Last Days of Summer. . . Almost

Summer lasts so long in Texas. My kids swam a few days ago. It is crazy! I really hope we get to live somewhere with four seasons sometime soon. We are living it up with our outside time though. It is finally not "Dying hot" as Keldon would say, so we spend most of our days outside riding bikes, eating popsicles, playing at the park, taking walks, etc. One thing I did learn this summer is generic popsicles really do stain their skin. Next year we will flip for the good ones. Here are are just a few pictures of my biker babe. She loves riding her scooter and insists on wearing a helmet.

Again, pictures to come in the next few days. I cannot upload for some reason right now.

Katie Turns Two

Katie turned two this year. I cannot believe how fast time has gone, yet she seems to have always been a part of our family. She is such a happy girl. She talks all the time. She can even dress herself already. She is also very particular about what she wears. Usually she says to us "Katie pick it, Katie pick it". It is so cute! Of course her favorite outfits are her Elmo pj's and the Princess outfit Grandma and Grandpa gave her for her birthday. She does not care where we are going, either of those outfits should work out, right!?! She can almost sing the ABC's and loves to sing first verses of songs. Today she sang "Row, Row, Row your boat. . . row, row, row your boat" pretty much over and over. She is very independant already and we hear alot during the day "Katie do it. Katie doe it." Okay, for some reason she has to tell us twice before we listen! We love you so much Katie Bug.

Oh, so we were going to have a party at home for her this year. There were only a handful of people that we would invite. It turns out though that Katie won a free party at the Jumpy Place here in Kyle. Also, Dan and Anna moved back just in time to come! We had a great party for her. Here are some pictures from the event.

Hat Day

Katie loves hats. She especially loves this hat Uncle Matt made for Keldon when he was a baby. She wears it around on really hot days (like 100 degrees) and is so happy! I don't have the heart to tell her it is a winter hat and it just is not going to be winter anytime soon.

Pioneer Day 2010 at Texas Old Town

We love celebrating Pioneer Day here in Texas. We all go out to this wonderful replica of an old town and celebrate with many long time friends that we don't get to see often. The kids always enjoy the horse rides and all you can eat cotton candy, snow cones, bbq and dancing. Keldon was such a little gentleman this year. He found a new friend on the dance floor and had some pretty great dance moves for a 6 year old. I was so proud!

July 23, 2010

Texas Cowgirl

Katie still loves wearing boots. Since we are in Texas, she had to get her first pair of cowgirl boots! I bought them 2 sizes too big to ensure she will get to enjoy them for awhile. I absolutely loved these. I wish they had them in my size.

July 18, 2010

Girly Girl

I am so happy that I have a little girl that loves dolls and purses, shoes and clothes. These are some of my favorite pictures from a trip to the New Braunfels Children's Museum on May 28, 2010.

Keldon's Kindergarten Field Day

Keldon had a very exciting field day this year. His kindergarten class got to participate in many outside, water games. He had so much fun. I am so glad I got to be there to snap a few pictures and watch him having fun with his classmates. I cannot believe kindergarten is almost over. I feel like it went by so quickly. I spent most of the year watching two little boys. It prevented me from being able to help out or spend much time at Keldon's school (a 3, almost 2 and almost 1 year old are just hard to handle in a school setting). I love that he had such a great year though. His teacher, Mrs. Delarosa, was amazing. She really connected with Keldon and that really helped him have a great year.