Happy 4th of July!

Darby, Lanie, and Emerie: Aren't we just too cute?

The Girls with Their Daddies....the way it should be : )
Me and My Daddy....watching the fireworks....

We celebrated the 4th of July with the Mingledorff Family! Robbie, Marcie, Emerie, and Darby all came down to visit us for a weekend of fun in the sun! We took the boat out to Cumberland Island and enjoyed a day at the beach, then went back out in the boat to watch the fireworks Friday night. Saturday, we went to the pool and played with the slip n' slide.

Lanie's 1st trip to the Zoo!

Today we took a trip to the Jacksonville Zoo with Granny Dot, Tyler, and Nicolas. It was a hot day, but we had lots of fun seeing all of the sights. Lanie enjoyed the monkeys and giraffes the most, and had her first carousel ride! We were all ready for a good nap after our long day....

Lanie Graduates From Swim Lessons!

Cousins Tyler and Nicolas were there to help us get through our last few days of swim lessons, so they probably really deserve a trophy too! Lanie did great when they were there to watch and help out. They were able to get in the water with her and both of them learned how to hold her and how to help her float and swim to and from the side of the pool. She loved swimming with the boys, and most of the time when they were at lessons with her, she never cried, in fact, she laughed and had lots of fun! Now that we are done with lessons for the summer, Lanie is very happy just to swim in her Granny's pool and play, with no tears until you try and take her out of the pool before she's ready! : )

Happy Father's Day!

Lanie spent the weekend in Sylvania celebrating Father's Day with her Daddy, and her Papa Marty, and Papa Frankie!

A Day on Cumberland Island

This Weekend, we took Lanie and Parker out in the boat to Cumberland Island for a Beach Day. They both had a blast... playing in the sand and the water, after a long day of fun in the sun they both were ready for a nap but were too excited to take one - Oh well, an early bedtime works just as well... : )

Memorial Day Weekend at Shellman's Bluff

We took Lanie to the Coast for a visit with MeMe and PaPa Frankie for Memorial Day Weekend. She had a great time boating, at the sandbar in her pool, and in the "big water" with her daddy. There was no R&R time for any of us though while out at the sandbar, Lanie was too busy to take a nap, and wanted to be in the water the entire time!

15 Months Old TODAY!

Today is Lanie's 15 month birthday, and yes, her mommy still made her go to swimming lessons! She did great, more work on practicing the same skills - locating the wall, floating on her back, flipping over from back to front and front to back, and even more underwater swimming. She's still upset for most of the lesson, but very happy to accept the reward sticker that Miss Inga gives her when she gets out of the pool! Today during one of her crying spells, she called out for her "Daddy" - and thankfully Daddy wasn't there to rescue her, because her lesson would have been over for the day! : )