Swimming Buddies!

We were so excited to get to see our good friends, Aimee, Brady, Belle and Bennett! We headed over to their house for a fun morning of swimming and playing! Emma and Gabe were so excited! It is always a treat to spend time with this sweet family! The kids play so well together, so us mommies get to have a nice visit too :) Thanks for having us over! We will have to do it again soon!

Power Lab VBS!

Emma and Gabe attended VBS with their cousins at Victory Family Church. They had the best time! The theme this year was Power Lab. The children's minister dressed up like a crazy scientist to start each day. My kids weren't too sure about him at first. But by the end of the week, they thought he was so funny! They learned that Jesus gives them the power to be thankful, to be brave, to help others, to live forever and to tell others about Jesus. They made all of their own crafts in a science lab. One day they brought home slime! They loved that one. They made their own bouncy ball. :) It was a wonderful week! The kids learned so much and had a great time!

Camp Cousins - So Long, Farewell...

We had a wonderful time with our two cousins, KK and Noah! We love you very much!!!

Camp Cousins - Day Two

We started day two of Camp Cousins a little tired... Our electricity went off around 4:30 and it woke up the girls. We got them both settled down again. But everyone was up around 6 am. But we had a nice relaxing morning and then loaded up for a trip to Dollar Tree. We took Noah when he came for a visit a few weeks before. So, Kaitlyn asked if she could go to :) The kids were so excited! The girls had me braid their hair before we left. Pretty cute :)

Emma's purchasae at Dollar Tree :)

Kaitlyn was so excited about her Tinkerbell rings and stick on earrings!




After Dollar Tree, we headed back to the pool!

The kids were all really tired after a couple of busy days. So, we decided to head to Burleson to see the progress Jen and Kasey were making on their new house. And we decided we would make a stop for ice cream too!

I told the kids it was time to leave. And look who came downstairs! A couple of little movie stars :)


The kids all fell asleep on the way there :)

After visiting with Jen and Kasey, we made a stop at Braum's for ice cream.



Noah was set on having a strawberry sundae. But when he got it, he was so dissappointed. He thought it was supposed to come in a cone. There were a few minutes of pouting...

But he ended up loving it! It was a fun day! The kids and I are exhausted. But everyone has had a great time!

He has got to keep up with his sister!!!

I can't believe it, but Gabe is swimming! I guess he decided if Emma can do it, I can to!!! Gabe has got quite an adventurous streak in him! Right now he loves telling mommy he is going to be a race car driver when he grows up. Oh my! Anyways, he has been experimenting with swimming recently. My parents were keeping the kids last week and my dad said he was jumping off the side and then turning swimming back to the edge. My dad said, "Gabe, why don't you go jump off of the diving board?" Gabe looked at him and said, "OK, grandad!" He went straight to the diving board, jumped off and swam to the edge! My parents couldn't believe it! But he is swimming all over now! I can already tell that boy is going to be the cause of many gray hairs ;)

Swimming Fun

Sidewalk Chalk Art

One of the kids' favorite things to do is draw on the driveway with chalk. Here is some of their art!

Gabe always draw the same type of thing. It always looks like a bug :)

And here is Ms. Emma's picture of Mommy and Emma! So Sweet :)

Noah comes to town!

Our cousin Noah spent a couple of days with us recently! His big sister, Kaitlyn, headed off to camp with her mom! It sounded like she had such a good time. She told me about eating in the cafeteria, swimming in the pool and sleeping on a bunk bed! All pretty exciting things for her first time at summer camp! Hopefully, Emma will go with her next year! When Jen dropped Noah off, he immediately ran upstairs to check out Gabe's toys. And I don't know how he does it, but he can find a new toy in about 30 seconds! He ran downstairs to show Jen what he had found. As Jen was telling him by and heading out of the door, he suddenly called out to her. We both turned, thinking he was probably a little upset about her leaving. But he just wanted to tell her how much he loved the new toy :) He loves spending the night with his cousins! We had a fun couple of day! We went swimming both days. And the kids had a blast!

Here is Noah!

Gabe, Noah and Emma

I wanted to go to the Dollar Tree to load up on workbooks for the kids. Emma has been asking to do "homework" all the time! She has been playing school with her Nana lately and loves it. So, the kids and I packed up and headed to the store. It is so funny, but my kids get sooooo excited when I take them to Dollar Tree and say, "Pick out whatever you want!" Of course, everything costs a dollar, but they don't know that! So, they each picked out a couple of toys. And I was able to find several workbooks for Gabe and Emma.

I tried to persuade Emma to pick out something else, but she insisted on this UGLY porcelain dog. It is covered in some type of fur. And can you see his red eyes? This poor dog looks like it has had a hard life! She brought it home, wrapped him in a blanket and gave him a bottle. Maybe she felt sorry for him in the store and thought she could nurse him back to health. So now, this mangy dog goes everywhere with us! If we are in a store and she doesn't want to carry him anymore, she sticks him in my purse. But she has to make sure his sad looking head is sticking out so everyone can see him!

Can you see it?

Can you see what is in our hanging basket? A sweet dove has decided this is the perfect place to lay her eggs! It is right on our back porch. The kids absolutely love to watch her. She really seems to not mind us much. I know this sounds awful. But Jeff is still watering the basket every day. She flies off while he waters and then comes right back when he is done. I guess it is keeping her cool. :) Right now there are two eggs in her nest. So, we will hopefully be seeing some baby birds soon!