A Week in the Making

I'm a little behind. Who isn't during the holidays?

We had a movie night last Friday. Tabitha and I ran to Wal-mart to get popcorn and white bark to make candy coated pretzels. I served them in cups and we ate in the living room while we watched "An American Tale-Fievel Goes West".

Saturday we took the kids to the park. Josue wanted me to take this shot. So cute!

Gigi came into town. She brought her lab, Rock, with her. Tabitha really likes him. It is a little sickening because she likes for him to lick all over her. Here she is as he licks her fingers.

She then wanted him to lick her toes. Gigi also informed me that another time they went outside and she wanted to take off her shoes and socks so the dog could lick her toes. What a mess!

On Monday, we took the kids to the Hex Rally to put a hex on A&M.

Joshua had a great time dancing to the music.

Daddy and his little girl.

I have Thanksgiving pictures, but I'll post them in a day or two. Happy Holidays!

Windy Day

We had a nice afternoon together as a family. Joshua recently discovered a kite I had stashed away for the past year intending to fly it on a windy day. Well, the opportunity presented itself today. As he was napping I put it together all the while thinking how excited he would be. I was right. When I told him we were going to fly the Mickey kite, he couldn't stop talking and smiling.

We drove to our neighborhood park where there was plenty of room to run around in the open, clear of trees. I asked Josue if he had flown a kite before, and he shook his head no. I did as a child, but really had no idea how to do it. Since he was holding Tabitha, I gave it a go. Thankfully Josue decided to take over, and the boys had so much fun together.

Here he is teaching Joshua what to do.

Josue would hold the line to fly the kite while Joshua held the string.

Tabitha got excited once she saw the kite flying. However, she quickly returned back to collecting rocks and acorns.

I love this picture of father and son. You also get a good view of the kite.

Daddy and his kiddos.

And the grand finale...Joshua flew the kite all by himself!

In his prayer tonight, Joshua thanked God for the time flying the kite, and then he said to me that he wanted to fly again. Enough said...he had fun!

Backyard Fun

We had a picnic lunch in our backyard today.

After lunch, we went in search of treasures. Joshua likes to search for snail shells (empty ones), and Tabitha searches for rocks.

I could tell they loved having me right there with them. Tabitha kept coming up to me saying, "Mama!" and then she'd wave at me. It was very cute.

We also found a couple of ripe cucumbers on the vines. Cucumbers have to be the easiest vegetable to grow. I just started this past spring growing veggies. I had tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Cucumbers require no work other than planting seeds. They become vines and and have yellow blossoms for the cucumbers. Oh, and they don't require much water. Joshua is trying to pull one off.

We came inside and I peeled it so they could try it. Joshua wanted ranch dressing with it and took a few nibbles before complaining that his tummy hurt. He gets an A for trying it. Tabitha just held the cucumber in one hand and stuck the other in the ranch, licking it off her fingers. I then tried making a drink with it, and Joshua spit it out instantly. At least he's into trying new things. Tabitha never got close to it.

Right now everyone is resting peacefully. Hopefully we burned a lot of energy. I know I had lots of fun.

Playnasium

We found a fun playnasium is south Austin, called Goin' Bananas. Very cute place. They have $5 Mondays for kids 1 year and older with parents free. So for $10 we had some good fun when the weather outside was icky. This place will be great for the winter time when we need to get out and jump around. Inside were many play areas with kitchens, diners, blocks, and dress up. Here's Tabitha building.

Joshua, Tabitha, and a friend are together in the kitchen.

There were also some inflatable bounce houses. Joshua was the only one to get on it.

Oh, and there were signs posted as to what age could be on the toys. It was great not to worry about big kids jumping all around them. We will definitely do this again.

Our Musician

I earlier posted that Joshua likes music. He likes to listen to it, and he now sings. Today he didn't need a CD player to be inspired. He was in my bathtub when he found himself a "microphone" and started singing. In this video, he is singing, "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Chris Tomlin and "Oh, Happy Day" artist unknown to me. Tabitha also wanted in on the action but would eat the microphone. They really do make me laugh.

Halloween

Halloween finally arrived! We have been seeing it in the store for at least a month and a half, and we're so glad it came. We knew Joshua was excited because anyone he met, he would tell them what he was going to be for Halloween. Tabitha had no clue...until we went trick or treating. She quickly (after the first house) caught on. She would grab her pumpkin for each house and excitedly walk to the door. When Josue took her, he told her to say, "Trick or treat" and she replied with, "tick-a-tick". Children really are fast learners!

Before we went, Ella came over with her parents to take a few pictures. She and Tabitha had similar costumes (homemade by their mommies). They were flowers. Joshua was a homemade version of Handy Manny who is a handy man on Disney.

Here's Joshua and our neighbor, Ava.

It was a fun night, but thankfully over.