On Sunday Rick, Caroline and I all went to the Naples Botanical Garden
The Naples Botanical Garden is local tropical gardens with beautifully restored natural habitats. So last week we went to the Corkscrew Swamp and this week we went to the gardens. We are not trying to be tourist in our own town. Although we do live in a tourist town. Rick and I have started the Couch to 5K program So we run every other day on the days that we do not run we try to walk a few miles. So on Sundays we try to take Caroline to interesting places where we can incorporate a long walk and then we go out to a lazy lunch.

http://www.naplesgarden.org/Visiting_the_Garden.aspx

Corkscrew Sanctuary

Some of the Friends we saw a long the way

Hanging with dad

Rick along the way

Helping Nara with Homework

Rick Caroline and I had a great time at Corkscrew Sanctuary http://corkscrew.audubon.org/
Rick and I have started running again so we run every other day. The day we do not run we try to walk a couple of miles. So Sunday we took Caroline and walked all over Corkscrew Sanctuary. It was about three miles. It was fun for all of us.

Catching Up

She loves the park

Nara and her friends

Another great day playing outside.

I have not blogged in a very long time. It has been a busy year for our family. The month of January was full of illness. I think everyone in the family got sick at some point in January.
February has been a nice month. We celebrated Chinese New Year by having dinner at a local restaurant and celebrating with cupcakes when we returned home. Nara turned 12 on February 6th and then Valentine’s Day was here.
Caroline is growing everyday. She learns a new word daily. I love hearing her talk. She has a very sweet voice.
I will try to post more in the next few weeks.

Happy Birthday Lily

Happy 10th Birthday Lily

Happy New Year!

2010 was a wonderful year for our family. Just a year ago we were waiting for our LOA and preparing for our trip to Sweet Caroline. It has been a year of change and growth for our family. Mostly is has been a year of love. We have loved watching Caroline grow and learn to love and trust her family. The year 2010 will always be special for us but we are looking forward to 2011 and all the new exciting things that our family might encounter. Happy New Year and I hope you find many of God’s blessings in 2011.

Nara and Caroline Having Some Fun

Merry Christmas