Easter 2009

Meet the newest addition to our family!!! This is Miss Brodee Claire Fontana. She was born April 2nd. We love you, Brodee Claire!!!
Miss Bella trying on her Easter egg sunglasses.

Huntin' some eggs. Boy, she was good at it, too!

This girl loves to accessorize!!!

Bella's Easter basket

Gettin' in the car seat and going to church.

Hunting more eggs at Piper's birthday party.

Playing with Mamaw

Giving Mamaw some fugars. This girl loves her Mamaw!

Having so much fun in the jumper

Playing with Camden

I LOVE this girl!!!

In true Bella style, being a little standoffish when we first got to Dallas' house.

SEAWORLD!!!!!

Seaworld was the highlight of our trip! We had so much fun. Bella loved, loved, loved Shamu. She stared at this Beluga whale. It's not the prettiest little critter but he put on a great show!

They started out the show with the divers/trainers diving into the water. Bella saw them jump into the water and they didn't immediately come back up. In fact, they stayed underwater for awhile. Anyhoo, she started crying because she didn't know they were "k". :) When they came back up, she was fine!

Here's my little punkin pie pointing at the Shamu statue. She wouldn't sit still in front of it long enough for me to get the proverbial tourist photo! Imagine that!

That girl LOVED her some Shamu!!!!
Papaw drinking Pepsi, Bella eating popcorn. Both mesmerized by Shamu.See, Mo and Staci???? Shamu is a BELIEVEr, too!!!!

Here is the big fish kissing his trainer. Cute pic but what you don't see is the trainer actually kisses Shamu's tongue, ughhh!!!!

Check out Shamu waving to the crowd!

Bella clapping for her "favorite fish"!!!!

See, Mommy???? I WANT one of those!!!!

First Attempt at Easter Card Pics

Easter is quickly approaching and I haven't taken any Easter pics of her. She has been sick for the past week and still doesn't feel well so she wasn't in a great mood but here are a few of the ones we took today.

That's my sweet girl!

San Antonio Zoo

The San Antonio Zoo is one of my favorite zoos. (My absolute fave is the San Diego Zoo!) Here are Papaw and Bells riding down the hotel corridor. That's where she stays perched now....right on Papaw's lap. I need to sign her up for the new 12 step program....Papaws Anonymous!

They had this cute little petting zoo, although it should've been called the goat cage. The petting zoo only had goats in there but it didn't stop Bella from talking to them. She tried to kiss one of them as I was taking a picture but the picture blurred from me running and hollering "NOOOOOO!!!".
Papaw, Nana and Bella were looking at the ducks when she got excited and .....started running to her mama! She then dragged me by the hand back up to where they were to make sure that I saw them too!

In deep thought.....

Staring at the prairie dogs.

They had these cute little animal statues. This one of the kimodo dragon was the first one that we saw. The next one was the lion but it was later in the day and Mama wasn't thinking that it had gotten alot warmer when I sat her on it. Just couldn't figure out why she was crying. (All book sense, no common sense!) :)

One of Bella's favorites.....the "flingoes". So much for saying flamingo!

Fun at the hotel.

Bella loves Papaw's scooter!!! Here she was climbing up on it and trying to make "vroom vroom" noises! I just can't keep her hair outta her eyes!

Now this next pic is showing Belle engaging in one of her favorite pasttimes. If she isn't shoving her finger up her nose then she is shoving food up there. I can't even begin to tell you the things I have retrieved from there!!!

Here is Miss America getting ready to go 'wim. That's her version of swim! I swear I think she's part fish! She loves the water!After all of the nose picking and the swimming, it was DEFINITELY bath time! These next two poses may be my all time favorite ones of her!

Next post will be our stop at the San Antonio Zoo! See you soon!

The Wax Museum

The wax museum was really good. Most of the figures weren't shiny but they appeared that way with my new camera. Here is my favorite fighter....Rocky Balboa
Nana and Bells spent a little time with Oprah.

This one of Jack Nicholson as The Joker was one of my favorites.

Now what red blooded American woman doesn't love seeing her some Kevin Costner???

Demi looked real..

Even I had a little time to catch up with Forrest Gump.

The Alamo

Papaw trying on Bella's Davy Crockett coonskin cap
The grounds at the Alamo

The church of the Alamo

Nana and Papaw. See that scooter? That is a story in itself. My dad has a Harley and he had been after me to let him ride Bella up and down our little dead end street. Of course, I said "ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!". So at this time he was an able bodied man and if he couldn't ride her on the motorcycle, then he did the next best thing.....he went out and bought this scooter!!!! Little did we know this scooter was going to be a lifesaver!!!! Bella and Papaw ride it just about everyday. :)