Summer days

It's mid-July and we have had a great summer so far. Gabriella loves being outside and so many of our mornings and late afternoons have been spent running around the yard. She loves running through the grass(which is looking really pathetic with the lack of rain), and searching for chipmunks and bugs. 

We had a play date with cousins and Gabriella had a blast! The boys are older than her but were so good playing with her. She wasn't a fan of the sprinkler until they came over and she happily had Jack carry her through over and over. He then shared his chips with her and from that moment on, she was officially his little shadow :) 

Gabriella is also fearless and is into climbing. On everything. I stepped out of our sunroom for less than a minute to grab a spoon, and came back to find her standing on the table, eating bean salad like it was no big deal. I nearly had a heart attack but of course snapped a photo to document the little monkey :) 

She is as sweet as can be but my goodness, she keeps me on my toes! 

Finally, a little find from Target that I have to share. They have back to school stuff out already and the dollar area in the front has some small items for teachers. We grabbed a pack of animal flash cards for $1 and removable adhesive shapes and colors for $3. The adhesives are paint-friendly and adorable! 

Have a good Monday!!

xo,

Mary