Lake Lewisville

After driving all day Friday in the car and doing laundry, unpacking etc. all day Saturday, we decided to get the family out together on Sunday. Chris came back to Dallas a few days before I came back so these girls really missed their dad!  It was a hot day but they didn't notice one bit. The beach wasn't much to talk about, but they would have stayed all day if we had let them!

I love this of G.  She is about to get in and is excited and nervous!

Elia called this little hole in the rock her bathtub.

King of the Ring

Chris invented this game called King of the Ring.  Its probably what most parents call rough housing or something.  He clears the family room of any sharp objects and corners, puts pillows around the perimeter, and then wresteles with the girls.  But the most importnant thing is you have to have on masks or some other accesory to play.  When we went to Marine World, Chris bought each of them a batman cape.  So now that is an added staple of King of the Ring.



I feel like this outfit might be seen in the Hunger Games!

They are very serious about this game!!

New Favorites with Daddy

Who says you need snow to sled? Chris pulled the girls around in their "sled" Friday night. They loved every second of it!

And of course, another favorite is sitting w Daddy while watching a cartoon. Not new for Gianna, but recently Elia has caught on that she is cute too if she goes and gets her blanket and cuddles up with Papa.

Faux Hawk

I just love putting Elia's hair up in a little Pebbles-style pony tail:

Makes for a really interesting hairdo when I take it out.

I was trying to take a pic of G kissing E but never had it timed right! Here are some more shots of the faux hawk below. Chris got them matching water bottles from Target, and they are obsessed:

Fashion Show

These pics are for Grandma Rowles- we just got her awesome presents in the mail! (and for Aunt Shanny, who is constantly asking for pics!!)

What to do when a baby has a wardrobe malfunction like this?:

Pull the sleeves over her neck to form a cute collared baby!

They seriously can't get enough of their new toys!

(Or their daddy)

Picture Time

Typical looks between these 2:

We played around with hats on fathers day:

$1 toddler scooter from a gargae sale- score!

Daddy reading time:

I just love my little family!

A Labor of Love

So the AWESOME playground is finished. And by finished, I mean ladders and siding is up and it is finally safe for G to play on. Chris still has plans to add a steering wheel or two, a roof and maybe even more levels. but for right now Gianna has a little house area to play in, 2 levels to climb on, and a slide to go down. Elia of course loves the slide too. Chris has been working on this playground nonstop for the past week- coming home and going straight outside, and weekends, etc. And Uncle Patrick helped a lot too! This is what my mom would call a "Labor of Love." Here are some pictures! Enjoy ;)

A month ago

Last Week

Up Close

View from the porch

And here is the view of the new picnic table:

Projects

A leaky faucet. New toilet covers. Cornhole boxes. A picnic bench. A new playground. These are all projects Chris has finished or is currently working on. And Gianna LOVES to help daddy with all of his projects. I am sure that Chris could finish these projects in half the time without her "help," but it makes her so happy and excited!

They took this outdoor coffee table:

and turned it into a kid sized picnic table:

Gianna helped measure everything else and I think her favorite part was helping "paint" (stain) the wood once he put it all together. It will be perfect for when her friends come over and want to eat outside!

Next up is the playground he is working on, complete with a slide! As soon as he finishes, I will put up pics as well.

Low Key Weekend

Toofers!!!


G is going strong with potty training! No accidents in 48 hours!


This week we are going to work on the letter 'G"- so we filled a letter G with grapes and then got to eat them! She loved this activity.


A craft we did from our swap- tissue paper butterfly.

Papa started reading (paraphrasing) Narnia.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Twitter Girl

A few months ago, Uncle Matt nicknamed Gianna Twitter Girl. She is constantly updating her status to anyone who wants (or doesnt) to listen. One that she is constantly tweeting, is when she is on the phone with daddy. If I am ever talking to papa-razzi on the phone, she has to as well. Chris' first question to her, everytime, is hi G, what are you doing?
"I'm just staying at home." If Elia is in the room, she points to her (as if Chris can see) and says "and this is my baby Elia." I am talking EVERY time she is on the phone with Chris. Which is at least twice a day. There have been a few times where she has told Aunt Shanny the same thing on the phone. Pretty freaking cute.
Other tweets I have heard lately:

"I'm just eating my breakfast" (as she eats her breakfast)
"I'm just marching in the TV room" (as she marches in the TV room)
"I'm just touching my sister" (as she pokes Elia in the eye)

Maybe I should open a twitter account to document her life. Nah, I don't have THAT much time on my hands.

Papa-razzi

I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-paparazzi

Gianna is obsessed with her dad, and Elia is learning to be just as obsessed! Gianna heard this song on the radio a couple weeks ago and started calling Chris paparazzi. Its pretty funny. Sometimes she calls herself Gianna-razzi.
Lots of mornings she tells Chris that she is going to call him on the phone, and if I am ever on the phone with him, she HAS to talk to him.
When G hears the door open when Chris gets home, her little face lights up and she screams "He's home!" This evening Elia was fuss fuss fussy and I was holding her when Chris walked in. She immediately stopped fussing and just stared at him and started kicking her little legs. I mean, it makes sense. Daddy is just so much fun! He is the worlds best tickler and he swings the girls up and over his head. And then there is one of G's favorites: animal doctor. Papa-razzi will go out and find G's stuffed animals and Gianna will get out her doctor kit and they will play for what seems like hours! I would say that Gianna and Elia are his biggest fans!