Sunday, June 28, 2009
Fun in the sun with Daddy on Father's Day
So once we were done with the breakfast feast on father's day morning....I asked James what he wanted to to with Daddy that day that would be fun. He said LETS GO TO THE BEACH!!! Well since we were just at Stewart Beach the day before with Elizabeth, Ken and Aiden (kid is obvoiusly obsessed with the beach now! HA!)...I asked him ok, what about Palm Beach at Moody Gardens? He said YES!!! That's GREAT!!! So we got ready, packed the van and spent the day at Moody. James has SO much fun there and we love it because we get to stay cool in the water all day...so no complaints there! It was a beautiful day weather wise and we all had a great time!!
Breakfast for Daddy on Father's Day
So James and I planned on making Daddy a surprise breakfast the morning of Father's Day. So we got everything James wanted to make Daddy at the store the day before......pancakes, eggs, hash browns, and coffee for Daddy.
He and I got up early and left Daddy sleeping while we snuck downstairs and cooked up a morning feast for Daddy. James LOVES to help me cook now and he has so much fun doing it!
Then when it was all done, I had him go upstairs and go in the room and say SURPRISE!! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY! BREAKFAST IS READY!!!! Well it worked, we startled Daddy awake as you will see from the pics below, and Daddy loved it all, enjoyed his breakfast, and reading his father's day cards from me, James, and even one from the dog (Bailey!!) LOL! :)
Got out the pancake mix and added the water....
Then had to shake it up good.....
Nex, to scramble some eggs....
My hammy kid smiling for the camera.....
Making Daddy some coffee.....
And signing a father's day card for Daddy.....
Two cards James made for Daddy at daycare too!!
SURPRISE DADDY!!! Happy Father's Day! Breakfast is ready!!!!
Big sweet hugs for Daddy on father's day.....
And more hugs once we were all downstairs.....
The boys enjoying the breakfast....
James helping Daddy read his cards.....
Daddy loving all his cool cards!
Then it was time for some help from Daddy with the trains....
Two peas in a pod...gotta love my boys!! :) HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY! WE LOVE YOU!
He and I got up early and left Daddy sleeping while we snuck downstairs and cooked up a morning feast for Daddy. James LOVES to help me cook now and he has so much fun doing it!
Then when it was all done, I had him go upstairs and go in the room and say SURPRISE!! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY! BREAKFAST IS READY!!!! Well it worked, we startled Daddy awake as you will see from the pics below, and Daddy loved it all, enjoyed his breakfast, and reading his father's day cards from me, James, and even one from the dog (Bailey!!) LOL! :)
Got out the pancake mix and added the water....
Then had to shake it up good.....
Nex, to scramble some eggs....
My hammy kid smiling for the camera.....
Making Daddy some coffee.....
And signing a father's day card for Daddy.....
Two cards James made for Daddy at daycare too!!
SURPRISE DADDY!!! Happy Father's Day! Breakfast is ready!!!!
Big sweet hugs for Daddy on father's day.....
And more hugs once we were all downstairs.....
The boys enjoying the breakfast....
James helping Daddy read his cards.....
Daddy loving all his cool cards!
Then it was time for some help from Daddy with the trains....
Two peas in a pod...gotta love my boys!! :) HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY! WE LOVE YOU!
Photos from the beach trip on June 16th
I didnt have my camera with me when we went to the beach with Elizabeth, Ken and Aiden....but Elizbeth took some decent photos with her camera on her cell phone so wanted to share......
Building sand castles...looks more like mud castles with how much water James was adding!
James loves his sand toys!!
Aiden getting ready to hit the water....
James splashing in the water...
Aiden and James having a great time!
James is finally starting to have a "respect" for the water and the current and what not...not quite so crazy as he used to be in the water with no fear, but he does really well now.
Flinging dirt....nice son. LOL!
The boys trying out the boogie board Grandma bought James when she was here the week before.....
Freddy and Ken playing with their kiddos in the water.
Building sand castles...looks more like mud castles with how much water James was adding!
James loves his sand toys!!
Aiden getting ready to hit the water....
James splashing in the water...
Aiden and James having a great time!
James is finally starting to have a "respect" for the water and the current and what not...not quite so crazy as he used to be in the water with no fear, but he does really well now.
Flinging dirt....nice son. LOL!
The boys trying out the boogie board Grandma bought James when she was here the week before.....
Freddy and Ken playing with their kiddos in the water.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday full of fun
This past Saturday (June 13th) we took a trip down to Stewart Beach in Galveston with our friends, Elizabeth, Ken and Aiden (Aiden was in James' PPCD class…and they happen to live in the same subdivision as us……..so the boys play together a LOT!) I did not remember to bring my camera, so no pics of the beach…but suffice it to say that we all had a great time and were wiped out from all the fun and sun that day (MAN was it ever HOT…but luckily it was windy that day too…so that helped us some).
Anyway, we came back home in the early afternoon, took showers and rested for a bit…then piled into my van and took a trek across to the northeast side of town, out to a race track I hadnt been to before, called Houston Motorsports Park. They have a drag strip there, as well as a 3/8 mile paved oval…..much like good ole Cajon Speedway in El Cajon, CA……which I used to frequent every Saturday nite a LONG LONG TIME AGO, like back in high school/college etc…then again when I lived very close to the track in my apartment in El Cajon in 2002.
WOW!!! Talk about fun!!! I LOVE THIS TRACK…it is a neat little place, very low key, very very similar to Cajon Speedway, and James is DEFINITELY my child (for all those that constantly tell me that he looks EXACTLY like his Daddy….let me tell you what, the racing blood he got from his Momma is alive and well inside him…..hee hee…and that's fine with me!). There was a class called the Bandeleros and it is for kids that are at least 8 years old (think the oldest I heard announced was like 12 or 13?) and these are cars with 1300 CC motors in them (like a go cart with a car body on them basically). These cars go 72 MPH max…and these kids NEVER LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL all the way around the track! SWEET!!!! Momma's brain was going a mile a minute thinking of James racing these….and just think, he is 5 and a half, so would only need 2 and a half more years!!! (that and a big wad of cash Im sure! LOL!) You will see in the pics below, that James is as tall as these cars…his favorite one was the one painted exactly to look like Lightning McQueen from the movie CARS!!!
They do the heat races, then break for intermission, during which time they let all the spectators come out on to the track and see all the cars that are racing that night, all lined up in a couple rows…..you can shake hands with the drivers, get autographs etc. One driver of a truck I had rooted for in the heat race (which won the heat by the way…..I sure can pick em!!) he shook James' hand and asked if he would like to sit inside the truck (hell I WANTED TO SIT IN THE TRUCK!!) James said yes with a BIG ole smile on his face, so he picked him up and put him in there…and the look on James face in that truck…..the boy was loving it, and so was I. Just wished I had brought my BIG good camera and gotten better pics!!! Oh well, next time!!!
Then there was a 17 year old girl that raced in the late model (serious) class with the big boys. I was thoroughly impressed with her! Beautiful car, she was standing there signing glossy photos of herself and her car, with her racing info on the back….James got one from her and gave her a high five. Later on back in the stands, he showed me her picture, but before handing it to me, he giggled at it, smiled and kissed her picture!!! FIRST CRUSH perhaps, on a racegirl? IM LOVIN IT!!! So cute!!!!!
We all had a blast, and James was plenty wore out by the end of it all………put his head on Daddy's lap and crashed right out….it was so cute!!! So we took off after only the third of 6 final races that night, but we were all pretty wore out from all the sun and fun at the beach, then the races and more heat that night….so it was a fantastic day!!! We are SOOOOOO going back to this track…its only 30 minutes from our house on the north side of the beltway, I have a feeling I may get addicted to the races again…oh crap…..god help us!!! Plus I want to go back with my good camera and take way better picture next time! In the meantime….here are the ones I took…….
Anyway, we came back home in the early afternoon, took showers and rested for a bit…then piled into my van and took a trek across to the northeast side of town, out to a race track I hadnt been to before, called Houston Motorsports Park. They have a drag strip there, as well as a 3/8 mile paved oval…..much like good ole Cajon Speedway in El Cajon, CA……which I used to frequent every Saturday nite a LONG LONG TIME AGO, like back in high school/college etc…then again when I lived very close to the track in my apartment in El Cajon in 2002.
WOW!!! Talk about fun!!! I LOVE THIS TRACK…it is a neat little place, very low key, very very similar to Cajon Speedway, and James is DEFINITELY my child (for all those that constantly tell me that he looks EXACTLY like his Daddy….let me tell you what, the racing blood he got from his Momma is alive and well inside him…..hee hee…and that's fine with me!). There was a class called the Bandeleros and it is for kids that are at least 8 years old (think the oldest I heard announced was like 12 or 13?) and these are cars with 1300 CC motors in them (like a go cart with a car body on them basically). These cars go 72 MPH max…and these kids NEVER LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL all the way around the track! SWEET!!!! Momma's brain was going a mile a minute thinking of James racing these….and just think, he is 5 and a half, so would only need 2 and a half more years!!! (that and a big wad of cash Im sure! LOL!) You will see in the pics below, that James is as tall as these cars…his favorite one was the one painted exactly to look like Lightning McQueen from the movie CARS!!!
They do the heat races, then break for intermission, during which time they let all the spectators come out on to the track and see all the cars that are racing that night, all lined up in a couple rows…..you can shake hands with the drivers, get autographs etc. One driver of a truck I had rooted for in the heat race (which won the heat by the way…..I sure can pick em!!) he shook James' hand and asked if he would like to sit inside the truck (hell I WANTED TO SIT IN THE TRUCK!!) James said yes with a BIG ole smile on his face, so he picked him up and put him in there…and the look on James face in that truck…..the boy was loving it, and so was I. Just wished I had brought my BIG good camera and gotten better pics!!! Oh well, next time!!!
Then there was a 17 year old girl that raced in the late model (serious) class with the big boys. I was thoroughly impressed with her! Beautiful car, she was standing there signing glossy photos of herself and her car, with her racing info on the back….James got one from her and gave her a high five. Later on back in the stands, he showed me her picture, but before handing it to me, he giggled at it, smiled and kissed her picture!!! FIRST CRUSH perhaps, on a racegirl? IM LOVIN IT!!! So cute!!!!!
We all had a blast, and James was plenty wore out by the end of it all………put his head on Daddy's lap and crashed right out….it was so cute!!! So we took off after only the third of 6 final races that night, but we were all pretty wore out from all the sun and fun at the beach, then the races and more heat that night….so it was a fantastic day!!! We are SOOOOOO going back to this track…its only 30 minutes from our house on the north side of the beltway, I have a feeling I may get addicted to the races again…oh crap…..god help us!!! Plus I want to go back with my good camera and take way better picture next time! In the meantime….here are the ones I took…….
Sunday, June 7, 2009
If you cant take your kid to the beach
We had plans to go down to Stewart Beach in Galveston on Saturday while my mom and sister were here and spend the day playing on the beach. Well....life with a kiddo means that plans can change in the blink of an eye....James started running a fever on Friday around lunchtime while Mom, James and I were out shopping and having lunch...got him home, sure enough...103.7!!!! So, we had to switch gears when he still wasnt feeling 100% on Saturday. So if you cant take your kid to the beach...especially one that was still DYING to go even though he wasnt quite up to it.........next best thing is to bring the beach to your kid!!! :0)
So we decided to set up our own "beach" in our front yard.......as you can see it in the pics below it was a GORGEOUS day...and our little beach turned out pretty danged cool...will be doing this more this summer on weekends we arent either at Stewart or at Moody/Palm Beach for sure!!!
So we decided to set up our own "beach" in our front yard.......as you can see it in the pics below it was a GORGEOUS day...and our little beach turned out pretty danged cool...will be doing this more this summer on weekends we arent either at Stewart or at Moody/Palm Beach for sure!!!
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