictures turned out really well. He's still great with Addy and she adores him.

Battle of the Bed Heads

2010-03-12T18:33:00.002-05:00

In a recent post on my sister's blog, she stated that her son, Rock, had some bad bed head. I told her that was nothing. And here is my proof...

Sea World

2010-02-11T18:31:00.005-05:00

As usual, I did a horrible job documenting this day. Addy's first trip to a theme park was last weekend. We just realized we need take advantage of free admission for children under 3 while we can!!!

Mesmerized by the shows.

Dementor's Kiss

2010-02-11T18:20:00.002-05:00

Is Renzo a Dementor?

Christmas Part 3.

2010-02-11T17:47:00.005-05:00

We finished up our holidays in Jacksonville.

Rhett and Bradley sure know how to pick out a doll!

Helping Poppy in the yard. (yes, she's watering the water)

And now I will close the door on my holiday postings. :-)

Let's change it up

2010-02-01T14:40:00.001-05:00

I was getting a little weary of the polka dots. I've switched, I'll probably switch again.

Christmas 2009 (Part 2)

2010-01-23T12:08:00.005-05:00

Cousins

Perfect Christmas morning hair

The one gift she opened before going down for a nap. The perfect movie for any little girl.
Christmas Eve service
The Calvin and Hobbs-esque snowman sculpture made by Kelly and Ron. You can tell who didn't grow up with snow.
Snow fun with Daddy

Christmas 2009

2010-01-21T18:01:00.006-05:00

A big sorry to the blog followers. Time has gotten away from me after the holidays. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the holidays!

Christmas service at Granada

Really good picture of Addy in her pretty Christmas dress (from Nana) in front of a really ugly blue cooler. :-(

Trying to get a Christmas picture for the grandparents' calendars!

More to come (hopefully)

Happy Kid!!

2009-12-06T13:27:00.004-05:00

And slightly evil looking.

First Date?

2009-12-06T13:19:00.003-05:00

Does this count as a first date?

(I wonder where she gets that from)

Enjoying Miami Winter Weather

2009-11-15T22:35:00.004-05:00

There's a great new park in South Beach. Right on the tip of the island that is "Miami Beach", on the channel where all the cruise ships sail out. So today after church, we headed over for lunch and some fun in the sun. What a perfect day!!!

Oh hey, look! She does smile!!!!

WHAT???

2009-11-09T21:07:00.002-05:00

$20 to whoever can decifer what she's saying....

These "boots" are made for walking

2009-10-14T22:26:00.004-04:00

Addy is walking and not slowing down! The Audrey Hepburn-esque outfit is courtesy of Aunt Sarah.

Best friends

2009-10-14T22:06:00.005-04:00

This girl loves her dog...or maybe this dog loves his girl.

Additional birthday pictures

2009-09-30T15:20:00.002-04:00

The adult cake and the free cake to be destroyed.

Uncle Shawn is so interesting!

Addy trying to out "run" Rhett

Bradley is hilarious!

Birthday wardrobe

2009-09-30T15:15:00.002-04:00

Every girl should be appropriately dressed for a party. Thanks Nana!

Addy's 1st Birthday!!!!

2009-09-29T22:23:00.011-04:00

Addy's 1st Birthday, celebrated at Nana and Poppy's...

...the cousins warming up for the party...

... and Bradley loved the hats....

...Addy, not so much...

... but she liked the cake.

I mean loved the cake...

... LOVED the cake.

ps... Renzo liked it too. :-) Happy Birthday Addy!!!

Updates From the Barnett Keys Trip

2009-09-29T21:29:00.003-04:00

...A Wonderful Vacation with the Barnett Family.

GREAT trip with the whole family! Thanks to Nana for coordinating!

The New and Improved Shark Boy. Lava Girl not included.

Bradley.... waiting....

... and patience pays off! 35lb Wahoo. (Shawn helped)

Kelly fishing bare-handed.

One year old!!!!

2009-09-24T13:12:00.007-04:00

Can't believe Addy is a year old! Its been a fun and exhausting year. Here are some shots on her actual birthday. She's quite the mover and shaker these days. She's walking everywhere and I'm sure, will be running before we know it!

Birthday party Numero Uno

2009-09-24T13:02:00.006-04:00

This lucky little girl got to celebrate her birthday twice!!!! The 1st was on our trip to Maryland. Addy and her cousin Rock share the same birth date. She didn't really have any clue what was going on but stuck her hand in the cake. Just like she should have.

Brockman Crab Feast 2009

2009-09-21T10:40:00.012-04:00

One of my favorite things about Maryland summers are Maryland Crab feasts. Sitting outside with family and friends, tearing into these poor, delicious, creatures and watching the fireflies. Awesome.

These guys (and Kelly who is taking the pictures) are the ones that usually finish off the rest of the crabs. You notice that all the women have left the table.

Terrorizing the streets of DC

2009-09-03T22:03:00.006-04:00

Dad took us, Sarah, Ron, Zuni, and Fix on a segway tour of DC. I thought this might be a boring and very hot excursion since we basically grew up around these sights. Boy was I wrong! We had a great time. These machines are fascinating and much easier to use than I thought they would be.

They let these people take out their segways?

Of course the Brockman girls all got matching helmets.

My segway name.

Ben's Chili Bowl

2009-09-03T22:00:00.003-04:00

Ben's Chili Bowl is a Washington institution but yet Sarah and I had never been! We all got the chili half smokes and Rock and Addy split a hot dog. Very yummmy!

Addy's first plane ride

2009-09-03T21:54:00.004-04:00

'So, how does this thing work?'

She was VERY good on the plane. She was so interested in all the people and the food we constantly fed her, I don't think she really realized what was going on.

The Keys with the Barnetts

2009-09-03T21:18:00.005-04:00

We were lucky to be able to take a quick getaway with the Barnett clan in Marathon. We stayed at the fabulous Tranquility Bay Resort (highly recommend to everyone, especially families). The guys got to fish a couple times and the girls got to lay around by the pool and condo.

Rhett caught this fish off the dock right outside our condo.

Addy's learning the joy of a foot massage early in life.

As we were leaving the Keys, Rhett, Bradley, Kelly and Shawn took a kayak trip.

Apologies

2009-09-03T13:13:00.001-04:00

My apologies for the lack of updates on this blog. Keep tuning in, I promise to post some stuff before Addy's first birthday.

End of July pictures

2009-07-31T22:04:00.002-04:00

Here are some random pictures from this month.
Cute new outfit from Nana. She even left the bow in all day!

Addy's first baseball game.

She got herself in here and couldn't get back out.

Lobstering in the Keys

2009-07-31T21:50:00.006-04:00

Just got back from another very successful lobster mini-season.
Happy Boat girl!

It was so much fun to watch Addy and Wade play with each other. They are only 2 weeks apart in age.

All the playing wipes them out!!!!

Rock

2009-07-31T21:47:00.003-04:00

Loved getting to spend more time with my nephew Rock. He is a hoot!

Summer Fellowship Gathering

2009-07-31T21:33:00.004-04:00

We had a great time at Litchfield Beach in South Carolina. It was great to catch up with all of our old friends, all 3 generations! Unfortunately, I didn't take nearly enough pictures of everyone.

End of June pictures

2009-06-28T17:07:00.003-04:00

I think she looks so old in these pictures!

Video Part Deux

2009-06-02T23:22:00.003-04:00

Videos!!!!

2009-06-02T22:45:00.005-04:00

KEYS!!!

2009-06-02T22:25:00.004-04:00

Addy loves the Keys (so do her parents).

We had a great time with the Fritz family and we were extra happy to see Sarah and Ron down there too! Unfortunately I got no pictures of them.

Boating is exhausting

Mother's Day

2009-06-02T21:55:00.004-04:00

I had an absolutely lovely 1st Mother's Day. Kelly fixed a great breakfast, we went to church, we went to lunch at my favorite Mall in town, did some shopping, took Renzo to the dog park, and took Addy for her first dip in the pool.

Me and my girl

First french fry

First trip to the pool. She was very stoic the entire time.

Papa Rocket and JuJu

2009-05-07T19:39:00.003-04:00

We were really happy to have Papa Rocket and JuJu (this is what little Rock calls her) come visit us last weekend. Addy loved all the attention!

She's on the move....

2009-05-07T19:27:00.004-04:00

Video to come but here are some shots of Addy starting to crawl and pull herself up. Needless to say, we are not prepared and are finding things everyday that need to put up higher!

Addy and our "First" Dog

2009-04-15T21:36:00.007-04:00

In order to get to the fabulous picture above, we had to take all the pictures below (and then some). Poor Renzo.

Easter 2009

2009-04-15T21:19:00.003-04:00

For some reason Blogger will no longer show me the pictures in the "edit" setting, so I can't make comments after each picture and I can't figure out how to move around the pictures. So these are in no particular order! Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! He is Risen!

Have fun in NYC!!!

2009-04-07T20:40:00.003-04:00

Addy wanted to send Grammy, Aunt Rachel, Aunt Susanna, Judy and Annie off to NYC in style. You know, she's a pro at maneuvering the streets of the Big Apple!

Proof

2009-03-18T20:57:00.002-04:00

Here's proof that we can finish a project

Take me out to the ballgame

2009-03-18T20:12:00.004-04:00

Last time we went to Jacksonville, we were able to go see Rhett and Bradley's baseball games. They are quite the little sluggers.

Uh oh, Grammy, Cokie, Tutu, someone might be a Pepsi fan!!!

Just because...

2009-03-18T17:55:00.003-04:00

Afternoon walk

2009-03-18T17:29:00.003-04:00

Now that the time has changed, I've been trying to take Addy and Renzo on a walk everyday when I get home from work. Here's my view:

Addy likes watching Renzo run around.

Teeth shot!!!!

I think she likes it!!!!

Food Glorious Food!

2009-03-12T21:19:00.006-04:00

We've started Addy on Rice Cereal. It didn't so great at first. More came out than went in.

She's definitely gotten the hang of it, although easily distracted.
We usually end up looking like this.

Last one...

2009-02-26T22:02:00.002-05:00

I tried to put these all together but it wouldn't work.

More...

2009-02-26T21:54:00.002-05:00

For your viewing pleasure

2009-02-26T21:47:00.002-05:00

Our Other Baby

2009-02-26T20:52:00.006-05:00

Someone has to remind us every once in a while who the first baby in the house was.

Infant Balding Pattern

2009-02-26T20:09:00.003-05:00

Addy had a lot of hair when she was born.

But she's lost it all.

Well except for this.

Addy update!

2009-02-16T09:20:00.004-05:00

Addy has had many developments over the last month. She has two teeth (no pictures available).

She has discovered her toes and occasionally gets them into her mouth. Busted!She's discovered Renzo
He's not supposed to lick her face but that seems to be a losing battle. She can hold her own bottle although she chooses not too most of the time.

Grammy's visit

2009-02-16T08:53:00.004-05:00

Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of the month my mom spent with us in Miami. My mom graciously offered to come take care of Addy the first month I went back to work. It was great to have mom around and to have her share in our lives here in Miami. She helped us with so many things when she was here, it was a total blessinng. Thanks Mom!

Grammy bought Addy her jumper gym when she was here. This is now where Addy resides most of the time when she is awake. She loves it!

Too much flash mom!!!

New Kitchen!!!

2009-02-07T10:09:00.005-05:00

We finally bit the bullet and renovated our kitchen. We knew it had to be done if we wanted to sell our place and we figured we should enjoy it before we had to sell it. It was a massive headache while it was going on but we love it now!!!!

Pre-demo, we did have more decorations around the kitchen but this is before we ripped it down!

All the stuff from the kitchen in the dining room.

After cabinet removal

New stuff going in!!!!Ta-da!!!!!

No more bi-fold doors, Kelly's favorite part of the kitchen!

Eventually we're going to frame some of our photos for the wall and add some new blinds.

National Championship, Gators vs. Sooners

2009-02-03T22:06:00.008-05:00

For those of you who don't know, January 8th divided my family. My mother, sister, and brother in law all went to the University of Oklahoma while I went to the University of Florida. So the college football national championship pitted us against each other for the first time. My dad has been a loyal follower of both teams due to his family ties. He always said if they met in a bowl, we would go. Little did he know that it would be the National Championship! My dad was very generous and bought tickets for Sarah, Ron and I. It was truly one of the greatest experiences ever. Not just because of the final outcome (Gators won 24-14) but because I got to spend it with my family. Thanks Dad, you're the greatest!

Sorority sisters: Jessie, Amy, and Tiffany

Jack Beldon and DadThis was taken before the game but obviously I was the good luck charm for the Gators.

Dad changed his hat every quarter. Here he is after the game with with winning hat on.

Child Abuse

2009-01-15T21:59:00.004-05:00

My parents came for the BCS National Championship game. I came home from work one day and my child was dressed in this horrendous outfit!!!!

Because I love my mother, I allowed it. But I softened the ugliness with these classy socks.

Don't worry, on January 8th, she was dressed appropriately.

PS. As you can see, we've done some serious work in our kitchen. This is a preview. There will be a much lengthier blog about this soon (aka when everything is done).

Ahoy matey!

2009-01-15T21:26:00.004-05:00

What better way to ring in the new year than in a place you wish you were all the time?! We headed down to Cudjoe Key with the Fritz family again.

The nursery

She wasn't too fond of the life preserver but once the boat got going and the bouncey seat got rocking, she was out. Who knew a bouncey seat was such an important piece of boating equipment!!!Future love match? Addy looks pretty happy with the situation!

One of my favorite sights.

Old friends

2009-01-15T21:23:00.003-05:00

Kelly had a great time catching up with Randy, Stewart, and Arthur while we were in Jacksonville. These guys used to carpool to elementary school together. It was lots of fun hearing them talk about things they did as kids.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-15T20:02:00.008-05:00

We spent Christmas in Jacksonville with the Barnett family this year. Its always exciting to be around Rhett and Bradley, especially after Santa arrives.

I just got a new lens for the camera so hopefully we'll have less red-eye and blurriness in 2009.

Serious drool monkey.

Checking out the Christmas tree with Dad.

Its always good to spend time with Grandpa!

Rhett and Bradley got new scooters for Christmas

Addy is amazed!

Yay for hospitals!!!

2008-12-20T19:50:00.004-05:00

Ok, that is sarcasm, folks. We loved having our family around. All the hugging and kissing, aka passing of germs. After everyone was gone, Addy came down with a fever that night. So we called the doc and they said to take her to the ER. Yippee!!! At the ER they said her white blood cell count was high, they did a lumbar puncture and a culture to rule out a number of really really bad things. BUT the culture took 48 hours to mature and therefore, they had to admit us. Super.

So her parent's felt like this....
But Addy played...
slept...

and generally thought the whole thing was hilarious!!!Luckily, all the tests came back negative and she basically just had a bad chest cold.

Baptism

2008-12-20T18:43:00.006-05:00

We were able to have Addy's baptism the Sunday after Thanksgiving so that our family could be there. The dress she's wearing was the dress I was dedicated in.

I have no idea what I'm doing here.

All the grandparents!The sweet thing slept through the whole thing.
Oh wait, no she didn't.

Everything is ok.

Outdoor fun

2008-12-09T14:10:00.012-05:00

The day after Thanksgiving we headed to Matheson Hammock Park for a picnic and to enjoy the great weather. Nana and Poppy came in from Jacksonville for Addy's baptism (see next post). Nana was sick but Poppy joined us.

Thanksgiving!

2008-12-09T11:54:00.007-05:00

We were so thankful that all of my family came to Miami for Thanksgiving. It was so much easier for us and we were glad they could all enjoy the warm weather.

Of course we fried a turkey.

And when I say "we", I mean Ron and Kelly

Sarah made up some great appetizers.

Zuni made a killer brunch that day, so she could enjoy her wine later.

While the guys fried the turkey, the rest of us played cards.

Fix and Rock chatted up Gnomie (who really needs to go home, he has long overstayed his welcome, bad houseguest)

Kelly is unhappy with the status of the Turkey.

The weather was so great we got to sit outside and talk most of the day. We also ate outside which was fabulous.

Renzo staked out his spot under the table early. No missing food droppings for this dog!

Addy avoided all the goings on by sleeping in her swing most of the day.

Rock entertained the crowds...

And shook hands with his adoring public.

Addy and Granpa Rocket

Cousins

2008-12-05T12:18:00.005-05:00

It was great having Rock around. He's grown so much. Hard to believe these two babies are exactly one year apart in age. Can't believe Addy will be so grown up in only a few months!

Rock LOVES Renzo.

A blurry happy baby.

Flashin' those baby blues!

Nothing is tastier than a hand, really.

Not so thrilled with "kisses" from his cousin.

Thanksgiving Visitors

2008-12-05T11:47:00.006-05:00

Yay for family visits! My Mom, Rachel, and Rock came down early for the Thanksgiving holiday. We had a great time playing games and going on outings around Miami. As our Christmas gift, Rachel reupholstered our daybed. She is so crafty, it amazes me. She took before and after pictures to post on her blog, Design Fix http://fixfab.blogspot.com/. Go see our new daybed cover and all the really cool stuff she makes.

Playing Shanghai Rummy with Grammy. She's gotta learn someday, might as well start now.

Addy's not sure what she thinks of all the car trips.
Robert is Here, our favorite fruit stand in Homestead. Great fresh milkshakes!!!

Mom's impression of an emu. Not sure what is scarier, the impression or the emu.

Rachel's impression of pure raw honey. Again, scary.

Rock meets Robert.
A boy and his tractor.
Dancin' with Grammy.
This could be a commercial. My mom said her dad used to have a truck just like this.

Nana and Ribfest

2008-11-14T10:32:00.004-05:00

Nana came to visit for Veteran's Day weekend. We did lots of exciting things, like go to Costco and Target. But the most exciting was Ribfest! We enjoyed good ribs, country music, and very interesting people watching.

And that's our cue to go...

Jacksonville and meeting the family

2008-11-13T23:38:00.005-05:00

Next stop, Jacksonville!

Three generations of Barnetts

Aunt Michelle has a way with babies!

Uncle Shawn really understands Addy.

Kelly shows Rhett and Bradley up in Twister.

Drive home and South Carolina

2008-11-13T23:04:00.006-05:00

Addy did really well on the drive home. I think the hum of the road kept her asleep.

First stop, Columbia, South Carolina! Four babies born in the last year: (left to right) Kristen (Hudgens) and Walker Cason, Us, Elizabeth and McCrary Hudgens, Lauren and Reese Hudgens.

Dads (Greg and Jonathan Hudgens) trying to get everyone to look at the camera

Jay

Reese

Copeland

McCrary

Sunday morning pile on Elizabeth!

Halloween

2008-11-13T22:44:00.006-05:00

Aunt Rachel gave us a bunch of outfits to use for Halloween, we went with this subtle hat and onesie combination. Rock went trick or treating in Cokie and Rocket's neighborhood as a monkey (after the dog costume didn't work, see below).

Then we took too many pictures and everything imploded.