Patch time

It's that time a year again... time for a pumpkin!! This year we got to go to 2 different pumpkin patches, one in south Florida and one here in Orlando. 

Bella decided to sit on the pumpkins 

 Here is Bella and Papa in the hay

 Bella looking cool in her glasses, near the waterfall eating her Halloween cake-pop

She decided to catch a ride home on a turtle

Bella showing off her little pumpkin with daddy

 Snoopy and Bella

 Grandma and Grandpa laying in the hay with Bella and Snoopy

Catch up time

I have been pretty bad at posting lately so I'm playing catch up now from the last month or so. These were photos I had on my phone.

Poor Bells got her first real cold with a fever and throwing up. She also got pink eye (as is she wasn't suffering enough)! We took her to the doctors and got her medicine and she fell asleep on my lap. I couldn't not post this pic because she looks so cute just laying there.

 The trooper she is though she still managed to smile

Aunt T came to town next to take her to Universal and she was feeling all better and posing for animal crackers... Oops I mean pictures :)

We had a couple play dates to include lunch with her friend Addison

My friend Jenny came by with her dog Fynch

 the 2 played house together

Bella loved pottery painting so much that Nana got her some Fall Themed things to paint

 Nana also bought her some boots so we played dress up and I braided her hair like a "cowgirl" she calls it

 We went down south a couple times and she had lunch with the Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders

 She played with Aunt T's cat Vegas

 She got a new bike and is learning to ride it

 and i just loved this picture of her with her cousins, Matt and Brandon, at Target getting a snack after school 

Washing Dishes

Teaching her young how to do dishes

Universal

Last weekend Aunt T and Uncle Frankie came to town and took Bella to Universal and Islands of Adventure for the first time. Bella had so much fun with them and I think they had fun playing mommy and daddy for the day. 

 she missed her mom and dad though and wished we were there :) 

 I think this photo is hilarious! They put her in a pretend seat for the Hulk Roller Coaster and told her to scream

 Her absolute favorite person/show right now is Barney and Universal had a Live Barney show and playground. Bella was in heaven and loved meeting him

 riding the carousel 

Pottery Painting

Last week we headed to Volusia County and did some pottery painting with some people from work.

Bella with her friends, Alexandra and Samantha (Nancy's girls)

 we decided to paint a spoon rest since daddy broke ours

 she insisted on painting it purple (her new favorite color) for the record, nothing in the house is purple

 if you zoom in on this picture you can see that she decided to add this teal color as well. We get to pick it up in 2 weeks and I have a feeling that it will be the most beautiful spoon rest ever and Bed Bath and Beyond will be knocking on our door to get her designs. 

 besides painting she had a good time hanging out with this big stuffed bear

Beach 2012

Last summer we took Bella to the Fort Lauderdale Beach in the evening for a little sneak peek at the beach. Yesterday we took her for her first real beach day. We packed our bags, coolers and toys and headed out to Cocoa Beach. She was so excited to go!

Love Daddy/Daughter picture

 loving the sand (she has it all over her face)

 building castles

 A great family day!

Last weekend we traveled down south and Bells got to go to the splash park and play with her cousins.

Here are a few photos from the weekend

 Helping Nana make "pigs in a blanket". She loved rolling the little hot dogs and was very good at it

 Hanging out with cousin Abby

 Making silly faces with her cousins at Auntie Donna's house