better late than never!

we got a chance to go visit my family in florida the week after christmas and got to stay through the new year....and im just getting around to bloggin about it....shoot me! but better late than never!!!! right?!?!!?!?
we had so much fun while in florida.....i just love my sister and mom to pieces and miss them so much! i sure do wish we lived closer, 800 miles is a long drive with a baby...but a small price i am happy to pay for some family fun!
when we go there, we had christmas....opened gifts and had a great dinner!

finley had so much fun playing with people her size!
i just love this last picture, why do babies stand on their tippy toes when they are learning to stand? who knows, but i think its just too darn cute!

lots of love....

and lots of hugs!!!!

finley just LOVES cats, and my sisters cat would actually not run from finley so she could "pet" her...finley was in heaven!!!!!

new years eve the kiddos stayed up late, my sister and brother-in-law had friends over for the FSU football game that was that evening, some yummy food, and of course, a GREAT TIME!
love this middle picture of me, my mom, sister, and niece (bryn)

the kiddos had a blast playing and running around...
bryn even conned my sister into becoming the human gymnastics bar and got her to flip her upside down over, and over, and over again! (my sister did this until her arms were about to fall off!)

we put the little kids to bed, the football game got over.....
THEN THE PARTY REALLY STARTED!
look at all the fun (and dancing....check out that first picture of my sister and matt!) we had! and these are the TAME pictures!

starting the new year off with my favorite girl!

bryn decided to give finley cheerios....can you see them dumped all over the floor?!?!? and finley didnt care, she just sat there, picking them up and eating them!
isnt this last picture just adorable? the three amigos...in their footed pjs!

one last picture of my mom and i...
and a last group picture of us....
before we had to head back north....

we had such a great time....

and as always,

barbie and brandon, you were fabulous hosts!!!!