Itchy Face

Itchy face + finger painting =

Gabe had just gotten a taste of the paint right before I asked him to smile for this picture. You can see the look of disgust in his eyes, yet he still gave me the "big smile" I asked for. After each picture I took, Gabe ran to me to see the picture. His response each time to the picture: "yucky face".

But he sure got a kick out of it in the mirror.

Excavators, Sibling Class and New Orleans

A new type of utensil...

The sibling class we went to was interesting. Gabe was the youngest there by a couple of years. There were some sweet moments.

And some moments that if they happen in real life may land us on the news.

The shirt Gabe (and Brian) made for Kid B.

Gabe graduated with honors.

We also went to NOLA this weekend for the wedding of some close family friends. The picture below is of our family outside the LDS Baton Rouge Temple, where they were married. (There's your belly shot, Heath!)

GG and Gabe dancing at the reception.

We had a great time in NOLA with lots of family time. Unfortunately, we had such a good time, we didn't get the camera out too much.

Water

New Orleans Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day Weekend, we decided to be tourists in New Orleans, as there are a few things I've never done that I wanted to see/do. Our wonderful friends from MI, Brynt and Sarah Ellis came down to join in on the New Orleans fun. Gabe LOVED them and was so sad when we dropped them off at the airport. (We were sad to see them leave too.)

We did lots while we there - I won't bore everyone with the pictures - but the Street Car, French Quarter, French Market, Beignets, Sno-Balls (Sal's and Hansen's), the Aquarium, Oak Alley, Central Market, the Ferry, and a birthday party for Gabe all made it on the agenda. Below are a few pictures of the fun times on the street car. This obviously was a highlight for Gabe.

Gabe's party included lots of water fun for the kids. Some of the diapers did better than others. I guess there's a reason they make swim diapers.

Gabe wasn't interested in the slice of cake right in front of him, but he sure enjoyed digging into the cake itself.

And what would a party be without presents - and cousins to help open them?