Visiting Grandpa and CC...

My dad and Cheri invited us down to Florida in January (what a great month to leave Seattle!) for a Charity Ball that they were involved with.  'Place of Hope' is a ministry tied to both a church and the Foster system down in Florida.  My dad and Cheri are mentors to a brother and sister who live at Place of Hope and are involved in various activities that are offered.  Each year a ball is thrown to raise money and involvement in this awesome charity.  We had such a wonderful time visiting the village and learning how my Dad and Cheri are involved.  If you are interested, you can visit the website.

Here Kurt and I are getting ready to leave for the ball;  I insisted on taking the classic "prom" photo first since we never did go to the Prom together.

So cheesy! 

Cheri's Dad and Stepmom came down for the ball as well.  Here Cheri is with her Dad.  He was so fun to get to know and visit with over the weekend!!

What a fun night!

So silly!  

(check out those thighs!!)

"I am so cool!  Why is everything so dark?"

It's very humid down in Florida and Maddie's hair seemed to curl right up.  It will be neat to see if the curls stick around as she gets older!

"Watch out Mom, I can almost crawl!"

Lots of love and kisses!!

"I love coming to visit G and CC...I get spoiled!!"

(yikes, yes this is her first taste of ice cream!)

"ummm...Daddy, what have you done with my hair??"

Madelyn did great out for dinner while we were down in Florida, we laugh though because we had to go to dinner for the early bird special to make sure we were back in time for her bedtime.  Needless to say, it was nice to be able to leave her with a sitter for another night and the four adults were able to enjoy a great Italian dinner at a normal hour :)