Hoses, Shoes, Tutus, Rainbows, and Friends

Rosemary is not a great lettuce eater. So last week, while Jonathan and I had chicken caesar wraps for dinner, I made Rosemary some ravioli. Whenever she has something particularly messy, we strip her down to her diaper then put her right into the bath after dinner. This night though, it was really bad. Jonathan had made some banana pudding for me to have after my procedure so not only was Rosemary covered in red sauce, she was also getting sticky from the pudding. Jonathan suggested just hosing her off outside before the bath. It worked.


Most of Rosemary's shoes are outgrown before they wear out. These shoes are the exception. I cleaned out Rosemary's dresser and closet this weekend to put away the clothes that she's too big for now and came across these shoes that she wore practically every day to daycare. She started wearing them before she could walk so the toes are pretty tattered too.
After baths, Rosemary likes to run around the house is just her hooded towel. This time, she wanted her hooded towel and her tutu.
On the way to work on Tuesday we saw a pretty spectacular rainbow, one where we could see the entire arch.
This is Rosemary with her friend, Dynah. We see Dynah quite a bit at church so when we get there, Rosemary will ask, "Where's Dynah?"

Labor day at the park

On Labor Day, we spent the day at a nearby park with family and friends.

Rosemary's a pretty good climber and she seemed to really enjoy this playground equipment.

Zach, Sara, Josh, and Krystle may look like they're just staring off at something in the distance. They are, in fact, playing bocce.

Go Gators

Rosemary is a Gator--there's no way around it. Jonathan and I are both UF grads, she was born in Gainesville, even her first hair accessory was a Gator bow. So despite the efforts of our Bama-fan minister, she's going to be a Gator.

This was especially evident this weekend. She's starting to say "Gator" whenever she sees the Gator head logo and occassionally does the Gator chomp (though we're still working on doing it on cue). However, yesterday during the first football game of the season, she really started to show her orange and blue blood when she actually watched the game. Now, Rosemary could really care less about television, but when the game was on she crawled up on the couch and sat down beside me with her eyes glued to the set. When someone would get tackled she'd say, "Whoa!" (a la Joey Lawrence on Blossom) and point. Alas, the rain delay completely ended her interest in the game, but her earlier actions confirmed what we already knew: she's definitely a Gator.

Our little Gator fan.

Campus House Leadership Training

One of the best parts for me about living in Gainesville is being able to still be involved in some way with the Campus House. This year, I was a part of their fall leadership training. As one of the activities, the groups had to assemble camping tents while all but one of their team members were blindfolded. All of the groups completed their tent, albeit some more quickly than others!
The first team to complete the task.
Two of the teams had to put together 12-person tents, which may take awhile for four people who weren't blindfolded but both teams got them done. And I guess I snapped this picture while Bob was saying the pledge of allegiance.
The second 12-person tent team.
The final team to complete the tent. Mission accomplished!

Two new looks for the beach

A few weeks ago, Jonathan, Rosemary, and I traveled to New Smyrna Beach for a long weekend with my parents. It was great to get away for a weekend before Jonathan started back to school.

The Tuesday before we left, I had 11 inches of my hair cut off and while there, Jonathan shaved his beard. We looked like a completely different couple!
Rosemary was none to happy here. She wanted to be in the ocean, not posing for a picture.
I just really liked this picture of the two of them.
A close up of Jonathan's facial hair-less look. This was taken three weeks ago and if you were to see him now, his mustache and goatee are back.
Rosemary got a little shower before heading back to the condo and to bed.
And here's the 11+ inches that I was able to donate to Locks of Love. I'm glad I made it to the 10 inch minimum, but I doubt I'll ever be able to wait that long again to have short hair!