Children's Museum

We had a blast at the Children's Museum. So much to do. We tore around the toddler area, and then played with the big kid stuff. Granddad came to help Mommy and Daddy chub-wrangle. A great place, it will likely be a favorite destination for many years to come.

Summer Fun

We have been so busy this summer visiting many different parks. Early this month we went to a local park to feed the wildlife. Mommy thought this was a good idea since the boys are into throwing food, but of course they wanted nothing to do with the birds and ate the bread. In later weeks we went to Armand Bayou in search of more wildlife but only found mosquitoes. It was a short trip. Today we went to Moody Gardens Beach with our twin club friends. The boys are so interested in swimming. We spent hours in the lagoon practicing freestyle and putting our face in the water. This play date was one of mommy's best ideas, even daddy had fun. We are going to have to start looking into swim lessons for our little fish.
The boys have almost completed their first month in the toddler class. They seem to have adapted well and take a liking to the extra snacks the school provides. The boys have a curriculum of swim time, outdoor play, art time and of course nap time. They come home exhausted and ready for bed. Both boys have started communicating better. Although they often don't know the word they can point to their want. Aron is the master at saying bye-bye and blowing kisses. His newest word is puppy. Aden has fewer words but jabbers in sentences. He knows how to show you what he wants and is so definite in his commands. Both boys are expert walkers but would rather climb. They can now reach into drawers and on to counters which keeps us on our toes because more than once one of them has been caught wielding a knife from off the counter.
We just joined the web video movement through our new Skype account, so look us up for a web chat some time.

Blueberry Picking

We continued the Wenda tradition of going blueberry picking. Although not quite on board with the taste of blueberries they sure did enjoy picking and even more so feeding them to Ricky and Ray. It was very cute. We parked the boys next to a bush in their stroller and they filled their sippy cups with berries until they discovered it was more fun to throw them at each other.

Our First Trip to the Beach

The boys traveled with Mommy and Daddy to Galveston's East Beach for the AIA Sandcastle Competition. There was much fun to be had playing in the sand and the water. The boys worked up such an appetite that they each devoured a whole hot dog and a bag of potato chips from the hospitality tent! We made it about 2 1/2 hours before everyone was tired and we decided to head home. It was a lot of fun, and no one suffered a sunburn.

Mother's Day at Discovery Green

We visited Discovery Green downtown today for Mother's Day. We played in the fountain and ran all around!

April Fun

Fun at Bay Area Park















Aden helping Dad, PapPap, and GrandDad with tree trimming.

Big Month of March

March has been a BIG month for the boys. We visited the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where we got to pet all sorts of animals, watch pig races, and try deep fried oreos and chicken-fried bacon. (Let the record show that it was GrandDad that procured the bacon, not Daddy) Aron was a huge fan of the chicken-fried bacon, and both boys have become big fans of anything bacon-related. On that note, we think they may actually be consuming more food on a daily basis than either of their parents....our little chowhounds. Good thing that with a few exceptions, like the rodeo, we keep them eating healthy.

Aden decided this month he was tired of crawling and got determined to walk. His little spring-loaded knees make for quite the frankenstein-like toddle. He enjoys sneaking up behind Daddy in the kitchen. Aron has decided that despite being first to crawl, he's going to ease into the walking thing. He's an accomplished walker when he wants to show his skills, but still seems to prefer crawling.

March also marked the arrival of a new means of transportation for the boys, a new red jogging stroller. With big bicycle tires and shock absorbers, this baby can take whatever our neighborhood sidewalks can throw at it. Aron was so excited when he saw it. He loves red and wanted to climb in immediately. He was disappointed I think to learn that he would in fact have to share it with his brother. Nevertheless, the new chariot is very fitting for our little exalted one. We've nick-named the stroller, the Patton 9000.

We went today to a community Easter Egg Hunt in League City. Mommy found the boys some really cute Easter baskets, and Mimi supplied some cute Easter outfits. We tried to work with them beforehand on picking up the eggs and putting them in the basket, but they never totally got the hang of it. I think they just preferred playing in the dirt. We had a great time and went home for a nice long nap. Tomorrow we go to the Bayou Art Festival in Memorial Park, and continue preparing for a bunch of Mommy's family visiting next weekend for Easter.