Maddy's 6th Birthday!

We had Maddy's 6th birthday at the Florida Aquarium. They gave us a private room and brought in a baby alligator in for the kids to touch.

Maddy's favorite part was when they had a diver go into the big fish tank to wish the children Happy Birthday through the glass!

It wouldn't be a birthday party without cake...

Jen, Rich and Mya came over to mark the occasion on the actual day itself. Maddy loves her horse blanket!

More cake...

We had some leftover fireworks from the 4th July...

Maddy had her first pet for her birthday - a betta fish she called 'rainbow'!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDY - WE LOVE YOU!!

Maddy's 'Car Wash' dance performance!

Double Trouble!

Mike managed to run into two snakes in one day! It started when he opened the garage door and didn't notice this one until it was looking straight into his face - yikes! I used this handy-dandy guide to identify them (Identifying Florida snakes). The first one is a Florida water snake we think so thankfully harmless...

The one that he found on the driveway later, however, was a Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake. Apparently it's notorious for protecting itself and delivers a nasty, venomous bite. It doesn't usually kill but more often their bite results in the loss of a digit. Not this one - Mike killed it since it had taken up home literally on our doorstep and we have a child in the house who needs all 10 of her fingers...

Happy Easter!

We had a perfect Easter! Maddy decorated eggs with Mike the day before to leave for the Easter bunny...

She even left a note to let him know she loves him...

She got all dressed up to visit Nana and Pop Pop at the Villages...

We really enjoyed watching Polo - here are the fantastic cheerleaders at the Villages (it's an over-55 community in case you were not familiar:))

 

Happy Easter!!!

Maddy's first science project!

Maddy had a blast making crystals!