A Day at the Park!

(Winter time in Medard Park, Florida.)

(Isabella, 5 months old! ~;o)

(First time in the swing, she LOVED it!)





(Orange Groves across the street from the park.)

We took Isabella to the park this past weekend. This was a new park for all of us, but it wasn't her first visit to one. She was however, able to sit in the swing for the first time! She just loved it!! She was distracted by pretty much everything from the other older children playing to the squirrels scampering up the trees!! It was fun to watch her happily kicking her little feet in the swing~;o) I have posted a couple of pictures of the Edward Medard Park above. This is a fantastic park to visit if you are in the Plant City vicinity! There are many MANY shelters for Birthday Parties, docks for boats and canoeing, an Equestrian center with horse back riding, camping grounds, nature trails, a lookout tower, and of course a playground. It appears to be a little slow during the winter days, but we look forward to visiting again perhaps in the spring and summer time. This is by far, certainly another Diamond in the Rough!! Until next time darlings ~:o)

Slow Start to the New Year....

(Campbell's Covered Bridge, Built in 1909)

(We don't see this in Florida, AMAZING!!)

(Asheville, North Carolina. A Winter Wonderland!)

(On top of Cesar Head Mountain, 3200 feet high. Loved all those little homes clustered along the mountain!!)

(There were lots of these too~;o)

(And as always, a little bit of History~;o)

(I want to go back in the Spring and see this when everything is in BLOOM!)

(We spent our Christmas Eve at The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Just beautiful!!)

(Our little Snow Baby, all bundled up!! 3 Months old here.)

I'm a little behind on my blogging. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year's Day. As you can see, I'm off to a slow start so far, but it's okay~:o) Haven't really had the chance to blog since the Holidays till now!! I've missed blogging, it's my therapy and down time. A lot of family in and out of town and we have been sick for the past couple of weeks. Isabella got her first cold, and a yucky one. So we've been doing double time over here. She is doing much better though and we are so Thankful for this. Well we spent our Christmas in the Carolinas!! Greenville and Asheville to be exact. It is always a wonderful thing to go out of town and see new beautiful places~:o) At first I was thinking Charleston (In LOVE with this place!!) But we stayed closer to the mountains. And it was so worth seeing!! So very different from seeing the Charleston area during last summer's Baby Moon!! ~;o) This was one of my Christmas presents from Emmanuel~:o) My sweetheart (blushes) ~:o) I am almost convinced that I could take a trip to the Carolinas once a year and never get bored! I almost think I could move to Charleston, if Daddyo said "Lets Go!" Not quite confident yet, but almost there~;o) Here are some pictures of our Winter Vacation and here is another more recent one of Bella, my little Kewpie Baby!! She is 4 months old in this picture. Until next time darlings~:o)

Baby Shower!

(I just adore this little Kewpie Baby!! It reminds me of my own~;o)

(All in the details baby.....~;o)

(A beautiful diaper cake, handmade by the Grandma-to-be!)

(And of course the mama-to-be and I stop for a pose~;o)

(Yes, even "You know who" joined in on the festivities~;o)

Yup, still catching up on my blogging~;o) So this past Saturday I went to my good friend Iris's Baby shower!! She will be a first time mama like me! Her shower was just lovely!! And of course I jumped at the wonderful opportunity to practice my amateur skills~;o) Family, friends, and great food!! What more could you ask for? Thanks for having me mama!! And enjoy this very, very special time!! It goes by so quick!! Until next time friends~:o)

A Visit to Santa~;o)

We went to visit Santa a couple of weeks back! Mama has just been slacking on blogging and posting pictures~;o) She surprisingly did well! I expected her to have a melt down but apparently she hasn't hit the separation anxiety stage yet~;o) Which in return made for a great photo session with Baby and Santa~;o) So how did your kiddo's visit with Santa go? Comments are welcome, don't be shy! Send me a link to your blog with your Santa visit! I love to see new blogs and places!! Cheerio for now~:o)

Plant City Rib Fest 2009

(Camellia Rose Tea Room)

(The best kind of fine china, oh the nostalgia!)

(She's such a little Ham~;o)

(Old Rustic Charm)

Last weekend we visited Plant City to attend their annual Rib Fest!! There must have been over 20 different vendors selling ribs to choose from!! I didn't get too many pictures of the festival because it was too crowded. However, after enjoying some yummy samples from several different booths, we made our way to the Historic District of Plant City. They have a good handful of antique shops in the area, a tea room, a nice little park, and a really neat railroad station. The homes in the historic district are well worth driving around to look at too. If you enjoy these things and your in the vicinity, check it out! Until next time~:o)

Ruskin Seafood Festival 2009

(Picture courtesy of Daddyo~;o)

(Salt water marshes on the beach.)

(Yummy fried food!!)

(More serenity.....)

(A single palm tree graces the beach.)

(Isabella enjoying some fun in the sun~;o)

So we went to Ruskin a couple of weeks ago to attend their annual Seafood Festival. It is actually a lovely little family friendly, recreational area! To my surprise, it was right by the beach and E. G. Simmons Park! The park kind of reminds me of Picnic Island only better~:o) It was a busy festival! Some of the activities included: Various artsy vendors, moon walks, games, the Mote Aquarium and some of their fantastic sea animals, a live karaoke band, multiple raffles, and the food of course~;o) And the beach was a bonus!! If your in the area and looking for a diamond in the rough, visit E.G Simmons Park and Beach in Ruskin, Florida. Until next time friends~;o)

Tarpon Springs November 2009

(I'm smiling lots now hee hee!!)

I absolutely LOVE Florida!! There are so many fun things to see and do!! All we need is more rain and a little bit of snow (which we never get) and this is one of the top ideal places in the US to reside~;o) That is at least I think so~;o) So we took Isabella to Tarpon Springs for the first time. She loved it!! Practically slept the whole time!! Have ya caught on to my sarcasm yet? "Yeah Rebecca, it was rather cheesy, just stick to the post and cute baby. Okay ya'll no problem he he~;o) This was another great opportunity to practice my amateur photography skills~;o) The sponge docks are always fun to visit here, they have a trolley that circulates around the vicinity, a park and a beach right up the road. If your in the area it is worth visiting. Wanna read more about this area? Click the orange link in the post, you can also click here. I thought I'd also post a new recent picture of Isabella, this was taken while in Tarpon Springs and she was about 8 weeks in the picture. We also went to Ruskin this past weekend, I will post pics of this in a new post soon!! Until next time friends~;o)

Fall Carnival

So every October, St. Patrick's School holds their annual fall Carnival. I took advantage of the opportunity to practice my photography skills. No entry fees means free photos~;o) I think that carnivals, state fairs, and festivals hold many points of interest, so I was very excited about going~:o) I went towards the evening time when I took these, just around six o'clock. A little help from you professional natural lighting comrades out there please....when is the best time to shoot clear and beautiful pictures? When do you shoot? And finally, I have a Nikon D40, absolutely love it!! I want to get the bigger lens now: 18-200mm lens. Anyone know where the cheapest place to purchase this lens could be? Your feedback is most helpful. Until next time~:o)