Boys & Bluebonnets | 2014

Last night, the boys and I trekked over to a recommended bluebonnet field, since there were not any that bloomed around our area.  They did great, considering we had just one melt down and cry session, since I tried to cut our visit short due to not listening.  I know, I know... I'm mean, but hey.  They were promised a whole chocolate Easter bunny to eat in the car after AND candy in between for good pictures.

I let them help with the poses which helped.  Brennan was full of squinty smiles, which I actually love on him and Ashton could not get his hand out from under his chin!  Drove me nuts, but I was able to get a couple without it.

Since they did well after that, we went to Mickey D's, at the boys' request.  I was so proud when the boys decided to share a dipped cone instead of eat a whole chocolate bunny each, whew!  Dodged a bullet there.  They really enjoyed playing at the play place the most.  Though it made for a late night for us, all in all it turned out pretty well!  Glad we got to "catch" the bluebonnets this season.

 

Snow Day - Baking with the Littles: Phoneography

We have been lucky to have a few snow days this winter.  I can't remember having this many in a season, but I think it's the 4th or 5th day.  My boys enjoy baking, so I out them to work.

I found a recipe for a giant oatmeal cookie and got the "OK" from the boys.  They were amazed by the size of it.  

Ashton's first thought was that he could "NEVER eat a cookie that big," so he decided that we should divide it into four equal parts, one for each member of our family.  I am proud of his independent thinking, thoughts of sharing and using his math skills.

This "project" took about an hour of our morning and was well worth it.  We were all happy, occupied and working as a team.

A Visit to Meme's

Meme's house is a favorite place for both of the boys.  There is never a dull moment with the toys, motorized car and friendly neighbor dogs that like to give kisses.

First Gingerbread House 2012

 This year, I decided to not only take on decorating and assembling a gingerbread house for Christmas, but also to bake one from scratch.  I have all of the pictures of each step, and I'll probably have a post on that later.  It did take me all day to get all of the pieces baked and ready for the decorating.  Ashton and I spent 2.5 hours decorating while Brennan slept!  My guess is that Brennan wouldn't be that interested anyway, as most things crafty, he is not into.  We had such a great time mixing the icings and decorating each piece.  Ashton was in a silly mood so I had to capture his cute little faces :).  I'm happy with the final product, but will stick to the pre-made pieces for next year, so we can just focus on the decorating.

Sci-Tech Discovery Center

Back in December, I took the boys to visit the Sci-Tech Discovery Center here in Frisco.  It is a really neat little place and the boys had a great time.  Except for maybe the wind tunnel simulation, as you can tell from the picture!  Not to mention, that we had the whole place to ourselves for the first 30 minutes.  A boy Ashton's age arrived with his nanny and they became friends.  Brennan was into running everywhere, but his favorite part was the big bubble rings, although he couldn't really hold it on his own.  They had a great time and I'm sure we'll visit again in the near future.

2012 North Pole Express

This is the first of many post from our holiday events.  We visited the North Pole Express this year with the boys in Grapevine, TX.  The boys were super excited before we left and loved wearing their matching PJs.  I was excited that my college roommate, Jennifer (aka Aunt Jenny), was able to come with us and the boys were happy to have her there as well.  Overall experience was enjoyable, but I was a little let down, though I won't go into details because it was nothing major.  In the forest prior to boarding the train, the snow blowing down from the snow machines was not received well by Ashton.  He steered clear of them, while Brennan was curious, but not overly excited.  The boys enjoyed the visits from Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus during our train ride.  Also, the bells were a hit and there was a chorus of jingling bells for the remainder of the ride.  Ashton was so excited about the hot cocoa and happily turned in his voucher for a cup after exiting the train.  After the hot cocoa, we took a quick trip to visit Santa and by that time it was time for dinner.  The boys were exhausted on the way home, which made for a peaceful night!