Yummy tomato

Final SPLAT

SPLAT has come to an end for the summer. But, not without going out with a bang! We had two inflatables for the kids (and adults) to enjoy - a Jungle they could bounce in and a great big slide. It was a very hot day, but it didn't seem to phase the kids at all. Mary Ellen had a blast!

Testing the waters in the Jungle!


Once she got to the top of the slide, she was ready to go!


Having some fun with Daddy!


Hot and sweaty, but having a lot of fun!


Riding the dinosaur

Watermelons!

Mary Ellen loves watermelon, and especially loved being able to crawl all over these big ones! When Daddy returned from Kentucky, he came bearing homegrown watermelons from Great-Granddaddy. What a treat! Mary Ellen is already enjoying eating it, and we had a little fun taking her picture with them. She also thought that they made good drums!

Happy Birthday, Jack!

We got to help Jack celebrate his first birthday this past weekend! Mary Ellen loves Jack, and loves getting to see him. She wanted to follow him around! She especially enjoyed the cupcakes!



My attempt to get the two of them together, but Mary Ellen was people watching, and Jack was exploring!


And Mary Ellen has found a new love of taking pictures with my camera. Usually, I have to delete most of them, because it is her finger over the lens. But, she was actually right at the level of where the action was happening as far as opening presents, so she got a few good ones of what was going on, like this one:

My kitchen helper

Talking on the phone

Daddy is out of town this week, so Mary Ellen has gotten into talking on the phone to him. Every time the phone rings, she thinks that it is Daddy, and she is ready to talk! As you can see, she looks really comfortable with the phone. I think that we have a long road ahead of us as she turns into a teenager!

Visit to Fayetteville

We went to Fayetteville this past weekend to visit Granny, Connie, and Susie. We had a great time with Susie at the Farmer's Market, and Mary Ellen spent some time with Granny and Connie, while Mommy and Caki went to a wedding. We were having so much fun that we forgot to take the camera out until Sunday after church.