Choo Choo Express

The kids were begging Daddy to play trains with them when he got home from work so he graciously decided to humor them.

Again, notice how short Noah's attention span is.

Baseball in the Backyard

We love the backyard at our new house. We can finally do the things we have always talked about wanting to do in our own yard, like teaching the kids how to hit a ball. This came about because Noah likes to walk around the house swinging that green bat at anything that comes close to him. We figured it would be better for all involved if we took it outside and showed him what the bat is really supposed to be used for.

He tried really hard but was only interested for about 2 minutes. Then it was Gabbie's turn.

Kyle tried to show her the correct position but she kept turning her body right after her had positioned her correctly.

And here is Kyle showing her how to hit keep your eyes on the ball the whole time.

I love our yard. I can't wait until the scorching heat is over; we have only been out there to play a handful of times. Come September or October, we will be out in the yard every day.

Hula Hooping Anyone?

We have learned that not many of us in the Campbell/Christensen family have hula hooping skills.

The kids always want to try them and Aunt Tayyer was a good sport to go up on the stage with them and 'show them' how it's done. They didn't like her way all that much so they came up with these instead...

Who Do We Look Like?

We literally can't sit our glasses down for a minute. For some reason, this is one of the kids' favorite activities....

So stinking cute. Our glasses are a little bit stronger this go around then the last one so hopefully Gabs doesn't break them again like last time.

A Special Actiivity

We were introduced to the No Kill- Friends for Life Animal Shelter by a co-worker of Kyle's.
Each month they bring some of the dogs and cats out to a local park to try to raise awareness for their cause. You can walk or run with a dog while you make your way around the trail.

We thought this would be a great opportunity to see how the kids do around animals. It's not in our budget right now to take on an animal but we have been thinking about doing some fostering so we can learn together as a family how to take care of animals.

We got to walk Nedd, an adult male schnauzer. He was great with the kids. They loved petting him and taking him for a short walk.

Gabs was a little scared but she was trying to be so brave! So proud of her and her willingness to try things that are intimidating.

We also got to pet some beautiful cats too. Our allergies are so bad though, we will probably never own a cat. The kids had a wonderful time and still like to remind us that we told them when we moved to a house that had a bigger yard we could get a dog (didn't think that one would happen as fast as it did when we told them that).

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?