Baby Jenna is here!!!!

Baby Rod has arrived! My friend Cathy had a healthy baby girl last night - Jenna Ann Rodriguez! (She shares a birthday with Baby Kate!) She showed up around 10:50 last night and weighed 7 lbs. and was 19.7 inches long. Oh how I wish I could have been there!!! I can't wait to hold and kiss that sweet baby girl. I am sooo excited for her and Ken. They are going to be absolutely wonderful parents! Congratulations Cathy & Ken. Such a blessing. Get ready for the ride of your lives! We love you all so much!!!

Stay tuned... as soon as I get some photos of the new little one I will get them posted. I can't wait to see her. I'm just so happy, happy, happy!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for so many things! My loving family, my wonderful friends, for the many ways God has blessed my life each and every day. As has been tradition for the past decade, we have spent Thanksgiving at Landon's Godparents house, the Britts. They live right on the water and the view from their home is gorgeous. It is always such a nice time and each year it seems to grow bigger. There were approximately 30 people there this year. It is always a pleasure to visit with folks and watch Landon interact with everyone. He was much more sociable this year. Everyone couldn't believe he was only 3 years old. Yes, I know he is a BIG 3-year old and yes, I know he looks exactly like my Dad. I heard both of those throughout the day. One of Landon's favorite people is his pediatrician, Dr. John. They adore each other and this year they got to play some kickball and even wade along a sandbar (only in Florida, huh?) The weather was a perfect 70 degrees and the skies were beautiful. So, after stuffing ourselves with Tommy's delicious turkey (he is the BEST cook) and all the goodies that everyone brings we took a nice stroll along the beach to walk off our meal. What a perfect day. The only thing missing was my father. How I wish he was still able to join us but we did get to have a Thanksgiving Day feast with him on Wednesday at the nursing home.

Happy Birthday Kate...

a little early but a happy 1st birthday to you Kate! Landon and I went to Kate's birthday party at the Niceville Children's Park on Saturday and we both had a blast! Lauren, Kate's Mommy, is so crafty. She made the cutest hats for all of the kids with their names on them, princess crowns for the girls and blue visors for the boys. They were so cute! First birthday parties are always so special and Kate sure did enjoy hers. She smashed right into her cake and loved it! She was just the cutest little birthday girl ever. Great food, great friends, great time! Thanks so much for including us Lauren and HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!

Most of these photos were taken by my friend Eva. She is awesome!For more photos, visit Lauren's blog!

Bowling & BBQ

Landon had a great weekend! On Saturday, we went bowling with his Cousin Ray Ray. He didn't quite get into it like he has in the past (he was more interested in the arcade room). But it was still fun. Then we all went to the mall for some lunch and he and Ray Ray rode the carousel, which he always loves.
On Saturday night, some of my friends from work had a BBQ and it was so much fun. They had two big fires going and the food was spectacular. Thank goodness for the fire because it was a rather chilly night. Landon liked the fried fish, mainly because we all told him it was chicken. He will try any kind of meat as long as he thinks it is chicken. And his favorite was the chocolate cake, naturally. There were quite a few other kids there and he enjoyed running around the back yard with them. He enjoyed some kick ball with Mr. Keith also. We only stayed for a couple of hours because he was so exhausted and bedtime was calling, for both of us. It was an exhausting Saturday, but a great one!

Flu Shot!

Landon got his flu shot today and loves showing off his band-aid covered battle scar. He did really well. He cried for a whole 4 seconds and then he got a toy from the treasure chest and all was right in the world again.

More Photos from Eden

Check out some more of our photos from Eden State Park taken by my friend Eva. Isn't she great!!!!

Happy Birthday Bobby!

I love me some Bobby Bowden. Who doesn't (except for some of you Gator fans!!) I can't think of a sweeter, more down-to-earth human being. Yes, I speak from personal experience because I have been lucky enough to meet him on several occassions. He is just awesome and good or bad season, I love him! So, Happy 79th Birthday to Bobby Bowden. And what a dad-gum great birthday it was!! The Seminoles defeated Clemson today 41-27. Even though it wasn't the "Bowden Bowl" it was still an important game. Way to go Noles!

Fall School Photos

Landon Fall 2008

Landon's fall school photos turned out very well! (I had to scan this one but it still turned our pretty good). The last couple of years he hasn't been interested in taking any at school but this year he did great. Of course, that means it cost Mommy some money because I just had to order some. Isn't he just precious???

Happy Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays!! And Landon just makes it more fun! My neighborhood is great for trick-or-treating and very kid-friendly. So, Landon and his cousins, Ashley & Desiree (AKA Ray Ray), got dressed up and headed out to get some yum-yum candy. Ashley and Desiree were dressed as spooky brides and Landon was the most adorable little pirate - again. The same one from our Disney World party. He was just as cute the second time! Landon really got into trick-or-treating this year. He RAN from house to house and had an absolute blast. He didn't even get scared at some of the haunted houses. Needless to say he was completely exhausted at the end of the night, even after all the candy. We were so glad that his Dad was able to join us also even after having some car trouble. It was a fun time for all and we have soooo much candy. Don't worry, Mom will help Landon eat it!!