Florida - Part I

We made it!  And we love it here.  Taylor was a great traveler on the 10+hour drive.  We hit a great lunch spot on the way in Gulfport called Blow Fly Inn (written up in Southern Living's best seafood dives and featured on Food Network's Dine-ins, Drive-ins and Dives).  Great fried green tomatoes and crab cakes!  Now that we are in Alys Beach our daily routine goes something like wake-up, walk to get a pastry at the Fonville Press, hit the beach for a swim, morning naptime, lunch and then hit the Caliza Pool in the afternoon. 

Blow Fly Inn - Yum-O

Hanging out at the beach house

Beach Day 1

Taylor had no fear of the ocean.  That girl loves to swim.

Swimming with Dad at the Caliza Pool.  Fabulous!

Ryan and Taylor - happy hour in the pool

Beach Day 2 - Loving the sun!

Music Class

Music class with Taylor is hilarious.  Ryan and I believe she is a quite more extroverted than her parents.  She is constantly banging the drum or shaking her music maker to get the attention of the other kids in the class.  She's even stolen a few instruments directly from her neighbors little hands (It's a shame they didn't even notice.).  However, in four weeks she has mastered the shaker and the drum and already recognizes her favorite songs.  I think I even heard her try to sing a few notes in the last class.

July Photo Shoot

Taylor's 6-month pictures taken at Memorial Park.  Wendi Schoffstall did an amazing job.

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Tulsa Trip

I'm finally posting pictures from Taylor's first trip to Tulsa.  Grammy had a Sip and See to meet all of the Tulsa crew.  And Taylor had so much fun swimming in everyone's pools.

Allison, Natalie and Taylor at the Sip and See

Uncle Erik, Taylor, Lukas and Aunt Cassidy at the Sip and See

Relaxing in my new floatie!

It's cold but I'm still having fun.

Fixing my suit so my roses don't show!

Posing with the daisy's and meeting my cousins Hayley and Susan

Dancing on Grandad's desk at his office

Grammy and Taylor at Clive's office

Visiting the other Grandpa in his new office

Concert at Utica Square.  Taylor loved the music.  You should have seen her stomp her foot.

The grannies at Utica Square

Taylor and GG at the concert

Resting from all the dancing

 

Swimming with GG

Daddy finally made it to Tulsa for a swim day! 

Taylor loved swimming with Sandy (Clive and Sharron's yellow lab) and would laugh out loud when she would "shake" the water off.

Baptism Weekend

On May 15th, Taylor was baptized at St. Martin's by the Rev. Stu Shelby. All of the grandparents and great grandparents came into town for the big event. Lindsay and Jonathan Roumel were the Godparents, serving a short two days before their beautiful daughter, Alexis, was born (Taylor's new BFF). Taylor wore the dress I was baptized in a short 31 years ago.

Family shot at BBQ pre-party

Lindsay, Jon and Mom

Woa...Taylor you are learning things too fast

Showing off for the crowd

"I do NOT want to let go of Grandad's thumb...no matter what!"

Lindsay (Looking great at 39 weeks) and Natalie

Daddy time

My sweet Taylor!

All dressed up for the big event...wearing Mom's baptism gown from 31 years ago!

Grammy looking good on the big day!

Gobbie, Papa, Meme and Nani

Taylor is so content at the beginning of the ceremony!

Not so happy at the later part of the ceremony

Group shot

Beautiful ceremony by Rev. Stu Shelby

Sharron, Ryan, Taylor, Natalie and Clive

Gayle, Ryan, Taylor and Natalie

Picture with the Godparents - Lindsay and Jon

Snuggling with Grandpa

Lori has the perfect touch to send me into a nap!

Snuggling with grannys

Papa and Taylor hanging out

The cake from Decapo's was amazing!!!

The buffet table

4 Months Old

Just a few highlights (and outfit changes) from last month. Baptism weekend pictures I will put in a separate post.

Love my sailor suit!


Dancing to the music at Discovery Green with GG

All ready to swim with Holy Strollers - I love my swim cap and suit from the Hardcastles!

The water was freezing!!!!

Grammy came to watch me "swim"

Hanging out on a park bench at Discovery Green

Playing in my Bumbo chair

Tummy time!

Hanging out with Uncle Bubba