Random Pictures

 I don't know why Abby is sitting in the backhoe scoop,

 but she was very proud of herself

 and she sure wanted her picture taken.

 We've had the backhoe a little over a year now (at Miss Kathy's urging) and it is so fun.  All the kids' friends love it, too.

 At the park, Aaron helps Abby drink from the fountain.  It's a big part of the trip.

Aaron's 50 Month Interview

What is your name? Aaron

How old are you? Four

What is your favorite color? This color.  Red

Who is your best friend? Daddy

What is your favorite animal? A crocodile

What do you want to be when you grow-up? A fire fighter

Who is your favorite person? Daddy

What is your favorite book? Cars

What makes you happy? When I don’t get in trouble

What makes you sad? When I get in trouble

What is your favorite food to eat? Orange Juice

What is your favorite song to sing? Jesus love me so much

What do you like to play? This.  Stacking things.

It is true that he loves orange juice.  And Abby REALLY does not like orange juice.  Every once in a while she grabs the wrong sippy cup and that is fun.  If she sees orange juice in a cup she says "No! Yucky!"  Aaron tries to get her to take a drink of his because her reaction is so funny.

Abby's 27 Month Post

A couple of days late (though not as late as Aaron's monthly interview which I actually did on his birthday but haven't posted yet).

Oh, Sweet Abigail!  You feisty, stubborn, funny, happy, sweet Abigail!

You have picked up so many words this month.  You are up to 78.  If I have updated your list on here since your 26th month birthday, I can't find it, so I am thinking I haven't.  So, the 23 new words your have gotten in that time are:  Grover (go go), Two (dew), Dee, Way, Cake (gake), Obey, Honey, Pee, I, Do, Go, Owl (owie), Help (hep), Away, In, Cheese (deez), Andy, Pop, Play (Pay), Amanda (Mana), Banana (nana), Moon (moo), Whee

Two is great!  You tell everyone you are two and you hold up two fingers.  You also count everything you see by pointing and saying "two, two, two".

You are wearing a 2T now beautifully.  I love that I can know what size you are!  For a while, you were a little too tall for 24 months, but a little too skinny for 2T.  You are right in the average for a two year old now. You wear size 5 diapers.

You sleep 10-12 hours at night and take one pretty long nap each afternoon.  You LOVE your brother.  You LOVE being outside. You LOVE books.  We love you!

Let me pull you up

These are absolutely awful pictures because they are very far away and with my phone and in the glare of a setting sun, so you'll have to trust me.  I wanted to record this.

This is Aaron pulling Abby in the wagon from the driveway up to
the house.












In this picture you can see him leaning back trying to pull her up the incline from the drive to the grass.

In the one above he had to stop and help her sit down.  "Abby, we aren't standing up right now"

More pull for that grassy incline

I thought this was so sweet

Abby's Last Day of School

Abby finished her first year of MDO.

I had been so nervous about putting her in, but she had such a great time.

It was good for her in a lot of ways.  

She will go to the same church next year for two days a week, but the days will be a bit longer.

Look at her on her first day!

Last Day of School!

I can't believe the kids are done with 'school'!

Next year Aaron will go to preschool.  I try not to think about it.  How can it be?

I didn't get great pictures on his last day of school,

But how fun is it to compare to his first day of school?

Just a few short months ago!

Last Sunday

 Again, pictures will be out of order.

We had dinner at the Golz's.  Matt grilled and the kids had so much fun playing in the back yard.

 Before church I told Abby to stand by the dishwasher for a picture.  She proceeded to closely examine the dishwasher.

 She finally turned around.

 Aaron and Abby Golz enjoying dinner together.

 Jacob on the slide

 Sweet Emily

 So fun!

 Dinner was so good!

 Abby Golz on the play set

Mayfest!

These pictures are going to be way out of order, but on Saturday we took the kids to Mayfest in Fort Worth.  So fun.

On the way there we ate at Bailey's which was so good.

Aaron made a noise maker in one of the tents in the Children's Area.

So proud of it!

There was a shark exhibit and this TV was playing a video of a Great White Shark Hunter.  I thought I'd never get Aaron out of there.  He is very into whales, sharks and the people that follow them.

This was later that night in Daddy's sunglasses and his Thomas PJs

Watching an artist make a sand sculpture

Back to breakfast

The sand sculpture

Playing in a big sand pile

So big!

More playing in the sand

The playground at Trinity Park (where Mayfest was)

Breakfast

It was a great Family Fun Saturday