Dress Up Days

Hannah had a few fun dress up days at school in the spring.

During an American Heros unit, each student chose one person to study and write a report about. Hannah chose Betsy Ross. They dressed up like their hero and read their report to the class and a small audience of parents.

Hannah did NOT like her hat, but I made her wear it because I went through the trouble of borrowing it from a friend and it made the whole outfit!

Then her class studied pioneers. On the last day of the unit they clelebrated by having a pioneer day. You had to bring your lunch in a pail and couldn’t bring anything packaged…just meat, veggies and fruit. Her teacher brought a bowl with water and they had to ladel it out to drink. They even wrote on small chalkboards during the day. Hannah really liked it.

Then there was Dr. Suess Day. What a cute Cindy Lou Who!!

Star Wars Fever

We watched all the Star Wars movies this spring and our kids got really into it. We already had lots of the dress up costumes from a garage sale find and a few pieces were added by grandparents.

The boys were constantly swinging light sabers and swords at each other. There were lots of injuries.

Henry loves using “the force” on people. He holds out his hands and makes swooshing noises.

This was a fun surprise at the store one day.

May the Force be with you!

Aggieland Baseball and Spring Football

We drove down to College Station in April to watch an Aggie Baseball game and the spring football game.  We met the Zinneckers and had a great time.  It was a cheap and fun way to do Aggieland.

We got there early and did a tour of Kyle Field.  This was Nathan throwing a touchdown pass.

Henry melted down on the sideline.

Then we practiced our best football poses

Next up was the baseball game.  We sat in the grass by the playground and the kids had a blast going back and forth the whole game.  The Aggies beat Georgia 15-1 including 5 home runs so it was a fun game to be at.  The weather was overcast so it wasn’t too hot. Before the game, the kids got to go out on the field to sing the war hymn and national anthem.  They decided to stick together.

Sawing ‘em off

Our kids went to the pitcher.  This was probably the highlight of the entire trip

After the baseball game, we put the kids in the strollers and walked over to the MSC.  Henry fell asleep and napped for about 30-45 minutes in between the baseball game and the football game.  We got to the MSC right when the band was marching in and got to see them.  Then we went into the air conditioning for a snack break in the MSC.

We walked into the football game right when they were singing the war hymn – perfect timing.  We grabbed a seat and watched about a quarter before the kids were getting hungry and restless.

Henry wanted “more” football

One last photo op before leaving campus

After the game, we went to Koppe Bridge and ate burgers.  The kids played in the grass and then we said our goodbyes before driving back to Fort Worth. Our kids slept all the way home.  What a day!!  Gig’em Aggies!! WHOOOOOP!!!!

Henry turns 2!

We are behind on the blog. Time to catch up

Henry turned 2 in March.  Instead of a party, we just had a special day for him.  We started with his favorite breakfast, eggs and toast.

Then we opened some presents

Then Jennifer took the boys to the zoo.  It had been a while since Henry went so he had a great time.

After the zoo, we met at a park and had a picnic during my lunch break.

brotherly love

That evening we made him some brownies for dessert

Henry is lots of fun. He loves taking walks in the stroller.  He is still very attached to his mama and tends to not want to go anywhere without her.  He is still taking a nap in the afternoons, usually right after lunch and is used to being woken up to go pick up an older sibling from school.  When we wake him up from his nap he says, “Car, car, go.” He knows the routine.

He likes to listen to the radio in the car and sing along with the songs. He loves playing baseball in the backyard and will keep himself busy hitting balls off the tee for over an hour. He can literally hit the ball almost as far as Nathan. It’s crazy. He loves reading books, especially at bed time. A few of his favorites are: Curious George, Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Gorilla and Good Dog Carl.

Since he has turned 2, Henry has really started talking a lot more.  We were so ready for him to start talking but now he jabbers all day and we can’t get him to be quiet :)

He loves playing with Hannah and Nathan.  One of their favorite games is when he chases them around the yard and the house and all three are screaming.  It’s so great, especially after a long day.  He also loves to wrestle with them and is pretty physical in general. 

He loves doing “more” of anything that was fun the first time. We moved him up to the table with the rest of the family and retired our high chair that all three kids have used.

We had his 2-year portraits taken in the same suit as Nathan and I used when we were two.

He still loves his mama in the evenings and his daddy in the mornings.

He has discovered the tv and Paw Patrol is his favorite show. He calls it “Pups.”

We also got his first real haircut not long after he turned two

We love you sweet Henry!