Moving

No, we are not moving, but it seems like most people down here are leaving.  We have had friends moving and it has been a little hard on us.  Harrison more then anyone.  Out of the 10 kids who came to his birthday party last year, 6 of them will be gone by the end of the summer!  It is crazy.  We have had some good times with our friends here and wish them all the best, but we will miss them.  Harrison prays every night now that Daddy will get a new job so we can move closer to his friends.  He doesn't quite understand that all his friends did not move to the same place, so us moving would not solve his problem! 

Here are some pictures of his last play dates with friends who moved. 

Harrison with Carter, Afton and Sam.

 Harrison with Jett.

 Harrison with Corbin.

Even I had to come to terms with some of the best friends I have made since moving to TX leaving.  Kristen and Gretchen moved to opposite ends of the country and I will miss them both.  They have been such a support to me and I have loved their friendship.  I don't know what I would have done without them in so many cases!

 

 

Water Adventures

So, I am way behind on my blogging.  We have had a lot going on and I have been exhausted most days so yes, a nap has taken priority most days.  But we have been busy so I'll catch up soon.  In the mean time, it is summer in Houston and it is a hot one!  We run our errands as soon as the kids are up and we are ready in the morning to beat the heat and we don't really spend much time outside.  The only thing we do outside involves the water and luckily we have lots of options. 

We have already made several trips to our neighborhood splash pad and pool.

We made a trip out to Galveston last weekend (also early in the day) and enjoyed the water and beach there.

 And we bought a little pool for our backyard just so the kids could get out a little more.  I was feeling guilty that we spend so little time outside, but the truth is, being pregnant in this heat is not ideal, so this is our compromise.  We have another smaller pool too that I can stick my feet in.  My kids like it so far.

Hopefully we survive the summer heat and enjoy the water time that we have!

Zoo Trip

After waiting way too long to renew our zoo pass and making multiple promises to Harrison that we would get to the zoo "soon", we finally made it happen in May.  We even went with some great friends and had a fun time with all the kids and the animals!

Check out these musicians...

We spent some time by the chimps and they were really far away, so I put Raegan against the glass and was trying to show her where they were.  Then all of the sudden, this old guy came over, fluffed up a little straw and decided to sit right next to her.  She wasn't too excited, but I think every other kid there was jealous.  I even had a lady ask me to move her so she could take a picture...really?!

 

 All the crazy kiddos (except a very little baby).  I took about 6 pictures and this was the best one.  At least they were all looking (the rogue kid in the red shirt with his back to us did not belong to us).

Now, we just need to fight the heat and try to get back again soon!  I guess we will just be visiting the indoor exhibits on the next trip!

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!