Grandpas Playground

My father-in-law is an accountant with his own office. An office full of toys, snacks, and movies. My girls think "going to work" is something akin to "going to Disney World."

Elena told one of her little friends at church that she had spent the whole afternoon at Grampy's office. Her friend says, "That doesn't sound like fun at all."

Elena's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "It is!! There are toys and snacks and other little kids (her cousins) and even movies!"

No all her friends want to go to Grandpas office.

Most people don't enjoy a trip to the accountant's office, but my girls think its the most fun in the world.

I'm pregnant...

...and that's why I haven't been around much. I'm seven weeks pregnant with Baby #3, also known as Baby Surprise. A good suprise of course.

My "all day sickness" has become "afternoon sickness" and I feel my energy returning. It seems awfully early in the pregnancy to think that those symptoms would have subsided, so we're taking it day by day.

On mylist of things that made me want to hurl was the computer. I would look at it and gag. I'm not kidding, it was so weird. I just couldn't bring myself to sit in front of it and blog. I do feel better now and the computer doesn't seem offended.

So, I'm back. At least for now!

I'm alive and well.

I'm in New England enjoying all the perks this part of the country has to offer. Namely: coffee, donuts, family, and the Sox.

We have moved into our new house and are starting to feel at home in our new little place. I should be back to blogging regularly soon. Goodness knows, I miss it. I have a lot of pictures to show you, and some funny stories to tell as well.

I'll be back!

Where I post lots of pictures of burgers

Our first night in Tampa we ate at the only place we could eat. Five Guys Hamburgers and Fries. It was the right thing to do.

A large order of cajun fries, because....they are the reason french fries were invented. I'm sure of it.

Bacon Cheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, mushrooms and pickles, please.

We have eaten there twice already, but I think I may need to go back for a third burger. That's right, need.

Love at first sight

We introduced our girls to donuts.
Dunkin' Donuts that is.
Their Yankee daddy wouldn't have it any other way.

(The fact that he is a Yankee does not mean he roots for the Yankees. It's Red Sox all the way, folks.)

Now that I've cleared that up...

Donuts.





Elena thought they were okay.

But Abbie has fallen completly in love.

This comes as no surprise to anyone that knows her.



Her Daddy is so proud.

Bloggy Slump

I haven't been around in the blogging world much because the whole "moving to another country" thing did me in. It appears that the blogging department of my head has shut down until further notice, or at least until I can finally, finally unpack my suitcases next week in New Hampshire.

We've also been busy catching up.







And one more thing...I can't believe how neat and tidy the roads are here.

Look! Everyone is in a lane! There are no potholes! No donkeys! No old cars!

It's weird.

(And kinda boring.)

Miami - The capital city of Latin America

While waiting for our lost luggage in Miami (did I mention that before??) Brian went for a walk around the hotel just to see what was out there. Maybe he didn't want to be in a small room with four women, or maybe he was hungry, but either way he made a great discovery. A small Venezuelan restaurant right around the corner from our hotel. He brought back several boxes of our favorites. Carne mechada, arepitas, queso blanco, and cachapas con queso de mano. It was great and made the Lost Luggage Wait a little more bearable.

(Another thing that made the wait more bearable was that we are all experienced travelers and always pack a clean pair of undies in our carry-on.)