H's first taste of sand

So although Hazel has been to the beach a few times in her 8 months on this earth, I cant believe my little babe is already 8 months, I hadn't put her down in the sand until this trip. She loved it.... for about 5 minutes.

warning... please excuse my baby's nose. she was teething and had a cold... oh yes and she also has dried baby food all over her face... you're better off not opening the pictures up so you don't have to see just how grubby she is in the pics

a better visual on that toenail.
i can't believe i let it get so out of hand 
you bet i got to that sucker straight away

 this girl doesn't mind the sand one bit
in fact she loves it

it's real nice living at the beach.

The GrandHydes come to Florida Part 2

Adventure III

Disney World

Some people I know would say "a band of a thousand horses could not drag me to that place" but that did not stop up from taking on Disney World in the 100 degree weather (although it was fair warning). Goldie was in heaven with all of the princesses and disney characters that we saw. She was heartbroken when we wouldn't stand in line to see Daisy Duck who had about 50 people waiting to see her.  It was a great trip to disney. My favorite part was being able to spend time with Mark and Anne even though you were calling me "the slave driver" by the end of the day. 

we have had our Disney fill for a while.

G

goldie was so pleased about every part of the day...even the ferry ride to the park
so funny that she was already sweating and we weren't through the gates yet 

T

In mid"cinderella's castle"... love that little lisp she has

first things first... to cinderella's castle we go

taking it all in

G

Goldie wasnt too sure about the moving horsey... this is her "I'm trying to enjoy myself" face

heading to the dumbo ride

 she was a patient little line waiter

Goldie was pretty scared of maleficent during "dreams" at cinderella's castle

 she did love seeing all the dancing princesses

 after a quick wardrobe change due to a spill at lunch we waited for the parade
goldie didnt seem to mind the heat... but man, it was hot

 I love that Haze is ready for It's a Small World in this picture

FAVORITE picture of the whole day
Mark is such a safe driver... he wont event take his eyes off the road

Thank you Mark and Anne. The day was very fun. I am sorry that I made you walk and walk and walk. We should have gotten on the train. I still regret that. I hope you can forgive me for working you like dogs that day. We loved having you here with us. Love you.

The GrandHydes come to Florida Part 1

Mark and Anne came to visit last month to celebrate their 35 years of marriage. For weeks before Goldie was talking about how her Grammy and Papa were coming to the "brown house" (thats what she calls our new place). She was so excited and so were we. M & A were here for 4 short days... it went too fast. While they were here we did a little eating, did a little gaming, did a little hair and took some adventures.

ADVENTURE I

St Augustine (the oldest city in the continental US)

The day was pleasant and the company enjoyable. After driving through the charming town we first stopped at Castillo de San Marcos. Golds was thrilled that we were going to a castle although i think she was expecting to see "CinderBeauty" there. We tried to make it to the Lightner Museum but didn't have enough time to make it worth the admission so we sat in the beautiful atrium for a bit before topping off the day with a nice meal at a recommended grill on the water. It was a day well spent.

the happy couple

pretty girls

handsome hyde men

grammy and papa with our girls

 on our way out of Castillo

feeding the goldfish raisins(thats all i had)  in the atrium outside the lightner museum

ADVENTURE II

Crabbing on the Indian River

The Quigley's were out of town but they let us take M& A out on the RendezQ (her name has been updated after a serious makeover). John, Nate and Sam, also known as hyquaught, have been in the throws of crabbing fever. John took us out to the crab trap that was dropped on their last trip out together. We packed sandwiches and chips for dinner and headed out on the river to check the trap. We found one blue crab but had mercy on it and sent him off to be caught by another crabberman.

love anne's wild boat hair-before our 1am hair appointment

my busy little boat girl

our handsome bearded captain

haze slept most of the time and woke up pretty sweaty

such a sweet little face with her grammy

the catch

heading back we stopped and watched some dolphins

goldie always claims to see them when we are driving on the causeway over the river but this time she really did