Abigayle 7th Birthday Portraits

Sporting her first pair of high heels.

Isn't she just beautiful!

Jax--not wanting to be left our........

Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of all Ages....

Welcome to the Ringling Brother and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

 Checking oiut the tigers before the show back stage.

 Sooo excited to be at the circus!

BRAVE

Earlier this week, my friend Kerry and I took the kiddos to see BRAVE at the theaters.  Unfortunately, I did not think it was all it was cracked up to be.  Parts of the movie were very loud, so much that Jax wanted me to keep my hands over his ears for much of the movie and it was dark- both in fighting and color.  Don't get me wrong, my kids watch Power Rangers and the Winx fairies fighting bad guys, but something just didn't set well with me.  The theme was good--an honory teenage daughter and her mother trying to find their way together when neither will LISTEN to the other.  On a good note--I LOVEd her bright orange, flyaway, out of control hair.  Glad we got to see it, but we will not be running out to buy the DVD when it comes our or all the paraphernalia that comes with a Disney movie. 

After..........

Blue Popcorn

OK everyone--check the popcorn section of your local HEB or Kroger--they now have blue tinted popcorn.  It was a great hit with the kiddos for afternoon snacks.

Happy Birthday Abigayle--7

                                                               Birthday Kisses

Abi choose a peppermint ice cream/ chocolate cake.  It was uber yummy. 

I think jax really likes Abi's choice in cake--he ate two plates full.

Happy Birthday Abigayle.  We all love you sooooo much--ice cream face and all.

Eric's Offshore Fishing Trip

Eric and a few guys from work chartered a boat the past few days and treated themselves to an offshore fishing trip.  They went about 90 miles out in the gulf.

The seas were very calm on day 1.

Check out the size of that Red.

I know this shot isn't great, but look at the size of this Red--It was almost the length of Eric's leg.

The seas the second day were very rough.

All in all, a great trip.  Unfortunately, they never found any dolphin which is what Eric really wanted to bring home.

Before..........

Great Grandma Kreidel's Swimsuit--Abi 7

Abi at 7 in Great Grandma Kreidel's swimsuit.  Good grief--look at all that hair.  This is the longest and fullest it has ever been.  Unfortunately we are going to cut it prior to starting school.  There is no way we can brush through that mop every morning.

Too Sweet

Grammy J and Grampy this is for you.  The other evening Jax and Eric turned in for bed early.  This is what I found. 

Jax

For one of the fun summer days, the day care center brought in a characture person who made a pic of every kid--unfortunatley Abi was still recovering from strep so we did not get one of her.  He did an excellent job of capturing Jax, his dimples and expressive eyes.

Summer Swim Lessons

Beach Trip #1

Last week, my friend Jill and I headed down to Galveston for a quick trip with the kids--Abi, Jax and Cousin Evie.  OMG,  the kids were all soooooo good.  Abi and Evie were glued to each other on the beach.  I thought there would be competition, but Jax was happy doing his thing. 

Abi and Evie got swarmed by the seagulls. 

Drinks are a must--for all--after a long, hard day at the beach.  Evie and Abi enjoyed a strawberry special and Jax just had to have coconut.

So, I couldn't get a good pic of all of them looking at the camera--big surprise, but boy, isn't this a cute one.

Hmmmm, wonder what is so funny. 

Cha-Cha

 A great first beach trip for the summer.  Can't wait to do it again.