Splish splash

Summer is still here in Sanderson. But luckily Grandma Mary got this pool for Shelby and we finally broke it out today! Shelby had a blast in the pool. If you look close you can see Josh and me and the umbrella in the reflection of her sunglasses. We had a nice time outside in the 90 degree weather.

On another note, Josh made some DELICIOUS ribs today that we partook of at lunch. YUMMY!!!

Our Favorite Candy

I have had a lot of different favorites in my day, but right now my favorite candy is Lindt Lindor Truffles. YUM!! Milk Chocolate is the best! But they are all good (milk, dark, white and cookies and cream). Josh is on the same kick, which is nice. And Shelby likes them, too. :)

50 degrees!

It was a very nice, cool 50 degrees this morning! Josh and I were so excited to open the door and get a cold draft of air coming in. So the windows are open and Shelby and I just returned from a walk! At 10:40 AM it is still only 68 degrees.

Thanks for the summer, Texas, but we are READY for the FALL!

The Kitchen

We spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Partly because it is the main room in our house :) and partly because it seems that someone is always hungry. Today we made cookie dough for our Bible study tomorrow night (we'll bake the cookies tomorrow). We made Oatmeal Raisin and Snicker-doodle cookie dough. Shelby was a good helper. Sometimes it means there will be more to clean up when she is helping me - ok, all the time! - but it is fun and she is learning. Such a sweetheart!

Worth the drive

Shelby and I (Sharon) left Saturday and drove to Dallas to celebrate Emily's 9th birthday and spend the week with the Bonus family. We got back yesterday evening (Friday the 10th). The drive there was about 8.5 hours and the drive back was 10.5 hours. But the week sandwiched in between was wonderful!!! We went swimming twice, had a fun birthday party, read some books, went shopping, ate out, went to Zumba & a DTS/ST ladies night (Kim & I), relaxed, stayed up late...so much fun!!!

Thank you ~ Adam & Kim, Emily, Nathan, and Abby for a wonderful week! Shelby had a blast with you all! What a special time it was. We look forward to doing it again, and hopefully Josh can come next time.

To make them laugh...

I found out how to make Mommy and Daddy laugh...I just call Daddy "Josh"!!

And she says is very clearly! The past three days she has been saying Josh instead of Daddy and we have been having a good laugh at that. So we know that I, Sharon, need to start calling Josh Daddy. :) Hopefully Shelby will catch on.

We went to Kerrville, TX for my birthday and it was a quick trip. We stay at the Inn of the Hills and Shelby liked the couch in the lobby.

She just wanted to stay sitting there. The restaurant folks could see out into the lobby and they were laughing at how cute Shelby was being, just "relaxing" on the couch.

Shelby has been doing a great job leaving her sunglasses on her face so we had to get this picture. We got a little dressed up and went out for dinner. One of the best parts of the trip was that there is a Culver's in Kerrville, so we had a couple of treats over the two days we were there. :) YUM!

Thank you for a great "weekend" Josh!! I love you so much!!!