Seriously....

...I laughed out loud when I saw this! :)

As one of my favorites, Paula {Deen}, would say.....

Happy Fall, Y'all!!!!!

Fall is my favorite time of the year!

The change in the air is magical, and if you don't recognize it you might miss our subtle, fleeting south Florida "fall".

Then again, the pumpkin patches, pumpkin pies, and college football tailgates are good reminders too!

Grandparent's Day

Today was Grandparent's Day at school!

Mimi, Nana, and Grandpa Phil made the trek down to White City to have fun with Daniel at school!


They ate lunch.....

They played......

And after all those grandparents left....the kiddos took good, long naps!

Thank you, Grandpa Phil, for sending pics of the visit! I am so glad you enjoyed yourselves!

Olympics, Here We Come!!!

Thank you to Mrs. Kristen at Tiny Bubbles Aquatic Academy our little man has learned how to swim!!!!!

She taught him the "swim float swim" method of survival swimming.

The swimming lessons were not easy, for Daniel or his chauffers (thank you Papa, Mimi and Nana), but when he finally "got it" he had so much fun swimming and playing with Mrs. Kirsten.

Thank you, Mrs. Kirsten, for your incredible patience! You have been so kind, and we are so grateful!

First Day of School in the Toddler Room!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, after two great weeks of all the love and kisses that his Grammy and Nana could shower over him, last Monday was DAP's first day of school!

The preparation that went into making the day go smoothly was considerable, but the extra morning playtime it affords makes it well worth the late night effort.

Our camera is on the fritz, so I had to use my phone to document the day...please excuse the fuzzy pics.

His food for the day which was packed into his brand new lunchbox:

The happy baby boy with his Da-da. They are crazy about each other...as if you couldn't tell!

I forgot to bring my phone in to take pics when I dropped him off. :(

Mrs. Nancy and Miss Jessica are the teachers in the Toddler Room. DAP already knows and loves them, so his transition, if you could even call it that, was a breeze!

I sat him at the miniature table in a miniature chair and put his breakfast in front of him....and he stayed seated and ate....I couldn't believe it! I was so impressed! He even smiled and waved goodbye when I left!

DAP's supply list included a nap mat. I had quietly giggled to myself whenever I would think about Mrs. Nancy and Miss Jessica wrangling all the toddlers that have never napped on a map. Guess what?! There was no wrangling! They all napped on their mats, and they napped well (which is not usually D's style, especially at school)! I was speechless!

There was so much prep involved in getting the family out of the door that I totally forgot that I wanted to bring a first-day gift to the teachers. Thanks, in part to my friend Michelle and in part to Pinterest, I was able to throw these cute little gifts together.

They are glass mason jars, filled with gumballs, and tied with a ribbon. The note thanked his teachers and mentioned how the school year was going to be a "ball"! Not bad given my 45 minute timeline! :)

I remembered my phone when I picked D up, so I had him pose with Miss Jessica (left) and Mrs. Nancy (right). I had picked him up and given him 'lots of love, and then handed him back over, so he was not happy, lol.

The first day of school was a success! DAP handled the Toddler Room like a champ! His comfort level in his new environment is no doubt due to the interest that his teachers have taken in him in he past.

Thank you Mrs. Nancy and Miss Jessica! This school year is going to be a ball! ;)

I think I blinked....

....because

{He went from this}

{to this}

in less than 0.5 seconds!

Wow is all I can say....

....my little man finished his first "school year"! He had a wonderful group of ladies to love him and see him through. I am so blessed to have been able to visit Daniel every day to feed him and while there create beautiful friendships with his teachers.

Here's Daniel on his last day of school:

{Mimi Sheila, Mrs. Barb and The Doodle}

And since I can't pass up a good before and after opportunity, here is the first day of school pic:

{Mrs. Barb, Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Maryann and The Doodle Bug}

You ladies are so special! Thank you all for loving our baby as if he were your own!

Daniel and I are looking forward to stopping in to say, "Hi" in the mornings before school starts!