Texas State Capital Building-Austin Texas

 Okay, so we went to Austin this past weekend and Drew hasn't been to the State Capital building before, so we took him (and Dustin). Well, Ariel has a loose tooth ( I know, nothing to do with this trip)! She wants her Daddy to pull it while they are standing in the center of the floor under the Rotundra. So, here we GO...........

And, here we are...One less tooth (#14 to be exact) in her mouth. AND she has ANOTHER one loose! (real loose)

So, this is one tooth she wont forget. She decided to keep it and not let the tooth fairy have this one....LOL

TEXAS heat! Let's cool down!

Bobby and Ariel riding the SeaDoo is the way to cool off. We decided to make a overnight trip to the lake and cool off. Ariel learned to drive the watercraft and almost threw me off the tube.
Tube riding is ruff....LOL..

 A big OOPPSSS! Bobby threw them off.

Oh, well...That's the way to stay cool.

This is the retainer wall at the lake lot. This is how BADLY we need water/rain. It is SO low right now. We have been praying for rain, but it seems to go around our area every time.

My Love to SEW!

 Okay, so some of you might not know that I LOVE to sew. I have always made cute little sets for Ariel, every since she was about 1 year old. So, I found this cute fabric that says, TOMBOY Princess, Rock Star and Girls Rule.  I always make her a new outfit to wear the first day of school. So I dug this out and made her some shorts with ruffles. I haven't finished the black shirt yet, but will post pic's when I do.

This is the pattern I'm using for her shorts.

And here is my serger. I LOVE my machines.

Daytona Beach.....July 7th, 2011

 Ariel LOVES the water. I think she was a little fish in her first life...(JK)
She had a blast playing in the waves. The water was a little too cold for me this day..

Playing in the water is her #1 sport....Okay, well, she just loves the water period.....She enjoyed walking the beach and looking for shells. We always bring a bucket of shells back home....NOT this time.

TINY, TINY lizzard...Wow....

 I think this is the smallest EVER lizzard (don't know the correct name for it) that we have ever saw. Ariel found it in the flower beds.

SO tiny....She let him go after we examined him and took his photo. He's really lucky that Scatter didn't find him first.

Ariel's NEW art desk....



So, Ariel is taking Art Classes from a super sweet lady we found through her Music Teacher. She loves Ms. Patty and talks about her endlessly. So, Ariel needed a desk. #1 for homework and  #2 for Art. She was working on the bar, but I hate messes left there. So, we journey'd to Staples and found this CUTE, and I mean CUTE desk that resembles and easle. So, that's what we bought. It is a little small when she's painting a 16 X 20 canvas, but I think overall, it will work out great for her.



Her "mermaid" canvas she drew and painted. I helped her somewhat with the drawing (to get it sized correctly). She done a AWESOME job on the painting.

Cousin Time

Stopping off at another cousins house while in Florida!

It was a WONDERFUL visit with Laura and her great family. Look how pretty the night ski was!

We enjoyed pizza, visiting and the kiddo's swimming for a bit! Thanks Laura for the nice visit. Hope to see ya'll again real soon!