Spark Preschool-Mounted Patrol

For Harrison's preschool, we went on a field trip to visit the Houston Mounted Police Patrol.  Last year I took Harrison on this same field trip and it didn't go so well.  He was pretty scared around the horses.  This year...totally different.  He loved the horses and fed them until we were told to stop.  There were less horses this year and we fed them outside, so maybe that made the difference, but it was a fun trip either way!

Even Raegan surprised me and walked right up to a horse and fed it.  I thought it was so funny how not scared she was of these huge animals.  Either way, after the first horse, I let the police officer help her so I could get a picture of her.  She was one brave little baby!

She even enjoyed nibbling on a few carrots herself.

Harrison enjoyed having some friends there too to help feed the horses.

And then they let us try on their patrol helmet and hat.  Also a fun part of the day.

It was a fun trip overall and a much better experience then last year!

Houston Temple

  In April we went to a ward activity with the kids that involved the temple grounds.  It was a fun experience to walk around the temple with my kids and explain to even Raegan the feelings that we feel there.  Harrison was with other kids his age and learned a lot!  It was a great activity and I'm glad the weather in late April was still cool enough for us to really enjoy it.  I hope we can bring our kids back again soon!  They had someone taking pictures of each of the kids, but I haven't gotten those yet, so until then, here are a few action shots.

 

Bluebonnets

Well, I loved the bluebonnets last year and was really excited to get to this season again this year.  The weather has been really cool (for here) and it has been really rainy so I finally found a day where it was cool but dry.  Of course that meant it was super sunny, but I'll take what I can get.  After looking at last years pictures where the kids were really hot, it was nice they were a little cooler.  And the blue bonnets were a quick 20 min. drive from our house so it was much easier this year.

And I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem, but getting both my kids to smile at the camera at the same time seems almost too much for us to handle.  So, if they are both looking at the camera and looking somewhat happy, I call it a good picture.  What I am going to do when there are 3?!  I guess that is what photoshop is for :)

Love these 2 and love the TX bluebonnets.  It is one of those beautiful things that I have discovered about Texas!

Before and After

Harrison has been wanting his hair long for the last few months.  I think it started because he doesn't like getting his hair cut, so I humored him and just did trims and clean up around the edges.  Well, it was getting longer and every morning we were spending longer to wet, comb and style his hair then Raegan's!  So, I convinced him that with summer coming, he would be way more comfortable with short hair and he agreed! 

I'm happy, he's happy and it is so much easier!  Now he can even where his bike helmet without his hair getting crazy!  We are ready for summer (although that is not an invitation for the heat!)

Before... he does look pretty handsome with his longer hair.

 After...