Summer 2007

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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky,

is by no means a waste of time”

-- John Lubbock

~ Hooray for Summer ~

Hooray for long, hot days, warm, breezy nights, and lazy hours spent on the beach. Have fun checking out the photos and videos from our summer adventures!

~ JUNE 2007 ~ Daddy waiting to be taken back for his hernia surgery on June 1st

Heading to the doctor on June 4th

Recovering from Mono with the help of Pigwidgeon and her Chou Chou doll

Lazy day at the beach

Riding her bike

Fun at the Park

Goofy faces while grocery shopping

* Gator Women's Football Clinic (6/23) *

Part IV of a highlights video that we watched at the beginning of the clinic.

Head coach Urban Meyer (we got there early and got excellent third-row seats at the morning demonstrations)

Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Coach Charlie Strong

(UF's Assistant Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator)

Football drills

One of UF's trainers (Terri thought he was HOT ... and I don't mean because of the 96+ degree heat ...)

Go Gators! Inside the locker area/strength training area

The Gator Head that the players and coaches pat before running onto the field before games

I love me some Steve Spurrier!

Dan Mullen, UF's Offensive Coordinator

Standing inside the Gators' tunnel

Some of the football team members watched the Women's Camp drills

No. 77, Offensive Lineman Jason Watkins

Gotta keep hydrated! And what's better for that then GATORADE!!

Bella and Mommy on the field

WOOT!! With Gators' Heach Coach Urban Meyer

Running out of the Gators tunnel!!

Out to dinner at the Mellow Mushroom

Sleepy Lil' Gator

With the life-size statues of Albert and Alberta (UF has two Gator mascots -- a male and a female!)

* The Magic Kingdom (6/24) * Our parking lot

Tinker "Bella"

Riding the "Pooh's Adventure" ride with Nay Nay

Getting a pretty face painting

Meeting Chip & Dale, Goofy, and Snow White

"Dead men tell no tales!" (from "The Pirates of the Carribean" ride)

Before getting on the "Snow White" ride

Riding "Cinderella's Carousel"

Attempting to remove Excalibur

No more photos, Mommarazzi!

Fireworks over Cinderella's Castle

Sleepy Tink

~ JULY 2007 ~ 7/10: Happy Birthday, Coach Meyer! (And O.L., No. 77, Jason Watkins, too!)

"Mom! Quit flashing me with that camera ... I am TRYING to watch 'Harry Potter'!!"

Our Crocs and matching Jibbitz

Hanging out with Daddy at the park

Feeding the ducks

Mommy & Bella

Heading to check the mail

The Eve of "Deathly Hallows" Lil' Tonks gets ready to head to the bookstore

Our arm band and sitting outside the store

"Hmmm ... I wonder if this book is any good?"

Dumbledore gives a potions demonstration

Daddy reads book 7 while he and Bella munch of ice cream (7/22/07)

A reminder to the Gators as they begin Two-A-Day training (7/22/07)

Hanging out at Aquarium Wharf

~ AUGUST 2007 ~ An afternoon at Charles Towne Landing

Bella's red sunflower ... that she planted from an "itty bitty seed" a couple of months ago:

Sleeping Beauties

Fetching the paper for Daddy

Mmmmmm! Fruit Roll Ups!

Sunflower Babies! Bella's sunflowers had a baby ... it popped up out of nowhere ... LOL. (notice how small it is. You can see the BOTTOM of our shutter in the "baby" pic!)