He just played for a minute and picked up a handful of snow - eating it on the way home...
He was so proud of it!
Ben miliseconds before he threw the snowball at me. :)
Friday, March 7, 2008
A Snowy Morning
Well, in Texas it snowed on Tuesday morning. Ben was so excited to play in it when he got home from school. He came home on the bus at 10:40 to find the snow all gone. Wednesday was simply beautiful and I got a sunburn at the zoo in 65 degree weather. Thursday it snowed again. So after breakfast this morning, Ben got all decked out in his warmest clothes, ski bib, gloves, hat, etc. As soon as he opened the front door, we saw bright sunshine and a green yard with water dripping off the roof. I thought he was going to throw a huge fit with extreme disappointment, but he surprised me! He asked if he could go play in a neighbor's yard that faces East, thus still covered in snow. I said yes, so he walked around the street.
He just played for a minute and picked up a handful of snow - eating it on the way home...
He was so proud of it!
Ben miliseconds before he threw the snowball at me. :)
He just played for a minute and picked up a handful of snow - eating it on the way home... He was so proud of it! Ben miliseconds before he threw the snowball at me. :)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Science Place
At Fair Park the Science Place Children's Museum had a Grand Opening (read there: FREE) and we went with two other families. The kids had a fabulous time. This might be another membership that we need to purchase!!!
Stage Makeup - I think I took about 20 of these!
Emily's favorites: playing in the water and planting seeds
Milking the cow!
Climbing a very short rockwall. Guess it helps them feel successful. :)
Thankfully I still have these pictures! We'd gone upstairs to leave when I realized I no longer had my camera. An agonizing 20 minutes later, the security guard brought it out...
Firefighters: Ben and Kylie
Stage Makeup - I think I took about 20 of these!
Emily's favorites: playing in the water and planting seeds
Milking the cow!
Climbing a very short rockwall. Guess it helps them feel successful. :)
Thankfully I still have these pictures! We'd gone upstairs to leave when I realized I no longer had my camera. An agonizing 20 minutes later, the security guard brought it out...Our Passions
Ben continues to love baseball. However, he is now on a soccer team and has had 2 practices and the first game is supposed to be this weekend. He loves that also. And yes, I allow him to through balls in the house, as long as the balls aren't very hard. He knows that if he hits anything, all bets are off!
Annie loves to color with the waterpen. She also loves to sit by the fire. Since it has gone from 80 to snowing in 3 days, it was chilly last night. We woke up to a layer of snow on the ground, which was all melted by 10:30 this morning. Oh well..
Annie loves to color with the waterpen. She also loves to sit by the fire. Since it has gone from 80 to snowing in 3 days, it was chilly last night. We woke up to a layer of snow on the ground, which was all melted by 10:30 this morning. Oh well..
Newsworthy Events
Okay - couldn't think of a catchy title, so that will have to do! I have two things to make mention of before my next post with cute pictures.
1. The Holy Ghost - We believe there are 3 members of the Godhead: God the Eternal Father, his son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. After baptism in the LDS church, one receives the Gift of the Holy Ghost as a constant companion - as long as one is worthy and making good choices. So, I know when I have the Holy Ghost as a companion when I am at peace. I had an amazing experience the other day with this that I wanted to share.
I was driving to an appointment and knew I was going to be about 10 minutes late. I HATE being late for things and often try to make up time while driving. (bad habit, I know...) So, I came to a stop sign and just thought I would let the other person go first as we both got there about the same time. (*NOTE - this is not my typical stop sign behavior*) About 2 seconds later I realized that actually I had stopped first, and he was waiting for me. Just as I was about to go, a car came ZOOOOMMMING through the intersection, completely ignoring the 4 way stop sign (and surely not at 30 mph). Such an insignificant thing to most, but as I stopped to think about the situation, 2 seconds earlier would have been Ben or Emily in the middle of the intersection. Just another little testament to me that God is watching out for us!
2. We finally joined a gym and with my membership came 4 personal training sessions. Larry is a 5-letter word at our home currently as my entire body stiffens if I stay in one place for too long. He told me I didn't hire him to be my friend. GRRRR - he is definitely not! But, Andy has been up at 5:15 the last two mornings to go, so I will endure with Larry...
3. I know I always have more to say, but thank you Nicole for the heads-up on the new website! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints has a new website, it's pretty neat!!! Check it out
1. The Holy Ghost - We believe there are 3 members of the Godhead: God the Eternal Father, his son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. After baptism in the LDS church, one receives the Gift of the Holy Ghost as a constant companion - as long as one is worthy and making good choices. So, I know when I have the Holy Ghost as a companion when I am at peace. I had an amazing experience the other day with this that I wanted to share.
I was driving to an appointment and knew I was going to be about 10 minutes late. I HATE being late for things and often try to make up time while driving. (bad habit, I know...) So, I came to a stop sign and just thought I would let the other person go first as we both got there about the same time. (*NOTE - this is not my typical stop sign behavior*) About 2 seconds later I realized that actually I had stopped first, and he was waiting for me. Just as I was about to go, a car came ZOOOOMMMING through the intersection, completely ignoring the 4 way stop sign (and surely not at 30 mph). Such an insignificant thing to most, but as I stopped to think about the situation, 2 seconds earlier would have been Ben or Emily in the middle of the intersection. Just another little testament to me that God is watching out for us!
2. We finally joined a gym and with my membership came 4 personal training sessions. Larry is a 5-letter word at our home currently as my entire body stiffens if I stay in one place for too long. He told me I didn't hire him to be my friend. GRRRR - he is definitely not! But, Andy has been up at 5:15 the last two mornings to go, so I will endure with Larry...
3. I know I always have more to say, but thank you Nicole for the heads-up on the new website! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints has a new website, it's pretty neat!!! Check it out
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