Ready, set, go!!

So after weeks of playing with various water toys in the backyard, Sydney finally found something she liked: the sprinkler! It did take several days of making sure it was safe before she decided to run through it on her own but, yea!! she finally did!

Her starting place...ready, set...

Go!

Dinosaurs have come to the Houston Zoo...

This afternoon we headed off to the zoo. They have a new temporary dinosaur exhibit so off we went in the 95 degree heat!

This is how it played out...

Here you can see the dinosaur sign in the distance. Scott is waving us in, Sydney is running and yelling. There are so many smiles, much amazement, and tons of excitement.

Well...as we round the corner Scott asks if they will be loud and I just know that it's the beginning of the end. We enter the exhibit and Scott wants to be held. Sydney is still excited but not as much. Her sounds of wonder are interrupted by a few fake cries as she tries to figure out (from Scott) just what she is suppose to be feeling about these dinosaurs. Pretty soon we have this:

Scott is wearing his shades so the dinosaurs don't see him :o)

Later on at the monkeys...Can we get a little more excitement?! Actually they were much happier at this point but not to be taking a picture together.

Oh, now that brother is gone she's all smiles!

And finally...yum! Did I mention it was 95 degrees outside?!

slip-n-slide

The slip-n-slide has been a hit...for at least Scott. Sydney has some fear of water inflatables/sprinklers/slip-n-slides. We haven't taken her to the pool yet and I'm afraid she will not get in the water. We shall see.

Scott is still working on running and sliding on his own but absolutely LOVES to be thrown down the slide...

This photo shows the perfect throw-a-child-down-the- slip-n-slide form. Before trying it on your own I suggest contacting Eric for some pointers.

New park, New camera

For Mother's Day, Eric and the kids got me a new camera so as soon as it came we were off to take some pictures! I decided to take them to a park we hadn't been to before.

Debating...should I go down the slide?

Exercising!

I took several pictures of the 2 of them together and not once did they look at the camera :o)

Trip to Fort Worth

This past weekend we made a trip to Fort Worth/Dallas. The kids had lots of fun playing outside!

Bubbles...

Playing with Memaw and Papaw...

LOTS of jumping into the pool...

He might be saying, "What? It's ok I can do ____ (fill in the blank)." His usual response when you tell him no.

Interesting change of pace for Scott. Trucks made a showing. Do I see a decline of interest in race cars? (doubtful)

Rock-n-Roll

Future rock-n-roller?

New beds!

The new bed is here and it's a success!

Scott has his own new bed...he gives it a thumbs up!