Krispy Kreme Day 2010

Krispy Kreme Day in the Park is an annual tradition for the Tate Family each summer. Gabbie was able to attend last year, although she was too young to eat a donut! Not this year! This July she ate donuts, played and throughly enjoyed herself!

Oh, what a difference a year makes!

The cousins with their hats and donuts!

With her cousins, Sid and Jake. I love how they are both looking at her!

Check out that smirk!

I stole these two photos from my sister Janet. I love how they show the fun and love my parents have for their grandkids. They do so many fun traditions, creating wonderful memories! I am so glad Gabbie is a part of it!

Silly Sunday

Gabbie is really starting to get an opinion about a lot! Her fashion is no exception. She is much more vocal about what she has on. Here are a few shots from our lazy Sunday...

Started out with pj's, sweatpants and sunglasses. The sweatpants and sunglasses were Gabbie's special touch!

Then she talked Daddy into giving her an ice cream bar all her own. The result - one happy kid with a very dirty face!

She has also become quite obsessed about shoes. She likes to have them on most of the time, even if that means over her footed pj's!

Yesterday, she decided she wanted 1 sneaker and 1 sandal. She got her wish!

She is so fun and her personality becomes more unique everyday!

What a girl!

Great Grandma Manell & Our Trip to St. George

We started off our 4th of July Weekend by heading down to St. George to see Gabbie's Great Grandma Manell. She is such an amazing lady and still going strong at 98 years old!

We had a great time visiting with Grandma, going to dinner and even getting some swimming in. Gabbie had a wonderful time and we did too! We love spending time with Grandma Manell and realize how lucky we are that Gabbie gets the change to know her.

The four generations spanning 97 years.

I love the interaction between Great Grandma and Gabbie here. In fact, most of the pictures with both of them, Great Grandma is more focused on Gabbie than anything else.

We even got to see Vicky's sister, Kay. We don't get to see his extended family much, so we were excited to be able to see Kay!

Gabbie educating Great Grandma on the Yo Gabba Gabba guys!

Gabbie and her Daddy! What a special relationship these two have. She absolutely adores him and I think the adoration is quite mutual!

Gabbie is also quite fond of her Nana and Papa Charles. They are so good to her and brought her some very special treasures from their trip to France, including this Minnie Mouse shirt and the cute white outfit she is wearing in the pics above.

At dinner, showing everyone where her nose is!

I am so glad and grateful that Gabbie has such a great relationship with her grandparents and her only great grandparent. These are special memories for sure!

Elko County Fair

So, after living here 5 years (Kiley 15+), we finally hit the Elko Fair today. Gabbie absolutely loved seeing all the animals, eating corndogs, drinking lemonade and ice cream for a treat! A fun time was had by all!

Gabbie wasn't too sure about being this close to the cow... As you can see, Kiley found her fear somewhat amusing!