Random Summer Pictures I

Sorry I am behind. Summer is my busy season! Here are some pics and short descriptions.

We have moved to the surface of the sun for the summer. Henry burned his thumb on the metal part of his carseat on June 6.


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I can't remember blogging this one. Maybe I did. Obviously it was before we made our big move to the sun.....there was rain. *sigh*


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Henry and I toured the fire station with the ecpta in June. They had to go on a call while we were there. Very exciting! After Fireman Sam (his real name! just like the tv show) gave us a tour in his regular shorts and tshirt, he very slowly put each piece of gear on. The point of this was to show the kids that a fireman is not scary and they should never run or hide from a Fireman. Henry was not fooled - he thought he was a very scary man, and we had to back up against the station wall and not move until he undressed.


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We got a new netbook b/c our laptop was broken. I love it - it's smaller and much more portable. Nice battery life. Doesn't Toddly look great in this picture? This is him telling me why everything loaded onto this computer is crap, and how he's going to strip it all off and do it right.


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As soon as the Netbook arrived, Todd had an epiphany as to what was wrong with the old laptop. He promptly took it apart and fixed it. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.


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Todd has epiphanies about electronics - I have very slow growing epiphanies that reveal painfully obvious solutions to very basic problems. Three years after Leo started kindergarten and cursing for three years at hand-held pencil sharpeners, I went to Office Max and got a pencil sharpener for the wall. I am available as a life coach if anyone is interested. Todd wanted to put it in the kitchen - I suggested the coat closet.


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Coppell Nature Walk

I took the boys on a nature walk through a nearby city park. Two very nice volunteers provided a guided tour of the park's flora and fauna.

In this photo the boys are waiting patiently for the hike to begin. The rain boots were Holly's idea since we were told we would be walking through the creek.

I was expecting the creek to be a typical city drainage type of situation. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the creek is actually fed by an underground spring.

The kids had a great time stomping around in the creek and catching tadpoles.

If you look closely, you can see several tadpoles. I was surprised to see so many. They were everywhere.

Henry was very pleased with himself once he finally managed to catch one.


Leo was obviously enthusiastic.


Our guide ended the hike with a quick story for the kids.

A year of camera pictures

Todd and I got our first smart phones last May. I am JUST NOW downloading pictures from mine...so there are a year's worth of pictures. So here are some random shots!!!

Leo came home from school one day and told me he made a sculpture in art class that day, and he brought it home in his backpack.
Me: What medium did you use?
Leo: (Blank stare)
Me: What is it made out of?
Leo: Uuuuuhhhhh...breadcrumbs, toothpaste, and some kind of medicine.
Me: (Terrified of what is about to come out of that backpack.)



We went to Monroe over Spring Break, and one day we went to see Mamaw/GG in the nursing home. Henry usually will not go see her, and we do not pressure him. But he shocked us on this day by asking to go with us. She was doing well that morning, and seemed excited to see us.





On our way home from Monroe, we went to a science museum in Shreveport. Leo had a good time with all the special effects. Or....maybe it finally happened, and I just had had all of Spring Break that I could take.



Also on the way home from Monroe, we stopped in Marshall, TX to see an exhibit of the work of author/illustrator Mo Willems. The Knuffle Bunny books are some of our favorite books ever!!!





I have tons more camera pictures, so I'll put up some more in a day or two!!

Egg Games

The week before Easter, we were invited to a friend's home to participate in The Egg Games. These moms all have a young elementary kid and an older preschooler. It was such a cute idea!

The first game was to wrap an egg so that it wouldn't break when dropped off a ladder.


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Leo's did pretty well, but it did crack a tiny bit.


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Then they had an egg toss with a partner.


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Leo and his friend won that one!

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Henry was there, too, but I missed him in my pictures. He wasn't terribly interested in The Egg Games. He was much more interested in a house full of new toys.

Why they don't need any fancy toys...

And why my brain is turning to mush.


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