We knew these were waiting for us!
Noelle could not wait to get to Horseshoe Bay. She even posed with her floatie while buckled in her car seat!
And then Anna Kate copied her pose. Anna Kate is getting funny just like her sissy.
We’re almost there baby girl. Noelle asked me to take a pic of her toenails! 🙂
We made it!
Before and after
4th of July, here we come!
Noelle and Mommy went out for a special date night last week to get ready for our Horseshoe Bay trip! We had a great weekend at the lake!
Noelle asked Mike to draw a picture of me last night. He drew this super buff woman (thanks for the great calves, I’ve always wanted defined calves) . Noelle said, "That’s not Mommy!" And then she drew the picture on the right. If I had to pick which one looks the most like me, I’d have to say Noelle won, but good try Mikey! 🙂
Here we go on a crazy adventure! Get ready! This is good stuff!
Look at the beautiful fur on his antlers!
Surprise! Let’s just say we rolled up the window really fast!
The giraffes just had two new baby giraffes and here is on of them. So cute!
Petting the zebra!
The male giraffe’s spots are so much darker than the female!
This kid is a happy camper!
Feeding the giraffe time.
I can’t even begin to describe how disgusting this felt. Probably the grossest thing I’ve ever done in all my life. I did it for the children. Yuck yuck yuck!
Noelle LOVED the wind and riding in the car unbuckled from the car seat for the first time in her life. So fun!
Okay rams, we really need to get moving.
Yet another attempt…
My friend Donnette was our tour guide. We had so much fun together with the crew!
Like I said, I did it for the children. Look at her smile. Priceless. Okay, fine, I’d do it again… but next time Mike is going to take one for the team. Wish he had been here!
King of the road! We’ll wait on you buddy! No hurry!
Taking it all in as we are leaving the park. What an amazing adventure! It felt like Jurassic Park the entire time. The scenery was beautiful, and we saw animals that I’ve never even imagined. I can’t believe God created all of these beautiful and funny animals for us to enjoy and love!
My cousin, Amber, sent me this prayer request and I wanted to share it with you all, my friends. "My best friend’s husband is being deployed for the 2nd time in two years on July 1st, to Afghanistan. His son will turn 1 in October… Please pray for the Salazar family (Ralph, April, and Grady). Love you Mo!"
Something we did at my Granny’s church growing up (I would go with her to her church the next morning after spending the night with her), was after a prayer request, the congregation would say, "Hear our prayers, O Lord." So I felt it flow from my heart to end this post with, "Hear our prayers, O Lord." Thank you!
Ananya had the coolest swim party on Saturday! Our little dare devil climbed to the top of the splash house over and over again!
Noelle was so independent in the water today. We were happy she is so comfortable!
Anna Kate loved the froggy slide and was clicking to go again!
Anna Kate and Tanisha are getting so big!
Yet another sister pic! :) Common girlfriend!
Cousin Sara is scheming against the birthday girl…
Busted! Noelle thought Sara was pretty funny!
Anna Kate was the epitome of a "hot mess" today! My perfect angel decided to melt-down! Happens to the best of us, I guess!
We haven’t been to this pool since Noelle was 2 years old! I forgot how much fun it is! Arlington is such a wonderful city… we are so blessed and happy to be here!
This weekend was jam-packed, and these were the only pictures that I took! We had fun with the Starkeys at dinner on Friday and at the VBS closing celebration with the Pond grandparents and Devon on Sunday. Then, to top the weekend off, Pa-E and Ma-E took us to dinner on Sunday night. Thanks everyone for hanging out with us!
Noelle having some fun at story time with our friends!
The highlight of the week was VBS. Noelle had the time of her life. The theme was Egypt, and they worked so hard making it amazing for the kids.
Noelle made a new friend named Jasmine. They got in trouble for talking too much on Wednesday night, but other than that, they had a great time! 🙂
The church had murals and river scenes everywhere. It was amazing!
And check out this stage, complete with fog machine! Anna Kate and I would stay each day and sing and dance with the older kids before we went home.
Dreamy butterfly looking at the stars last night.
Acting out "Little Red Riding Hood" with Mommy’s scarf. She would say, "My oh my, how big your teeth look, Grandma!" And then we’d jump at her and she’d take off. Too fun! I think we’ll do a lot more little red riding hood role playing!
Noelle picked a flower outside and set up this little scene by my sink in our bathroom last night. Isn’t she cool!?! Thanks Noelle! I love it!
I watched Malia two afternoons this week because her Mommy was sick and her Daddy was out of town. We had so much fun together. She loved playing with cars and even said, "Vroom, vroom" when she was driving them. She propped this orange one up like this on top of my computer – too funny!
Noelle made all kinds of crafts this week. A few of them are picture frame, Egyptian necklace, sugar cube pyramid, a belt, and some lotion. Cool!
Noelle had fun doing this craft this week as well. She did it all by herself. The blonde boy on the surf board is Bailey, the puppy is Jax, the blonde girl is Noelle, the brunette is Anna Kate, and the boy holding the frog is Drew. She thought this was so cool!
From Noelle’s journal: At Chick-fil-A today, you asked me to read our blue prayer bracelets for Curt to the table. I said, “Sure. Hey guys, they say we are praying for Curt. Isn’t that cool!?!” You were SO proud, and it made me so proud.
So here we are, praying for Curt, as he fights for his life against ALS. Our friends, the Ziemkes, are the most positive uplifting people you could ever meet in life. Dealing with this disease is testing every one of us in new ways. Some moments are happy filled with a treasure trove of wonderful memories, while the next are totally sad, filled with thoughts of pain and sorrow. But, we embrace each day, the memories that it brings, the phone calls, the texts, and most of all, the unending love of true friends.
To follow the family and receive weekly updates, visit their new web site at www.curtziemke.com I am so honored to share their story with you as I beg you to pray for our friends.
Noelle planned a really fun walk Sunday night for our family. She was our tour guide, and we had a blast checking out the fishin’ hole in our neighborhood for the first time!
We *LOVE* our Daddy Waddy Poo!
These pictures are so perfect!
Chillin’ on the ride home! Our unending ham! (with popsicle juice on her forehead)
