James and Grandma

My sister and I decided that since my mom's birthday was a few days ago (Monday) that we would split the cost of a one way ticket, and fly her down here to Houston, as she was coming down anyway to spend the week with us. Berta is driving down this Friday after work and will drive back with Mom on Sunday. Happy Birthday Mom!!!
I got these cute pictures of James with Mom after he finished eating his popsicle the other day....so sweet!!!

Koolaid Popsicles

While at the store the other day...I came across the little plastic popsicle mold thingy like we used to have when I was a kid..and it instantly took me back to my childhood and Mom would make us popsicles out of Koolaid....Yum Yum YUM!!!!!

I told James about it and he was EXCITED to go home and make some. Here he is, trying them for the first time..he told me Mommy, these are REALLY good...and wanted to make more right away......think this will be a constant this summer, we will always have some koolaid popsicles in the freezer now!

Bailey

Been a while since Ive posted an update on Bailey and how BIG she is getting!!! She is 50 lbs now, growing more and more every day and is just such a great dog and a great addition to our family! James just absolutely ADORES her, too much at times as we have a hard time getting him to leave her alone, let go of her, and just let her be...he loves to hug on her (even when she is trying to walk or get away from him) they are inseparable those two. Mom is getting a kick out of her too and I caught them playing the other day....too cute!

Summer Kickoff Party

So, I am in a mom's group here in Houston...actually it is the Pearland Mom's Group, which is a suburb of Houston, where we lived when we were renting before we bought our house...and is still super close to where we live now.

Anyway, so the mom's group had a summer kickoff party/picnic/get together for the families that wanted to attend this past Sunday....and it turned out GREAT!!! We had it at a really nice park in Pearland, had food, drinks, a pinata for the kids, and the park has a splash pad there for the kids (same place as the previous splash pad pics I posted a few posts back here on the blog)....so the kids (and the parents a bit too) got to cool off from the heat at the splash pad.

It was a great afternoon, and was great to get to meet some more of the mom's in the group that I had only "known" on the message board online. It was also great that my mom has been in town this entire week and was here for the picnic and she had a blast too!!!

At the Park with "the baby girls"

We got together with my friend Melissa and her twin "baby girls" as James calls them...we had lunch then went to the park for a bit (not for long cause it was freakin HOT and HUMID....so we only stayed maybe 20 minutes...seriously!)......got some cute shots of the girls though.....and of course....some of my cute boy too! :0)

Graduation

Yes, that's right! We have a graduate in our house and we are so proud of him!! James graduated from his Pre-K daycare class on Thursday nite, May 28th. They had a fullblown ceremony...the kids had practced like 4 songs as a group, and they did fantastic!! Then they each walked across the stage in their caps and gowns and got their "diploma" from the director and their teacher. So freakin adorable!!! I just wish I had thought to grab the video camera and bring it with us...but got some decent pics anyway....check out our proud little graduate! We love you more than anything James and we are so SO proud of you and how far you have come this school year!!