I, Bella

Bella goofing around in Coyle's Halloween costume.
Army adventure girl
Being silly with Dad at bedtime.


Lately whenever we call Bella by a nickname (Beanie, Pippy, Princess, etc...) very emphatically she says, "I not Pippy! I, Bella!" Since she started preschool, she no longer refers to herself as Bellebelle anymore.

Apple Picking Field Trip

Coyle and his friends watching the show. Coyle is at the far end hamming it up.



Yesterday I went on Coyle's field trip to Eckert's Fun Farm in Millstadt, IL. We had a blast! He was beyond excited that I went with him. We rode on a wagon ride to pick apples, played on tire swings, watched a show, had a picnic and humped on a huge pillow. It was a perfect day!

Savannah-Pt. 2

We loved Savannah! It was so old and beautiful with tons of cool shops and restaurants. The architecture was amazing, and we thought all the squares (parks) were awesome!The old pink house! Bella wanted to go right in and eat; it was her kind of place.

Savannah-Pt. 1

Bella asked to have her pic taken and really posed for it!


When we got to Savannah we drove down River St., found a place to park and ate in a cool, really old restaurant called The Old Cotton Mill with stone walls and a low ceiling. It totally felt like we were in the 19th century.

HHI-Part 3-The Resort

Here's the lagoon in the middle of the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, where we stayed. The kids loved looking at all the fish and turtles.Getting ready to leave for dinner out!

HHI

HHI-Part 2 The Wedding

The wedding was in the Shorehouse overlooking the ocean, beautiful location with a great breeze!Jason and Vamsi's first dance.
Kaitlin the Belly Dancer. Coyle and Bella were fascinated by her!
Bella dancing "with" the Belly Dancer.
Coyle and Bella sharing a dance!

Hilton Head Island Part 1-The beach

The view from one of our room's 2 balconies looking onto one of the 3 Hilton Oceanfront pools and the Atlantic Ocean.Posing by the beach on our way to dinner.
First day on the beach! We loved the beach at HHI and were amazed at how big it is and how shallow the water is. We found lots of seashells and saw lots dolphins and a big crab.
Coyle loved digging and building in the sand. He also loved it when we rented bikes and rode along the beach. He had the best time tiding behind Clay on the tag-a-long bike.
Look at how wide and empty the beach is! The weather was perfect, about 85 and the water was even warmer!
Bella loved the beach and the ocean. She wanted to go out further and further! The ocean stays shallow for a long time, and she loved it! She loved bike riding, too, although she napped in the bike trailer about 2 minutes after we started out :-)