We celebrated our fathers this year at Mom and Dad's house. In usual summertime fun, the kids swam in the pool. Mom prepared food on her massive grill while Dad and I made food the ol' fashioned way - in our dutch ovens. He made one peach and one cherry cobbler (both were delicious and gone within minutes!) I made a chicken and rice dish. Brandon and Candice were there as well as Ashley! She finally got her schedule changed to include Sunday's off. Jason and his parents were there too. Ohh, the stories that were told that night!!! Mom and Dad enjoyed all five (and a half) of their grandkids. I have to tell you how well the three little ones play together. Amelie lights up when she sees Maverick and Gwendolynn! She just HAS to go and touch them! It's so cute. And Maverick is really really good with her, protecting her from things. I guess he doesn't feel the need to compete with Amelie like he does with his sister. Everyone had a great evening! Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Father's Day 2011
Rani Gets Baptized
For a while now Rani has been going to a Baptist church in Deer Park with one of her friends. She goes on Sundays and on Wednesdays and really loves her new family there. Recently, she made the decision to get baptized by the minister of that church. WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF HER!!! She is growing up so fast and making food decisions that will shape her adulthood. I love you, Rani!
Maverick and Gwendolynn's Pirate Birthday Party!
Lili and Manuel, along with Ashley and Jason, recently hosted Maverick and Gwendolynn's Pirate Birthday Party! It was a blast! The decorations were so perfect and all of the kids really had a lot of fun. And, of course, the food was overflowing and delicious!
Now I have to boast about my girl, Amelie. She LOVES the water but hates to be held in the water, or even sit on a float, which makes things difficult. She's our L'il Miss Independent! Well, Ashley bought a large assortment of floating devices and so Rick put some arm floaties on her. That really did the trick! She was floating at the deep end of the pool all by herself in no time! (Rick was right by her, of course, but like I said, she wants to do everything herself so she didn't want Daddy holding on to her.) Rick even taught her how to kick her legs in order to get to where she's going faster. I couldn't believe it! When did she turn into a little person?!
Enjoy the pictures of the party, and some videos too. Check out the one of Gwen! So cute!
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