Popcorn Evening

G&G love to watch Jack's Big Music Show. We normally will watch one episode before or after bath time to calm down and relax. Tonight I turned it up a notch and popped popcorn for them. Greg made a palate and I served up the treats. We turned the lights off and enjoyed some family fun! When it was time for bath/bed sweet Gavin hugged Grayson and said "my broder, love my broder" and gave Grayson a kiss on his forehead followed by a hug. So sweet.

Our new Car!

I didn't want to do it, really. I love hearing my boys talk to each other and watch them as they read/look at books in their car seats. I love that we talk about what we see when we are in the car. But I folded. I gave in, but I swear it will not be on every time we get in the car. We got a brand "spankin'" new car this week; a Honda Pilot LOADED we all sorts of cool toys, one of which is a DVD player with component cables outlet (so they could play video games) in the 2nd row set. It's black and it's cool. By far the coolest car we have ever owned! Gavin is pumped about it. Grayson could care less, as long as it comes with books. Which by the way, I did go splurge and buy a new set of books for the car too(spiderman, wonder pets, elmo!) So fun!! We can't wait to load up the car seats and go about our daily errands and playdates.

Fun with the Dino's

G&G are totally into dinosaurs now. I don't know if this love of dino's will be like their love of sea creatures, but so far, they are loving anything dino! I got Gavin some big and soft dino's and Grayson some smaller soft dino's. They are both really happy with their new toys. Gavin recently learned how to open/close doors, so he thinks it's really cool to slam the door behind him because he came open it back up. I, of course, tell him "we don't slam doors!" And then Grayson, who mimics everything his big brother does, will slam the door...uhgg. So these innocent looks they are giving me/camera are because they just got busted.

Our favorite red head......

Dayna and Addison came over to ride 4 wheelers with the boys. We had super fun playing outside and then came in for a snack. After playtime we took the kids to out to lunch. Both Grayson and Gavin got so excited to see Addison at McD's; they were both shouting "Addison, Addison" and then Gavin shouts (louder than Grayson) MY ADDISON!!

Rampley Playdate

Laura, Dustin and Melody met Gavin, Grayson and myself for lunch at a really cool McD's in Richardson. The kids have a great time. I haven't seen Melody since she came home from the hospital and she's just as cute and she was when I saw her last! And Dustin is such a big boy now; our lil' cowboy buddy! Nuggets for all!

Why I get stress headaches....

They may try to give you an innocent look.....but don't be fooled.....






Do I really need to say anymore?????

A great day with Mommy and her boys!

They boys and I had such a good day staying at home. We normally go run errands or have a play date scheduled when I am off work and they aren't at Primrose. But today, I decided to just enjoy the day playing with my favorite little guys. We colored pictures, which G&G put all over the fridge with their letter magnets. Next we played with playdough...made a HUGE mess in the carpet (which were already scheduled for cleaning next week...so no big deal with the mess!). I made them fish sticks for lunch (a Howard boy fav) and they ate lots of blueberries for dessert. I even let them bring their t-rex's to lunch table. They thought this was so fun. All I heard, other than their little smacking mouths, was ROAR, ROAR as their t-rex's played/ate/faught with each other. Then they took an amazing 3 1/2 hour nap!! WHOOT!

History repeats itself.....

It seems like not long ago Gavin was insisting that he read books in bed after his nap. He would flat out refuse to get out until he read. I would usually leave him with his books for 12-30 min, then he would request (scream) that he wanted out. Now, little Grayson is doing the same thing! It's defiantly cute to see the boys enjoying their books.

Happy Valentines Day Party Primrose 2009!

Greg and I both had to work Valentines Day and were sad we couldn't make it to Gavin's big preschool v-day bash. We did have a stand it in our place; the one and only Papa and ShooShoo! What awesome Grandparents! They said Gavin was so excited to see them (duh, of course). Gavin has a blast getting valentines and lots of goodie bags filled with chocolate and candy treats.

Chalk

Gavin and Grayson love art....crayons, markers, foam stickers, finger paints and now chalk. Santa brought them a easel for Christmas and one side has a chalkboard. They have so much fun together! What shocks me is they actually share...share space and colored chalk! Of course, when it's time to put it up they are both a mess, but watching them work together is really great!My little Picasso's.