Merry as herself

We went to Dade City to explore downtown. It was so beautiful. The orange blossoms are in bloom right now, you can smell the blossoms everywhere. I wanted to take some pictures of Merry how she is everyday. Some of Jacob must of rubbed off on Merry because every pair of her jeans has holes in the knees. She loves wearing her scuffed, pink cowboy boots and her pink hello kitty shirt. I normally really dislike any characters on clothes but Santa approves of hello kitty apparel. Any way here are pictures as Merry posing as Merry.

Merry

A picture of Merry that I love!

Anything but a face

How I wish these were Adam's fingers and toes. I took a few pictures of a friend's baby the other day, his little belly button and finger dimples made this one of my favorites.

End of Feb.

The end of February is almost here. I can't believe we have already lived in Florida 2 months. Time is flying by. Due to a terrible stomach bug we were stuck at home all weekend with the sickies. So a picture of Grace is all I have, as she was the lone non-sickie. It will hit her this week, I am sure. I am preparing myself and my washing machine for the worse.

Osceola County Fair

We went to the Osceola County Fair to see my nephew Jennings sell his steer. We also rode a few rides and watched a dog show. I think my next hobby will be training duck diving dogs.
Merry loved the swing ride. Jacob got off and told me it was lame, but he looked like he was going to puke the whole time.
Jennings did a great job with his steer. It only tried to get away a couple of times.

Grace was pretty much terrified of every animal there. I can't help feel like it is my fault. Here is my bad mother confession. Grace had a hard time staying in bed at night, so in the middle of the night in my sleepy daze, I told her I am going to take her outside with the puppies if she does not get in bed. Now she is terrified of dogs and pretty much all other living things. She is totally going to need therapy for that one.

Merry on the other hand is an animal lover. She and her friend loved all the bunnies. I don't think they loved her so much. She is still convinced she needs a pet donkey. I am totally thinking that would count as an ag exemption on our taxes.

Camping at Hog Island

We went camping at the Hog Island on the Withlacoochee River. I was disappointed we didn't see any hogs. It was sort of cold, it got down to 33 at night. That is really cold for Florida. Thank goodness for seat heaters. At 5:00 in the morning, I got up and put Grace on one to warm up. Other than the cold at night, we had tons of fun. I think we will wait another month before attempting another camping trip.

Grace all bundled up.

The fire was by far the most popular entertainment.

The Withlacoochee in the early morning. I love the steam over the water when it cools down in Florida.

Merry's routine

More of Merry in her birthday dress. Merry would not be Merry without some sort of road rash present.

This is Merry's evening routine. Lots of drugs keep her breathing. Hopefully we see some result from allergy shots in a while.