Gabe's Birthday Party

Here's some pictures from Gabe's Birthday Party at Roller Sports. There are a couple things in this world that remain constant...Jesus, and the roller skating rink decor.

We had a great time celebrating Gabe's birthday!

good ole santa clause. . .

so every year. . . we leave the cookies out for santa. every year. . . santa fills the stockings on christmas morning. every year. . . santa leaves a note for the boys. and every year. . . the boys ask if santa is real. our response is always the same. "it's just a fun thing we pretend at Christmas." no other details. . . just plain and simple. . . we pretend. they have never asked any more questions.

well. . . yesterday when i picked christian (5 yrs old) up from preschool his teacher pulled me aside. she told me that christian had told the other kids at the lunch table that santa wasn't real. he said, "santa doesn't eat those cookies, your mom does." oops!!

needless to say, we had a little talk about keeping that to ourselves. here's hoping that good ole santa clause still visits the dewalk household this year!! =)

you'll always be my baby. . .

how did you go from this....

 

to this....

 

. . . in such a short amount of time. we love you more than you know, gabe. happy 9th birthday! no matter how big you get, you will always be my baby! xoxoxoxoxo

Gabe the Worm

Here is Gabe doing a little dance!

September at Lake Hartwell

In September we had the chance to grab a quick weekend away at Lake Hartwell. We always have a good time camping, fishing, and lounging around in the hammock. We are really good at the camping and lounging part, but the fishing thing is a little hard to come by at the DeWalk household. So it is really fishing if you don't catch fish?

Gabe found a rope swing this trip, but the water was a little low so we didn't get a chance to jump in the water. Basically it was a swing of death. Ok, maybe not death, but probably a cracked rib or broken arm if we had not overcome our fear and harnessed our strength. Basically, Gabe and I took turns showing off how strong we were while Mom and Christian admired our strength.

The point is - we're awesome.

Soon enough Christian will brave life and limb and soar high above the mud and rocks like Gabe and I. Melissa, we'll need you to get on board with that.

I love camping with my family - it makes me smile.

Summer 2010 Trip

In July we got to take a fun trip to Ohio for a family reunion, Pennsylvania to visit my family, and then Washington DC. It was a long trip but we all had a great time!


Family Reunion:
We had a good time visiting with all my extended family. Of course we wish we lived closer to everyone, but we are grateful we get to see them a couple of times a year.


Trip to Pennsylvania:
A trip to Mimi's and Grandpa's is always an adventure. We got to visit with my sisters and just have a great time spending time with the family. We got to go swimming in the lake, fly down the zip line, and sliding down my sisters home made slipnslide.


Trip to DC:
This was sort of a last minute trip, but we are so glad we went. We got to tour DC and just have a great time visiting the Smithsonian and spending some quality time with each other. As much as I love my Mom, Dad and sisters, it's always nice to just have a few days alone to laugh, cry from walking so much(Christian), and to hang out together. Of course there was the midnight, expedition to CVS to get some medicine for Gabe's swimmers ear - he was in a ton of pain. But Dad was so brave and explored our capital in the middle of the night looking for a pharmacy. What would a trip be without a visit to urgent care or the pharmacy?

freckles. . .

. . . otherwise known in our household as angel kisses!!