Summer is here!

Dinner date with aunt Jackie

Pizza with Pappy

My little muscle man

Selfie with my girl to show off our happy prints

Kari's 30th pink and white surprise birthday party

Happy boy hanging in his Mamaroo 

Landry loving on Barrett

And then poking his eyeballs out...

Play date with Charlie and Gabriella.  

Landry's new bounce house

She's obsessed with styling her hair with bubbles.
This was my best longhorn attempt for daddy.

Feeding the ducks in her jammies and jellies

Frozen yogurt face

Checking out the aquarium

Love his little expressions!

Eiffel tower hair

Playing with her new bubbles from Millie's birthday party

What a fun-filled week we've had.  Summer is definitely in full swing!

Monday I kicked off the week with dinner with two of my oldest Dallas friends back from my Dallas Morning News days.  Jackie and Evans hadn't met Barrett yet so we got together for pizza, wine and some good snuggle time with the little guy.

Later in the week we had a fun surprise party for our friend Kari.  It was a huge event and such a good time.  It was nice to catch up with several people I hadn't really seen since last year between installing the Jones job and then having Barrett.

Michael got to meet some of the Jones clan at the party, which was nice for him.  He gave Jerry a hard time for making him a single parent for much of 2013.

Friday Paula and I had a fun playdate with the three amigos.  They came over to romp around the house and then we walked to lunch down the street.  Landry can have a hard time sharing toys with kids she doesn't know very well but she's so sweet with the twins.  I think because they've known eachother so long they truly love eachother.

Saturday was the official first day of summer.  We took full advantage of the longest day of the year.  We started with a walk with the kiddos that included feeding the ducks near our little neighborhood lake.  Landry loves feeding the ducks and is getting quite an arm on her with so much practice now!

Later we took her for frozen yogurt -- she's obsessed with vanilla topped with sprinkles, M&M's and blueberries -- and then to the aquarium downtown.  She's always been intrigued by fish so we thought she'd love it.  She was really excited about the fish tank exhibits but timid around the large birds, monkeys and reptiles.  I don't think we'll go back for a few more years until she can truly enjoy it.

Last night we kicked off summer with Paula and Todd and some other friends.  We had a great time relaxing over drinks and dinner at one of our favorite neighborhood spots.

Today was a cozy, rainy day so we took the kids to a pancake filled brunch and then just relaxed at home.  Landry has fallen in love with painting so we did several messy art projects in the playroom before bath time.

We had a birthday first party late this afternoon that was ice cream parlor themed so Landry was in heaven.  The party favor was an ice cream shaped bubble set.  We've tried blowing bubbles for several months now but she finally caught on today and is hooked.  At one point I even sat in the shower with her so she could blow more bubbles since it was raining outside.

Landry's new favorite thing is to mimic phone conversations.  She'll say, "hello?" and want you to go back and forth like you're talking on your cell phone.  She also finds shaping her hair in funny styles while taking a bath to be the funniest thing ever.  She loves to look in my mirror while I coif her soapy curls into silly things like a longhorn or skyscraper.

She's absolutely obsessed with ice cream (make that "ice peam") and this cartoon called Caillou.  We think she has a crush on Caillou, actually.

Barrett is just the sweetest thing.  He's so happy, never whines unless he's hungry and is always smiling or making funny expressions.  He recently starting smacking his gums like an old man.  It's hysterical.  It will make me laugh out loud which makes him then laugh out loud.  He is just such a pleasure to be around.  I can't even begin to imagine life without these kiddos.  They are the best thing that ever happened to Michael and me.

Happy summer, y'all!