The Innocent

By: David Baldacci

I loved this book!

I loved the strong character of Will. He is such a strong willed character. I am so excited to read the rest of his series.

My other favorite character was one of the females. Oh, and I won't spoil the big twist, but WOW! I loved it. I couldn't put this book down. 

I highly recommend this book. I couldn't put this down! A little sexual innuendo, but not explicit details. A little swearing, but it was very minimal.

Celeste is One!

Another quick flashback!  I just got these pictures back from Celeste one year photo shoot.  I am in love!

Look at this cute little girl!

I love her face when she laughs!  How can you not smile?

Daddy and daughter.

While we were changing outfits Sierra snatched this cute picture of Grant!  I love his genuine smile.

This tutu was so easy to make and look at how cute Celeste is in it!  Celeste knew she was cute too!

Grant thought it was a funny to wear the tutu as a hat.

We got her a little birthday cake.  She was a little nervous about putting her fingers in the cake, but she got the hang of it.

Grant (the kid who hates frosting on his fingers) tried to show Celeste how to get messy in her cake.  It was so funny!

I was SHOCKED when I saw Grant eat the cake with his face.  I made Sierra take a picture of it!

Grant wrote this sweet note for her.  It says, "The best sister and happy birthday."  I thought it was so sweet.

Half-Way to Christmas

When I worked for Up to Three, there was a service coordinator that loved Christmas.  Sherry played Christmas music all year round.  No one liked to drive with her because they were afraid they would be stuck listening to Christmas music.  On the 25 of June she would always wear a Christmas shirt to celebrate half way to Christmas.

I just realized that yesterday was the 25th of June and we are half way to Christmas.  I find it ironic since yesterday my sister-in-law handed me this disc of picture she took of all the grandkids at Christmas.  It is a long story as to why I just got these pictures yesterday, but in honor of Sherry and because these pictures are so cute I have to share. 

Evy loves these shoes because they have a little heal on them.  She loves the sound they make when she walks.

Celeste in her pretty Christmas dress!

Brother and Sister

Preston

All the Grandkids

Brother and Sister

Little Miss Bright Eyes and Happy Face

Belize

Our next stop landed us in Belize!  We took a short bus ride to the Bacab Eco Park and got to see some of the city.

The scenery is amazing!  I am in love with tropical flowers and plants.  I took quite a few pictures of plants and I just have to share them.  For me they are so unique and beautiful.  

At the Bacab Eco Park we went horseback riding through the jungle!  What an adventure!  We had so much fun. 

Kyle rode the horse named Sea Biscuit.  My horse's name was Boss Fred.

Boss Fred's head bobbing through the jungle.

We saw amazing plants and wildlife!

 As we rode through the jungle we saw a couple large iguanas hanging in the trees.  We also saw and heard Holler Monkeys.  Kyle saw some big beetles (I refused to look).  I tried to take pictures, but Boss Fred was not having it.  If I stopped for a second he would think we were there to eat, pick a mouth full of leaves, and not budge.

Our tour guide showed us lots of plants used for herbal remedies.  I wish I could have brought some home, but I couldn't.  I did eat a lime tree leaf.  It was really limey and not sweet at all.  I liked it though.  The people on our tour thought I was crazy for eating it.

After our tour a guy found this spider.  He let it climb all over him.  I thought he was nuts!  I can't believe I even took pictures of the thing.  Kyle insisted I take the pictures for Grant.  Grant did think this spider was cool.

After our horse ride we hung out and ate lunch.  Check out this crocodile! (No I wasn't getting any closer for a better picture)

This lady was at the park selling jewelry to tourists.  I paid her to make Celeste a bracelet with her name in it.  She made it in about 15 minutes.  She was so nice and called everyone "Honey."

There was this really beautiful pool that we didn't get a chance to swim in, but we really liked it and so I made Kyle pose by it.

Look at this stud!  For all those Napoleon Dynamite fans out there "do you think this picture will turn out real nice?"

I saw this sign for "showers" but didn't see any shower heads or water apparently you just let the humidity wash you off. 

On the way back to the ship we convinced our tour guide to stop at a fruit stand.   I bought 12 mangos for $1.  If they let me bring mangos back to the states I would have bought out the entire fruit stand.  Kyle and I shared some of the mangos with other people on our bus and then we each ate two mangos.  They were the best mangos I have ever eaten!  I was in heaven and also covered in mango juice.  It was so fun!

The port for Belize is too small for cruise ships to dock near land.  So our boat just anchored and we took about a 15 minute boat ride to Belize.  I think it is absolutely fascinating how a cruise ship works.  Therefore, I found it cool that a door could just open up off the side of the boat.   We were just a few feet from the ocean.  I literally could have jumped into the sea!  I am a total nerd!