The Sea Life Aquarium

 Grandmother and Granddad came in town for the 4th of July. On the 5th, we decided to treat ourselves with something out of the ordinary since we do live in the Dallas area. There are lots of fun things around to do. We headed over to the Sea Life Aquarium at Grapevine Mills. This was great because it was indoors, the kids could run around, and we got to see some neat ocean life from cool perspectives. 

 Brother/sister love!

 He has the sweetest grin ever! (and somehow he knows it!)

 If you know Mabry well, you know that she can be timid about certain things that she deems scary. After the aquarium, we decided to walk through the stores at the mall. There they had these giant 'hamster balls' that you could pay to play in, float on water, and try to stand. Mabry decided this is what she wanted to do. We were shocked and proud when she followed through, got in, and had a blast. I have to say that this may be a small moment to some, but this was a proud parent moment for Chad and me. She's growing up!

 After Mabry had her fun, it was Clark's turn to ride on some cars for a few quarters. 

It was a great day out and I am so grateful that Grandmother and Granddad enjoyed it with us!

The Beach 2013

 We love our Huffman family vacations! This summer we were blessed with another wonderful beach trip to Gulf Shores with 15 of us. The best part about it is that we all get to stay in the same condo that is right on the beach! We got to have lots of play time with cousins and some game nights after the kiddos went to bed! Beach + Family + Play time = Vacation Fun!

Clark is such a boy! Sand from head to toe!

  Daddy's Girl!

 Momma's Boy!

 She is our sunkissed cutie!

 Clark learned to navigate that sand but he wasn't a fan of it at first.

We are so thankful for this time at the beach and grateful that we have fun family to share it with. We are already looking forward to our next trip!

Clark's First Baseball Game

 Clark went to his first baseball game last week! He loved it!

We got lawn tickets to the minor league Frisco team, the Roughriders. With two young kids, the lawn is the best place for us. 

We enjoyed free hats, free hot dogs, and fun with friends. Some friends of ours from church joined us.

We will definitely be doing this again!

Dancing Darlings

 Dancing Darlings is the name of the dance class that Mabry went to this past school year. If you know Mabry, you know that she loved every minute of it. This past Saturday was her big recital day and boy was she excited about getting on stage. She knows she's a super star! 

 She tapped to the Mickey Mouse March. I may be a bit biased, but I have to say that it was the cutest dance of the whole recital. Mabry got to lead the girls on stage in the march and she knew her cue and her moves. 

I am so proud of her and impressed with her ease at performing. 

I am pretty sure we will be signing up for dance next year too. She seems to be a natural! 

Lately...

Lately, this little guy has been learning to walk! (Finally!) 

A few days shy of 17 months, Clark took his first steps. He is getting the hang of it but is very cautious and realizes that crawling will get him there faster. He can walk. We just now have to make him want to! :)

 We had a few extra minutes before church so I wanted to get some pictures of my adorable kiddos in their smocked outfits. 

 Lately, we have been trying to come up with things to do now that summer has taken off and most of our extra activities have slowed down. Yep! I pulled out the shaving cream! We will definitely do that again!

 We will also be loading up the wagon to head to the pool. Our neighborhood had their annual pool party where they had MooYah burgers and sno cones! 

I hope to get lots of pictures to share of our fun summer!

Last Day of School 2013

 Mabry's last day of her preschool for this year was this past week. She had great teachers and has learned so much with their help. 

She can now write her name along with many other letters. 

She has several site words and is a well of knowledge throughout the day. 

She is a sponge at this age so I am so thankful she is able to learn in the wonderful, Christian environment at CLC at Prestonwood Baptist Church.

First Time at the Pool 2013

Our neighborhood pool opened on May 1st however we did not make it there until this past Sunday evening, May 19th. It has just been too cold until now. 

I think Clark is really going to enjoy the water and our zero-entry splash area. 

Notice Mabry in this picture. We will have to have a talk about not running around the pool. :)

We hope to spend lots of time in the water to survive the Texas heat coming this summer. We are so thankful for our neighborhood pool!