Snowman!

Texas Tea

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

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!

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

Gabe Thanksgiving '10

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

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

....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!