Under the Big Top

Yesterday the Circus came to town and we took the boys. They were excited to see the clowns greeting us in the line. The boys realy enjoyed the different acts. Easton scared us when he commented how cool the motorcylce on the high wire was! All of us loved the flying trapeeze acts. Now Easton doesn't know if he wasnts to be the flying guy or walking on the rope! Davis wants to do the flying trapeeze and Cade is the only sane one who just wants to watch!

Easton wanted popcorn and couldn't get the attention of the guy walking around seeling food. He kept his hand raised waving his money for the longest time. When I gave him the money, he said "I know what to do Mom." He had to wait so long for the guy to make his rounds that eventually Jeremy took him and walked over to the guy on the other side of the tent.

3000 Leagues Under the Sea

During our trip to Houston, we took the boys to Galveston to Sea wolf Park. My dad (Bud) served in the Navy on Submarines so it was fun for him to be able to take the boys on a tour of a real sub.

Next time I complain about how small my kitchen is, I will just look at this picture and be grateful. The poor cooks on this boat had to prepare food for about 100 men.

Bud couldn't fit as easily as he once did! ( Your welcome dad!!)

This was where the enlisted men slept. The boys thought it was cool that they had so many bunk beds.

The boys had fun going in and out of the hatchs. Bud enjoyed giving us the tour and showing us what he used to do for so many years. I learned I am very claustrophobic!

Houston we have take off!

For Spring Break I took the kids down to Houston for a trip to NASA. My uncle lives down there and my parents came over and met us there. We had such a fun filled week. There are so many pictures that I can't even post them all.

We were able to visit and tour the Astronaut Training Facility. It was interesting to see all that they go through to prepare for Space.

On the day we were there we had the rare occasion to actually see astronauts training. The pictures are a little dark (we were in a hurry and dealing with taking pictures through a window) but you can see the astronauts in the orange space suits. The boys were so excited that they got to see real astronauts that day!

There are lots of fun games and adventures for the kids to simulate space travel. Here Easton is attempting to land a lunar modular.

Destination Imagination!

This is the video from the play that our boys did for Destination Imagination. It might not look like much but you have to realize these kids are in kindergarten (except Cade who is in first grade). The kids were assigned to take a historical event and change it, "What if it never happened...." They were the ones who came up with the idea, wrote the words, decided on costumes, and even built the backdrop and scenery. They worked on this since Oct. and last week were able to go to the tournament. It was an amazing program to be a part of. The kids were so excited and proud of themseleves and even though it took so much time, we will be doing this again next year.

Snowbird

Some retirees like to go from cold states to warmer ones. We have one child who I think will grow up to be one of those. Davis played outside for about five minutes and decided he did not like it. He enjoyed the snow in the best way possible, he came inside and drank hot coco with me as we watched the others play in the snow. He decided he liked to see the snow but not be in it!

Snow in Texas

The great thing about living in Texas is that we have very mild winters. We do occassionaly get snow. The snow stays long enough for the kids to play and then melts. Jeremy loves this because there is no need to shovel! This snow was from two days ago. The schools close or start late, and Jeremy can go into work whenever he wants to so he can spend time with the boys in the snow. At the end of the day, all the snow had melted. Cade really enjoyed it. He stayed out and played long after his brothers gave up. Here are a few of the snow pictures.

Brother's Keeper

These are the moments that you live for.....

Cheetahs on the Prowl

It's soccer season again and this time Cade has a new team. We decided to get on a new team that was closer to home and so Cade could play with kids from his school. We had played on the same team since Cade was five and the other team practiced closer to our old house. It shouldn't make that big of a difference, but I am telling you, it does. I used dread soccer season, mostly because I had entertain Easton and Davis for an hour every week at a field with no park. Now we walk down the hill and the other kids play at the park with kids they know. Cade is also very excited because his best friend is on the team. Saturday was their first game and they did so well. Cade scored two goals and assistaed in four. Way to go Cade!!

Cade is number 19

This is Cade scoring a goal!