Gabe's Visit June 22-26, 2009

I hadn't realized how long it had been since we had Gabe over, but after this week it dawned on me that it's been quite a long while since his last visit. The first 2 days were the hardest just getting on some kind of routine with him. He did wonderfully it was me that couldn't keep up, hehehe!! By Thursday I was doing pretty good, but he was going home on Friday, of course! Isn't that how it always works! Here's the pictures I got from the week when I finally realized that hey I need to be taking pictures! That's how I keep my memories of each adventure! Enjoy!


This is the project we ended up working on for the week. Although I thought it would take longer than one day! This is the beginning pictures of Gabe's dolphins. As you can see he is wrapped up in Phillip's apron so that he wouldn't ruin his clothes. He looked like a kid chef:)!! It was cute.



I took Gabe swimming in our pool several times throughout the week and boy did he love it! We ended up out there 2 to 3 times a day! He would try to scarf his lunch and/or supper down to get out there faster. I'd have to explain to him that him joking wouldn't help us getting out there. Plus we had to wait to let our stomachs settle. I'd let him watch a short video to distract him during the waiting time:)! He looks older than 6 though doesn't he!




Gabe loved this little duck we had in the pool, but it carries chlorine it to help keep our pool clean. We have another smaller duck in the pool as well that is a thermometer. Gabe had a hard time not playing with them. I've got to get more toys for the pool.



Here's a great shot of Gabe swimming under water! He did an excellent job of swimming. I was very impressed with him on his skill level!



This is a good shot of both Phillip and Gabe! They make my pool look so much deeper than it really is:)!!



Got several shots of the puppies in the pool, but Gabe was only in a few of them. This is Tucker swimming with the guys. Those puppies would follow Gabe all around the pool!



Gabe is swimming with Sadie here. She doesn't like to get in as much as Tucker does nor does she seem to swim as easily as Tucker to me. Gabe loved having the puppies in the pool!







Once Gabe finish his dolphins I got some pictures outside with him and his dolphins he worked so hard on. O was he proud of them things! The last thing that was done was spraying them with the sealer and it just takes a few minutes to dry and that's why we were outside. He seemed to have had a really good time with this project!



We had a blast with Gabe for the week and are looking forward to his next visit. Hopefully it will be longer too. I loved having him here while Phillip was at work the most. The house wasn't so empty or lonely:)! It was sad to see him go home! Got to start thinking of some projects for us to work on when he comes back!