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Thursday, August 7, 2008

A Few of My Favorite Pics






I've been really lucky to get some really good shots of the girls this summer... here are just a few of my favorites.... Aren't they beautiful? (If I do say so myself!) And the really, really great thing is... they're just as pretty on the inside.
We are truly, truly blessed!

A Day at the Lake






We spent a Sunday recently at the Cleburne State Park. We had the hardest time finding something to do that day. We drove to Glen Rose to go to the "big rocks" and it was closed... Splash Station was closed for the day to be hyper-chlorinated... everything we wanted to do just didn't work out. Daddy suggested the lake at the Cleburne State Park and it turned out to be a blast. We didn't get there until about 3:00 but we stayed and played... swimming, collecting shells, playing on the playground... til about 8:00! And the best part? We were only a few minutes from home! It was a perfect "family fun day"!

Hannah Montana 3D Movie!




The Hannah Montana 3D Movie was on the Disney Channel recently. Of course, it was a very big deal around the Gittings household! We had to wear Hannah Montana clothes... have a pizza and soda party... break out the guitars and microphones... the works! We had fun, even though we'd already seen the movie in the theater! As always...
Hannah ROCKS!!!

A Weekend at The Villages

Fun in the Sun!


The Birthday Boy, Cabe!

A late afternoon swim
Posin' at the Water Park!


Audra and her boys! Cabe, Riley, Asa
Cousin fun!
Cabe, Asa, Savannah, Madison, Makinley
The indoor water park ROCKED!


Savannah, Makinley, Cabe, Madison, Asa
Madison and the Birthday Boy!

Aunt Ava and Savannah

Aunt Audra and Uncle Todd invited us to their place at The Villages in East Texas for the weekend to celebrate Cabe's 7th birthday! What a GREAT place! There were several pools to choose from, putt-putt golf, a HUGE indoor water park and lots of other activities! It was a BLAST!!! Aunt Ava and Savannah and Jack were there too! We had so much fun! Lots of summer-time memories made with our cousins! What could be better than that? Thanks for inviting us Aunt Audra!
Happy Birthday Cabe!!

Fourth of July on Lake Graham





We were fortunate to be invited by our wonderful friends Mike and Janie Sears to Mike's parent's lake house on Lake Graham for the 4th of July. We had such a great time! I'd never been to Lake Graham. When we've been to the lake up that way it's always been Possum Kingdom. Lake Graham is a lot smaller but just the perfect family lake. We had such a fun time on the wave-runners, cooking out, swimming and just visiting with old friends. Our hosts were amazing and we got to spend time with Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw too. It was a wonderful weekend!

Mims Family Reunion

Next stop on the summer vacation... our annual Mims family reunion at the end of June. Guess who forgot her camera? ME!! Of course! Sorry! It was really beautiful there. We went to Artesian Springs Resort in Newton, Texas... far east Texas, about 10 miles from the Texas/Louisiana border.

We had a great time getting to hang out with everyone. Then Mom fell and broke both of her arms! Poor Mom! It was so scary! I've decided that there's just about nothing as horrifying as hearing a family member yell "Someone call 911!" especially when you don't know what's going on.. who is hurt.. how bad.. etc. Let's just say, I panicked!!

She's doing much better now but still is very limited in what she can do. She's getting stronger every day though. Please keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery!

Friday, August 1, 2008

San Antonio Attractions!







We had a great time in San Antonio. Lots and lots of time on the Riverwalk... a visit to the Alamo... a day at Six Flags Fiesta Texas... a Hibachi Grill dinner... a quick trip down to Pleasanton to see family and swim at Aunt Ann's... and yummy late night ROOM SERVICE dessert! But best of all... MEMORIES... lots and lots of sweet memories with our girls... and for our girls. We're blessed!!

Finally in San Antonio!

Hotel tradition... JUMP ON THE BEDS immediately upon checking in of course!!
I love these next pictures. The girls went and sat on the balcony overlooking the Riverwalk and just talked and talked. They even pulled their chairs together after a little while. I imagined them sitting on the balcony of their apartment in Chicago or Manhattan... gazing at the skyline... best friends... cosmopolitan girls... planning their night on the town.



Then they came in and got ready to go to the pool... and struck these poses.... and I decided there will be no "nights on the town" in their future. At least until they're 38 or so.

Next Stop.. Natural Bridge Caverns




Holy Humidity Batman! That place is HOT! Beautiful, but HOT! Mommy was sweatin in places that she'd never sweat before... and that's not pretty. The tops of my arms (my forearms for God's sake!) were sweating!! It really wasn't so much hot as it was HUMID! I couldn't believe it wasn't raining in there! I'm sure David Finfrock would tell me that's not meteorologist-ically possible, but it should have been raining!! It was HOT!! And beautiful. I'm glad the girls got to see it and experience it. But next time around... unless we go in the dead of winter... I'll be happy to wait in the car thanks.