Gaby Baby

Gabe's December Day 6

2011-12-06T18:35:00.000-08:00

Gabe's wishlist for Santa:
Zombie Lab, Pirate Set, Legos, Nerf Guns, Swat Uniform, Robots, Spy Gear, Barrel of Monkeys

Gabe's December Day 5

2011-12-06T18:32:00.001-08:00

Tasting Great Grandma Purdy's peanut butter cookies for the first time.

Gabe's December Day 4

2011-12-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

These special glasses make the tree appear to have hundreds of snowmen all over it!

Gabe's December Day 3

2011-12-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

December 3rd, Gabe and Ayla met a new friend Oliver, who is also homeschooling! The three of them watched the Lights Fantastic parade and we went over to Oliver's house for hot cocoa after.

Gabe's December Day 2

2011-12-02T17:43:00.000-08:00

We had a lovely Christmas-y kind of day. Pa and Memaw took us out to lunch and then to the SIU craft fair, and then to Cruistados for dessert. Cruistados has a really neat circular rack in the middle of their shop with loads of toys under $1. There were SO many cool plastic toys to choose from, Gabe had a really hard time deciding. Finally, he chose the handlebar mustache eraser. Whaaa?

Gabe's December Day 1

2011-12-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

This year, Christmas seems especially magical for this little guy. A couple of days ago, he told me "Mom, this is going to be the best Christmas EVER!". I asked him what made him say so, and he listed so many reasons. One was that we were going to have TWO trees this year. Gabe and Ayla are going to "craft" their own tree this year- they've already made cranberry garland and a couple of ornaments. A glitter star is in the works.

I'm going to challenge myself and see if I can take a photo every day of this magical time for the kids. Pictured above is the tree they are working on.

Big Fall Update

2011-11-01T12:56:00.000-07:00

Gabe has had an exciting and active Fall season. From turning 6 to harvesting fruits and veggies to raking leaves, to fall festivals and lectures at SIU. Mom has unfortunately had a very busy season too and has not always been able to be there with the camera to capture these moments.

Gabe just had an exciting weekend though and we wanted to share:

He went to promote to his yellow belt!

He rode a horse!

And was a Beekeeper for Halloween!

Summertime and the livin is easy

2011-08-28T05:22:00.000-07:00

One of Gabe's favorite restaurants- in his words "for special occasions". Fujiyama Japanese steak house with cousin Kassidi Aunt Cindy and Grandma Mary Jane

He's been fixated on this pocket French book. He asked us once on a car ride once if we'd like to know the names of some French food and wine.

He's a big help to Mom!

Early B-day presents from PaPaw Pat, Uncle Alex, Aunt Tina and Olivia!

"The Collection" . This should be a post entirely to itself- maybe it will be someday. This collection- currently housed in an antique toy suitcase Gabe purchased at auction, is full of interesting artifacts only a person so close to the earth could discover. A recent addition is a shard of milky white glass with scalloped edging with the date "July 20 1886" on it. Gabe unearthed it at Buttermilk Hill while "working" in the veggie garden.

4th of July weekend adventure!

2011-07-11T14:35:00.000-07:00

Gabe had a neat Indiana adventure! First was Holiday World and Splashin Safari- no pics from there, but you can imagine Gabe had a good time :). Next, a special visit with the REAL Santa who was on vacation from the North Pole in Santa Claus Indiana. Next up was Santa's Cand Castle where Gabe got to eat a frozen hot chocolate and also pointed to the Red Rider gun above the fireplace and said "THAT is what I want for Christmas!!" It made the entire drive to Indiana worth it, just to be able to say "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!". We made it to our hotel room in Jasper, IN and crashed- Gabe was a total bed hog! After a nice breakfast and walk in the park, we made our way to "Fuzzies" for a round of miniature golf, arcade games and go kart racing! As the storm clouds gathered, we visited the old town Mill for a little educational injection- Gabe got to press the button that turns the wheel on! Lunch was at a very nice Chinese style restaurant where Gabe entertained no less than 5 waitresses as they gathered around our table to hear him tell of the great storm of May '09 and how he survived. It was off to Marengo Cave next! Gabe was just bursting with questions, he kept interrupting the guide to ask them. Good thing she was really nice and appreciated his enthusiasm! After mining for some gemstones, we decided to hit the open road. On the long drive home, we saw what could be mistaken as Hogwarts, but was really an Arch Abbey on top of a hill. And we didn't even take pictures of the lake and fireworks on Monday... Phew!

Gabe bowling!

2011-06-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

Gabe really perfected a unique technique by the end of ten frames! He wishes he could bowl every day now.

Starting summer off right....

2011-06-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

Love Hurts... Sometimes

2011-05-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

2011-05-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

Gabe's Big Spring Update!

2011-05-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

A day spent using mostly the written/drawn form of language.

Look at how he spelled "Wii"

On his bed when I went to wake him up in the morning.. trying to tell someone to leave the TV on!

Gabe dressed himself for the Pow Wow

Perusing the program

Things turned ugly when all the big kids snatched the candy...

Cheer up, Gabe! "take a picture with Mommy!"

Hiking with Dad

Walking stick!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Alex!

Waterloo Fiber Festival Stagecoach ride!

The Shetland sheep were just the right size!

Found a picture of tiny Gabe with Grandpa Tom

Easter!!

I caught Gabe trying to delete this one.. yeah right! Blackmail photo!!!

Makandafest '11

Snowman!

2011-02-06T20:17:00.000-08:00

Texas Tea

2011-01-15T10:55:00.000-08:00

The kids have discovered tea time- They set their own table and wait for the tea to steep. Cowboy hats are not proper tea time attire, but neither are pajamas!

Gaby Christmas 2010

2010-12-29T14:00:00.000-08:00

Several of these photos at the beginning were taken by Gabe during Christmas in Flora. I think he managed to capture all of us at our best angle ;) Gabe had a lovely Christmas and today has come up with a new business idea... "Gabe's Ornament Removal Service" with his new truck.

Gabe is a rockstar!

2010-12-04T18:52:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving at Aunt Jill and Uncle Keith's home. Gabe plays a mean air guitar.

Gabe Thanksgiving '10

2010-11-30T14:10:00.000-08:00

Favorite Gabe quote of the weekend: "Shallon is my favorite sister because she doesn't try to smack me."

Gabe's 5th Birthday Weekend part 1

2010-10-07T20:17:00.001-07:00

We took the kids to the Magic House in St. Louis as a gift from us. We're so glad we did!

They had REAL cars and heavy equipment to play on.

The honorable Judge Gaby presiding! Please stand!
I was particularly impressed by Gabe being so interested in the star spangled discovery section. It wasn't flashy like the other exhibits, but Gabe did do the complete exercise finding all 10 hidden symbols of America by himself. This section had 3 rooms, a courtroom (judicial system), Oval Office complete with tv/video/mic to watch yourself give the state of the union address, and congress. Very few children at the museum stopped to engage themselves in this section!

But I think he liked the fishing best!

Another abandoned (by the children) section of the museum was the Lewis and Clark exploration part. After asking Gabe which his favorite parts of the museum were, he listed this section in the top 3- not the flashing lights, water experiments, magnet room or pretend town, but this exhibit, the construction zone and the star spangled part he really enjoyed. He's such a cool kid.

After spending a non-stop 4 hour tour of the museum, we went for lunch, ice cream and a walk around Kirksville, MO before heading home. We never even went into St. Louis proper this visit- so much to do and see right in Kirksville!

Gabe's 5th Birthday Weekend part 2

2010-10-07T20:03:00.001-07:00

....5th birthday continued

Gabe chose to eat at Golden Corral on Sunday with family. Aunt Jill, Uncle Keith and Sophie gifted him silly straws and a treasure hunt kit.

After dinner, we drove to Pirate Pete's but before going inside, Pa and Memaw gave Gave some more presents!

Whoa! Look at that CAT remote control truck!

He was pretty much a blur when we got into the arcade.

Before we left, he got some prizes (thanks Sophie!) and watched Dad and Pa play pool.

We couldn't let Monday (his REAL birthday) roll around without event. How about a fresh baked birthday cake from Larry's House of cakes- strawberry jam fruit filling complete with spongebob and spiderman candles!

Labor Day camping!

2010-09-24T07:06:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure who loved camping better- Gabe or Ayla, but Chopper can only handle so much! His dewclaw was injured climbing (falling, really!) on some rocks. Luckily, our "neighbor" was a vet and fixed him up.
Gabe said his favorite part of the trip was the campfire and the tent.

Gabe and the moth

2010-07-31T08:06:00.001-07:00

Gabe likes the moth too! He prefers that it stay on his shirt and not actually touch his skin though!

What a handsome guy :)

Memorial Day Catch Up

2010-06-10T19:21:00.001-07:00

Cousins, the best DQ in the world, swimming and washers! I challenge you to describe a better Memorial Day weekend!

Berry pickin and tolerance

2010-05-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

Gabe is an expert when it comes to strawberries. He has been known to consume an entire pint while hiding in his bedroom. He's not such an expert when it comes to people "with scarves". Last weekend, while eating out he pointed to two women from Saudi Arabia and said "those people don't like children". Marcus and I asked him how he knew that- and his reply was "I just know". We explained that he didn't really know unless he heard them say plainly that they don't like children. So, I ushered him over to their table and introduced him and said "Gabe would like to know if you like children because he seems to think you don't". The sisters quickly became enamored of both of the kids and since they had only just arrived in the U.S. plans for an outing began to form.
Gabe had great fun teaching them how to pick berries- Shroug and Feadoor had rarely eaten strawberries, and admitted to us this berry patch thing was a new adventure for them.
Gabe ate so many strawberries, that he couldn't eat dinner and as he relaxed that evening asked "Where are we going to take those scarf sisters next?"

Mom Love by Gabe

2010-05-19T17:24:00.001-07:00

Gabe snuck into my desk and gathered all the supplies necessary to make a card and hid in his room to make this!

Gabe's Idea of mowing...

2010-05-11T15:08:00.001-07:00

Chopper

2010-05-09T18:40:00.001-07:00

Waterloo Sheep and Wool Fest

2010-04-25T19:36:00.000-07:00

Gabe needs a Shetland sheep!

Easter 2010

2010-04-21T12:08:00.001-07:00

An Easter Gabe will remember for a long time to come!

Visiting Great Grandma

2010-02-21T07:19:00.000-08:00

Gabe at the Chocolate Factory in Dixon Springs.

This can't be chocolate!

Gabe fishing for minnows.

Loving on Great Grandma

Gabe was camera shy on this trip!

Gabe Wii video

2010-01-26T20:09:00.000-08:00

Snowy Day

2010-01-08T09:25:00.001-08:00

Gabe threw snowballs even if they didn't stick together. The best part was seeing the cool "spidy" tracks Gabe's snowboots made!

The best Christmas Ever!

2009-12-28T15:01:00.001-08:00

I'm sad to say, once again I forgot my camera for the lovely Christmas Eve gathering we had at Memaw's house. These photos are of Christmas Day 2009. We woke the kids *very* early to see what Santa had brought them. Then, we drove to Flora to celebrate there.
It was the best Christmas ever.

Gabe's Thanksgiving 09

2009-12-04T06:38:00.000-08:00

Gabe had a fun-filled Thanksgiving Holiday! When we visited Aunt Jill's house on Thanksgiving, he took off and played upstairs with Sophie in her new room and was rarely seen except to eat a little turkey.
Gabe had a great time in Flora too! He 'helped' put up PaPa Pat's Christmas lights and tree. He found a new hiding spot amongst the papier mache carolers :)

Halloween!

2009-11-03T06:52:00.001-08:00

Calling Dr. Gabe! Gabe's costume was made up of the play doctor's suit (and tools!) he got for his birthday. He also insisted on wearing his converse sneaks and when I asked why, he said because Dr House wears them! He may be confused with Doogie Howser MD though!

Pumpkin Glow!

2009-10-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Glow at the Green Retreat! Cold and muddy, but a good time for the kids!

Funny Face

2009-10-27T06:07:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went hiking at various spots around Giant City- we took the camera hoping to capture some precious family photos. All I can say is: What a character!

Happy Birthday Gabe!

2009-09-28T07:35:00.001-07:00

Gabe's birthday was low-key and fun! We took a mini-trip to Cape Girardeau, ate desserts at My Daddy's Cheesecake, rode rides at the mall, and it started raining so we stopped in a giant old house/bookstore/coffeehouse on broadway where they curled up on one of the vintage couches and read a story before heading to Memaw's to open presents! This was all on Saturday and Sunday he and Ayla spent the afternoon playing with the Cote girls and their puppies, running to exhaustion.

Peach Fest

2009-08-11T11:23:00.001-07:00

Gabe was really happy to be at the Cobden Peach Festival! He ran from ride to ride and was disappointed he was too small to be on the bigger ones. Daddy won some peaches, too! Though they weren't as good as the ones we picked up in Flora the previous weekend (pictured above).

Buttermilk Hill Evening

2009-07-08T09:10:00.001-07:00

Love when the days are long and we can mess about when Daddy gets off work!

Gabe's tv debut!

2009-06-28T14:42:00.001-07:00

Meet Gabe in St. Louie!

2009-06-18T11:12:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, we were able to take Gabe and Ayla to the Zoo in St. Louis! Of course, we visited the Arch too! Gabe got to touch the stingrays and see several animals up close. If you ask him his favorite part, he will tell you the mini train ride.

Gabe's Memorial Day Weekend

2009-06-01T10:18:00.001-07:00

Gabe loved swimming in Papa Pat's pool, this past Memorial Day weekend! His favorite part was squirting everyone with water! He played in the water so much, his lips turned blue and he had to get out, but that didn't stop him from squirting some more! At one point he got really carried away and his shorts fell down (how embarrassing!)

Gabe Survives the Hurrinado

2009-05-28T08:53:00.000-07:00

Gabe took the storm a little harder than Ayla. He talked about it alot to everyone who would listen, so that helped a bunch. One of the funner things about the clean-up after the storm was Gabe got to see a lot of heavy machinery and cool things like chainsaws and axes and linemen with hard hats! He really wanted to drive one of the big trucks! He was out most of one day with his little red wheelbarrow filling it up with leaves and twigs and doing his part to help out. He did not deal with it being so dark at night without power!

Irish Festival- Playing catch up!

2009-05-28T07:29:00.001-07:00

Highland games, saucy singing wenches, wooden swords and miniature Irish white houses!
This was our first visit to the Irish Music and dance festival (late April)- it seemed like every previous year it was cold and raining. It was a lot more fun than we expected!

Gabe really is a cowboy!

2009-04-24T14:01:00.001-07:00

At the southern IL sheep and wool festival, Gabe got to ride a mini stagecoach! Twice.
He actually jumped in with some strange woman ( a mom) and rode out of sight. Then we paid for him and Ayla and cousin Sophie to take a ride- the second time around he wouldn't get out- saying "I'm really a cowboy!"

Haircut and a special message

2009-04-03T11:02:00.001-07:00

Gabe got a snazzy new haircut! He did not stop talking the entire time we were at the barber shop and was a big hit. As chance (divine intervention? Much like a lot of things with Gabe's life.) would have it, an old man named Harold, who just turned 102, was getting his haircut in the very chair next to Gabe. The moment felt heavy with importance listening to Gabe chatter about this and that and the old man reminisce between labored breaths about his own first haircut almost a century before. I regret I was too self conscious to snap a photo of him.

Speaking of old men... (hee hee). Happy Birthday Uncle Alex! We made a sign and everything!

A fun day with Twactors

2009-03-24T05:30:00.000-07:00

This past sunday, we all needed some sunshine and fresh air, so we took a drive out in the country. After dinner, Gabe and Ayla headed over to Memaw and Pa's house to find a new (old) Allis Chalmers "G" that Pa was able to find. At the same estate sale, Pa found a John Deere "gator" and Gabe was kind enough to take Ayla for a spin.

Little Prince

2009-03-10T08:15:00.001-07:00

Memaw made Gaby a crown. He's been requesting one for a while.

He's feeling a lot better this week and has had opportunities to play outside in the nice weather!!

Feelin Blue

2009-03-04T18:51:00.000-08:00

Poor Gabe has been sick this week. He's feeling a lot better lately though, and we're all wishing for warmer weather.

Phat Fiver

2009-02-18T09:37:00.001-08:00

Gabe says I"m a good Phat Fiver Mommie. The boxes look like towers for about a day until the postman comes to pick them up!

Mid Winter fun

2009-02-07T07:51:00.001-08:00

Serious "kitchen table" talks become less serious....

Snow Monster Gaby!

2009-01-28T21:41:00.001-08:00

Bright eyed boy

2009-01-16T15:00:00.000-08:00

PaPaw Pat sent us a CD full of Christmas 2008 pics. I loved this one- Gabe's eyes are big and bright. He plays with this particular toy a lot too.
Haven't been keeping up with the photos as much the past couple of weeks- been really really busy. Hopefully someday I'll get my act together.

Ya Ya's Island

2009-01-05T08:11:00.000-08:00

We all went down to visit Aunt Jill and Cousin Sophie on Saturday. Aunt Jill suggested we visit YaYa's Island in Paducah, KY. What a great idea! I was lucky to get these shots of Gabe as he was just a blur the entire time. Aunt Jill was so good about taking him on all the various slides!

Gabe found his "post" at the Dingy Cafe, where he waited for customers for several minutes. The boy loves to cook. Ayla was also a blur and I don't even have viewable photos of her. Daddy took some cute video though so hopefully, I'll post that to her blog.

Gaby's New Year

2009-01-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

After playing over at Memaw and Pa's Daddy took Gabe to see the turning statue they put up every year downtown durning christmas. He had been asking to do this for about a month.

At Midnight Daddy and Mommy and Gabe went outside and banged pots and pans (and yelled) to ring in the new year!

Christmas 2008 (The best Christmas Ever)

2008-12-29T05:29:00.001-08:00

Gabe's Christmas was especially nice! Santa brought him a John Deere Twactor and Gabe said he's been wanting one his whole life! He had Christmas Day at home with Mom and Dad and because Mom couldn't cook, he got to eat Chinese food- his favorite! He also got to spend time with his cousins- all three of them in one weekend- which was the most fun! Now the festivities are over, Gabe has come down with a cold. He might muster the strength to play with all his new toys a little bit.

Dreaming under the tree...

2008-12-14T19:47:00.000-08:00

The best part of of the holidays.

More Giant City pics from after Thanksgiving

2008-12-08T18:55:00.000-08:00

Black Friday in Giant City

2008-12-02T07:29:00.000-08:00

More pics to come after this busy weekend!

wordless wednesday

2008-11-19T12:36:00.000-08:00

Gabe and Gracie

2008-11-12T10:07:00.000-08:00

Gabe got to visit with his "girlfriend" Grace on Monday. Her Mom and Dad moved away to Manteno a couple of years ago and came back for a visit. Grace will be 3 on Nov 30th- Happy Birthday early!!

Sunny November

2008-11-06T12:07:00.001-08:00

Change is here!

2008-11-04T08:44:00.001-08:00

Peter the candy eater

2008-11-03T07:15:00.000-08:00

Gaby was Peter Pan for Halloween! He was soo excited about trick or treating! His first stop was his favorite Neighbor Ron and Judy's house. He got too much candy this weekend! Saturday morning he wanted to be Peter Pan again and was really upset that Halloween was over. He's decided he wants to dress up again for Thanksgiving. He said he'll be an Iniun (Indian) and Ayla will be a "piylgwrum".

The Cowboy Bed

2008-10-29T08:13:00.001-07:00

Gabe has been sleeping in his very own bed. He's really excited about it and calls it his "cowboy bed".

spooky

2008-10-29T07:58:00.000-07:00

scawy

2008-10-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

Great Grandma Collier's

2008-10-15T12:22:00.001-07:00

Gabe's Week

2008-10-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

Gabe Meditating

Hiya!

He's the youngest one in the class.

Gabe at Fall Festival

The "lively" band at fall festival in Golconda IL

Gabe has been busy with Karate, yard work, fall festival and being 3! Thanks for looking!

Happy Birthday indeed!

2008-10-09T13:32:00.000-07:00

Gaby's wishes came true!!

Gaby update

2008-09-25T13:15:00.000-07:00

Tiny frogs!

Poor Baby Gaby is sick! We hope he gets to feeling 100% by his birthday!!

karate CHOP!

2008-09-20T14:22:00.001-07:00

Gabe and Gentry

Gabe and Gentry talking...

Yay! Today was Gabe's first Karate class! He was very very shy for the first 20 mins or so. We couldn't even get him to get on the mat! Another boy, Gentry, was the same way and was clinging to his mama... after some convincing, Gabe and Gentry decided Karate was fun and they ended up kicking pretty good the last 10 mins or so. He needs to work on saying "Yes Sir!" when Dr. Black gives commands, and staying in line.

At the end of class they all bowed to the American flag and to their teachers as well as to themselves... it was quite cute and I'll be sure to get photos of that too.

Now Gabriel has Phoebe!

2008-09-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

Sebastian had Belle....

2008-09-17T10:49:00.001-07:00

Trains!

2008-09-05T07:59:00.001-07:00

PaPa took Gaby to see the model train show at University Mall on Sunday. There were trains of all kinds! Most talked about afterwards were the trains that smoked and the ones with little engineers driving them.

A simple life

2008-09-03T07:35:00.001-07:00

More Fun in Flora

2008-09-03T06:49:00.001-07:00

What a fun, beautiful, day Gaby had on Saturday! He got to swim, play with puppies, jump on a trampoline and ride a 4 wheeler! He's been talking about it all ever since.

Gaby in B&W

2008-09-01T09:30:00.001-07:00

Crafting with Gaby

2008-08-30T05:47:00.001-07:00

Gaby has been busy crafting and creating art this summer, here are some action shots.

The little drawing on yellow paper is really amazing... it is of Daddy and you can see eyes, mouth, head etc.

August, auctions, and everything after

2008-08-26T12:36:00.000-07:00

I had a field day snapping photos of Gabe at the auction over the weekend. My favorites are the ones where Gaby is asking Aunt Esther about the veins in her arm... she went on to explain that there are veins all over his body, which made Gabe give her a couple of weird looks! Which ones do you like?

Fun with Fashion

2008-08-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

Exploring independence through outward apperances....

*Edited to make sure everyone knows... I did not dress him this way, this was his outfit he picked out*

lil viggo

2008-08-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

See any resemblance?

cupcakes and toothbrush

2008-08-13T07:13:00.001-07:00

Last sunday we were over at Memaw's... and wouldn't you know, she had everything you need to make cupcakes. It was a good thing she got Gaby a new astronaut electric toothbrush.

Summer in the City

2008-08-12T12:36:00.001-07:00

Life is pretty good when it is only 80 degrees and you live 2 blocks from the park!

The car park

2008-08-07T09:05:00.000-07:00

Monday I tried to get Gabe to a Karate demo... I guess they cancelled because of the heat... no one was there! It is Gabe's favorite park though, so he got some play time in before we escaped to the A.C.

Big Brother Big Sister

2008-08-02T07:33:00.000-07:00

Gaby got to meet his Big Brother Matthew and Big Sister Alayna last night. They enjoyed some Mackies pizza together!

Gaby's Sunflowers

2008-08-02T07:27:00.001-07:00

Gaby's sunflowers are so tall! They are taller than anyone he knows! All that hard work planting them is paying off! Just look at the peppers Gaby picked! Garden fresh..mmmmm.

A lesson in Gabese

2008-07-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

Gabe has been saying "Apple Ooosee" for months. Well, we have finally figured out what it means... ABSOLUTELY.

When left alone...

2008-07-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

While Ayla was taking a nap the other day, I gave Gaby his new set of markers and crayons and some paper to work on. I went to load the dishwasher and came back to find...

pleeeeeeeeeze?

2008-07-21T09:06:00.000-07:00

Do you see why it is really hard to say no?

Pea and Pod

2008-07-16T07:11:00.001-07:00

Just Hanging

2008-07-16T07:09:00.001-07:00

Pic of what Gabe does when I'm on the computer.

I have an idea!

2008-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Gabe is always saying. "Hey! I have an idea!" and we say "What's your idea Gabe?" and it is either 1) he wants a popsicle or 2) he wants to go outside and blow bubbles. While Ayla took a nap the other day, Daddy finally decided that it was a good idea to go blow bubbles outside :)

Gabe's First Movie!

2008-06-27T15:52:00.000-07:00

As I am posting this, Gabe and Daddy are watching WALL-E at the theatre! This is Gabe's first Theatre movie! He has been asking to watch it for a week!

Playing in the park

2008-06-23T09:51:00.001-07:00

Gabe insisted on stopping by Turley Park on Father's day. It was too hot but he had a blast!!

The Sun Shirt

2008-06-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

It is complete! Only one action shot though, he was in a bad mood. I am actually thinking of doing some more.. maybe his name on the back so it'll be his stage shirt. Tee hee.

Berry Pickin Day

2008-06-10T10:08:00.000-07:00

Gabe went Berry pickin a couple of weeks ago. Sophie was up too. She said it was the best day ever. They got to ride a tractor and make themselves sick on strawberries. That is a good day!

Snakes alive!

2008-06-10T09:59:00.001-07:00

Some friends of the family were visiting last week and we looked for snakes at buttermilk hill. Gabe found one- but it turned out to be a tree root. Then Jay found a milk snake and Gabe got to touch it. Later, he told Daddy it felt like poison ivy.