The Rookery

Mommy, Bia, Sammy and I went to this learning center called the Rookery. They had tons of fish including a big aquarium that you could crawl under and look up at the fish. I loved it. We went for a walk in the woods and searched for plants that were marked with numbers. I mostly loved looking for the numbers. My favorite numbers are 7 and 8 so I was on a mad hunt for those.

I got to touch a horseshoe crab. It felt really weird on my hand and kind of freaked me out. But I thought it was really cool.

Here I am with the alligator statue.

Bia's Piano

I LOVE Bia's piano. My mom says I have some serious musical talent in my blood from my daddy's side of the family...even though my daddy only plays the stereo. So maybe I've got those Stolley genes. I love the way it sounds, and I like to look at my reflection when I play.

Pop Pop's Orange Tree

Bia and Pop pop have an orange tree at their house. I loved going out to pick oranges with Pop Pop and then eating the one I picked. It was so much fun to see where the orange came from. I kept talking about it non-stop... over and over I said "Mommy, Sophie and Pop Pop pick ORANGE from ORANGE TREE!"

The Bull

Ever since Disney, I am a total psycho for anything that is in anyway like a "ride". One of the places in Naples we went out to eat called Tin City had this Bull. I was obsessed with it. Mommy and Bia ran out of change and I was having so much fun that some random guy paid for me to ride it again.

Out to Dinner with Bia & Mommy

Sammy and I went to a lot of fancy restaurants with Mommy and Bia and Pop pop. We got dressed up went to the "early bird" specials with all the old people in Florida and it worked great- we got decent priced meals and we were early enough that we all behaved pretty well (by this, I mean that I got whatever I wanted so I would not throw a tantrum). Sammy of course is always quiet as a mouse sleeping in his bucket. These pictures are from our first night on the town.

Naples

So, after Disney Sammy, Mommy and I went to Bia and Pop pop's house in Naples, FL where we stayed for 3 weeks. The weather wasn't the best- it was one of the coldest winters in Naples on record and we didn't have many beach days. But we still managed to cram in a lot of activities including the zoo, botanical gardens, a few parks, one festival, the beach, boating, library story time, a water ski show, a fishery learning center, and we swam in Bia's pool every day. Over the next few days, we'll try to post pictures from our outings so everyone can see how much fun we had- and how much Sammy has grown.
No pictures of him in this first post though- we went to the park on our first day in Naples and he slept the whole time. Here I am riding the dinosaur- after Disney, I LOVE anything that resembles a ride.

I am currently completely obsessed with slides.

Still More Disney

Very often when we were traveling around at the parks, mommy and daddy looked down and saw me holding Sammy's hand in the stroller. I just like for him to know that I'm next to him in case he gets lonely. I love having a baby brother. This is my "I'm about to cause serious trouble" look.

Sammy and I got our first Mickey Mouse ears. I love them and I love it even more that we both have the same ones.

I love balloons so much and was so happy when daddy bought me this purple mickey balloon.

Here I am with Mommy and Sammy riding the carousel. It was my very favorite ride.