Our little fish

iPhone junkie

About a month ago, I upgraded my iPhone to the newest one and passed on my old to Scarlett to use for games. She has become addicted to it and I must say has been a lifesaver at restaurants or anywhere else she may have to wait such as a doctor's office.

Dora Show was a HIT

We bought tickets to the Dora show two months in advance. It seemed a long time before the show would be in Dallas, but our wait was finally over. We met our friends with their little boy, Tyler, since he, too, loved Dora just as much as Scarlett. We do joke that Tyler is Scarlett's bethrothed. He is such a cutie.

Ok, what was I saying. Oh yeah, Dora show. Of course, you can't put on a show without having the paraphenalia there for your kids to want. Surprisingly, Scarlett was not all over it. We asked what she wanted and she said she wanted Boots and Rescue Pack (which is Diego's backpack). And well, wouldn't you know it, little Tyler had just happened to pick the same thing.

Once the show started, Scarlett was completely mesmerized by it. It was funny to hear her later actually tell people that she went to the Dora show. It really made an impact on her and she loved every minute of the show. We were so glad we took her.

The pictures are not the best as I had to use my phone to take the pictures because we weren't allowed to use our cameras with flash.

This photo was right before the show started and she was already enthralled in it. She sat on my lap the whole show and never moved.

Neighborhood 4th of July parade

Our neighborhood area had a 4th of July parade so we packed our folding chairs and met some friends with their little boy, Tyler, to watch the parade. We were impressed with the parade. Though we sought shade, it didn't take long to get hot. The people in the parade threw out more candy than they give out on Halloween. You had to pay attention or you'd get smacked by one. Check out the HUGE Central Market shopping cart. Now that's some serious grocery shopping.

All about indoor play this summer

With the summer heat here in Dallas, we've been trying out indoor options to beat the heat and as of late, the mosquitos which are really bad here in Dallas.

Scarlett really liked it and as you can see so did Gerry.

You call this a pool

I am laughing as I type this particular piece as I know my sister is going to give me grief. While we were in Corpus, Scarlett wanted to swim. My sister said she had a blow up pool, well, this is not exactly what Scarlett had in mind. She lasted all of 5 minutes. Her face says it all. She was disappointed.

Indoor stroller derby

We had friends over for dinner last week and toward the end of the evening. Gerry started something. You see, one day Scarlett wanted to be pushed in her doll's stroller and so Gerry did it except he decided he would run while pushing her and the rest is history.

As it turned out Scarlett decided she wanted a push in the doll stroller and then that's when it all began - Alexa and Jenna had to have a turn. We admit it was pretty fun watching their faces of excitement as they rounded the corner. Ah, to be a kid.