Saturday, December 12, 2009
December 5th - Cooking project
I warmed up some white chocolate bark so Jack and I could make white chocolate pretzel sticks. After about the fourth time I made him wash his hands, he stopped trying to lick the spills off. :)
December 4th - Banana Phone
Lately, Charlie has been using all of our family minutes on the banana phone.
December 1st
Tonight Jack was compelled to draw something – asking for paper and crayons. He started with the brown crayon and drew a great little gingerbread house and gingerbread man. Then with the red crayon he drew two starlight peppermints on the front. He lined the roof lines with peppermints too and drew a door on the house so the gingerbread man can go inside. Then he drew a car for the gingerbread man next to the house. On the other side of the house, he drew a baby cart (carriage) with a baby in it that he called “Little Cutie”. Then he said that the Mommy was in the attic getting the Christmas stuff down and drew that. Then he drew a tree with either apples or ornaments on it. And then he put a reindeer on the bottom on the page. After that he made a black sky. He then picked up a blue crayon and made a sleigh and Santa. He put a harness on the reindeer and drew a line back to the sleigh. He then drew a moon and a Grandma and Grandpa. Finally he wrote “Gingerbread house” on the drawing, which looked like RGiG bRhrA ?? He explained everything as he drew saying, “And do you know what?” before every part. It was so cute.
Monday, November 30, 2009
November 27th - Expectations
This week I had a talk with my kids to tell them my expectations for our appointment Friday morning at the portrait studio. I showed them the nice pictures we have from past years, pointing out that our family has grown so we need new family pictures. We talked about following the photographers instructions and smiling nicely. Some of my kids got it. One did not.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
November 26th - Happy Thanksgiving!
We spent Thanksgiving with the Baccus family in New Ulm, Texas. With all the little kids running around, it may have been the loudest Thanksgiving in my history.
Papa gave all of the kids rides on his tractor. Jack laughed all the way down the field and all the way back. This may have to be a new tradition at Nana and Papa's house.
Josie did a little bluegrass pickin'.
Arts and crafts time included making apple turkeys with marshmallows and raisins. Nana and the kids also made a gingerbread house.
Papa gave all of the kids rides on his tractor. Jack laughed all the way down the field and all the way back. This may have to be a new tradition at Nana and Papa's house. 
Josie did a little bluegrass pickin'. 
Arts and crafts time included making apple turkeys with marshmallows and raisins. Nana and the kids also made a gingerbread house. 
November 22nd - Art time
Jack's room at school has an art center that is available to the kids any time they have free play. It has really encouraged him to be artistic much more often than before. Here he is drawing a picture of our family. He is drawing himself in yellow after already drawing me, Daddy, and Charlie. Later, he explained that Josie was in my belly during the time at which the drawing is set and he drew her in yellow too.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
November 14th - Disney on Ice
Today we went to Disney on Ice, which was lots of fun.
This is the grand finale with all of the Disney princesses and their princes.
Sometimes these boys just need to hold their little sister for a bit. She loves it.
This is the grand finale with all of the Disney princesses and their princes. 
Sometimes these boys just need to hold their little sister for a bit. She loves it. 
November 11th - Children's Museum of Houston
Does this kid look like he is ready to go to the Children's Museum or what? Cool dude, eh?
We saw three other NASA families at the Children's Museum today, which is Veteran's Day. The kids had a great time. Here they are working in the restaurant area. They had fun serving up some food to Grandma. Jack loved putting things into and taking things out of the oven - something he doesn't get to touch at home.
Josie had less fun than the boys, but she was a good sport as always.
The Children's Museum was recently revamped and the new store area was awesome. The boys loved shopping and working the register.
Lobster for dinner? Excellent!
After some painting, the boys went to played veterinarian. Charlie was very serious with the stethoscope.
When I ask Jack, "What are you doing in this picture?" He answers, "Being a vegetarian."
We saw three other NASA families at the Children's Museum today, which is Veteran's Day. The kids had a great time. Here they are working in the restaurant area. They had fun serving up some food to Grandma. Jack loved putting things into and taking things out of the oven - something he doesn't get to touch at home.
Josie had less fun than the boys, but she was a good sport as always. 
The Children's Museum was recently revamped and the new store area was awesome. The boys loved shopping and working the register.
Lobster for dinner? Excellent! 
After some painting, the boys went to played veterinarian. Charlie was very serious with the stethoscope. 
When I ask Jack, "What are you doing in this picture?" He answers, "Being a vegetarian." 
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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