Mother's Day Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend with lots of good family time!

We started off Friday morning at the roller rink with friends!

There was hardly anybody there.  It's such a great place to go to give the kids so much open space to run and play.  Graham especially enjoyed all of the music and danced his way all around the rink!

 Our crew!  Love these kiddos!

Graham, Anna, Bennett, August, James, and Grace

The boys lined up and ready to race!

Success!  Two worn out boys!  I love sneaking in on them when they're sleeping!

Post nap grins and snacks!

 Trent had to work late on Friday night so we just ordered pizza and hung out at home.  

Saturday morning was a lazy morning around the house.

My boys all pretending to be asleep!

That morning I went and got a pedicure and manicure while the boys ran to Academy and Randall's.  The boys took early naps and then we headed downtown for dinner and the Astros game!

Delicious dinner at Jackson St. BBQ

Walking into the game

It was a beautiful night, and the roof was open!

He was a trooper!

We actually lasted until the 7th inning!

On Sunday morning we went to church.  Dr. Young always does such a great job with the Mother's Day sermon.  It was a special morning with my boys and thanking God for this job he's given me.

 Oh how I love them!  Cheese face and squinty eyes and all!

We came home and grilled steaks and played t-ball!

 Post nap cuddles are the best!

And of course snacks!

Sunshine

We've enjoyed the gorgeous weather the last week or so, and we've taken every opportunity to play outside!

Picnic at James's birthday party last Saturday.  It was forecasted for us to get about 5 inches of rain, but it was sunny and beautiful!

Trent and the kids! :)

The birthday boy!  LOVE this big 2 year old!

And Bennett loves cupcakes!

James and B - sweet friends!

On Sunday we all went to the track after nap time to ride bikes, walk, and run.

G is riding his balance bike so well!

And B just loves the wide open spaces to run!

On Tuesday morning I got together with some girls from church for a Pinterest painting party!  We sat at tables in the backyard and painted away.  It was a beautiful morning!  And I'm pretty pleased with what I painted!

Hanging in the playroom!

A bike ride after dinner on Tuesday.

 Love this big boy of mine!

Graham asked that we eat dinner on the patio on Wednesday evening!  It was a great idea!

And a rare selfie of us!

After dinner it was time for some t-ball!  G played too but I didn't get any pics of him.

 On Thursday morning we met Steph and James at one of our favorite parks in Katy, the train park!  We had lots of fun playing and sliding.  The boys were worn out and had melt downs as we left!

 James and B

Cheers to a beautiful weekend ahead!

Fire Museum

Last Friday we ventured downtown to the Fire Museum!  Graham is obsessed with pretending to be a firefighter, and a fire truck came to his school last week.  He loved climbing through it and seeing a firefighter put on all of the equipment.

As soon as I told Graham we were going last Friday morning, he immediately put on his outfit and was ready to fight a fire!

Climbing up into the firehouse.

Exploring the front of the truck and pretending to drive.

Putting on a real firemen outfit!

The cutest firefighters I've seen!

Watch out, crazy driver!

They figured out how to turn on the lights!

Of course this little firefighter had to take a snack break!

It was a good morning to go because there were only a couple of other kids there.  It's not a huge place so after about 45 minutes the boys were ready to go.  As we walked outside, a real firetruck pulled up!  The firemen got out and talked to the boys and let them look inside.  Their day was made!

Such a fun morning with my boys.  I'm so thankful for these sweet, simple times with them and getting to see things through their eyes.