Again, another set of long overdue photos!
St. Maarten Zoo
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Ella loved getting the peanuts and feeding them to all the animals. There were these little monkeys, though, that she didn't like. When she tried to feed one of them a little peanut, it accidently grabbed her finger instead of the peanut and she FREAKED. It was kind of funny :)
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It was SO hot at the zoo! Thankfully the fabulous Spouses Org provided slushie juice boxes and treats for all the kids!
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Performing at the "Christmas/Farewell to Laura the Teacher" Concert :) Seriously.
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Trying to potty train...its still going on...its a slow process....
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Pretty princess day! Ella LOVES her tutu!
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Food prep for Book Club! We discussed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It is a fabulous book about a book club!
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This is for all you med students out there....a beauty salon on Front Street...love it. I don't think I'm getting my hair cut there, though...heheh :)
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Just a little reminder of Maho... hahaha!
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And a reminder of Cheri's Restaurant
Ella's Birthday Party!Layla's, St. Maarten
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Ella's pretty princess cupcakes!
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Ella was having a blast opening presents and licking the frosting off her cupcakes!
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Happy Two Year Birthday, Ella!
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Dancing with Papa in her new sparkley shoes! This picture doesn't do them justice. They are COVERED in white sparkles! Ella loves them!!
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New costume jewelry for her birthday!! :)
Heading to the Butterfly Farm!
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It was kind of squishy in our full car! :)
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Ella loved the butterflies and kept trying to chase them!
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Lounging at Sarafinas...I don't know where she learned to lay like that,
but it is pretty freaking cute :)
More Memories of St. Maarten
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A makeshift chapel they made across the street from my piano ladys house. It is just in a vacant lot surrounded by broken down cars :) It makes me smile...
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Ella watching the singers at Cheri's
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She was quite enthralled.
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Ella and Daddy in Maho
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Mommy and Ella in Maho
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Yummy desserts at the Creperia in Simpson Bay
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Mommy and Ella in the Jolly Jump outside of Burger King...before it started pouring!
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Sugar Apples. Definitely NOT my favorite fruit...
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Baby Bananas! YUM!!
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Starfruit! Yum! They taste like apricots!
2 comments:
Well how the heck are you guys? What's the update on that bun in the oven?
i LOVE all these pictures! So fun! I am definitely going to miss hearing about your crazy island adventures, but I'm glad you're back home! And i PROMISE to come and visit you soon- Cody said maybe for my bday, hehe Ü I can't believe Ella is two, she's adorable and so grown up!
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