Bring it on!

Let me start by saying that as I type this post, Ollie (along with her daddy) is sound asleep.

We had a BIG weekend.

Since our trip to Mexico Beach a few weeks ago, Ollie has talked nonstop about the beach. She is constantly saying, “Let’s go to da beech”. So, we did. What can I say, I love da beech too! We are very fortunate that my parents have a condo in Ft. Walton (sadly, it is for sale) and OP loves to go there. Not only is it located on Cinco Bayou, has a nice little pool, is a short drive to the beach, it has access to the bay, where O and I love to hang out, look at fish and catch crabs. On this particular trip, my good friend Christian joined us, along with her husband Bob and sweet son, Asher (OP calls him Cash), who is just 5 months older than Ollie.

Oh, the funny conversations between these two!!

Saturday morning we got up and ready to hit the beach. This year was much easier. We no longer had to tote a huge tent along with Ollie and all our beach stuff. Although Ollie can now walk herself down to the water, she felt the need to stop and talk to everybody on the boardwalk along with pointing out every bird in the sky. Needless to say, it took us a while to get there.

Once we got there, this is where Ollie stayed. Right at the water's edge (with daddy very nearby). She laughed and hooped and hollared all day. She was great entertainment for us and other beach goers as well.

Luckily, the water (and weather) was clear and beautiful with small waves. She had a blast.

 On the other hand, this is where Asher stayed. Close enough to see the water, but far enough that he wouldn't get wet. He loved playing in the sand and with the beach toys, just not real big on the water.

This picture illustrates the distinct personalities.

Ollie has begun roleplaying. The set of pictures below is of her pretending to leave.

She say's bye bye daddy. See you later.

Come here, I give you kiss. Muuuaaah!

Love you.

So sweet.

If this weekend was a sign of the summer to come, BRING IT ON!!!

Lynsey

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Andele to Mexico!

Beach, that is!

John recently had a job to oversee in Port St Joe, so naturally, Ollie and I decided to tag along. We had never been to Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe or Cape San Blas. It was beautiful, quaint and super family friendly. We stayed at a hotel in Mexico Beach called El Governor. It was right on the water and had a heated pool to boot. Our room was on the forth floor and the view was magneficient.

I should mention that J and I got lots of exercise going up and down the stairs. Ollie has developed a fear of elevators and screams for the entire ride. We thought it would be best to not torture the other vacationers and get a little exercise in as well. Ollie and I spent most of our time out on the balcony watching the birds and the sunset all while playing with stickers (her newest obsession). Although on Friday the weather was beautiful, the wind was killer.

We did venture down to the beach where Ollie played for a straight hour. She had so much fun but I'm afriad that the runny nose she has suffered from this past week is due in full to playing in the cold water. 

Ollie also got a new pair of sunglasses for the trip.

ROCKSTAR!!!

I recently got a new camera and had lots of fun taking pictures from my beach chair.

This is one of my favorites.

After the beach, we hit the heated pool.

With the wind blocked from the building we had nothing but sunshine.

Much to our surprise, Ollie let us put swimmies on her and actually swam a while all by herself.

I think this is pretty impressive for a 22 month old.

Later that day, while J was working, I put Ollie in an old dress

I purchased from the Emporium (Flea Market) in Andalusia.

It has an old look to it and made beautiful beach photos.

I got a little carried away taking pictures and Ollie was in no mood to cooperate.

We had a great getaway and I cannot wait to take another beach trip with Boogie and J.

We leave you, Mexico Beach, with this:



I love the playground -

I feel so free  

To run around

Between the trees.

I can dance

And I can shout.

I can prance

And jump about.

I can swing

The whole long day.

My feet touch the sky -

Up, up, away!

I can spin

On the merry-go-round

 Until I’m dizzy,

Then slow me down.

I can climb,

I never stop.

Like a mountian lion,

Straight to the top.

Ding Ding....

Round 2
In the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.

I am forming a team to participate in this years Great Strides walk for Cystic Fibrosis.

Although my life is hectic and I feel like I have no time to accomplish anything, I have decided to sign up for another CF walk. Our last walk was in Oct 2009 and Ollie's Army raised over $14,000......CRAZY!!!! The CF foundation has been begging for Ollie's Army to return (I wonder why? ;)) and I finally gave in. It is at this time that money for CF is greatly needed. A cure for my sweet OP is on the horizon and the funds are needed to make it possible. This years walk will take place at the Montgomery Zoo...YeeHaw! It will be much bigger and more organized than the Crestview walk (it was the first year for C-view). Most of you have kids that would love an afternoon at the zoo and what better excuse to go than to go and raise money for CF. Please take the time to register and be part of the "Army". If you have any questions feel free to contact me. I look forward to walking and raising money with all of you and am blessed to call you friends!


*To sign up, simply click on the great strides widget at the top right hand corner. This will take you to our team page and there you should click "join my team". It's super easy and convenient.


Much Love,
Lynsey

New Alabama License Plate

Help make the Fighting Cystic Fibrosis license plate an official license plate for the state of Alabama!

In order for the state to produce the CF license plates, 1,000 must be pre-sold by April 2011. For an investment of less than $5 per month, you can help raise over $41,000 for cystic fibrosis!

The cost is $50 & $41.25 of that amount directly supports the fight against CF, especially transitional care for CF patients at Children's Hospital of Alabama and UAB Hospital. Transitional care bridges the gap between child & adult patients and encompasses all areas of need including staffing, space, equipment, and research as patients approach adulthood and beyond. Plus these license plates are a great way to increase CF awareness. Just think of the impact it will make when we have 1,000+ CF license plates on cars driving around the state!

FREE FOR FEBRUARY

Now through February 28th you can get free CF license plates! Please take advantage of this offer by getting license plates for all of your vehicles and recruiting friends and family to get CF tags. We need your help in getting our number up! Thanks to our sponsor who is allowing this promotion to run for the month. To get your free tag(s), please follow the steps below.

To download the limited Power of Attorney form click here.

Fill out the form and mail it back to the address listed. (The form must be notarized before sending back.)

To receive the free plate(s), please make sure all forms are postmarked by Monday, February 28th.

After we visit the DMV to purchase your CF license plate, we will mail your receipt(s) back to you.

In order to take advantage of the free CF license plate offer, you must use the Power of Attorney form. Should you wish to visit the DMV yourself, the cost of the license plate will be the regular price of $50. If you want to purchase the plate at your local DMV, follow these steps:

Visit your local county DMV office.

Tell the representative that you would like to purchase the Fighting Cystic Fibrosis License Plate

Fill out the form, pay the $50 fee, and keep the receipt they give you

You'll be notified once 1,000 plates have been sold, and your plate is ready!

The sooner we reach 1,000 plates, the sooner we can have them on our cars, so please get your license plate today!

If you have questions, please contact us:

Phone: 205-871-9140

Email: stephanie@lapsforcf.org

I Need To Smile....

And when the sun is out, I've got something I can smile about.

Although as I sit here and type this, it's freezing outside,

we did enjoy the sun a few weeks ago and took pictures to prove it.

Introducing Aubie and BooBoo. Ollie takes these 2 everywhere.

I bought her Aubie (tiger) when she was hospitalized over a year ago

and her daddy let her pick out BooBoo (pink bunny) at TJ Max a while back.

Out of all the cute stuffed animals, Ollie wanted this ugly bunny that,

as it turns out is a dog toy.....seriously!

Right there on the paw it says "my pet's pet".

Unfortunately at this moment BooBoo is M.I.A. Oooops!

 

The weather was so nice, we went for a little boat ride.

Family time.

Pop Pop letting Ollie be the captain.

This kid loves some popcorn! Looks like she's guarding it from ShuShu.

WATER!

With such nice weather, who could resist a little ice deam.

You want to see a "little Lynsey", try and take away her ice deam dome. WOW!

Back to reality.....lets figure out what to do today.....inside.

Booooo for cold weather!

Lynsey