Celebrating the 4th

We spent the 4th of July with friends and family. We invited everyone to join us at our neighborhood pool after lunch for a pre-celebration swim. I was a little nervous that it would be a mad house, but it wasn't bad at all. The boys were pretty conked out afterwards. After a short nap we joined everyone else for some playtime, hotdogs, homemade ice cream, and fireworks.

There was a spirited game of backyard spongy ball plastic bat baseball with kids and adults alike that had everyone cheering and laughing hysterically. Between the all out plowing over/tackling of base runners by an overzealous pitcher (Kevin), play yard obstacle evasion, base lapping, and slip and slide bases it made for quite a comedy of errors.

The game wrapped up at dusk just in time to start the fireworks. Luckily no one was injured, no fires were started, and no property damage was sustained in this years fireworks production unlike in previous years. Though relatively uneventful one of the first fireworks had the crowd ducking and diving for cover as some airborne fireworks veered our way heading at first for the crowd, then for the trees, then veering precariously towards my car. There was also a kicking over of spent fireworks into lit fireworks that could have ended very badly indeed had it been a bottle rocket or roman candle that had been there just moments before instead of just a plain firecracker as it ended up pointed straight towards the crowd.

The boys enjoyed some cheetoes for the first time and polished off a hot dog like pros. We put them down in the pack 'n plays to sleep around their normal bedtime so unfortunately they missed the ice cream, baseball game and fireworks. They apparently slept peacefully through the near sonic booms of fireworks going off all around them. Maybe next year they can join the crowd of observers and maybe even hold a sparkler of their own.

Happy 4th of July

The boys were busy at school last week. Not only did they make their footprint flag shirts to wear in their parade they also made these flags. Though I thinkConnor may have taken a bit of creative license. :)

Waterway Square

The kiddos were out of school today so after reading about the Waterway Square fountains up in The Woodlands recently we decided to check it out. It is amazing to me how much that whole area around the mall has taken off in the last couple of years. With the addition of the waterway and all the new shops it is practically unrecognizable compared to what it was when I lived there what seems like just a few years ago.

The children's area was smaller than I expected, and somewhat dangerous. The majority of the fountains in the children's area shoot straight up. That's all well and good unless you are 2 1/2 feet tall and keep chasing the water towards the ground when it disappears, and a little slow to recognize that that never ends well. The boys kept getting a face full every time the fountains disappeared and reappeared. To their credit after wiping the water out of their eyes they went on like nothing ever happened despite being practically drowned by the mini geysers on a regular basis.

Some Scrappin

I have been working on scrapping some of our adventures of late. Though you have probably already seen most of the photos already I thought you might like to see how they turned out.

I made my first foray into brag books last week and made a brag book for my mom of our trip.

And here are a couple from last weekend. I still need to finish Ryan's from Discovery Green Park, but I need sleep. :) Maybe another day...

On Parade

We had a special treat at work this morning - we brought the boys in for about an hour and let them run around. People's heads popped up like gophers over the cube walls looking for the source of the giggles emanating from the the boys as they romped through the hallways.

I got the boys off to school just in time for them to participate in the school parade. I didn't actually get to see it, but I can only imagine it was a lot like herding cats, or maybe more like a donkey with a carrot as I hear they had popsicles, too. Each class made their own shirts. The boys' class made flags with their footprints. I think they actually turned out pretty cute. Kevin got a picture of Ryan modeling his this evening.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the silliest baby of them all?

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, can you tell which baby is on this side of the wall?

BEWARE of the BABY!

When we get home in the evening I usually bring Ryan in from the car first as Connor tends to fall asleep while Ryan is still awake. I put Ryan down, tell him that I will be right back and that I am going to get Connor. The last couple of weeks when I have come back around the corner to the entry I am met by this.



He presses his little face up against the glass and makes really funny faces. He totally cracks me up. I finally remembered to grab my camera today on my way back out so I could finally get it on film. What a cheese. :)

Pool Pics

Just a few pics from the trip to the pool on Sunday.

Connor playing in the fountain in the kids pool.

The boys checking out the mushroom.

Having a snack while we packed up.

Connor chilling in the chair.

60th Anniversary

Happy 60th Anniversary Great Grannie and Great Grandaddy!

Lazy Sunday

We took the boys to the pool for an afternoon swim. It is amazing that Connor is still around. The kid is going to drown. He tries to run in the water, falls down, goes under, gets fished out by one of us, and then just goes on as if nothing ever happened. He is stunned for a second as if trying to figure out what happened, but is otherwise totally unphased by it all. He also loves to touch the spray jets which invariable ends up with him under the deluge. Even if you pull him out within a few seconds he is right back under it being drowned again.