collage time...

Madison and Gabrielle wanted to make a collage out of some recent pictures. Enjoy the latest...

Princess Madison

I bought a pool cover the other day to help heat up the pool using solar energy as well as cut down on water loss and chemicals needed for the pool. There were a bunch of leftovers when it was all done, so Madison asked if she could use them. I said "sure" and a little while later, this was the result.

Drake found his tongue!!!

We had a blast with Drake this morning. He found his tongue and kept sticking it out at us. It was hilarious. We also started him on rice cereal last night. He gobbled it up. He's going to be a PIG, I can tell. The last picture was one Heather took when we were all piled up on the couch playing with Drake last night. He is growing up too dang fast.

Madison 5th grade dance

Madison had a fifth grade dance last week as part of the graduation fun for finishing fifth grade. She went shopping with Mom for her dress and has been looking forward to this for a long time. They had a blast. The theme was "red carpet" and they had lots of pizza and other yummy food to eat. They had a live DJ with lots of fun music. Some of the parents went over the top and had their kids arrive in limos. Seriously!!! We can't believe how grown up Madison is already. I wish I could turn back time and have her be my little girl forever. When I look at this picture, it makes my heart hurt for when she is really grown up and "on her own." It makes me really want to have fun with the kids while I still can!

Drama performance

Madison and Gabrielle did drama this year as part of an after-school activity. Their hard work came to a close after their final performance. This was something especially good for Gabrielle, since she is famous for clamming up in front of an audience. Gabrielle was part of a beach play and Madison was a sailor with a pirate play. Both of them did a great job and we are proud of their efforts!!!

Baby Drake likes DP!!!

Gabrielle got some chapstick for her birthday in various containers. One of them is a miniature Dr. Pepper can. Today, when we had a family BBQ to celebrate Gabrielle's birthday, the girls had to take a shot of us holding our DP's. They thought it was so funny having him hold the mini-can. They were dying when he tried to eat it. He is going to be a huge DP fan like his daddy...

Happy Birthday Gabrielle!!!

We had a blast celebrating Gabrielle's 7th birthday this week. Gabrielle wanted it to be a "Doggie" theme at the park. We had a dog bone for a pinata along with other themed things. The park is right around the corner from our house, so that made it easy. It's a fun park, perfect for a party. There is an area with sprinkers for all the kids to run through and get soaked. Needless to say, that is mostly what the kids did at the party. Heather went over the top with food and fun as always. We also had another family celebration the day after. We got her a trampoline (gave our old one away when we moved here because we didn't think the yard would be big enough to have one). Needless to say, she was super excited to bounce on it again. We have also had fun breaking in our swimming pool again this year. It is still a little chilly to jump in at first, but it quickly feels good, especially with the 100 degree heat we have been having lately. It will only feel better as the summer intensifies here. We cranked up the hot tub as well to take the edge off today. Our backyard is becoming like the party playhouse we left behind in Tucson. What a blast!!!