very long time without an update

Grandpa Tom and Grandma Theresa sent Gabe lots of corvettes to play with. Gabe has a slight thing for cars, or cawas as he says. Notice they are in lines. He will put them in very, very straight lines as he plays.

Gabe will be the Tin Man for Halloween. He isn't really excited about his costume. Mabry will be Dorothy Gale from the Wizard of Oz for a matching pair. I can't wait to get both of them dressed and a picture together.

Gabe likes his bath a lot. We finally got rid of the toddler tub by buying a $5 bath mat for the bottom of the tub. It has Elmo on it, so Gabe spends lots of time looking for Elmo under the bubbles. After bath is over, Gabe tells the bubbles bye-bye, the bath bye-bye, and Elmo bye-bye. Then, he sings the Elmo song.

Our nephew, Ethan, turned a huge 4 this summer. He had a bouncy house at his party, and guess who had no problem bouncing and sliding? Mabry thought this was the best thing ever.

Mabry on her first day of second grade. She loves her teacher and school, but we are having some adjustment issues this year. Mabry is actually having to study for the first time ever and she has been getting into trouble for talking. Who would've predicted that? She also figured out that she could pass notes and not get into trouble for talking. She didn't realize that she would get into trouble for passing notes in class as well.

This summer we celebrated the Watermelon Carnival here in Water Valley with a cookout at Danielle and Chuck's house. Ethan fell in love with our friend, Beth, who kept calling him Issac. It was awesome and funny since Ethan kept answering and most of us kept looking around for a black bartender.

This is my son eating one of his favorite snacks--moon pies!

Gabe spends lots of time in the kitchen cabinets. Some would say he spends too much time in the cabinets. I can't tell you how often I open the door to get a pot and find hot wheels. I have also found leftover snacks that he has hidden. Gabe also likes to sit inside the cabinets if there is room.

Other things of note: Gabe throws everything in the garbage when he is done with it if it has to do with eating--wrappers, banana peels, silverware, bowls, cups. He likes to talk. he can sing the howl part of "Werewolves of London". He will tell everyone at daycare bye except me. He still refuses to call Guy "Daddy". Guy will be stuck with Guy-gui for a while.

Mabry is taking gymnastics and loves it! She rides her bike all over town. She isn't home enough on the weekends to get pictures of her. She leaves the house around ten, shows up for lunch and a snack and comes back around dinner time. She read Nancy Drew and is now reading the Boxcar Children series. She still loves Hannah Montana, but really loves Katy Perry.

Here should be your fill of lots of photos!