Porcelain Bella

Baby Bella loves her first ever porcelain doll, known affectionately as Porcelain Bella.  I have to say, she does remind me of the real life Bella, only quieter.

Thanks, Aunt Bessie.  She will treasure it forever.

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Enjoyed Sunday brunch with the family at one of Mommy's favorite places.  Bella and I practiced coloring in the lines while waiting on our pasta.

Louisville Slugger

Sunday afternoon was dedicated to keeping a promise I made to Skyler this summer. We visited and toured the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory & museum. 

We all had a great time, Isabella especially enjoyed playing on the giant limestone glove and ball. 

Cages

Skyler and I had a wonderful time hitting in the batting cages.  We used the model bat that is built custom for Derek Jeter. 

Is it bragging to acknowledge that Dad hit eight of his pitches?

Signature Bats

Boys will be boys!!  Skyler and I brought home new prized possessions - Louisville Slugger bats with our signature burned into the wood.

Perhaps valuable only to us but we smiled all the way back to Spring Hill.

Six Inches

 



 

WOW! We woke up to two inches of fresh snow outside our hotel and six inches of fresh snow on the mountain.   The drive up was amazing and beautiful. 

Snow Tubing

My kids have never really been around snow enough to know the pleasure of playing in it all day- until today.  What fun!!!

The whole family had a blast travelling 30mph down the mountain while sitting on a tube. And so thankful for the magic carpet that we rode on to pull us back up the hill with our tube - so that we could ride down again and again.

Anatomy of a Tubing Run

 

 

I sat in a tube in front of Bella and documented her run by taking pictures of her the whole way down.  My left hand holding onto her tube, my right hand holding (nearly frost bitten) the camera.

Oh, the joy - and Priceless!