We took Isabella and her best friend, Noel to Disneyworld for her 9th birthday! She thought it was very cool to take the day off from school to go to her very favorite place!
Chelsea sent her a birthday box of her favorite things...teen magazines, ring pops, a peace sign blanket and more!
The next day we had her birthday dinner at her favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory and she celebrated with a piece of Coconut Cream Cheesecake!
We went to Bruce's parent's home near Orlando the day before Halloween, so we brought our pumpkins with us and carved them there!
Isabella's pumpkin
Evan's pumpkin
Isabella went trick or treating with her friend, Alana since the boys were off who knows where with their friends!
On Saturday, we went out on the boat and had an amazing day! This is what autumn in Florida is all about...the weather was perfect! We went tubing around Sport Island then saw manatee on our way down to Venice to see the dolphins! Evan's friends, Alyssa and Olivia came with us!
Jonah and Bruce did their first triatholon today in Venice. There was a 400 meter swim, a 9 mile bike ride and 3 mile run. Jonah finished first in the 14 and under group with a time that was 6 minutes faster than the second place participant. We're so proud of them!
Shake Pit!
Disney Hollywood Studios
Mooch!
Fishing!
Surfing!
A day on the bay!
Tubing!
My good friend, Kristy and her kids spend the summer with her parents in Watch Hill, RI. Isabella and her daughter, Noel are best friends and plotted all through the spring about us coming for a visit...well, it actually happened! Isabella and I flew up for a few days and had an amazing time!
This is "the Barn" across the street from Kristy's parent's house where we all stayed...sooo cute inside and out!
The Yacht Club and downtown Watch Hill on the harbor.
Kristy's parents have a cabana on the beach and we spent most of our week enjoying the beautiful views and (chilly!) ocean waves!
Isabella with Noel and her sister, Kathryn
Who knew wet sand could provide hours of entertainment?
The hydrangeas were in full bloom in RI...sure wish they grew in Florida! They were just beautiful and I couldn't get enough pictures of them!
The Ocean House is an old hotel that was recently renovated and reopened in town. Like something from a movie set, the hotel was as incredible inside as out!
The village of Watch Hill is filled with quaint little shops...that we visited almost daily!
The Carousel is the oldest one in the United States.
The stinkin' hot Florida summers finally got to Evan and he decided to cut off his beautiful curls! Now we can see his AMAZING blue eyes! So handsome!
