Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Houston Children's Museum

Today we took the kids to the Houston Children's Museum. It was a very fun, exhausting, adventurous, exploratory, tiring and full of learning day.


The kids loved playing with all the hands on learning activities.

Some of our favorites:
  • the little grocery store
  • the ambulance, police car, fire fighter outfits to dress up in
  • the Water Works outside play area where you could race a boat around this river
  • little baby chicks and turtles in the Eco Station
  • the Science Station and Discovery Room
  • The pully
  • The arch/key stone blocks
They loved power play and the rock wall!

Another great day with their cousins, and our new friends the Allens.











I guess Jackson thought Brent would like to wear it as a hat. I take it by his face he did not.


After one activity Jackson has had it and is laying on the floor. Oh no, this is going to be an interesting day.

Face painting.

Taylor loved being able to paint her own face!




Kate looking at the turtles at the Eco Hut.





Racing boats.





Flow Works.


Taylor being cute with Spencer.




Whitney. Has been our awesome helper... Angie has had her come along and help with her little ones.  She's joined us for all of our fun outings!  Thanks Whit!  



The Vet.





Angie hopes this is the only time she sees Katie in the  back of a police car.











This would be a cute idea to store all your kids toy cars in a toy room.

This was so fun. Jackson stood there so patiently holding the key stone until they were ready for it.



Our new friends the Allens went with us, this is Taylor and Olivia with Jackson




Of course she wanted to "hoed it mommy" because it was pink.



best picture of the day.


Ang. I don't know how you do it... not only stay sane with all your little ones, but you THRIVE!  I would just stay home and try to control the craziness, but you just run from one fun thing to the next!




the kids are DONE!
Angie and the kids left a few hours before we did... Peyton napped in the carrier, and Brent, Taylor, Olivia and Jake kept exploring.
And since Angie, my photographer left, I didn't take any more pictures:)




Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I'm how old.... ???

When I was so much younger, you know in my early 20's... I thought, when I'm about 30, then I'll feel old. AHHH, now I'm there, I guess I'm old. So today was my birthday and it was somewhat great. :) Probably anti-climatic because we celebrated a little last week. Eric is out of town this week in California for work, so he gave me my present early.... an iPhone! I'm very excited about it and it's making my life so much easier. (my favorite is the voice activated google app, and the epicurious app. that has over 20,000 recipes and I think it does a shopping list. ) Angie is in town and we had the Gillis' over last night for strawberry shortcake- my favorite. It has been so much fun having Angie in town, it's been the perfect transistion moving here, because it's really been like an extended vacation.  She has been the official photographer any time we do something fun, so if my pictures are great, it's because of her... Thanks Ang!  (both my sisters are great photographers... so when I'm with them I'm so lucky because I get the best pictures of whatever we're doing)



Yum, Yum!





Brad and Brent... bonding with the blackberry... so cute!

Angie got me this crown to wear for the night... 
every girl needs to feel like a princess on her birthday!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

We've Moved!!


After 6 plus years in California and 9 years with Marriott a great opportunity presented itself for us to move back home to Texas. Eric is now working for the Ensign Group. He's been on the job now for almost two weeks and can't get enough.

We'll be in Houston living with my mom for 4-6 months while he's in training at a local facility. Once he completes the training he'll sit for the state and national board and then be given his own facility to run somewhere in Texas.

We are excited to be back home close to family. It's really helped the kids transition to a new city with two sets of grandparents around not to mention aunts and uncles close by.

Drop us a line if you're ever in the area. We'd love to see ya'll.