Figuring it out...

Sadie has loved having a little bike since her birthday in October, but really has just sat on it while we pushed her around the yard. She hasn't even pushed the pedals or anything. Well about a week ago she started taking it on the sidewalk and before long she was riding it all by herself. Now she goes all around the block (with daddy close behind) Her favorite place to go is to the store to get a treat. (imagine that!) We took a few pictures and here she is.

10 Years!

Just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband! We've been married 10 years today. I asked him if he would climb up in the attic (I know that's an awful thing to ask) to look for our wedding pictures so I could show them to Sadie to try to somewhat explain to her about our anniversary. He actually found them. We had fun looking back and remembering some fun times and laughing at some fun memories. Sadie said I looked like a princess. Today, I'm not quite sure if I want her to think that about getting married, but if I'm being honest, that was the look I was going for 10 years ago. We've done a lot of growing up these 10 years and I know there is a lot more to go, but I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else! I love you!

We love Daddy!

We sure do love our Daddy around here and he is awesome! I asked Sadie why she loves her daddy and at first she didn't quite understand the question, but when I started giving examples she said because he plays horsie and goes swimming. That's my translation anyway. Claire absolutely loves Gabe and nobody can quite get the same smile that Daddy can from her when she sees him. It is so sweet. We had a very busy Father's Day, but I didn't want it to get too far away without telling Gabe how much we love him. You really are the best!

Summer Fun!

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've posted some pictures. It has been so nice to be relaxing with the family and enjoying being together. We've loved being able to go see family and really enjoyed being at home and getting some projects crossed off our lists. I just picked a few pictures to show some of the fun we've been having. We are so blessed to be off as a family during the summer and be together. We are also blessed by our jobs and our schedule the rest of the year too. I love to think about how God has worked his plan for us and I can't describe the peace I have knowing we are doing what he wants us to be doing. I pray that we will continue to follow Him.

Hanging out!

Sadie is "swimming."

Claire's first plane ride

Swimming at Nana and Big Daddy's house

Presenting...The Gillespie Garden

Gabe has been working diligently on the Gillespie garden and it is looking great. I can't wait until it is time to eat all the veggies! I think Gabe really has a talent for this gardening thing. Who would have thought? He really cut up a potato and put it in the ground and now... we have huge potato plants. We also have tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and squash. I'll take some more pictures when we start havesting. It's looking like we're going to have some yummy stuff!

Here it is. Gabe has even rolled up a tarp on the side so he can cover the garden in case of hail. Now that's dedication.

Tomato plants

Our first broccoli flower. (I think that's what you call it.)

Our first peppers.

5 months!

Here we are at 5 months. We made it to summer and are so glad to have a little break. The school year ended smooth and we are getting ready to go visit Nana and Big Daddy in a couple days. Claire is loving her cereal and had peas for the first time a couple days ago. She loves them. We're going to try green beans next. She is sleeping great and a very happy, laid back baby. We are loving our time all together and we're only on the second day of summer. I know it will go fast, but for now we are just going to enjoy it as much as we can!

Happy Panty Day!

Sadie has been doing really good at school with going to the potty. They are so awesome there and do a great job potty trainig. (Not so great at home, but we're getting there.) She has been dry during the day so they have been putting her in panties and she has been so excited about it. This past Wednesday before we left for church Sadie said that she wanted to show everyone her panties. She usually has something that she goes into church talking about like her shirt or a boo boo or something. I told her that we don't show our panties and that we should really only talk about panties at home or with Mama and Daddy. Do you think my prompting did any good? Nope! We were walking up the sidewalk and sweet Ms. Marie opened the door for us to hear Sadie running at her saying, "I got panties, I got panties!" I start apologizing and try to tell Sadie that we aren't going to talk about panties, but she was just too excited. She went to just about everyone. She would run up and say, "I got panties" and just about everyone would say, "What?" and she would say again, "I got panties." They would then burst out laughing. She got some comments back like, "I do too." A friend told her, "Happy Panty Day!" and it kind of stuck. Most were just caught off guard until it got around that she was sharing her big news. After my apologizing about ten times I finally stopped. An experienced mom told me to just let her be proud, so I did.

P.S. This is one of those posts I can't wait for her to read when she is anywhere from 16-18 years old!