Family Night at the Gaylord

We took the kids to family night at the Gaylord. Dan and I used to hang out at the Gaylord every night prior to having kids. Most of you guys know that this is also where he proposed and had a surprise party with about 80 friends and family waiting. Family night is every Thursday this summer. I highly encourage you to go if you haven't gone already. They have face painting, tattoos, a monkey, a caricature guy, music, train exhibit and a "dive in movie" (watch a movie while swimming). The kids had a blast and it was an effective way to wear them out in the AC before bedtime.

Darby specifically requested to be a mermaid. Morgan is of course a Stars hockey player. Bret is a Bronco's player.
Darby requested a pink butterfly. Morgan has Dori and Bret has bubbles. The balloon creatures lasted all of 20 minutes. But, everyone handled their demise rather maturely.

One of these is my little monkey!

Dallas World Aquarium

We love taking the kids to animal places. (If you haven't already figured this out.) We joined Amy & Kevin last weekend at the Dallas World Aquarium. It was our first visit there! I kept trying to grab all the birds. I caught one.

Sign of a True Mom

This is the true sign of a mom. We met up for a girls' night out. You know, nice dinner... no kids. Well, Gaby shows up and we discover that she has a Hello Kitty sticker stuck in her hair!

WinKids Graduation... kindof

Morgan has been in the gymtots class since the winter. He just "graduated"... kindof. He's also enrolled for the entire summer with all of his friends. I love the "ta-dah!" he yells when he gets his ribbon.

Zoo!

We have a Dallas zoo memebership and at this point I can't even count the number of times that we've been in the past 6 months. Here are a few pics from the last few trips. I think that we've been there with every kid we know now! I need to dig up some more pics. My dear friend Jen came into town last month with her sweatheart son, Trent. We've been friends since college and now she lives so far away in Michigan. CJ joined us for that zoo trip.

CJ, Trent & Mr. Morgan
Morgan with his 3D shades
The men about to enter the 3D movie ride
Darby & Morgan

Mr. Bret

Darby is stretching her neck out just like the tortise. Can't you tell?!?

My three kiddos. Yes Mary, I'm claiming them all... they are MINE! :)

This video is hilarious to me because Bret is totally freaking out over a giraffe.

Out With Cathy!

I went out with Cathy a few weeks ago for a girls' night out while Dan was camping. We closed the place down. Cathy, I love ya girl!

Grandma Marie & Nana in Town!

Grandma Marie (Dan's Mom) and Nana (Dan's Grandmother) made the flight out to Dallas about a month ago. We had a blast! Thanks so much Marie and Shirley for making the trip out to see us. They were able to join in on my women's Bible study before we wrapped up for the summer. They also joined in at Morgan's WinKid's class. We did a little shopping and Marie treated me to the Fiddler on the Roof performance! It was amazing! I have a lot of video clips. I just need to make the time to sit down with my video clips and turn them into something viewable.

May Cemetery Meeting

Every year in May we hold the cemetery meeting. It rained the day before this year's meeting. So, like any good mom... I let Morgan have it out in the puddles. His pants completely feel off. They were soaking wet! He had to drive home in a diaper.