Summer Updates

I am behind on blogging. So not this weekend, but last, we went up to Oklahoma City for a family wedding shower for Jake and Kim (which D'Ann hosted at our house and which was very nice). D'Ann really went above and beyond to make sure all the decorations, the party gifts and even the punch matched. It was great and lots of fun. It looked like Jake and Kim got a lot of things to help them start their marriage - the wedding is coming up in September, so we are all looking forward to it (and we are all actually part of it- so I am sure there will be lots of pictures).

During the shower, Matt and the guys went to Dave and Busters- David's current favorite place in the entire world. We got a couple pictures of their outing. We also got to visit Jake and Stacy and their little girl Caroline - it is very cute to see Matt and Jake with their kiddos. They have been friends since they were kids. We also got to spend a lot of time with MiMar and Granddad. MiMar spent a good 30 minutes playing hide and go seek with David. It is pretty cool that he is getting to know his great grandparents. And...as usual, MiMar sent us home with lots and lots of snacks (so many that we have still been working on them).

This weekend we went down to Mexia to see my grandfather (on my mom's side) and stopped in Corsicana on the way home to see my grandmother (on my dad's side). It has been a while since we have been down to visit and it is such a shame that we don't do it more often. My grandfather is not doing that well- he had a heart attack and is having heart failure. We really enjoyed the visit and he is still mentally himself - but it is hard to see the toll that various aliments have taken on him physically. My grandmother, on the other hand, (Grandma Gil) looks as great as ever. We should all hope to be as beautiful and healthy at her age. We were going to take her out to dinner, but she had dinner ready by the time we got there.

This week is going to be busy, but this coming weekend Jake (Matt's brother) is coming down to have a semi-bachelor party here in Dallas (it is going to be tame - mainly because Matt is doing the hosting and is old and married). David and I are hoping on an airplane down to Austin to get some Aunt Hayley time in while the boys celebrate. Hopefully I will do better at posting pictures in real time.

Now for the pictorial evidence:

David and Papa Bruce at Dave and Buster's

David playing on the train outside of the place we go have breakfast in OKC

A picture from the shower.

We went to Gatti-town with Matt's family on Saturday night. I just got a few pictures walking in...

Here is David playing with Caroline. She is quite the cutie and ran around saying David the whole time (while pointing at David). She has a little sister due in the next two weeks - seems like she will make an excellent big sister.

Here is David playing at MiMar and Granddads: