Oh So Silly!

Seems like Tristan is always up to something silly these days!!!!

Elefun game nets or hats?? hhmmmm...

In between the toes is a good place for quarters, right?

Future Longhorns!!!

Just a few shots of my two future Longhorns! We hit up yet another birthday party this past Saturday and since it was game day for Texas, the kids decided to sport their new "football shirts" (aka jerseys).

It took me a few trips back and forth to WalMart and Target to make sure I had the right sizes (who knew Parker needed a 5T?) and the right numbers on the jersey (Tristan had to have the number 3 because that's how old he is...lucked out on that one), but finally everyone was happy. They were both dying to wear them but I was able to convince them to wait until Saturday and this will now be their regular Saturday apparel for the next two months!

Hook 'Em Horns!

Woohoo, MDO Has Begun!

Last week BOTH boys started Mother's Day Out. This is Tristan's 3rd year to go, but Parker's first, and he definitely had a case of the first day jitters, or maybe I should call them the "first day screams"!

Both boys were up early Tuesday morning and I made them each their favorite breakfasts, TRistan had cinnamon rolls and Parker had waffles. The boys got dressed, Parker of course had to pick out his own clothes but at least it was two solid colored items so it wasn't a fashion disaster and Tristan let me pick his out (whew!). They then got their backpacks and lunch boxes and took the traditional first day of school pictures by the front door.

As you can see, both kids were all smiles at home posing by the door...and they both actually listened and allowed me to take all the pictures I wanted to!

But, only one child stayed all smiles once we got to school! Tristan went straight in to school and to his classroom...he couldn't wait to get there and see his buddy Peyton. He walked into his classroom, scanned the room looking for Peyton, didn't find him and looked at me and asked "where's Peyton?" He couldn't have cared less about me or the fact that I was leaving him...guess we are past that stage. I snapped a few pictures of him with his teachers, got my hug and kiss and headed out the door to take Parker to his classroom. As we were walking away I heard Tristan yell from the door "Bye Mommy, see ya later, love you"...yep, defintely over the fear of separation phase!

So, on to the child who has not got over the fear of separation phase,my little baby Parker! He was not happy at all about going to school once we got there. He loves his lunch box and carrying it in to school, but that's about the extent of it. I knew it was going to be rough for him. Long story short, he cried for an hour after I left him Tuesday morning until finally one of Tristan's old teachers came into the room and took him to her class (the other 2 year old class), where he finally calmed down and now has been moved to permanently.

He doesn't like to be left in unfamiliar places or with unfamiliar people so I think he was a little more comfortable in the other room with the other teachers since he was used to dropping and off and picking up Tristan from that room all last year. He was all happy when I picked him up that afternoon and even took pictures with his teachers. He still gave them a pretty hard time when I dropped him off on Thursday, but I have hope each week will get easier!

Maybe by kindergarten I will have BOTH kids happy to go to school!!!!

Parker's First Ride on the "Big Giant Shamu Coaster"

Not only do the boys like the simulated roller coasters at Chuck E Cheese, they are pretty big fans of the real deal! Tristan has been riding the Shamu roller coaster at Sea World for some time now but Parker just recently reached the height requirement and he couldn't have been more excited about it!

Usually, Victor or I have to wait with him while the other one takes Tristan on the ride, and as a way to appease Parker for not getting to ride, we end up spending 5 or 10 dollars letting him play a game and win yet another Shamu stuffed animal (we have quite the collection), but not this time. And I think we were all excited about that!

And now a tleast once a week Parker says he wants to go to Sea World and ride the "big, giant Shamu coaster"! I'm looking forward to Sea World in October...cooler weather and more days open for Howl-O-Scream, and of course the "big giant Shamu coaster!

Daddy and Parker ready to ride!

Tristan also ready to go for a spin

The best "action" shot I could get with my little camera...darn delay!

Crashed on the way home...too much excitement

For Tristan too!

The Time Between the End of Summer and the Beginning of School

The end of summer around here officially comes when all the public schools go back in session because everything shuts down even though it's still blazing hot and my kids always have at least two weeks before they start their Mother's Day Out "school". So that leaves me looking for activities to keep us busy during that in-between time. Good thing we've had a bazillion birthday parties lately (10 within 5 weeks to be exact) that have helped me out in that area!

I only managed to remember my camera to one of the said birthday parties and I didn't get many pictures that weren't fuzzy since it was at a jumpy place and thekids were moving FAST down those slides! But, we've been entertained a jumpy places, the bowling alley (a few times), Kiddie Park, the Children's Museum, and the list goes on!






In addition to all the parties, we've hit up Chuck E Cheese to play LOTS of games. Oh and I have figured out the best (and cheapest) way to go there is to feed the kids BEFORE you go (so they actually eat and you avoid any noon time crowds), then just buy tokens (and maybe a drink for mom) and use the internet coupon for extra tokens. I can spend $15 and get a ton of tokens that last us a good 2 hours and usually still have some leftover for the next visit!

The kids love the simulated roller coasters, air hockey tables, basketball and really any other game there that involves, hitting, throwing, shooting something!

We've also visited our local Children's Museum quite a few times recently. I went ahead and renewed our season pass and am really glad I did. It's such a great place to take the kids for an hour or two, it's super clean and well maintained, and best of all it's air conditioned! Tristan and Parker always beeline for the train area and then usually head over to the space area...their two favorite spots, at least for the moment! Oh and the building section that has magnetic tiles gets a lot of use from my boys as well!