Family Time!

My parents came to visit a few weekends ago and we went to see my Grandmother, Taleta Mabry, who lives in a nursing home in Friona. She will be 94 this fall. She was in good spirits and even drank a milkshake from Sonic. She has dementia and doesn't really know who we are, but I think she realized that we belong to her and I KNOW she enjoyed seeing Avery. It seems that knowing how to interact with a child is something you never forget how to do.

Avery and Grandmother

Mom and Dad and Avery and me

My sister Leslie and her family came for the 4th of July. The kids loved riding in our good ole' fashioned small-town-America Parade on the Gator and throwing candy. Leslie and I were somehow distracted and didn't get any good pictures of them as they passed in front of us at the parade, but we got some shots while they were getting ready and waiting for the parade to start.

Avery and her cousins Caleb & Carter

My sweet and fun sister Leslie

My dear friend Jara

One day Gabe, Uncle Iz, and Caleb went 4-wheeling at Mackenzie Lake. It's some pretty rough terrain, from what we hear, and it seems they went mostly on trails cut out for professionals. Thank God there were no injuries to speak of!

Israel (lovingly known to Avery as "Uncle Iz")

Caleb

Summer Fun with Mimi & Grandad

We are so glad that as Mimi and Grandad were getting ready to go back to Dallas this past Sunday, Avery said "I wish I could go". We hadn't even thought of it!! And it was a great idea for everyone! She has had so much fun and Mimi has taken her to a scrapbooking party, to the mall, to school for a summer reading program, but I think the biggest hit has been going to Libby Lu and getting a "makeover". Here are the "after" pictures of our little rock star. Apparantly she has preformed many a song and dance for anyone who will watch!