Florida has its' autumn too (even though it's December)!

Alyssa lying in our leaf pile outside of our house

Burying Daddy--oh, what fun!

Alyssa with her new doll from Santa

Grandma burying Natalie

Winter Adventures: Ice Skating

Alyssa & Natalie: their first time in skates!

Thumbs up!  This is so much fun (even though I've fallen a zillion times)!

Alyssa doing very well for her first time skating.

2009 Hay Bale Snowman



Here are my sweet girls in 2009 at the same Hay Bale.



Here we are with Grandma!

2010 Hay Bale Snowman

Natalie & Alyssa at the hay bale snowman (2nd annual stop on our way to the beach)

Grandma and her grandgirls!

A windy day at the beach in December

Cape Canaveral National Seashore (our favorite beach destination)

Mommy in her flattering hat :-)  Natalie wearing Alyssa's hat.

Alyssa wearing Natalie's hat.

Natalie's art entry

Natalie with her tortoise shell (painted and designed by her).  The neck is a paper towel tube, the head a painted styrofoam ball and the eyes and mouth are colored pins.   The feet are Florida beach shells.



A top view of the painting design on the tortoise shell. 

 Natalie has worked diligently to complete her very own art entry (no help from an adult allowed--I did some advising but nothing hands on)for a contest from Nature Wise, Inc.  There is an awards dinner and a gift certificate to an art store for those whose art work is nominated plus their work will be on display.