Big Tex

These pictures almost need no explanation, because they so perfectly describe my son. If somebody said, "Tell me about your son," all I would have to do is hold these pictures up, cause they pretty much say it all.

His safari hat...
his popgun...
his Word of God sword...

all tucked into his Thomas undies that are on backwards!! I love it!!


Noah tucks everything he can into his undies as if they were a tool belt. Flashlights, toys, guns, swords, they all can stick right into the side to be pulled out a moment's notice. I don't even know what he was watching, but evidently it required this entire outfit cause he certainly didn't have it all on a few minutes before!

I got the boys each a popgun at the homeschool conference and they haven't left their side since I came home! Noah even used his so much it broke the cork in the end! And the sword is pretty funny too - when you push the button it says, "The Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any 2 edged sword!" The kids LOVE it! It's the voice that the man uses, and then the kids try to mimic it and it's hysterical. And he INSISTS on wearing the underwear backwards. What will I ever do with this boy??

Discovery Green

Since the kids had so much fun last time at DG playing in the water, we decided to visit the park again last week. We went with our friend, Lisa, and her sweet kiddos. They all seemed to have tons of fun, but it was pretty crowded. I could not believe how many big kids were there! Wyatt must have gotten knocked down 3 times, and Noah twice. It reminded us of why we waited last summer until school started again! The kids played for a long time, and then we went and had a picnic under a huge tree. Of course the kids didn't eat, but they did have fun pulling the wagon up and down the sidewalk.

So all in all, the kids had fun, but we will definitely wait until school is in session again to return! The last picture is of Noah after the last time he got knocked down - doesn't he just look pitiful?


Here's Noah J being a sweet boy and trying to listen to me! "Put your arm around your brother and you guys smile!" What you can't tell is Wyatt is pinching his arm and pushing him away! What a little bug!!

Can you guess what he's saying? "POO POO!!!!" His favorite words!

Check out that yellow hair!! Love it!

I love this face!!! He does a weird voice when he makes it that I'm obsessed with!

My sad little monkey!

Swimming

So, this is Wyatt's idea of a good time. Laying down on your stomach in the water that accumulates on the sidewalk when we've left the sprinkler on too long. Doesn't it just sound awful? Your bare skin on concrete? He really thinks he's swimming! :)

Blasting off with the star creator!

Spring program

During Noah's last week of school they had their spring program, where the kids got to perform some of the songs they had been learning this semester. Shockingly, Noah was really pumped about it before the show, but that excitement quickly wore off, as you can see in the picture of him on stage. He really loved wearing his special shirt with the astronaut on it, though!

Josh made some video but it is uploading right now, so I'll try to get that posted later this week. Once again, he stood there like a deer in the headlights, although he did mouth a lot of the words, and do some of the hand movements, teeny tiny right by his face. And then, he really surprised us. He started goofing off in the middle of it with his friend standing next to him. I was really shocked - he seemed so scared, but then he would turn to his friend and laugh it up. So cute!! It's on the video.

I think his favorite part of the night was getting to go get ice cream after the show with Joseph. They were so happy getting to eat outside and then run around and play. They made me a bit nuts, but what else could I expect with 3 little boys hyped up on ice cream up 2 hours past their bedtimes?? :)

The older pre-k kids had a little graduation that made me tear up - I can't even believe that is going to be Noah next year!!! He's growing up too fast!

Puppet show

A few more pics from the museum...

No matter how many times I explained that this was not the way a puppet show works, the boys insisted it was so. At least they had fun doing it, right??

It really is new and improved!

Ahhh!! It has been just too long since I've posted. I've completely fallen down on my good mom duties. I just haven't had it in me lately, and we've actually not been taking a lot of pictures! But we did yesterday, so here are a few.

We took a trip to the Children's Museum to check it out, since the commercial claimed it was "new and improved." And to my surprise, it really was! I've always been a tad disappointed in it, but this one really lived up to my expectations. We went with a couple of friends from church, which thrilled Noah to have some boys to play with. I asked Noah what his favorite part was and this is is answer. "The ambulance, the police car, the space ship, the rockets, the water, the grocery store, the puppet show, and the restaurant." I then explained he was just supposed to pick the one part he liked the best, to which he responded with the exact same list. :)

The new Kemah!

Can I hear a shout for the new Kemah anyone? I know my boys sure gave it a huge one! Noah has been asking for Kemah since Ike, so we were super excited when they started advertising that it was back. Noah saw those commercials and we just knew we had to plan a trip ASAP. And luckily, Josh had his last Saturday off so we were able to go as a family, instead of the kids just going with G&G.

Wyatt was super thrilled by the new double decker carousel, and I think Noah's favorite part was his good old airplanes. Lots of fun was had by all!

I love the picture of Wyatt with the fork - he was eating all of the olives out of the salad. Who would have thought?? I've got more pics but am out of time! We're leaving in the morning for Thomas, so I better go finish the last minute stuff!

Ahhh, long day!

And these 2 might be my favorite pics from the trip! I was calling out to Wyatt to come hold my hand while we walked back to the car and Josh snapped this great shot - I always hold my pinky out for him so he can grab it but I still have my other fingers to do anything that might need to be done! It just makes me smile. And Noah thought he would pull that heavy wagon up the road and over the HUGE hill - which he actually did. But on the other side it caught up with him and started running faster than he could. It was very reminiscent of an experience I had as a child at Texas City Dike. Can't wait for our next trip!

Tiny Elvis

Some more shots from the reservoir - just of baby noodle though. You can almost hear me saying, "do NOT get your shoes in the water!" just as he's stepping in! :)

Throwing things in water

As promised, more reservoir pictures. Here they are throwing anything they could find/dig up into the water. AND, the best picture of all time - Wyatt getting ready to jump. That crazy squatting, arms back move is what he does before he tries to jump. Usually he doesn't get off the ground, but it is the funniest thing you have ever seen. And here he is - and what is he doing? - acting like he's gonna jump into the water. What the camera doesn't catch is that at this point I'm running over and screaming " NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Good thing he can't do it, or that boy would have gotten soaked and probably been really happy! I also love love love the picture with Noah in the air - it so catches the fun of the moment!

Fun at the reservoir!

So technically these pics are a month old, but I just got them off my camera today, so they will have to do! And we took around 200 pics and I love almost all of them, so I think I will post a bunch this week cause I can't narrow down my faves!

We took the kids over to Barker Reservoir for a picnic and playtime cause it was quite possibly the most beautiful day ever! I love days where it's sunny but you can still wear long sleeves and jeans and still be comfy. We have been promising the kids a picnic there for a couple of months, so we picked Noah J up from school, got some subs, and started driving. The kids didn't eat much, but they sure did have fun.

We brought the wagon full of toys and stuff, but they really only wanted to pick up anything they could and throw it into the lake. Who knew that alone could entertain them for 2 hours? Certainly not me!

I apologize if half the pics are of the backs of their heads and stuff, but those are almost always my favorite ones. I'm one of those people who don't get rid of a single picture - that's why I'm no good at scrapbooking. I don't want to pick just 5 of the best pictures from the event - I want all 60, ya know?

Doesn't Wy look like he's gonna jump in? They almost did and I'm sure my life will be 5 minutes shorter because of the stress!

Rodeo day

Poor Noah J's first Rodeo day at school did not go quiet as planned. It seems as if his body knows when something exciting is going to happen at school and it decides to get sick! Poor kid has been sick for every fun thing. But after the fiasco of missing the Thanksgiving feast that the boy still asks about I wasn't going to let him miss this, but maybe I should have! He had a fever but I just gave him some Tylenol and sent him on his way. It was a MOPS day for me so I was just a few rooms over and came by during his activity time and this is what I found! One sad boy, and Josh standing there taking pictures of him! It was really heartbreaking. He convinced us that he needed to go home so Josh promptly swept him off his feet and popped him into the car. I feel awful that he didn't have any fun!

I kinda think that it might have something with us being there - he gets so self conscious and won't do anything when we are around. So I've decided to not go to anymore stuff like this. The next week they had a "dinosaur day" where they dug up bones and stuff but I didn't go see him and get pictures cause I thought he would clam up! Who knows! One way I'm letting him have fun, and the other I'm making him feel like I don't care! What's a mom to do??

More haircuts

So we decided to go ahead and cut Noah's hair the same day we did Wyatt's, even though I thought it was quite possibly the worst idea ever. He had his hair cut 2 times before at the barber shop, but the 2nd time was such a fiasco I swore we'd never go back. Well, since evidently I can only cut hair 1 length, and that's super short, I thought we'd give it a shot. And he surprised us all - he did great! No freaking out or anything. I posted the pic of his boots cause he was so excited to wear them in the "fire truck." After the haircuts we took the boys to Chuck E. Cheese (or as Noah now calls it, Chunky Cheese) for the first time, which of course they loved. BUT, I don't think we'll be going back for haircuts anytime soon, cause it KILLS me to pay for it when I know I can do it. Maybe they don't look quite as nice, but it's good enough, right?

First Haircut!

So we finally sucked it up and took Wyatt to get his first haircut last month. I don't get it, but people were seriously still calling him a girl! I had been cutting it for about a year, but I wanted him to have that first haircut experience. You know Noah did really well for his - he only cried at the very end. So we thought Wyatt would do fantastic since he's not as much of a freak as Noah. Boy were we surprised when he started sobbing before he ever got in the chair! And about halfway through he stuck his whole hand into his mouth and sucked on it. I wanted to feel bad for him but it was so funny!! We made a video, I'll have to upload it later!