His birthday was on Sunday, March 28 and the boys had stayed up the night before with the neighbors and all 3 kids were asleep in the car on the way home from church.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Aaron’s 6th Birthday
My big guy turned 6! I can’t believe he’s as big as he is. The other day Chris has this look on his face that reminded me so much of Aaron and it doesn’t seem that long ago that Aaron was the babe in my arms, but now he’s this amazing kid who does amazing things and surprises me all the time. He just got accepted in the Gifted and Talented program of his school and we are so proud of him for loving to learn!
His birthday was on Sunday, March 28 and the boys had stayed up the night before with the neighbors and all 3 kids were asleep in the car on the way home from church.
His birthday was on Sunday, March 28 and the boys had stayed up the night before with the neighbors and all 3 kids were asleep in the car on the way home from church.
Primary Talent Show and Easter Egg Hunt
The fourth weekend of March we had our Primary Talent Show and Easter Egg Hunt. The boys talent was reading Dr. Seus’s Green Eggs and Ham aloud. Brian was Sam I Am and Aaron was the other guy. They did a great job and we got it on video, but it was over 6 minutes long and there’s no way I’m going to try to upload that here! Maybe to Youtube later, but not now. They also played the part of the wolves in a rendition of the 3 little pigs with some other friends. It was so much fun watching the boys show off their talents.
After the talent show the Easter egg hunt began. Each kid got to collect 10 eggs and were done really fast, but had a great time. It was a nice warm up for what they’ll get this next Sunday when the Easter Bunny comes to Grandma’s house!
Freezer Meals
My biggest and most exciting news is that I bought a freezer! I know, kinda silly, but I’m totally excited about it. I’ve been wanting a deep freezer for a while, and I finally just did it. I got a 7 cu ft chest freezer from Sams Club and put it in my utility room and I couldn’t be happier. I then took my freezer and filled it with food!
I got together with 2 of my friends and in less than 6 hours we made 45 meals and 8 dozen rolls to split up between us. We had a lot of fun, and now we each have 15 meals or so to cook whenever we want. I love making my freezer meals and had never done it with friends like this before. It was a lot of work, wasn’t quite as efficient as it could be, but it was a lot of fun. Next time I’ll do things slightly differently, but I look forward to many more freezer meal sessions with friends!
I got together with 2 of my friends and in less than 6 hours we made 45 meals and 8 dozen rolls to split up between us. We had a lot of fun, and now we each have 15 meals or so to cook whenever we want. I love making my freezer meals and had never done it with friends like this before. It was a lot of work, wasn’t quite as efficient as it could be, but it was a lot of fun. Next time I’ll do things slightly differently, but I look forward to many more freezer meal sessions with friends!
All our meals together
My stash!
Spring Break and a Camping Trip
The third week of March was Spring Break. I tried to keep the boys engaged and have things for them to do, but mostly they just wanted to watch TV and play on the computer. They drove me crazy quite a bit and fought way too much…I now have slightly mixed feelings about school being out this summer. I love having Aaron home and getting to spend more time with him, but Aaron and Brian butt heads a lot lately, so I’ll have to work hard to keep them occupied and happy.
We were invited by some friends to go camping at Lake Livingston Stake Park the weekend of Spring Break. I initially said ‘No’ since Paul had class all day Friday and Saturday, but decided to go anyway. To be honest, after finding out my friend Stefan was going to be taking her 4 kids without her husband, pride wouldn’t let me stay home…if she can do it, I can do it! So I packed up my 3 kids and headed to Livingston. There ended up being 7 families camping together, including 12 adults and 26 kids, aged 19 to 4 months. There were lots of kids to help entertain each other and lots of hands to help hold the baby. I missed Paul and it was still a lot of work, but I had a great time. I love camping food, love spending time outside with my friends and love teaching my kids about nature (although I think they played more UNO than anything else!) We were blessed with amazing weather and I wish I could do it again tomorrow…but with Paul!
We were invited by some friends to go camping at Lake Livingston Stake Park the weekend of Spring Break. I initially said ‘No’ since Paul had class all day Friday and Saturday, but decided to go anyway. To be honest, after finding out my friend Stefan was going to be taking her 4 kids without her husband, pride wouldn’t let me stay home…if she can do it, I can do it! So I packed up my 3 kids and headed to Livingston. There ended up being 7 families camping together, including 12 adults and 26 kids, aged 19 to 4 months. There were lots of kids to help entertain each other and lots of hands to help hold the baby. I missed Paul and it was still a lot of work, but I had a great time. I love camping food, love spending time outside with my friends and love teaching my kids about nature (although I think they played more UNO than anything else!) We were blessed with amazing weather and I wish I could do it again tomorrow…but with Paul!
This picture was actually taken by Brian...love the composition of the trees!
Our little tent
Hanging out with our friends
The boys playing UNO...again!
I love campfires!
Day of Play
The second weekend of March we again were able to spend time with Andrew and Michelle before they flew back to Utah. Paul took Friday off and we let Aaron skip school so we could all spend the day together. We started off with a trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and even bought a family membership. I hope to take the kids this summer on a regular basis (anyone around here that wants to come with us is more than welcome!) We spent a few hours at the Cockeral Butterfly Exhibit and loved it. I’ve been about 5 times now and still love it every time. We then wandered around some of Herman Park then drove downtown to Discovery Green. After a rousing game of tag and playing on some of the playground equipment we headed to the Galleria Area and saw the Waterwall and wandered through the Galleria before having dinner at Pappadeauxs. It was a long fun day! I love having family in town to play with!
OK...there were just too many pictures to pick...so here's a slideshow of many more!
OK...there were just too many pictures to pick...so here's a slideshow of many more!
Chris’s 4 month Check-up
Can you believe he’s over 4 months already? He’s rolled over once…yes, just once…but he did it…I promise! He is still quite the talker and coos and aaaahhhs and gurgles all the time. He loves to smile at everyone, especially his Mom…which just melts my heart. We had some nursing problems this month, but got some medicine from the doctor and thankfully, things are somewhat better now. I am not ready to quit nursing, but I did come close a few times.
At his check up his measurements were 13lbs 14oz, 26 inches long and had a head circumference of 41.5cm which put him in the 25-50, 75-90 and 25-50 percentiles, respectively. He’s growing great and is a joy!
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The first weekend of March we were pleased to be able to have Paul’s brother Andrew and his wife Michelle come visit us. They were on their way to spend a week in Florida with friends, but spent the weekends before and after their trip with us. Yippee!
We decided we’d spend our Saturday playing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. First we hit the Livestock Show and the kids had a lot of fun at the petting zoo, watching chicks hatch, learning about all kinds of animals. Then we had lunch and on to the carnival. We went up on the Ferris wheel, then let the kids play on some other rides and adventure activities. Brian did not want to leave the carnival and threw quite a tantrum on our way to the rodeo, but he eventually enjoyed the rodeo also. Michelle had never been to a rodeo before, and the Houston Rodeo is pretty huge, but we all had a good time despite the crowds. We didn’t stick around for much of the concert afterwards, we were all pretty hungry and tired and ready to go home. It was a great day though and we were so glad to be able to share it with Andrew and Michelle.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Lots of new posts coming your way!
I have LOTS of posts half written in my head. I promise...more is coming...and soon!
I just need to download the pictures off both cameras and make the time to actually blog. If you don't see more in the next few days feel free to mock me openly until I blog. But I promise...it is coming!
I just need to download the pictures off both cameras and make the time to actually blog. If you don't see more in the next few days feel free to mock me openly until I blog. But I promise...it is coming!
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