Wow, Is July Gone Already?

July was a busy month! Mama and Baba celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary. Thanks to our friends Lee and Judy for spending some time with me so Mama and Baba could go out on a "date night." And, I am potty trained now!!! Mama and Baba are so proud of me. And I like being a big girl. I am also drinking exclusively from a cup (no more sippies) and I am enjoying using complete sentences almost all of the time now. I can name just about every animal that exists and can even correctly say words like hippopotamus and platypus. I am enjoying being able to recognize most letters of the alphabet and can distinguish my own name from other words. Mama and Baba say that I am growing up fast. What a long way I've come since October 9, 2006 when they first met me in China.

Our pictures this time are pretty random. Here is one of Baba enjoying his anniversary gift a few weeks early. Mama treated him to a parasailing adventure while we were at Siesta Key. Here he is on the boat on the way to his adventure.

And here he is up in the air. He had a great time.

Mama's anniversary present included some much-needed spa time, so there are no pictures of that. We also had some professional photos taken while we were at Siesta Key. They were taken by Mama's friend and former coworker, Barbara Banks. She is a photographer in Sarasota, Florida, and can be found at www.barbarabanks.com.

Barbara is a very talented photographer and does everything from family portraits to editorial as well as corporate photo shoots. So here is one of Mama, Baba and I sitting in some sea grass at Siesta Key.

And one of all of us, including Grandma and Pop Pop.

We also stood in some very tall grasses and shrubs. These were taken at the public beach at Siesta Key which has all sorts of background scenery.

And here we were on the beach for a beautiful Gulf sunset. We love the way the sun sets over the water on the west coast of Florida.

I enjoyed finding shells while Miss Barbara was taking my picture.


And finding other interesting sea life.

My Grandma and Pop Pop have been married for almost 53 years. This is a great picture of them.

And one of my Mama and Baba with me.

I found some very interesting flowers and such in the sea grass.

I really had fun running through the grass.

Barbara shot hundreds of photos of us, but these are some of our favorites. Those of you who may want copies of some of these - you know how to get in touch with us.

Well, that's all for now. We will be posting pictures soon of our visit to the University of Georgia gardens this past weekend. We have some beautiful shots. Meanwhile, we are just enjoying our time here in Athens before school starts back and the crowds associated with football season begin pouring into town each weekend (especially since the Bulldogs are ranked #1 right now).