Still Asleep

Good morning. Reese was barely awake this morning when this photo was taken.

Getting her dressed this a.m. was made much easier due to the fact that she was very excited to wear her new shoes...that could prove expensive for us as we move forward.

Bring Yer Green Hat

This is Reese on the way home from school yesterday with her St. Patty's Day hat that she made.

Reese would also like to thank all of you who commented, called and emailed to assure us that Grandma wasn't the only one who reads "A Little Piece of Reese"

Lady Luck

Here's Reese's St. Patty's Day shirt.

She was NOT happy that Grandma was going home today. She cried as we
backed out of the garage.

3 days in a row

Back at the local park for some more energy burnin'

BBQ Time

Tryin out the new BBQ place literally 1.5 miles from the house.

This post may be in vain seeing as the only person who reads this blog
is here at dinner with us.

Foods here gotta go.

Visitin' Mommy

Went out for breakfast, picked up some new furniture that we ordered
and we just stopped in at Mommy's office for a quick visit.

Reese-ism:
*with a very surprised look on her face*
"DADDY, I almost pooped"

Spring has Sprung

Just gettin' going here... Reese was pretty unwavering about wearing
the flip-flops today, good thing the weather is finally acting more
spring-like.

Grandma is coming to visit today so we've got some straightening up to
do...but maybe we'll go for some breakfast first.

Dinner Time

Friday Bike Trip

I picked Reese up early, we packed up dinner, jumped on the bike and
took off.

We ran a couple of errands, now we're at the park. We're going to have
a pic-nic on a minute and hopefully mommy will meet us up here before
we get back on the bike and head home

Showin' some Leg

Here is Reese this morning in the parking lot of the day care just before we went inside.

You know when you come across some random article of clothing that your child has only worn maybe once (if at all)? And you know when that article of clothing has already been outgrown?

Well that is how Reese came to wear this little red number. I saw it in the closet, didn't really recognize it and realized it was for a 12 month old. Reese outgrew 12-month-old-clothes when she was about 6 months old...oops.

Sure, Reese is showin' a bit more leg than normal, and those shoes may not quite fit that well anymore (I brought her Crocks just in case)...but darn it, I'm gunna get one last use out of that thing before it joins the copious amount of other ill-fitting clothes stored in one of the ten-thousand big plastic bins at our house.

The Bathing Beauty

We did dinner, we hit up the park, we came home and played with dog in the back yard, now we're taking a bath. Next we'll throw on some PJs and get ready for bed. That's a solid three hours for a Thursday
evening.

We'll see you in the morning.

Dinner Time

At Schlotzsky's for dinner...mommy's working late tonight.

Good Morning

Up earlier than usual today. Reese is waiting for me to finish getting
ready so it will be her turn.

Reese wants to say something...
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... She likes the way it "clicks" when you type.

Ouch, That Smarties

The unfortunate side effect of the antibiotic that Reese is taking for
her sinus infection is a raging diaper rash that brings her to tears
at the very mention of a diaper change.

The most effective cure for the unavoidable melt down from said diaper
change is roll of Smarties.

On our way to school

Another morning, another ride pointing out "koo bus" (school bus),
"big poo" (YMCA pool) and "big truk" (18-wheeler).

After school play

Reese had a great day at school today. No effects of last weeks fever.

When I picked her up today, she grabbed my face, looked me in the eyes
and assured me she took a nap today (something we stress to her on a
regular basis), "DADDY, I took nap...DADDY, I took nap!!!"

Mobile test

In light of the underwhelming amount of new posts on this site, I will
be attempting to update you on the latest Reese info via my iPhone.

If this works...y'all can expect a much more steady flow of postings
(allbeit short).

Fingers crossed.

This was how Reese looked the moment she woke up this
morning...literally THE moment.

Enjoy...

Buy our House!

We've run out of room in our great little starter-home that we've loved for the past 6 years. Just like hitting the drive-thru at Micky-D's, we've supersized our living space with the purchase of a palatial estate just a few miles north (by palatial estate I mean a bigger house). We are now left with two mortgages so our little gem with great location must go.

A friend and I have just put together a web site that sings the praises of my newly listed property. Stop by and check it out...be sure to scope the built-in grill on the back patio that I built a couple of years ago...great for entertaining!

Palmetto Woods Home dot com

Coming soon:

Palmetto Woods Home dot com

Get yer Christmas On!

Currently...

We rarely sift through digital photos quickly enough to deem them current by the time they are posted. This is a rare exception.

Most all of these pics were taken this past weekend...enjoy.

It's hard getting motivated in the morning without your coffee

Rockin' out at the Westside Park

Tryin' on a new lid at Target

Enjoying the cool temps and the warm sun at Possum Creek Park



All bundled up to enjoy the Christmas lights at North Florida Regional Hospital

A Photo Comparison

Here we are, almost 20 months into our lives with Reese. Sure she's grown, but it's always interesting to see photographic evidence. We re-created a photo that had been candidly taken in June 2007 when Reese was a mere 2 months old. Same position, same TV tray, same pose, NOT the same size kid!

June 2007
November 2008

Poster of the Day

Sappy? yes...but it seemed to fit the image.

The Gator Family - photo of the day

On our way to one of the Gator Volleyball games at the O'Connell Center a couple of weeks ago.

A moment of spaz...

I know it must seem like we only take photos and shoot videos at Gator Volleyball games, but we just happen to catch these great Reese-moments when she is surrounded by the excitement, energy and fanfare that comes with an arena filled with orange and blue clad Gators.

Of those orange and blue clad Gators is Reese's absolute favorite attendee of said Volleyball games...Alberta. NOTE: for those of you not in the know...Alberta is the female mascot of the University of Florida.

Reese can spot Alberta from across the arena, and when she does...she let's everyone around know it. The video below does a good job of illustrating Reese's reaction to seeing Alberta.



Although her excitement for seeing Alberta is palpable, her willingness to actually go down and have a face-to-face is much, much less enthusiastic. As we approach the lovable overstuffed alligator, Reese's eyes are solidly fixed on our big green target. Her focus is undeniable, but the closer we get, the more timid our little Gator fan becomes. By the time we are at an arm's distance, Reese usually has put the death grip around Mommy's neck and has her head buried in her clavicle as if to protect herself from certain abduction.

With much coaxing, Reese'll momentarily lift her head but she's careful to not take her skeptical eyes off of the shifty Alberta. Our first trip to Disney ought to be fun!