Ok, so some random pictures from the last few weeks....

Gabe playing in his pool 

The result of a plane crash just south of our town

Lots of smoke

They finally got this fire contained, and then a couple days later we had lighting storms, which started 50+ wild fires in our county. Quite a few were fairly close to us - it was kind of a stressful weekend, especially being new here and not knowing how they handle this kind of stuff.

Gabe's Great Grandparents got him a sandbox for his birthday. It stayed inside the first couple weeks and was fun to climb in and out of. One day, we decided to practice drinking from a regular cup while he was sitting in. That was a great idea for Gabe - he dumped it out all over himself right away, and then played for a half hour in the puddles it made in the sandbox. He had a great time

Make some homemade ice cream

Yes, that is bacon about to be added. Homemade bacon ice cream. Yum.

The bacon is cooked with brown sugar, so it gets all caramelized and is a nice salty sweet flavor.

Another birthday present for Gabe - Adam's parents got him a big swingset! Rick & Dee came to visit over Gabe's birthday weekend, and Rick & Adam got it all set up!

Loves his swing!

Mickey Mouse Birthday Party!

Some friends over for Gabe's party! (The sandbox has made it outside and now has sand in it)

Gabe was pretty unsure of the sand at first - it took him a good 10 minutes or so to get comfortable with it. 

One of the nights Rick & Dee were here, we made a Chinese food feast! Here we have some Chicken WonTons,  Pork egg rolls, and cream cheese wontons. We also made pork fried rice. It was delicious!