Stella Turns 7 Months Today....in West Palm Beach!

Between the Holidays, Justin's Annual Winter Kissimmee, FL Auction and now West Palm Beach - Stella's first winter has really provided her one warm welcome  (no pun intended!).

Here she is, in West Palm Beach, where she turned 7 months old today on March 21st!  And i thought what better of a time to start blogging about her Stella-ventures than with this trip and milestone.

7 months, awwwwww,  they do say time flies with your baby so enjoy it all.  And I can surely say that Justin and I are really taking in the moment with her.  And being a stay home mom - I am enjoying the time with our little Stella so very much words really can't describe.  Plus, lately we've been like a traveling carnie show  - so many new things for her to experience  - she is loving it all!

WPB "Bonus Features"

Meet The Kuser's.

We were so lucky to unexpectedly discover that the New Jersey clan, the Kuser's, were just minutes away from us down here, on Jupiter Island, so we had a Play Date with their adorable little one, Mikala, at a great place called A Latte Fun (coffee house/crazy kid play area) http://alattefun.com/.  Stella loved bouncing on the big trampoline (no worries, it was floor level).  And her daddy was even able to steal away an hour from the Classic Car Auction that has brought us down here http://palmbeachauction.com/ so he could join us (sorry Justin, the self-timer shot cut you off!)  It was great seeing you guys!!  As you said it was a "BONUS" :)

The Ocean

Stella not only saw the ocean for her first time but she also heard, felt, and loved it!  She giggled her infectious giggle and the experience put one of her classic "stella smiles" on her face, you know the big one that goes from ear to ear, when the waves rushed up on her little toe-zees.

The Letter of the Day was "B"!

"B" is for Bunny! 

Good family friends of the Clark's and Justin and me, The Rutledge's, live not too far from here in Ft. Lauderdale, and Bunny took the drive over to spend the day with Stella and I.  We had a wonderful lunch at McCormick & Schmick's, headed over to the convention center to see Justin's auction, and of course a day in WPB would not be complete without a stop at the ocean AND a stroll down the infamous WORTH AVE.  (equivalent to Rodeo Drive). 

"B" is for Batmobile!

Yup - that's Stella and Bunny next to the Batmobile at Justin's classic car auction, it's the one from the 1992 movie "Batman Returns" with Danny Divito and Michelle Pfieffer.  Danny D. was supposed to be here - but word is he got his panties in a bunch  (and small ones at that - that guy is tiny) over some issue with the WPB Convention Center liquor license...so he decided to be a no-show.  I was bummed to say the least, this "Mama-razzi" (as Peter calls me) REALLY wanted to take advantage of that photo opp - preferably i wanted Stella to do her "Stand Up Stelllla Doll!" next to Danny, i think they would have been almost the same height ;)  But you know what - we would MUCH RATHER get Stella's photo with Bunny and the Batmobile instead of Divito ;)

The Batmobile sold that day for $500,000...in which right afterwards the winner bidder put his 3 yr. old in the car!  Oh, and Justin just told me that guy also bought Bob Hope's car that was there (custom made for him back in the day with no doors).

And "B" is for Bentley!

We saw so many flipping Bentleys today on Worth Ave. that Bunny & I started to count them, between those and the Rolls-Royce's our ticker ended at 11.

The Tu-Tu's

And lastly, where would Stella be without ANOTHER Tu-Tu.  Not only did she sport her Tu-Tu dress for her appearance on Worth Ave. (which was purchased when she was one week old, the 0-3 month outfit now fits her just perfect at 7 months ;) we recently bought her a super duper "Stella-licious" Red one with the flower pedals inside along the bottom edge (as pictured up above in the first photo).   These were bought at A Latte Fun.  Boy, they sure know what they are doing - they stick those things for sale right in front of you immediately when you walk into the joint.  Another sucker mom - me - SOLD!  Anyway, she has started quite the Tu-Tu collection now.  We've got brown, bright orange, and now Red with pedals.  Oh,  and also a cream one which can be worn under the red one like she's doing in the first photo above.

Stella, When Will You Be Home?

Stella heads home in a few days.....just in time for the tulips at our house to start sprouting and hopefully NOT in time for a typical March/April-Oh-So-You-THOUGHT-It-Was-Spring-Snowfall!!!  I'm over the Michigan/Ohio winter and haven't even been in it for the last 2 months.

We can't wait to get home to be with our family & friends - as much as it has been nice to see most of them down here in Florida, it will be really nice to be with them back at home.



 Stay Tuned for more "Stella-ventures"!!!