Random Summer Fun....

Needless to say, the backyard makeover was a hit this Summer....

On a random Friday night, the guys hang by the pool until it's time to cook....

We gals sometimes hang inside....

Our after-dinner entertainment...

Yes, several pictures are blurry because (1) they are taken with my phone camera, and (2) little boys rarely stand still!

Really? There's an app for that?

Real Time Post!
{Hey, I'm so behind on blogging, I figure I better warn you when I'm posting about real time events.... not that it matters in this case....}

So, Hubby got me a new phone. A 5 iPhone. He was working on transferring over all of my contacts and pictures and apps.... Well, the stuff was linked up to the computer and I see an app that's being backed up:

3D Limo Parking Simulator

Really???
Must be some of Gage's junk. I let him play on my phone (or...I did before I got this new one!) and he would download all kinds of games and stuff....

So anyway....I found it humorous. A 3D limo parking simulator....crazy.

....little boy....

8/16: Visiting Daddy's Office

On the day that Eliette turned 3 months old, we went to visit Daddy at work. It wasn't necessarily set for "we'll do this when she's 3 months old;" it just kind of worked out that way....

Now, with a spitter, you learn to dress them and hurry to put a bib on them before they spit up on their clothes! {Thank you, Rikki, for this super cute bib by She-She-Made.}

 Ready to go see Daddy & his peeps at work!

When we got there, everyone was all over Gage and the baby. Gage doesn't know what to do with that kind of attention. Eliette? She and Gage seem to be the exact opposite of each other with regard to disposition. Give Gage a lot of attention and he withdraws. Give Eliette a lot of attention and she tries to shine just to get more! God has blessed me with both kinds of children, and I am better for it, I believe....

Gage was happy to escape into Daddy's office and sit in his big chair...

 This little girl got a little crabby when she was hungry, but once we fed her, she was content....and tired.

 But....Daddy can always get her going!

What did we do after that? Well, since we were in Dallas....we just HAAAAAD to answer the calling of Northpark {aka: my home away from home....aahhhhhhhh}

Can't believe how big this little guy is since he started playing here...{big guy, little guy, whatever...}

Eliette seemed to have a few thoughts about Northpark herself....


"So, Mom, there's this place called Northpark. We're here. Look around. It's pretty awesome." 

 "Whaaaat? You've KNOWN about this place?"

"Hmmmm.....you've known about this all along, and I'm just now coming here for the first time at THREE MONTHS OLD!? How shall I punish thee? Let me think....."

"I shall NOT nap on a schedule! How do you like THAT?" 

Pics from 8/16/2013; Eliette at 3 Months

Here are pics of Eliette at 3 months on her little Measure-Me-Blanket.... {that's not it's official name, but it's what I call it...}

Sweet Baby Girl!!!!

Just a random August night...

So, all of these pics are from one random night in August.... We used the exersaucer for the first time. Baby Girl is too small for it, so we used a towel in there to help stabilize her....

 And Brother played Wii....

It was all fun and games until Baby Girl got tooooo much out of the bouncing and just started to spit up when I snapped this next picture:

Niiiiiiiice.....
Such is the life of a reflux baby.

I have video of that night too.... our sweet girl was just tickled pink to be in the exersaucer, and it made her giggle and giggle.... it was so sweet.
...and before I knew it, I was crying. It was Allen's sweet little baby laugh all over again. She has it. She has his same little bitty giggle and when I heard it replayed on the video, the tears just came pouring down. I couldn't help it. It's like a little gift from Heaven, just for us...
Now when Allen was little, he would giggle and giggle until he would TUMP OVER! (tump = tip + dump) It was precious. Eliette is not there yet, but the little bursts of laughter she gives us just takes my mind and heart back in time. I know he watches over us....and we are so very lucky.