Pet Week- Week 12

I have officially lost steam! This past week I kept it REAL simple for pet week. Basically, I decided last minute to change it to this as this is kind of our obsession in our house anyway. It just gave freedom to watch our favorite movies, read our favorite books, and talk about our favorite subject pets. Here is my favorite shot from the week and probably the most exciting thing that happened. We got to make one of our discounted movies with our cousin Chloe "Hotel for Dogs". Purrrrfect!

Under the Sea- Week 11

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Hello August and hello 100 degrees. As our summer draws to a close, we still carry on strong with our themes and fun plans. This past week we studied under the sea concluding the week with our big summer trip to San Antonio. This time we took our friends the Davidsavers and all hit Sea World for a couple of days with Nick's folks. It was a blast!!! I am so grateful to Gail and Bob for their generosity and for the fun memories. Here are a couple of pictures of the week leading up into including some art projects, books from the library, and of course pics from our trip and time in SA.

Cooking-Week 10

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This past week we tried to take it a little easy after our previous staycation week. We studying cooking which involved the kids helping me with the menu each night and decorating our table up nice to go with our dinner. We did a little cooking at home but the big highlight was getting to take a cooking class at Young Chef's Academy. I think they had a decent time mostly Isaac had a time picking at others. Their cupcakes turned out cute and yummy according to the kids. They also got a new playdoh set that they could make popsicles and lollipops on and an old classic movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". The kids loved the playdoh but didn't quite know what to make of the movie. Vivian had lots of questions. Still, it was fun to do something different. Saturday we hosted a bunch of families for supper club so again the kids got to help with dinner. They enjoyed being little hosts and playing with friends over here. Enjoy the slideshow.

Happy Birthday Kyndall

Happy Birthday Kyndall! Thanks for letting us come swim. This makes me hope that we get to experience some more years with these sweet school friends.

Enchanted Forest- Week 9

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This past week was a little different. I didn't have as many activities planned because we got to go on our staycation- Great Wolf Lodge! IT WAS FANTASTIC!! We headed over on Wednesday and came home on Friday. It was a short but fun fun time. During our time there, we got to go to an indoor and outdoor waterpark, ride water slides, ride the waves, splash around, go on a magic quest, stuff and snuggle a wolf named Violet, color our own personal bag, enjoy scoops of ice cream named Cotton Candy, go to a story time in our pj's, sleep in bunk beds, watch movies with rice krispy treats and our fav candy M&M's, eat fancy dinners, wear wolf ears, play arcade games, and receive glitter tatoos. It was a lifetime memory hopefully for the kids. I would highly recommend it! Today, the end of the week we enjoyed some more water time with our friend Kyndall. Happy Birthday friend! Hope you enjoy the pics.

Art-Week 8

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We had a built in activity every day this week as well as some of the previous weeks. This week Vivian participated in music camp and performed this morning. It was so amazing to see how that came together and how well they all did for Kinders and 1st graders! I was really proud of our little sailor! While big sissy was at camp, Isaac and I had some time to kill in the downtown area so we planned some fun times. Monday we had some friends over-thanks Anna and Jodi for making that happen finally! Tuesday we played outside as it was mild and walked around Central Market looking at fruits and fish. Wednesday was a fun day we went to the park Isaac calls Spiderman park because it has a big rope web the kids can climb. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures there I was too busy chasing kids and missing the fact that my son dropped trow and urinated on the only small patch of grass he could find. When I raced over to him to tell him to pull his pants up, he responded with "What mom? There's no potty here!" How could I argue that! After leaving the park, we headed to a local museum that has story hour every Wed. at 10:30 and they tour the museum (or at least as much as you can with 2-3 yr olds=3 paintings) and then provide a craft and snack. It was sweet. Thanks for joining us Christina and Rachel! Thursday we headed to the museum with our friends the Davidsavers and let the boys check out the grossology. That was true to it's name gross but fun! After we picked the girls up, we thought we'd let them have some fun so we took all the kids to Chuy's for lunch and rainbow push-ups! Great kids meals and mommy meals too!! Our little friend Aaron said it was the best day ever! Friday we came home and to the gym and made a special snack for the big girls. Isaac helped me make these rice krispy treats to look like paint brushes. I thought they turned out really cute! Saturday, was the girls performance. They all had these cute whale shirts and sailor hats-precious! As mentioned they really did great. Our little friend Ellen stole the show with her solo part. After we had brunch with Nana and some special whale cookies-thanks Nana! What a fun art week. Somewhere in the middle of this week, I got motivated to clean out the playhouse. It turned out looking pretty cute and the kids did some painting in there too. It's ready for any little friends that are into dress up or ready to endure some hot weather for fun play time. Enjoy the art pics.

Cowboy/Farm- Week 7

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Happy Independence Day friends! This past week we enjoyed cowboys and cowgirls and farm times for the week. Again, we started off with a bang-the zoo! Now, I know I said I would not do this again this summer, but they offered early openings on Mondays and it was actually a really mild morning so we invited our friends Kaylee and Meghan and took a chance. It turned out beautifully! Not only was it early opening also the train and carousel were free so we rode everything and really focused on Texas wild with a fun bbq lunch. Tuesday we went out to see Papa's horse and enjoyed a cold dip in the pool. The kids each got to ride Papa's horse by themselves and did great. His name is Tex but Isaac calls him Papa's Texas. Wednesday was the 4th and we spent the morning and day at my sister's swimming and enjoying a great lunch-thanks Em! That afternoon we headed home for a late nap and some downtime before heading with our friends the Bannerots to a great firework show. We got some fried chicken and apple pies-thanks Shelli and enjoyed live music, other new friends' bean bag toss game, and some games of uno before the free firework show got started. It was great and honestly the closest we've ever been. This year Vivian said it was the best night ever as she flicked away something on her forehead. That something turned out to be paper from the fireworks literally landing on us! Thursday we laid low just watching Charlotte's Web and playing around the house. Friday we were going to head to the Cowgirl museum but decided to visit with Aaron and Ellen instead. They had fun just running around and dressing up as cowboys while watching Toy Story 2. Saturday, Nick wanted to stay close to home so we cleaned and mowed. That afternoon the kids played with Kendall and Jack while we got to sneak away to a movie-thanks Jayme!! Sunday Vivian got to enjoy a fun horsey movie with Nana and Papa and Nick enjoyed the full day with the kids as I had a country wedding shower to attend. Enjoy the slideshow!