Time Flies and We're Having Fun

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Been Scrappin Lately.....

Thought I would share some pics of the scrapbook spreads I have done lately. Trying to get caught back up on James album that encompasses his life from after he turned 4, up thru his 5th birthday. Did some of these a few weeks ago, then had my friend Becky over last nite to scrap some after James was in bed. So I did a few "out of order" that were actually from the last couple months.....I usually try to stick to the album Im working on the time and do it in order as much as I can....but sometimes I get some pics from a special day that I just HAVE to scrap NOW!!! So I just hold them when they are done and put them in the books once I get to that point. Check them out....... oh, and some have blank "white boxes" on the pages...those are ones I haven't journaled on yet...just ignore that part....LOL!!!

James on his 4 wheeler at a park on his 5th birthday..

Halloween party at his PPCD class

Haloween night out Trick or Treating - 2008-

random pics from 2008

Palm Beach Moody Gardens and IMAX movie with Michael, Anke and Phillip - Summer 2008

Moody Gardens Palm Beach with Melissa, Troy and "the baby girls" as James says...Summer 2008

Fishing with Daddy in the lake next to our house....summer 2008

First day of PreK (PPCD) leaving from daycare on the bus....Fall 2008

Playground at the Houston Zoo...fall 2008

Chicken Fried Steak...James new favorite! Fall 2008

After the drag races....Fall 2008

Last day at School Zone before he started a new daycare and Pre-K...we miss his old teacher!!!!

Therapy evaluations for speech, fine and gross motor skills

Water slides with Daddy at Palm Beach, Moody - Summer 2008

Makin silly faces for Mommy on his field trip to the zoo with his PPCD class....Spring 2009

First field trip ever...to the zoo with his PPCD class.....Spring 2009

Mother's Day

What did I get for mother's day...more like what DIDNT I get for mother's day!! :)

In the morning, James and Freddy took me out to breakfast at La Madelaine...yum...was nice, we went early so it wasnt crowded yet and had a really nice time.

James made me a whole bunch of awesome things at school....check them out.....

He ran in the house with this flower after school on the Friday before Mother's Day, shouting MOMMY!!! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! I HAVE A FLOWER FOR YOU!!! With a HUGE smile on his face!! Damn I love that boy!!!

Colored this one at daycare....

Made this one at his PPCD class

Colored this one at daycare...

This was the inside of the card below...kinda hard to read cause he wrote it "clockwise" so to speak...starting from the top left, it says JAMES, then below that, clockwise......"I LOVE YOU MOM THANK YOU..........too freakin cute!!! With his handprints which look HUGE to me!

Front of the card.....

And this cute cut out flower with his sweet smiling faced picture in the center...what Mom wouldn't love all that for mother's day huh????

Then we hung out at home and had a relaxing late morning/early afternoon. For dinner, we headed over to Johnny and Kelly's house to have a family dinner with Freddy's Mom.....was awesome per usual with all the family gatherings, lots of great food, and everyone told a story from when they were growing up, some shared pics of them with Grandma when they were younger etc and told about the pictures. Lots of fun. Was a great Mother's Day!!!

Friday, May 15, 2009

More from the splash park

My friend Care took some other great shots of the kids that day at the splash park so I thought I would share them as well. Thanks Care!! :) Cant wait to go back! Such a cool place.....

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Water Water Everywhere.....

So today, I decided it would be fun to pack a picnic dinner, load up the cooler with drinks etc...and hit the splash park. So I called Care and asked if she wanted to meet James I there around 5:00 with her kids...she said SURE!!! So off we went....tried the one at the Westside Events Center...big surprise, it was broken or just not running (seems to be a common theme with that place....anyway)....so we decided to hit up the new one at Centennial Park. It was AWESOME!!!

We staked out a spot in the shade with a blanket, sat the kids down for sandwiches, cheetos and capri suns...ate our sandwiches, then turned them loose to play while we took lots of pictures. Was a gorgeous afternoon and the kids had a blast...see for yourself!!

Shot of the entire splash pad

James jumping in a puddle

Katey splashing too...caught her mid jump...too cool!!!

James and David acting like froggies

Loving it.....

Caught James as he turned to run off the other direction

Silly boys making faces!!!

SPLASH!!!

James loved this one best of all it seemed....

Loved this shot of the water just coming out of the post...too cool!!

Thanks Care, David and Katey for spending the afternoon with us and enjoying the picnic dinner! Lets do it again soon!!! Too fun! :)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Dinner is served

James and I went to the store earlier today to get a couple things we needed for the week. While we were there, I asked James what he wanted for dinner...he told me spaghetti.....and ICE CREAM!! Typical kid, huh? :)

Anyway, so we were sitting on the couch this afternoon and it was getting to be about time to start cooking....I asked James hey buddy, do you want to help Mommy make spaghetti? He said "no mommy, I will do it myself!!!" Ok, who can argue with a home cooked meal that I DIDNT HAVE TO COOK? I love it!

So, he proceeded, step by step, to cook us spaghetti for dinner! I was so proud of him! The only thing he didnt do is brown the meat...I was the one stirring that and tending to it as I didnt want him dealing with the hot grease as he tends to be an overzealous stirrer! LOL!!!! But other than that, it was all James.

And let me tell you what, the boy makes some MEAN spaghetti! YUM!!