Day One: Everglades

Our journey to the Bahamas began last Sunday. After arriving in Miami with no trouble at all we rented a car and headed down to South Beach for dinner. We eat at a great Cuban restaurant, but that was hardly the highlight of the trip. Dave and I (mainly Dave) couldn't get enough of all the rare cars. We must have seen 6 Bentley's within two miles, along with several Corvettes, Mercedes, and every other rare expensive car you can think of.

After driving up and down the streets of South Beach we hit the beach for a late night walk. The wind was blowing and it was beautiful.

Monday morning we drove about 40 minutes outside of Miami to take and air boat tour of the Everglades. I had wanted to see them since I was a little girl, I'm not sure if they were worth all the hype I had given them, but it was pretty great to see.

By 3 o'clock we had boarded our ship and were ready to eat like crazy for the next 4 days and play even harder.

Cruisen'

In 6 more days Dave and I will be here.... concentrating at work is getting really difficult.

Happy Easter

So I had the whole big blog post outlined in my head, but now I have no time for it I must get to bed soon if I am going to be up at 5:45. However, I still wanted to take a quick sec to say Happy Easter everyone. And if you have watched this check it out. Jesus is the Christ and He lives and loves each one of us just the way we are.

Swimming Lessons

Hey everyone I'm going to be teaching private swim lessons this summer please let me know if you are interested.

SWIMMING LESSONS
Summer is almost here and it's time to start thinking about swimming lessons!

I will be offering 30 minute lessons twice a week between 8:30 and 12:30pm beginning June 1st.
You can choose MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, OR TUESDAY & THURSDAY lessons,
whatever works best for you!
Lessons are $20 a week, or $68 a month
Get 10% off your second child.

Lesson will begin June 1st and be held at 1922 E Lynwood (near Gilbert and McKellips).

I have been teaching children ages 6 months and up to swim for over 5 years. I have been trained by one of the country's top swim programs, and can help any child learn to be safer in the water.

Please let me know by April 11th if you are interested.
Contact me at:
Raquel.Thomson@gmail.com or 480-656-5752

Diva Dog

Elle has been so much fun to have for the past 7 weeks. Dave and I love to play with her. Everything she does makes us either laugh, or oo and ahh over how cute she is. I have dubbed Elle as a superstar because she is totally spoiled, every kid on the street is a fan, and she has her own personal paparazzi aka Dave. Here are a few of his best shots..

When we first got her she was small, she could fit all for legs on my slipper. Now she eats my slippers.

She likes to play and in the yard, and after being attacked by the fence around the garden, has finally learned to leave the tomato plants alone.She loves to cuddle!

More cuddling.

I told you Dave stocks her, she can't even sleep in peace, but this is a pretty cute one.

And unlike most dogs she loves water and a good bath. When I water the garden she runs through the sprinkler, and while taking a shower she begs to come in. Here is a video of her first bath.

Celebrate

To celebrate our anniversary we had a lovely dinner at home Wednesday night. I set a table that would havae made Sandra Lee proud, and Dave surprised with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. They smell so good! Dinner was also great! I made these great beef pops courtesy of Giada De Laurentis. (If you are looking for a good beef marinade this one is one to try!)

On Friday Dave had off work and so did I , yay for spring break, so we dropped Elle off at my parents and headed up to Flagstaff. It was so great to go back to where we first met. We visited all our favorite places, reminisced, and relaxed. It was a great way to celebrate three years of marriage.

Three Years!

Three years ago today I made the best decision of my life. Thanks for three great years Dave, I can't wait for the all the ones to come!