Adventures with Grandma and Grandpa

Michael and Valerie flew up to Madison, WI to find housing.  He has been promoted to Sales Manager at CarMax and put in for a transfer to this new location.  This meant they needed us to watch Chloe while they were away.  Of course who wouldn't jump on this opportunity?  I didn't have work scheduled yet, so it was no problem to block myself out and take a few days off.

When Clif got home from work Tuesday, we decided to head out to Lake Eola so Chloe could watch me feed the swans, ducks, geese, and other birds.  She was so excited!



She was just kickin' her feet ninety to nothing!







As we came around the lake, I was able to replenish my supply of swan food.  They know that food from across the lake and here they come!



Chloe was happy to see all the birds. :)



Chloe and Grandma tried for a photo op.



Tonight, Clif just played around with his camera and took random shots of her.





Aunt Diane says this is her "kisses".   I say it's her fish face.  (Diane came up to watch her today because I already had a job on the calendar when this opportunity arose).












She's such a sweet heart and a determined little girl.  It appears to me that she started saying yesterday, "good girl".  That's what I say to her many times throughout the day. :)

29th Anniversay Celebration

Clif and I decided to treat ourselves to a luncheon cruise aboard the Rivership Romance out of Sanford to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary.  It is operated by the St. John's Rivership Co.  We got there early so we toured the Veterans Park adjacent to marina.  It was a gorgeous day which was needed after 3 days of nonstop rain/overcast skies.  The day started in the low 60's but rose to a balmy 70 degrees.  In the breeze and shade it felt brisk.







It is an old fashion paddle wheel ferry.  You can see the paddles out the back window from where we were seated.  We had a delicious lunch which started out with appetizers of sticky buns, fruit, and vegetables.  Then onto a salad with dinner rolls.  For the main course we chose to have prime rib.  Dessert was carrot cake.  It was a leisurely meal which left plenty of time in between servings to go up deck to catch pictures of the landscape.  The duration of the cruise was 3 hours.



The bald eagle soaring by.



The Veteran's Memorial Park.





We went down to channel marker 112 before turning around and heading back.



One last shot on Lake Monroe on our way back to Sanford Port.

When we got home, Michael, Valerie, and Chloe were over.  I thought that was perfect because it's always nice to spend your day with loved ones.  Besides, it gave me another reason to take a picture.  Chloe will be 9 months on Valentine's Day.  She is now crawling all over the place, and pulling herself up.