Roasting Marshmallows

All the cousins agree that marshmallows are yummy. My dad got a fire pit last year and the kids love roasting marshmallows over the fire pit. Although they still need lots of supervision, Tyler and Noah are getting the hang of roasting. The smaller kids need lots of help except for Damon, who just likes to eat the marshmallows straight out of the bag.

Driving to PawPaw's House

We spent the last weekend in March in Houston visiting my Dad, my brothers, and their families.



Once we entered my Dad's neighborhood, Daphne
pretended that she was the one driving the car to PawPaw's.

Too Many Monkeys in My Bed!

Lately the kids have been climbing into our bed in the middle of the night. We have decided that the later Michael or I stay up, the higher the likelihood that one or both kids will climb into our bed shattering all hope of a good night's sleep. I recently thought I was being smart by climbing into Tyler's empty bed for some peaceful sleep. Then 15 minutes later Tyler and Michael turned on the light, which woke me up. It turns out neither of them could sleep and so they decided to go ahead and get Tyler ready for school. This was a good hour before Tyler's alarm was supposed to go off. I ended up climbing into Michael's side of our bed because Daphne had completely taken over my side.

Hoe Down

The week before last, all the kindergarten classes at Tyler's school put on a hoe down in the cafeteria. The cuteness was overwhelming!

I stopped buying Tyler jeans because
he never wears them. We did find a
western shirt in his wardrobe and his
old cowboy hat he had given to Daphne.

Each class performed within a circle.

Giddyup!

 

Chicken Dance

Hokey Pokey

I Walk the Lonesome Trail

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

We spent an afternoon in Dallas at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, which is really well done and worth a visit for all ages.

Daphne, Tyler, Renee, Angie, and Chris with a wooly mammoth

 

Tyler and a Tylosaurus

There were tons of interactive exhibits for kids and adults.

This was one of several larger interactive exhibits.

Chris and Tyler raced a virtual cheetah.

The cheetah clocked in around 19.5 mph while

Chris and Tyler were in the 3 - 6 mph range.

Tired little legs needed a shoulder ride

Horsing Around

Daphne loved meeting Angie's horse Shaq
and really enjoyed feeding him treats.

It rained most of the time we were visiting so we didn't get a
chance to ride Shaq. Daphne particularly enjoyed that Shaq
would come near the house and watch her eat breakfast.

Tyler brought his remote control car and Chris
broke out his Kitt and General Lee cars.

The circular driveway was a great place
to drive the remote control cars.

Carousel

There was a carousel near LEGOLAND.

Daphne would have ridden the carousel for hours if we let her.

Look Mom- no hands!