Quite a Busy Month!

With all the packing and moving into our newly purchased home then unpacking and setting everything up, blogging has taken a backseat. Hopefully we can get caught up and post some pictures of our house soon.

We attended a free musical at Miller Outdoor Theater, which was really too hot to enjoy, but the kids seemed to enjoy it. They both were doing some awesome dancing.

They also love to wear anything that belongs to Daddy.

Each one had to have a turn with the by-u hat.

Noah loves being splashed so we went to one of the local splash pads to cool off and fight the boredom.

While doing all of the packing up in the old house, we found some things we had been missing for over a year (amazing how that happens). Of course both kids had to try them on.

And Prince Noah doing some coloring after Father's Day. It was very low key for us with my parents visiting and the upcoming closing on our house. We made a special dinner for Kyle and the kids enjoyed making him a crown and giving him some Daddy coupons.

So many changes affected the kids too. This happened during the middle of lunch one Sunday after we got home from church.

There will probably be some more pictures coming because it has been awhile.

Helping Out in the Kitchen

Anytime we are doing anything in the kitchen, Gabs and Noah want to help us. Their favorite thing to do is help knead bread.

Noah got to help me make bread while Gabs was napping.

Of course, he couldn't do it without sampling a little bit to make sure it tasted okay.

Then he got to help Aunt Taylor put the dishes away.

Here's another day where Gabs and Bubs were both there to help. There absolute favorite things is to get there hands all white with flour. Noah will stick his hands in the bag of flour if I leave it anywhere within the reach of his little fingers.

And making some pizza dough...

Finally making cookies with Aunt Taylor.

What Do We Do in Houston Heat?

There is not a whole lot of things you want to go out and do during a Houston summer. We've had super humid, hot weather the last three months. It has rained once in the last six months. The average temperature is usually around 97-100. To top it off, the air conditioner in both of our cars is broken. Needless to say, it's not a fun experience for us to drive any distance. Luckily we can get the cars fixed as soon as we close on the house, which should be within the next week or two.

The only way to stay cool is to stay wet.

Gabs and Noah got invited to go swim at the Y with some of their friends. They were both super stars. Gabs kept putting her whole head under the water and tried to go deeper and deeper. Noah was just about as adventuresome as she was.

Taking a break in the splash pad...

Silly boy. He loves water.

When we don't drive to a local splash pad to stay cool, we hook up the swimming pool in the backyard. This awesome pool was a must at the start of the season, so around March. We got it and then about a week later, our lawn guys came and whacked two huge holes in it with their weed whackers. I was not very impressed. We can't wait until we can do our own lawn and if anything gets broken then it is our own fault.

He is so stinking cute.

What are you guys going to do this summer?

Sunday Temple Day

We try to make it up to the temple with the kids at least once a month. We think it is important for them to feel the spirit that is on the grounds and to know why it is so important for Mommy and Daddy to go there on our dates.

They both get super excited when they learn we are going to the temple. Partly because they get to see (i.e. play in) the water fountains.

This time Gabs decided to bring along her own little baby.

Noah can never keep his shirt tucked in. It's a battle that I have just given up for lost.

These two were pretty wet when we got in the car to drive home. We also realized when we were about half way home that we had left Noah's monkey. When we went back as a couple for our date, they hadn't seen the monkey at all. Hopefully someone picked him up and gave it to a little one and made them happy. Luckily Noah wasn't so attached to it that he can't sleep without it.

I'll try to do a better job keeping this updated. With all the stuff we have going on now though I'm not making any promises.

Another Fun Day at the Zoo!

The zoo is one of our favorite places to go. Whenever the weather is nice, we pack up the stroller and other zoo things and head on out.

Because we have such fair skin, the kids are always decked out in sun hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. Here Noah is ready for the zoo.

Daddy and Gabs getting some water from a lion.

We got to see the new baby giraffe.

Gabs and Noah got friendly with the rhinos. This is about as close as we ever get; they don't usually get close to where we could see them.

going for a ride...

Trying to see the chimps....

Look Dad, I see you!

Then we played the drums together...

Gabs and I pretended to be a family living in an adobe hut, eating dinner together.

Scary Daddy and Sis...

Noah stopped and stood on these blocks for quite a long time. He must have thought it was super cool because we couldn't get him to leave. So we just started taking pictures...

It was a great day at the zoo. These two are getting so big and crazy. Sometimes I wonder how we are going to handle the 'twos' with bubs. He is already a pro at fit throwing when he doesn't get his way.