Congratulations Maddy!

Words cannot describe how proud we are of our Maddy graduating Windermere Preparatory High School! The last few weeks have been exhausting getting her IB exams finished and prepping for all of the celebrations. I can't believe it's finally over and we are now officially prepping for College in the Fall. The Parent Student Banquet was a beautiful evening and we all shed a few tears during the slideshow (Maddy's Grad Slideshow). Then on Friday night, we had the main ceremony at the Dr Phillips Center downtown...

Maddy looked so beautiful in her cap and gown...

Waiting for the doors to open...

She looked so delighted when she came down the stairs to take the stage:)

And we all cheered for her big moment...

Diploma in hand...

One proud Dad...

And one proud cousin...:)

And one proud Aunt...

Maddy's beautiful, amazing and super smart friends - we will miss you guys...:)

We finished off the evening with a lovely dinner

The next morning we prepped for our family celebration at home. We finally found a use for Maddy's soccer poster - we can build a Maddy shrine when she's gone...;)

She was completely overwhelmed by so many generous gifts...:)

And the cake was delicious!

It was a relaxing family occasion - we had a hairy moment when we lost a toy plane on the roof - but Indiana Mike saved the day with his trusty lasso ;)

Thank you for making it such a special weekend for our baby girl. I'm still nowhere near ready to stop calling her that :)

CONRATULATIONS MADDY!!

Orlando Wetlands Park

It was some hot hiking this weekend in the town of Christmas at the beautiful Orlando Wetlands Park...

There were just tons of beautiful birds to enjoy and photograph...

But my favorite snap of the day was of this Florida soft shelled turtle:)

But boy could he move fast!

Despite the heat it felt great to walk in the wilderness for a couple of hours. We loved it!