Callie and Gabriel both got to enjoy their first ice cream cone! (We just don't have sweets that often, but Callie got free coupons for participating in the reading program this summer.) We all 4 shared the two cones, we scraped the top part off for Philip and I and the kids got the cone and all the ice cream down in there. As you can see Callie enjoyed it a lot!
Gabriel enjoyed his first time on the McDonald's playground. Daddy had to help him up and down most of the tubes. He was a little scared his first time down the slide, but as you can see, it soon turned into pure joy and grunting while pointing at it as if to say, "Again, Again!"
The dashing duo making their way down the slide.
Gabe had a lot of fun crawling through all the tubes, Daddy was sore for a few days . . .
Gabriel enjoying his first ice cream cone! :)
Gabriel suddenly fell asleep in his swing while I was pushing him. It was too cute and he actually got a pretty good nap in it!
Gabriel, Callie, and Daddy playing the latest game in our house -- Daddy horsey. Gabriel finds it necessary to put various foods in Daddy's mouth to keep him well fed.
Callie's hair is getting SO long! I think we're going to grow it out a little bit more and then donate it to Locks of Love if they'll accept it (I don't know all their rules).
We went to the State Fair in August. It was a long, but fun day. Mommy was in charge of the sunscreen, so naturally, she was the only one burned because she was worried about everyone else! The funniest part was that the back of my tank top was crochet, so I looked like I had giraffe spots part of the way down my spine. Anyway, we saw our church exhibit, and a horse show, a diving show, and much, much more! We had a very fun day.
Callie enjoying her time in the tunnels.
Gabe on his laptop. I think he may have seen this too much . . .
We enjoyed a day at the pool. Also, a freebie for us thanks to Callie's reading program completion.
Callie and a little girl at Giveaway Day singing at the organ. It was adorable.
August started with daddy being away for a weekend trip. Gabriel doesn't mind too much as long as Mommy's cooking!
Gabriel's latest trick is climbing up onto chairs and then up onto the table. This means that nothing in our house is safe. Especially, Daddy's cup. It seems to be Gabriel's favorite new hobby, ever since he learned to drink to out of a straw a couple of weeks ago.Gabriel has lots of words now. "Hop", "Hot", "Hat", "Up", "Down", "Cracker", "Gabriel", "Mama", "Dada", "Hi", "Hello", "Kitty", "Doggie", "Quack, Quack", (there are probably more that I can't think of right now) and Granny claims that he also said "Callie" today. Not that I don't believe her, it's just that I didn't hear it so I can't say for sure that it's what he meant. He also signs, please, more, and milk. The best part is that you can really tell what he means. He is so clear in his speech, and says things at appropriate times. I don't remember Callie ever being this verbal at 15 months. Maybe she was, and I just don't remember. Maybe I want him to be my little baby forever, so I think he's growing up too fast.
Callie counts up to 15 pretty well. She gets a little lost after that, even though she knows most numbers up to 20. She identifies most shapes and colors correctly. She remembers most of her regularly read books and is able to summarize the story while looking at the pictures. She also is big into imagination. She comes up with the funniest things. It's so fun to listen to her play with her toys and the stories she comes up with. Right now, everyone is her friend. I was looking at pictures of Rihanna online (for hair cut purposes) and she claimed that Rihanna was her friend Sammy. It's like that with all pictures, especially of kids.
Well, I think that's a good update on us. Hope all is well with our family and friends near and far! We love you and miss you!
God bless you and yours!
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