Mom, Amaya, and I had a wonderful weekend (in Florida) filled with love and many memories of our dear friend Bobbie. Tim was so gracious to have us visit-we made many more unforgettable memories. Amaya was wonderful on the trip to and back from Tim's...I was thankful since I was flying on my own with her-with out the assistance of the hubby-aka Amaya Entertainer =) In our family, dad is the 'fun' one...mom means business =) Well...not really, but I like to think so...
Amaya had her first trip to the beach-she fell asleep about two minutes after we got there-I think it was the sound of the waves and the cool breeze. I enjoyed a 40 minute stroll along the ocean-boy, do I miss the smell of the beach and the salty water. No matter where I go, I will always miss Santa Barbara...
We enjoyed a lot of food and ate fabulous fish-yum!!! We also met many of Tim and Bobbie's friends. What a special group of people there! Tim, mom, Amaya, and I all celebrate my big 30 at a beautiful little restaurant down the street from Tim's house-we all had the Genuine Snapper-as opposed to Fake Snapper =) It was wonderful!!! Amaya had one of her favorites: pears =)
At 8 months Amaya is still toothless! I did meet an 11 month old who had just gotten her first tooth, so I guess my kid is not too out there =) She is teething like crazy and will gnaw Nana's chin off any time she gets a chance. It is the funniest thing, something about Nana's chin makes Amaya want to chew. Amaya is always on the move. She is still walking around everything, crawling up the stairs (we are still working on how to get down them safely), and talking up a storm. On the flight, she talked with everyone around us the entire hour & a half there and back...people all get a kick out of her and she is always making her momma laugh. I cannot imagine life without her!!!
Turning 30...
Wow, I always thought 30-year olds were OLD!!! Now I am one =) I think this is one of the best birthdays that I have had...I am so blessed with great family and friends. As I get older, I realize more and more how lucky I am to have the support system that I do. I truly feel grateful and I look forward to many more years of memories to be made.
PS...We found out this weekend that we are headed to...da.da.da.da---Germany!!! Who knows when our final arrival date will be-most likely next summer. We are more than thrilled-it will be a bittersweet move-we will miss Meg, Eric, and Panama more than I can imagine!
