Owen William

Zzz... Zzz... Zzz....

2009-06-21T18:57:00.000-07:00

Zzzz... Zzzz... Zzzz... We have been snoozing on this blog, for those of who actually check this... here are a few pictures from our Memorial Day weekend in Houston. Houston was great - quite the contrary to what everyone has told us about Houston prior to our 2.5 hour drive south towards the "third" coast. It is defiantly a city that has an unfair reputation - kind of like New Jersey! (Maybe that is why I liked it). We stayed downtown in a recently remodeled historic hotel, visited Rice University's campus, checked out the Zoo and the Butterfly House in Hermann Park and visited Discovery Green - Houston's new downtown park(...and a fine attempt at attracting people back downtown). We had a great weekend and look forward to getting back! Here are some pictures...

Owen's Second Birthday!

2009-03-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Owen! Owen turned 2 in late February and we had a party here at the house to celebrate with a bunch of friends. The highlight of all of the birthday festivities was that John and Rebecca were here to celebrate. They are our close friends from Fort Lauderdale. We had a wonderful visit with them and miss them greatly! Here are some pictures...

Renee and Pop Visit

2009-03-08T12:12:00.000-07:00

Renee and Pop came into town the weekend of Feb 20th to visit their favorite almost 2 year old grandson! We had an absolutely wonderful weekend with them tooling around Austin and relaxing. Below is Owen opening up a few birthday gifts from them...

Here are some pictures from our new favorite spot - the Mandola winery in Driftwood. Elliott and I felt as though we were back on our honeymoon in Tuscany... Owen played a phenomenal bocce ball game.

A boy and his dog

2009-02-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

Here are Owen and Avery checking out the scene on the street...

All Aboard the Zilker Zephyr! Choo choo...

2009-02-09T19:10:00.000-08:00

Well, we finally did it! It took us only 9 months to get over to Zilker Park to ride the one and only... Zilker Zephyr! Owen loved the train ride through the park and took the opportunity to wave to every person, dog, duck and leaf along the ride. He loved it and I know we will make it back soon! Here are some pictures...

After the "choo choo" we played in the park and fed the birds...

I love this picture because it looks like the bird is sitting in Owen's hand. We had a great Friday afternoon in the park... now we are all ready for spring and some GREEN in the landscape!

Owen's fun day at school with green paint

2009-01-04T12:02:00.000-08:00

Just before the holiday, Owen came home like this... I forgot to post earlier, but had to share this. He came home covered in green paint, actually all of his classmates were too. His creativity is developing so fast right now. I need to start buying him clothes at the second hand store, because as you can see, most of his new clothes get smothered in paint...or glue...or dirt...or whatever else he gets into. But even though it more work on my end, I am trilled that he is having fun and learning how to be creative...

Our day in Georgetown

2009-01-04T11:51:00.000-08:00

Georgetown is a historic town is about 25 miles north of Austin. We ventured there on Saturday to have lunch and sight see. It was a gorgeous day, around 75 degrees, and we had a blast looking at all of the historic buildings and having lunch in the square at the old general store. It felt like Billy the Kid could have been hiding around the corner. We are such suckers for quaint historic towns and there are so many in central Texas! Here are some pictures...

...The courthouse... You defiantly don't want to mess with Texas, there are courthouses everywhere!

...shops on the square...

Happy New Year

2009-01-04T11:42:00.000-08:00

To start off the new year with a clean yard, we spent a few hours cleaning up all the leaves which just finally fell. Owen was such a great helper.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-04T11:28:00.001-08:00

We had a relaxing and wonderful Christmas in Texas. Owen especially loved opening the gifts and made out like a bandit! Here are some pictures...

Owen's big gift from Mimi and B-Pa was a Radio Flyer Tricycle! Watch out!

Owen discovering the gifts Christmas morning that Santa brought him...

...checking out one of his new books...

...playing with his new Little People airport, he loves all forms of transportation...

...but most of all, he loved the wrapping paper!

More Thanksgiving Photos...

2009-01-04T11:18:00.000-08:00

Since we were staying in Austin for Christmas, Santa visited us early at the lakehouse over the Thanksgiving holiday so we could all open a few gifts together.

All the boys were into their new hats... Look at our new Longhorn fan! Owen got two new puzzles and two new books!

Poor Tabasco, on the bottom of all of the boys!

Thanksgiving Catch Up Photos

2009-01-04T10:53:00.000-08:00

Sorry all... we have been slacking lately on the blog, tis the season. But here are some photos from Thanksgiving on the lake. We had a great time with everyone - all four grandparents - Mimi, Rennie, Pop and B-Pa, Aunt Amy, Uncle Roy, Kristin, Charlie and Jake. It was a wonderful trip and of course, food was delicious! Here are some pics...

Touchdown!

2008-11-23T18:20:00.000-08:00

We have a new college football fan in the house... Owen has definitely taken a likin' to it. As you can see here in this picture, he can't be without his new Texas Longhorn Football. Oh, don't you fret, we are asking Santa for an LSU Tiger and PSU Nittany Lion football to balance out our household.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-12T18:46:00.000-08:00

Well... Owen loves dinosaurs. We thought that that would be the perfect costume for his second Halloween... but all they had was a dragon, so we improvised, he was a "dragon dinosaur" and played the part quite well! He was adorable and roared all day long. ROAR! Halloween was busy - we had three parties - one at our office, one at Owen's school and one at our friend's, Jack, Nicole and baby Kate's house. It was quite the day! Here are some pictures...

Owen's First Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-28T18:36:00.000-07:00

For my 29th birthday (Owen's mom), I joined Owen's class on his very first field trip to a nearby pumpkin patch - it was the best birthday! Owen and his friends enjoyed climbing on pumpkins, running through the straw maze and singing songs with the singing pumpkin (don't ask, it was kind of strange, but the kids loved it). Here are some photos...

Here is Owen with his friends - Ella, Liam, Greta, Rocket, Jake, Simon, Helene, Esme, Amalia, and Cole.

We had such a great time exploring and playing!

Hanging with my peeps...

2008-10-28T18:11:00.000-07:00

We had some friends over last weekend for some football, food and fun... here are pictures pictures of Owen with his friends - Connor, Hayes, Pierce, Kate and Addilee.

Christy came into town

2008-10-28T17:48:00.000-07:00

We were lucky to have Christy come into town for a long weekend. As you can see from the pictures below, they loved spending time together and playing with the multiple cell phones in the house.

Owen has really excelled lately with his communication skills. Not only can he say words, he can now associate what they mean. For instance, can pick out animals and colors in books and things around the house. It is blast to witness... Come of our favorites are "Mama Dada," "Bye Bye Water" (following his bath), "More Please", "Blue" and "Truck." The house next door is being remodeled and Owen is really enjoying seeing all of the trucks and tools over there everyday, and what is even better, his bedroom window faces the construction activity so he has a front row seat!

Labor Day in San Antonio

2008-09-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

To celebrate the end of the hot Texas summer (yeah right), we drove down to San Antonio for our first family Texas road trip to visit the San Antonio Zoo, the famous RiverWalk, the Alamo and to enjoy some time together. Here are a few pictures of our trip...

Us at the zoo...

Owen loved the Hippo!

Owen would have jumped in with the Crocs if I wasn't holding him.

So happy! Maybe he will work with animals one day.

Us at the famous RiverWalk and the Alamo...

Texas Pride.

Saturday night after dinner, we walked the entire RiverWalk and discovered this plaza above the RiverWalk, at street level, with a live Mariachi band and this fountain that Owen had a little too much fun in. He was completely drenched!

"Hi Mom and Dad, do you dare me?"

"You can't see me."

"Yes! I get to ride in my stroller back to the fancy hotel naked! Yes!"

We had a great trip. Owen had a blast playing with the speaker phone button in the hotel room and seeing a new City, and one that is so close!

Our future Picasso

2008-08-04T18:59:00.001-07:00

Owen decided to paint himself at school, instead of the construction paper. What an artist! He was inspired by Braveheart.

Fun Summer Days

2008-08-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Owen in the interactive fountain at Town Lake Park. Owen loves cooling off in the water! Michael Phelps, watch out!

4th of July

2008-07-10T19:27:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful July 4th holiday! The Provost family drove over to Austin from cajun country and we had a blast... we went for a hike up Mount Bonnell, rented a boat on Lake Travis and drove out to Spicewood in the hill country to swim at Krause Springs. We are really enjoying all that Austin and the hill country has to offer! Here are some pictures...

Hiking Mount Bonnell...

On the boat on Lake Travis. Ironically, the water reminds us of the ocean in Fort Lauderdale... The rocky limestone bottom makes the water a beautiful aqua color.

Swimming at Krause springs. We loved this place! The water was so cold, but it felt so good in the hot Texas sun. Owen swam with some baby turtles, luckily none of them bit him!

Check out Elliott on the rope swing at the Krause springs...

May Pictures

2008-07-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Owen in the backyard, one of his favorite places...

Getting Settled

2008-05-01T18:52:00.000-07:00

Well we finally feel settled after 6 weeks of living in limbo. We are having a blast exploring Austin and the surrounding area. We went on our first family hike last weekend to Mt. Bonnel and plan to go out hiking as much as we possibly can. It feels so great to be outdoors and explore...

The top of Mount Bonnel looking towards the Westlake area...

Looking down Lake Austin...

Owen keep amazing us with all of the new little things he does and says. He is up to 9 words now - mama, dada, baba (bottle, come on it's a word), hi, bye, dog, goat, book and duck (his absolute favorite). He has started saying hi to people as they pass, it really is adorable. Since I haven't started work yet, Owen and I have lots of time to explore all the various parks and areas in Austin. He loves to climb on anything right now - steps, boxes, play equipment, me - and loves to get dirty. Tabasco and Avery have been keeping their distance since Owen typically throws things at them, poor things, they are so gentle and passive with him. I hope they soon will become friends. Owen does try to throw the tennis ball with Tabasco, although it doesn't go far, he is so cute trying. This was dinner tonight - spaghetti and sausage... yummy. Most of it was thrown on the floor, the dogs loved it!

Funny guy...

Moving to Austin

2008-04-21T20:26:00.001-07:00

The Doerle caravan headed out of South Florida on Friday, April 11th for the three day trek across the country to Austin, Texas! We spent the weekend in New Iberia with family, which was such a wonderful break from the road. We had a great visit and of course ate too much! Owen had his first crawfish boil experience and Avery and Tabasco exhausted themselves running wild...

We arrived in Austin on Monday and have been unpacking since. Here are some pictures of the big move. Please notice Owen strapped in his high chair in the photo - the only way we could keep him contained as we unloaded the Uhaul and the POD (yes we had both)...

The boys putting together Owen's crib in his new big boy blue room...

We had our first social gathering on Saturday. We were invited to a toddler's birthday party on Lake Travis. It was a beautiful day on the lake...

Leaving Fort Lauderdale (sniffle sniffle)

2008-04-21T20:07:00.000-07:00

Leaving Fort Lauderdale and all of our wonderful friends has been difficult, but we know we will see them soon when they all come to visit us in Austin (hint hint...) We will also miss Owen's wonderful school, here is Owen and Miss Paula saying goodbye to one another...

Owen trying out his Texan gear...

We tried to spend as much time as possible by the pool..

Some pictures from our wonderful going away party...

Catch Up Photos

2008-04-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Following the sale of our house on Feb. 22nd, we threw our belongings in a POD and moved in with our parents, Bill and Helene, for six weeks while we were transitioning. Here are some catch up photos from the last six weeks...

Owen in his old room...

Right after our closing, Owen had his first birthday! Right around that time, he started walking and had his very first haircut. It was so much fun experiencing his first shaky steps. Reenie, Pop and Aunt Amy came into Fort Lauderdale for his birthday weekend. Here are some pics...

Owen with his birthday cake...

Gifts...

Owen and his godmother, Aunt Amy...

More gifts...

During our visit with Rennie, Pop and Aunt Amy, we thought it would be fun to visit the Bonnet House where we were married two years ago. Oh so much has happened in two years! We had gorgeous weather and felt like the only people there. Oh we will miss the perfect South Florida weather and palm trees...

The first haircut at Supercuts! Owen sat patiently while the stylist gave him his much needed haircut!

We are moving to Austin!

2008-03-31T11:20:00.000-07:00

So since the last post a ton has happened - Owen's first birthday, his first steps, his first haircut, we sold our house at 121 NW 47th Street and we decided to move to Austin, Texas! Who would have ever thought that I, the ultimate Jersey girl, would live in Texas?!?

Once we get settled and unpack the computer, we will post some make-up pictures of our little man and our new house in Austin.

Our new address is: 606 East 48th Street Austin, TX 78751. "Ya'll" better come visit!

Ringing in 2008...

2008-01-14T18:40:00.000-08:00

Opps, Owen found what fun it is to unravel the toilet paper roll...

Owen with his two cousins, Charlie and Kristin, and Aunt Amy...

Owen loves to frequent the park and hang out on the swings...

The reason why bath time follows dinner time...

Owen's First Christmas

2008-01-14T18:09:00.000-08:00

The week before Christmas, Owen's school had a Christmas Party. I was so proud of him - he was the only infant not deathly afraid of Santa & Mrs. Claus (maybe because Santa resembles his grandpa, see picture below). All the babies were crying and he just crawled on over to them and climbed on their lap. That's my boy!

For the Christmas holiday, all five of us (Kim, Elliott, Owen, Avery and Tabasco) piled into the SUV and ventured up and over to Louisiana to celebrate the holiday on the Bayou. We felt like the Griswold's and after 14 hours in the car and my parents trailing behind us - we were ready for some holiday cheer. Here are some pictures from the holiday...

Resting up with his Grandpa before opening gifts on Christmas Eve...

Christmas Eve with his some of his new toys, and books, and games... oh my!

So excited!

Christmas morning... Santa left him two wonderful gifts. We were so excited Santa remembered to leave gifts for Owen in Louisiana, he is such a smart guy!

The family Christmas Day. Please notice Avery and Tabasco hiding under our legs.

Owen with his Gammy - Owen's dad's mother's mother...

Gobble Gobble...

2007-11-24T18:44:00.000-08:00

Well since Halloween, as shown in the last posting, Owen has adopted certain Spiderman-isms. He is constantly scaling walls and climbing over anything he can get himself on... it is so great to have such an active little boy who is so entertaining! I can sit for hours and watch him entertain himself. I wish I had a photo of Owen standing up, but every time I get my camera ready as he pulls himself up, he realizes that I have something new in my hands for him to put in his mouth and falls out of the stand to crawl over and attempt a chewing session, I wonder if saliva is covered in the Canon warranty...

The week before Thanksgiving, we attended a Renaissance party and here is a picture of the Royal Doerle's

For the Thanksgiving holiday, we traveled up to New York and Connecticut to visit family. It was such a nice surprise to fly into Stewart Airport and see a sea of fall color! We were not expecting the leaves to still be on the trees, it was absolutely breath-taking. There is something magical about New England in the fall. Here are some pictures we took on a stroll through Owen's great grandparents development...

Here are a few more images from the Thanksgiving holiday, Owen's first, including some pictures of him feeding himself for the first time - very fitting for the holiday I would say!

...and back in Fort Lauderdale in short sleeves...

Leave me some comments!!!

Happy Halloween

2007-11-03T05:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! Here are some photos of Owen's first Halloween. Some of these images were from his Halloween party at school. Spiderman!

Owen is now crawling all over the place and has started to pull himself up to standing on anything he can get his little fingers on. Here he is waiting patiently for dinner...

Crawling and Teething

2007-10-21T08:03:00.000-07:00

The constant transformation of Owen from an adorable and helpless little infant to an active and adventurous toddler continues. I need to replace all of the fluffy gingham baby items with trucks, bugs, baseball bats and mud...

These last two weeks have really been an exercise in parenting. I have been told that parenthood is more like a marathon than a sprint, naturally, but there are those few times when we feel like we need a recharge to keep up. In the last two weeks Owen reached two big milestones - crawling teeth!

Yes, he is officially crawling... and he is fast! Just this morning I left him playing on his play mat (thank you Quay and Lauren, those ABC foam mats are great!) and a split second later he was across the room heading towards the electrical outlet. Lets just say, we are heading out to Babies R Us this afternoon to invest in all the baby safety items available. We also have three new teeth! Two on the top and one on the bottom.

Month 7 and into ABSOLUTLY EVERYTHING!

2007-09-30T15:52:00.000-07:00

Ok... I know I have done a pretty poor job of keeping this updated weekly, as promised... but better late than never :)

Owen has changed so much this month. Around mid-September, we said goodbye to Owen's cranial cap, which was definitely worth the expensive and minor inconvenience of driving down to south Miami every week. His head is now perfectly round and his symmetry has improved vastly. We are so pleased with the improvement to his head shape and would recommend it to anyone considering the treatment. I must admit that taking him out in public now is alot more tolerable than it was with the cap, or helmet, since people would stare and offer indirect looks of sympathy.

We enrolled Owen in swim classes which are every Sunday morning and he just loves the water and actually kicked once during the first class. I was just so proud! Michael Phelps watch out... Pictures of him in class to follow soon.

Here are some recent photos on the little man...

Half a Year Down - Owen is 6 Months!

2007-08-24T18:14:00.000-07:00

Well this past month has been quite the busy one, hence why we haven't been able to update this site... Highlights from this past month include Owen's baptism, starting daycare or what I like to call "school", Mimi and B Pa moving down to the Fort Lauderdale area, Owen getting his cranial cap (curious... you will see below), Owen progressing with solid food and expanding his little wasitline as well as a recent trip up to New York and Connecticut to visit family.

Here are some pictures of Owen from this past month... Here he is sitting up like a big boy...

Owen with his godparents, Amy Provost and John Bradley, after his baptism...

Owen on his first hiking trip in beautiful Kent, Connecticut... Here is his with his great Uncle Chip, dad, and cousin Sara...

Owen with his great grandparents and cousins Sara and Eric...

More updates to come soon!!!

Owen is 5 months old!

2007-07-16T03:55:00.000-07:00

Well I (Owen's mom) have had a recent revelation. I will no longer be writing this blog from Owen's perspective. As he continues to grow, his personality is really starting to be defined and it is not right to give him a voice that is not his own. This is a step for us, or me in particlular, in the learning process of parenthood - we have to let him be his own person.

Owen is growing up so fast, I know I keep saying that and am starting to feel like a broken record. Both Elliott and I continue to be amazed at the little things he has started to do. For instance, when we read to him he has started to turn the pages for us. It takes him a moment each time for his little fingers to successfully grab the page and move it over to the other side, but he does it and it is absolutly adorable. He has a strong determination to try things. Another thing he has started to do is grab the spoon when we are feeding him and brings it to his month. He is one strong little man, most of the food ends up in his hair or all over us. He loves bananas and pears! Since our last posting we had a friends, Lindsay and Phil, in town who flew in for a about a week from Pittsburgh to visit. Here are some recent photos:

Happy July 4th!

2007-07-04T16:08:00.000-07:00

Since my last posting, a lot has happened... I have sporadically been rolling over, but just from my stomach to my back. So I am finally getting the hang of this rolling over thing. My B-Pa was in town for a week, here are some pictures of us together... He loves to kiss me...

For my first July 4th we went to a pool party at Mr. Courtney's pool and it was a blast! I went swimming and visited with a bunch of mommy and daddy's friends, including Ms. Lindsay and Mr. Phil who came down from Pittsburgh for the week.. Here are some pictures from the pool party...

I am growing up so fast. Since my last posting I started eating solid foods. I have a few teaspoons of rice cereal mixed with milk every evening and it is yummy...

17 Weeks and 17 Pounds

2007-06-23T11:06:00.000-07:00

This past week was great! I officially started giggling and am progressing on the rolling over thing. I have heard that I am the cutest little baby in the world when I start giggling and that I can light up any room... I made it to the beach this past week, check out my beach hat!

One of the highlights of this past week included a trip Mom, Mimi and I went on to Babies R Us. We went there a few days ago to pick me up some more formula since, according to Mom, is the least expensive place to purchase it in the area. She has become quite thrifty since I was born and has been paying close attention to prices of formula, diapers, baby wipes, etc. at the various stores that she drags me to. So, we drove all the way out to Babies R Us in Lauderhill so she could picked up the least expansive pack of Similac Organic formula and accidentally put 130 dollars of toys for me in her shopping cart. She said she just couldn't resist all the neat toys that are out there and that toys are beneficial for my development. So much for trying to save money mom, but I did get some great new toys out of the trip! She picked me up a piano that lights up as I play it. The five brightly colored keys light up when I touch them. Mom and dad are so proud of me because I have figured out how to play it and the box says it is for 6 month old babies and I am only 4 months old! I am such a genius... We also picked up some new books (i love reading), a v-tech ball that plays music and rolls around by itself to stimulate crawling (one step at a time guys), and the classic rainbow stacking donuts. Later in the week, Mom, Dad and I went our storage facility and we picked up some items that they received from friends and family when I was born that I haven't been able to use yet. Well let me just tell you, I have even more things to play with and sit in, now that I am sitting - a rocking chair that vibrates, a new high chair so I can start eating solid foods, a bouncing seat that sits in a doorway and my cool exersaucer! Oh I have been having so much fun with all my new toys!!! All of these things are helping me become more independent and imaginative! Thank you to everyone out there who has given them to me...

Another big thing that happened this past week is that I started sleeping in my very own room in my big boy crib! I do miss sleeping next to mommy and daddy, but I have also enjoyed having some privacy. Mom got up seventeen times to check up on me that first night, silly girl! I love my new bed and not hearing my parents snoring anymore!

Well I almost have this rolling over thing down. I still need a little helping remembering to put my arm up by my head so I don't roll over on it. I think I will have it down soon. So stay tuned...

4 Months and a Father's Day down... many more to go!

2007-06-19T17:39:00.000-07:00

This past Monday marked my fourth month! I have been very busy this past week learning how to sit up on my own and learning how to successfully roll over on my own. I can sit up if I am propped up with pillows, but most of the time I end up doing a face plant into the carpet after a few seconds. This always makes my mom and dad laugh. I can also roll over half way. Most of the time if I roll over to one of my sides, I end up falling right asleep! These activities are exhausting!

Today Mom and Dad took me to the doctor and I weighed in at 16 lbs. 12 oz. and a whooping 26" - I am over 2 feet tall! The doctor told us that I am in the 90th percentile for my height and the 75th percentile for my weight. Pretty soon I will be towering over my mom and dad! No one knows where my height has come from, but maybe...just maybe, I can play professional basketball one day and help my parents with an early retirement.

Mom has been busy at work and I have been so fortunate to have my Mimi watch me during the days. We are looking forward to my B-Pa's visit on Friday. Have I mentioned that my Mimi and B-Pa Mandras are moving down to sunny Fort Lauderdale? Well they are, just to be closer to me... I am such a lucky boy!

This past weekend was father's day. I went down to Walgreens and picked out the best card to give my dad on his very first valid father's day. We spent the day relaxing at home, listening to music and playing with all my toys. It was a great day!

Week 15, Almost 4 Months

2007-06-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

I am almost 4 months old, well 15 weeks to be exact. Mom went back to work last week, she is working in the mornings and comes home in the afternoons so we can play and read books together. I have been so lucky to have Mimi, my mom's mom, watch me in the mornings. She takes good care of me... My mom's friend Julie came into town last week. She flew into Miami from Madrid Spain to visit me! I have ladies coming from all directions and foreign countries to visit me...

I am almost ready to roll over! I can make from my back to my side, but haven't mastered getting on my stomach yet, which should come soon. I have also been sitting up and grabbing things including my mom's hair, which she doesn't like too much.

Welcome to Owen's World

2007-06-02T07:57:00.002-07:00

Welcome to my new web page! My parents decided that it would be ideal to set up this "blog" site (thanks for the lesson Miss Julie) since I am growing sooooo fast and since our family resides all over the country! This way all of my family, friends and adoring fans can keep current with my adventures and milestones. I am 13 weeks old already! I can now successfully grab things and put them in my mouth, lift my head when I am on my stomach and talk up a storm. My favorite things to say are "grrrrr" "ah-boo" and "Ohhhh." My mom and dad agree that I am a genius because I can say "Ohhh," which is what they have been calling me.

Here are some highlights from my first three months:

(Feb.23.2007) Mom and Dad three days before I was born. My mom was a bridesmaid and was overly concerned that her water was going to break walking down the aisle. Yikes!

(Feb.26.2007)WATCH OUT WORLD, I have arrived...

(April.2007) Mom and I spent almost two weeks in her hometown. We visited so many people including my great grandparents in Connecticut. I loved my great granny's singing! Here are some pictures from our trip...

(May.12.2007) I love the beach... In mid May we traveled over to the west coast of Florida, to Fort Myers, to visit my Mimi and B-Pa Mandras who were vacationing there with friends. It my first time to the beach! Here are some pictures...

(May.2007) The week before Memorial Day, we traveled to Texas and Louisiana to visit my daddy's family and friends! We spent the first three days in Austin and then drove over to cajun country to spend the remaining week with my family. I loved meeting my three first cousins; Kristin, Charlie and Jake; as well as everyone else! I was showered in kisses and hugs. Here are some pictures: