My Last Day in Florida - 2/13/09


Mommy, Pop Pop and Gramma took me to Safari Gardens. I had a blast. I loved to watch the alligators! Then we had one last dip in the pool and then off to the airport.

TJ Goes to Florida.

Mommy and I decided to go on a last-minute adventure to visit Gramma and Pop Pop in Siesta Key.

Checking out "biggie" planes. Where are the small ones with propellers?

Thumbs up. Getting pumped to get on plane.

At our gate. Off to Tampa!

Arrival in Tampa. Watch out Gramma and Pop Pop, I turned into a scary monster.

Mommy is a monster too!

The pool! This is where I want to spend my life (or at least 2.5 hours straight).

Again Pop Pop. For some crazy reason I think being thrown across the pool is a lot of fun!

Wearing Mommy's sunglasses as I relax poolside.

Freedom!

More Freedom!

Found Mommy. Freedom's over.

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Mote aquarium watching the sharks getting fed. Pop Pop don't throw me into this pool!

Two thumbs up for fish!

No Pop Pop, don't make me touch! Scary.

Taking a walk into town. Pop Pop carried me on his shoulders for a whole mile!

Checking out road construction - so interesting.

Out to dinner. Waiting for my ice cream.

I closed my eyes and ice cream arrived, yummy!

At the end of another long, fun day. Time to go to bed!

Let it snow! Let it snow!

And Happy Birthday Pop Pop.

Below are pictures of T.J. sledding "All by myself."

Merry slightly belated Christmas! TJ and Ally enjoyed their first Christmas together. The highlight for T.J. was an electric ride-on motorcycle from Santa.

TJ makes orange belt!

What we're thankful for - real love.

Two years ago on Thanksgiving we posted "Our Story," a video chronicle of our time with T.J. in Kazakhstan. Now we've created a new story for both T.J. and Ally. Hope you enjoy it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Being homesick :(

So this is Lisa B. again. Hello everyone! It's been four months since I left TJ to go back to Germany, but I already booked a flight back to Metuchen! I miss him too much, I have to come back to watch him doing super cool Tae Kwon Do :) Today I took the train from Hamburg back home and I used the time to do this little hommage to my time with the tee-minator. Unforgettable scenes like:

- How "fun" a photoshoot with Santa can be

- Bak-O-Bama ad

- Master of Snoring

- How to participate "well" in last day of preschool

8 minutes full of TJ-humor and action will show you that we definitely had a blast together (well...usually...I did not tape the Picasso artwork on his walls - I was too busy removing it)! 

Miss you guys!

Here's the link if you have a hard time viewing the above.
http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-8122916508184901269

On 3/3/08 we posted a blog entry called "TJ the prognosticator."

Turns out he was was indeed correct. Today marks a turning point in how Americans will be viewed around the world. During our trips to Kazakhstan, we almost became embarrassed by our country and how we were perceived. Our leadership has changed us from a revered nation full of opportunity and might to an imperialist nation full of arrogance and waste. Our ability to rally as a nation to embrace tolerance and selflessness will hopefully bring back respect, admiration and trust in our country.



4 Thumbs Up.

P.S. I took T.J. to vote with me and he got to press the "cast vote" button. Although knowing how to push our buttons, he teased us by saying he voted for "John McCain."

Last night Jon took T.J. to a Yankees game. This was especially memorable, not only because of T.J.'s obsession with his own Yankees gear (we won't talk about the Derek Jeter fathead that adorns his wall), but also because it's the last season for the "old" Yankees stadium. They had great seats. Here are pictures of the boys.

Happy Birthday T.J.!

This weekend we celebrated T.J.'s fourth birthday. He had a blast. Who wouldn't with a piece of ice cream cake this big?

Lil' Dragon.

Jon's been waiting years for this day to come. The day his son would turn four so he could take him to Tae Kwon Do. This was something Jon wasn't allowed to do when he was young (Sorry Judy & Pops, he's still scarred).

(T.J.'s the one wearing socks.)