FL Vacation Part 1

Millie and I took a trip to FL from May 28-June 3. We spent the first half of the trip with my mom and that family for my brother, Glenn's high school graduation and the second half with Dad and that family for my sister, Lauren's rockin' bridal shower which Leigh and I hosted. We did a fabulous job and I must say the food was stupendous! Millie was a great traveler and has jumped back into the swing of our routine already this morning. I on the other hand am feeling the drawbacks of sharing a seat with a 1 year old on my lap with limited leg space on the plane. But, that's nothing a little rest and relaxation at the pool this afternoon can't fix! Please check my youtube account soon for some funny videos of Millie on the plane ride and Millie saying her(my) new favorite word.

Millie busy with mommy's trash on the plane(be sure to watch that video).
Leigh and I at Glenn's graduation

Happy day for Mom and Glenn
Where we found Millie most days at my Mom's house at the bottom step. She liked the challenge of trying to climb over and seemed to be content going up and down the one step.
Millie and her new kitchen! Isn't that an awesome garage sale find courtesy of my YaYa?! And thanks to Leigh and her van, it made its way to our house this morning!

The pool has opened!

It's no surprise that our little Pisces loves the pool...

A Morning of Water-skiing

Some awesome friends of ours live in Carolina Lakes, a lakefront community about 20 minutes North of us. This is the day that the Lord has made... for ME! It was a fabulous morning of water-skiing and Millie's first boat ride. She loved every minute. I can't wait to get that girl in some water skis! Here are lots of photos of our morning. I'll be posting video of Matt and me skiing this evening.

Playtime with Dad in the Ball Pit and Enjoying our New Fence!

Say Cheetos!

The fence was installed today and, wow, it makes such a difference!

My Invention at Work

The Lil' Topper

Apparently my original idea of creating a sippy top contraption to cap on top of a water bottle wasn't so original. Months ago, I had this "ah-ha" moment after taking a plane ride with Millie and all she would drink out of was my water bottle but what a mess it made! I had been so excited about making something useful for moms and dads to take with them anywhere without having to worry about whether or not they had a sippy cup with them for their little one(s). Ready to get a patent, I searched everywhere to see if my invention had been done before. At first I could not find anything similar. Lucky me! I was going to be rich! Unfortunately, my dreams quickly diminished shortly thereafter when my invention was spotted on onestepahead.com (most known for their new just-for-moms items that can't be found in the stores), and just this weekend during a trip to BRU, there they were in the feeding aisle staring me straight in the face! We snagged a pack and brought them home for a test run. Yeah, they work and they're perfect... so what. Just kidding, I'm a little envious that I didn't cash in on my idea sooner!