Random Summer Fun

We have so many fun pictures that never get posted because it would take too long to do a whole blog post. Today was my first full day back to work so I decided that I would take the time during my breaks and post all those pictures that we love and think you guys would get a kick out of. They are all just random and don't really have any connection to each other. I did try to put ones from the same day together at least.

Gabbie and I playing in the office together...

Gabbie loves all things that relate to her daddy. Whenever he leaves a belt around, she grabs it and plays. This time Kyle put it on her and made her look like a Jedi...

this is so cool...

For my birthday this year, Kyle got us a down mattress cover for the bed. It came in this huge box and Gabbie converted it to her toy.

We sure are going to miss Aunt Tayyer (Taylor) when she goes back to VA next week. Gabbie has loved having her here. She is her best friend.

Whenever we go to the zoo Gabbie comes home super tired. This picture is from one of our many trips to the zoo and she refused to take a nap because she kept waking up from bad dreams. As you can see, she was so tired. I sure love moments like this with my two beautiful kids.

The zoo is so big we still haven't made it all the way around. The last time we went we saw the cat section. Gabs saw the Siberian Tiger by climbing up on the fence with Daddy and then she wanted to climb up by herself because she wasn't finished looking at the Tiger.

Oooh, that lion is so cool...

like Father, like Daughter

During my nap one day, Kyle and Gabbie decided to do some art. Normally we draw pictures on our back porch with chalk and get a minimum of it on ourselves. Daddy however had different plans. He and Gabbie did the normal pictures on the porch and some awesome body art. I woke up to a bunch of pictures on the camera and a fun story from Kyle.

For one of our Family Home Evenings we did a water balloon fight for the activity. It was supposed to be for Gabbie but Kyle and Taylor ended up doing more fighting than Gabbie. She just watched and laughed as we all ended up getting wet.

Yum...chocolate!! (treat from Daddy)

Playing in the front room during a thunderstorm...

Kyle opened the window for Gabbie to hear and watch the rain. She couldn't get close enough so she kept pushing her face into the screen, hence the black on her nose and mouth.

Another art project that turned into body art when Daddy got involved. Gabbie and I made a picture with geometric stickers. Once she showed it to Daddy, he pulled some of the stickers off and put them on her to make her look like a ball player. She couldn't stop at just one sticker; she needed one for each part of her body not covered with clothes.

Noah's first bath at home...

At the beginning of the summer we went down to the Kemah Boardwalk near Galveston and walked around. We ate dinner at this way overpriced restaurant and watched some fireworks.
The restaurant was cool because it had a huge fish tank going from the first to the third floors. Gabbie loved looking at the fish, but she couldn't do it without holding on to her colors (crayons).

posing at the photo-op spot...

Gabs loved watching this ride...

looking out at the Gulf of Mexico...(i think)

oooh...its a train...

My younger sister and I posing for Kyle...

More poses...

Cute girl!

playing in the backyard...

We have had a really fun summer. Kyle goes back to school at the end of next week so it is coming to an end. Taylor also heads back to Virginia next week. We have loved having her here with us for the summer. Gabbie is going to have an adjustment with her gone and we will probably be calling her a few times a week just so Gabbie can talk to her. We love you Tayyer!!!!