A Very Hungry Caterpillar Is On His Way

 On Saturday we had a baby shower for Courtney.

We had tried to have a baby shower for Tristan before he was born, but the little stinker decided to make his entrance into the world on the day of the shower!!!

This time - no early arrivals!!

The theme?

This beautiful wreath greeted the guests at the front door.

If you would like a wreath personalized just for you, Wreaths by Ella is the place for you!!

Party game with a caterpillar twist.  Had to add the word "cute" as a forbidden word.  No one was falling for "baby"!)

I forgot to take a picture of the guest book.  This is basically what I did, but had a cute stuffed caterpillar behind it.

Flowers are always a wonderful decoration!

Party Favors - or what remained!!

Cake - and NO, the baby will not be named Taco. (unless you ask Tristan however!!)

Some of the guests, and pictures of guests taking pictures of the guests.

Not only did Hina lose her caterpillar, but the lei it was attached to!! 

Not sure what Mia is doing....or me for that matter!!  Oh, well.

Time for gifts!!!

 

Our new sister missionaries came to party with us!  So glad they did!!!

All that was left to do was to give out the prizes.

I might add, the game where the winner with the most caterpillars came out on top became quite cutthroat.  I knew some of the guests would have to be watched, but...oh my!!

I hope that everyone had a good time and that Courtney and little Taco Wade felt loved.

Yes, Tristan not only wants to call the baby, Taco, but, Taco Wade!

Toes in the Water, Feet in the Sand

 So,an unexpected week in the Florida Keys.

Jim's brother and sister-in-law planned a trip to the keys and we tagged along.

Samuel was glad happy ecstatic. 

 We didn't go last year because we went to South Dakota for our family vacation instead. 

What I am trying to say is, you didn't have to ask us twice!! 

It was very difficult to find accommodations in Key West.  Everyone seemed to want to spend the New Year in Old Town Key West.  

Who'd have thought watching a giant high heel shoe drop at midnight would be such a draw?

This may have been on Mike and Jen's wish list of things to do in the Keys, but, alas, we did not make it.

We ended up staying in Marathon.  Here are some pictures of the house we are renting. 

We are right on the water.  It is beautiful watching the sun rise every morning.

 Jim and Sam have already been kayaking.  Sam did great for his first time.  Unfortunately, I was a bit slow getting the camera out and missed a great photo op.

You may be asking yourself.  "Self, why does Sally have a picture of one lone yellow Croc?"

You would be right, one yellow Croc is a very sad sight to behold.  Especially when the left yellow Croc is stuck in the mud just off the shore.  We have searched and searched, but that Croc is stuck and hidden.  

There may be a salt water Croc sighting in the future.  Stay tuned!!

 Pelicans looking for their dinner.

 Sunday Sunrise.

 Searching, searching...

 GOT IT!!!

 Some more sunrise shots.

Off to breakfast at Blue Heaven and Key West craziness.

 Before - BLT Eggs Benedict (the L would be for Lobster)

 After

And in the "why not" category.  

Key Lime pie.

It was split 5 ways!

After breakfast we headed off to explore Key West.

 Hemingway's house.

Lighthouse

Key West Chicken crossing the road.

WHY????

   Trolley Tour

To finish off, here is a collection of shots from Mallory Square.

Some are self explanatory, some just can't be explained.

On this note,

good night.