Thursday's Trip to the Witte Museum

Trying to balance...

Wednesday's Lego Creation

The boys and I worked together to build a play house out of Legos. It was a fun team effort!

Favorites

I thought I would share our favorite part of our goodnight routine. We call it "saying our favorites," and it is a variation of Oprah's Gratitude Journal from years back. Each night, just before going to sleep, we take turns telling each other our favorite parts of the day. It is a great way to help the younger set bring closure to the day in a happy way. Here are some of our favorites from last night:

*going for a walk with Kelly and Collin along the dry creek bed at the park
*seeing (but not getting bitten by) two snakes on the same walk
*playing frisbee with the kids at park day
*finding and watching the huge green caterpillar at the park
*playing hide and seek
*making and playing with play dough
*playing a computer game
*finding the Legoland Windsor park map while cleaning the boys' room
*planting our new pomegranate tree
*playing soccer in the back yard with dad

With smiles on their faces, the boys decided that they had a good day. :-)

I can't resist adding a few more pictures of our afternoon at the park on Monday...

A on the swingset...


O throwing a big frisbee...

At the park

Monday was beautiful! We enjoyed the breeze at the park for several hours Monday afternoon. Here are some photos of our fun.

A charges his r/c car and watches little O's car do tricks...


A operates his r/c car...


Little O rounding the bend...


Little O, just hanging around...


We took T to Wildseed Farms this weekend. The bluebonnets were gone, but we got to see a brand new butterfly, fresh from its chrysalis. Here is a photo that A took with my new camera. Isn't it pretty?


They also have several ponds with water lilies blooming.

More practice with the new camera...

waiting for A at tennis practice...


Tennis is over!


little o's "new" camera...


A is being very patient with my picture taking spree...

Our new camera has arrived!

The boys and I are pretty excited! I am, because I will have so much to learn and so many ways to improve. The boys are seeing a trickle-down effect. A is going to be using my old camera, and O will be using A's old one. Everyone's happy! Here are a few photos from the new cam, straight from the box...

A with his "new" camera...


O playing with an old scarf...




Our blooming cactus...

Beating the heat...

with board games.

(I took this photo with A's camera; my camera has gone on strike.)

We made it out to the Botanical Garden this morning (without our cameras--oops!) and saw as much as we could before anyone in the Audubon Club melted. We headed straight for home afterward, turned on the a/c and cooled off with cold drinks. It's hot outside!

blocks

The boys had fun building with blocks yesterday...

back yard fun

little o with a Lego man...


Astro A eating ice cream...


Good to the last drop...

Math at Home

Four times sixteen...


Lego man helps out...


Little O does his math with Nemo...

Sand Play

Sunday Review

The boys worked out in the yard...



My Mom and I went to a Spurs game, where we ran into my Kindergarden teacher! Check out their sparkles!


The Spurs warm up.



Last, but not least, my Dad took this picture of a wild turkey in South Texas.

Saturday at Sea World

Red Corn Poppies

A field of red poppies at Wildseed Farms.




One red poppy...




Little O smells a red poppy.




Judging from his face, I am guessing that red poppies don't smell very good...