Tiny Hands

this is to remind you

when I have grown so tall,

that once I was quite little

& my hands were very small.

(Tatum Alli almost 16 months old).

Sidekicks

Best buddies from the beginning....

Parker loves to give Tatum Alli kisses...

which makes her giggle....

always together playing during the day....

Parker can always make Tatum Alli smile...

Parker's favorite spot to be....

Tatum Alli loves to pet her sidekick! 

Splashies...Splashies...

Tatum Alli has been taking Waterbabies since the first week in April.  She has grown to LOVE swim class & has the best teacher, Miss Samantha.

jungle gym...Tater's favorite activity

Tatum Alli as a FISH.....

Kickin' those legs!

Discover, Explore, & Inspire

Off to the Perot Museum of Nature & Science on Saturday morning.  We started off in the children's museum & courtyard and then worked our way through the 5 floors of exhibits. We went through the solar system, minerals & gems, dinosaurs, cells, and so much more! 

Water time....

Grocery shoppin'....

one of Tater's favorite things to do...stairs...

down she goes...

across the bridge....

across the bridge again....

loves to slide....

colorin'.....

this colorin' is a lot of work....

showin' off the finished project...

timber....

nope, Tater doesn't want to wear the construction vest...

clashes with her outfit (:

pickin' up the block....

dropin' the block off at the conveyor belt 

& turn the wheel to move it up....

rock climbin'....

look at those biceps in action....

havin' so much fun!

now off to explore the other exhibits...

dinosaurs....

giant Mammoth....

smile time...

(loved the sea turtle)

Tater's foot compared to a dino...

just so cool....

life exhibit....

& one tired Tater! 

3 Squares

So Mimi watched Tatum Alli while Drew & I met for a lunch DATE!!! It isn't really very often we get a chance for just the two of us to go out on a date (even though we LOVE Tatum Alli to come with us). We had a great time & enjoyed the lunch "breakfast" burrito! 

my super cute lunch date....

Burrito time....

Yum!!

Super cool drink machine....never seen anything like it before!

Thanks Bear for a great day date (:

Orinoco Rainforest & Mundo Maya

Last weekend, we went to the Dallas World Aquarium & here are the pictures...finally! Yes, that means the AMAZING software worked....hello photos!  So very thankful :)  Tatum Alli had a blast checking out all the fun creatures at the aquarium.

Entering the rainforest....

Um, what is that?

it's a river otter...so cute!

hi, river otter...

but really a big hi to the little boy next to me...

daddy's in for some trouble!

Me, Tater, & Mimi... 

& the snake behind us....

Drew's favorite...the sea turtles!

antillean mantee having some breakfast...

amazing...

 dory...

penguin love...holding hands...so sweet

jaguar & Tater...

flamingos...

Souvenir t-shirt... "I'm a little silly"...so true! 

Thanks Mimi! XOXO, Tater