Monday, March 28, 2011

Well, there goes the weekend....

I keep having to remind myself that today is Monday, we had so much fun this weekend, especially after Jacob working so much last week. Friday night we visited with some friends and Saturday morning/afternoon was spent at Repticon, and Sunday was spent lazing around and snuggling as a family.

Repticon was great since Jacob used to breed frogs (like, dart frogs) and he had some breeder friends that were vendors, it was nice for him to get in touch with them again. Plus, I've always loved snakes and dart frogs, so I was interested in going to see some of the rarer/more expensive breeds. It was so much fun, Madeline sat facing out in the Moby and looked at everything, she was awake almost the whole time. There were so many interesting animals, including alligators and water monitors, there was even a skunk! I wish I had gotten more pictures, but it's hard to do without offending some of the vendors. Here's what I do have, though let me say that these photos don't do these animals justice.

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Giant inflatable snake? Check.

Skunk
Skunk? Also check.

These snakes are by Adam Chesla Reptiles. (click for email)
Adam Chesla Reptiles

Adam Chesla Pied
This is my personal favorite representation of a Piebald Ball Python.
We also took a little walk through the venomous snakes, I somehow forgot to take a picture of the epic King Cobra. Here's what I got: 
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Rhinoceros Viper and Eastern Diamondback(vemons)
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Monacled Cobra and Neotropical Rattlesnake (venoms)
This is Bill Schwinn's table and frogs. He breeds beautiful frogs and has great prices, if interested click here.
Bill Schwinn Display

Frogs by Bill Schwinn

Darts by Bill Schwinn

Bill Schwinn Dart Frogs

Bill Schwinn Frogs

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And this is one of Kelly's Balls' gorgeous Pastel Ball Pythons.
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I seriously had a blast. It was so cool to see all of those amazing animals in person, I definitely want to make a habit of going. Jacob wants to get back into frogs, and oddly I think that's a great idea.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Madeline is 3 months old!

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Madeline and Jacob.

Jacob and I figured that we should have a minor celebration for her 3 month 'birthday', especially considering it's kind of a milestone. Having previously celebrated her 1 month birthday, we also plan on celebrating her 6 month and then 12 month birthdays. So Tuesday,  Jacob and I grilled some chicken breast and made (lemon butter) mashed potatoes and had a little cake in her honor.

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Three flowers, perfect.
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We got this cake at Publix. It was fantastic.
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She watched her daddy light the candles.
We lit the candles and sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. It was fun and she smiled so big when we both sang to her. After we sang about her being three months old, Jacob helped Madeline blow out her candles.
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After the main festivities, Little Miss Maddle got to wear one of the hand-made hand-me-downs from my grandmother. We took tons of pictures, but here's my favorite:
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 She looked so sweet in this dress.
Sorry it's so photo heavy, but I have so many pictures I love! 


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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

I have an interview today

As much as I need a job, I am sad at the thought of no longer being a stay-at-home-mom.

Ugh, wish me luck (I hope the purple hair is not an issue, hah).

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