A Brag on Tyler

Tyler brought home a huge stack of papers from school the other day.  I found this one.  I love it!

It says, My dreams is: I wish that the people on the road without homes will get a home. 

So glad to know he does sometimes think of others, not just what he wants. We did a service project awhile back where we made bags to give to the homeless and he really enjoyed passing them out.  We might have to go that again. 

I did ask if he came up with that idea or if it was one Miss Lopez suggested and he said he came up with it.

February 23, 2014

This is how we do Feb. 23rd down here in South Texas!

Time to get brother!

We got this pool for Molly when she was 1 year old, but they still come up with ways to have fun with it.

Molly would run across the yard and jump into the pool! 

Molly loved chasing me with her squirt gun

Trooper after getting wet and rolling in the grass

Valentines

This year for Valentines, we started something new.  I gave each of the kids a mailbox with their name on it and starting Feb.1st, there was a heart in it with something we love about them written on it.  They looked forward to seeing what mail they had everyday. On Valentines Day, they each got a book of 5 coupons and one gift each.  Tyler got a glow in the dark kick ball (Trooper popped his old one) and Molly got a hooded puppy bath towel.  She's been using Tyler's, but his is blue.  This one is a pink one for girls.  She loves it!!

They each got 5 coupons.  Two are with just Mom, two are with just Dad, and one is with both of us.  Tyler's are: going to the batting cages with Dad, playing laser tag with Mom, a movie with Dad, a dessert date with Mom, and going to climb Enchanted Rock with Mom and Dad.  Molly's are: a park date with Daddy, going to Build-a-bear with Mommy, and ice cream date with Daddy, going to Fiesta Farms with Mommy, and going to the Kiddie Park with Mommy and Daddy.  Both are very excited to do their activities.  There was one more coupon book of family things to do.  They are: family bowling, a family trip to the zoo, donuts for breakfast, going to the driving range, a family outing to the Wildlife Safari, and a family nature walk.  I got the cute coupons on etsy.

Tyler just got some store bought valentines.  He wasn't into making anything too special.  Molly loved making Valentines.  These are the ones she sent to her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and a few friends.

We had thought about going out as a family for dinner, but Tyler had gymnastics till 5:30, so instead we got yummy pizza from Papa Murphey's.  I made brownie kabobs and some lemon bars for Scott. We went out for a Valentines lunch on Saturday.

Finally!

Tyler has about 8 teeth that are loose right now.  One has been very loose for months.  He's been dying to lose one, since all his friends have lost their first tooth.  Finally, it came out yesterday at school.  He knows we are the Tooth Fairy, but he still stuck it under his pillow and he got $5 since it was the first one. 

The Disney Store

Uncle Brett and Aunt Carman gave Molly a gift card to The Disney Store for Christmas.  I took her there today to spend it. This was her first time there.  I know, she's almost 3, but it's at the mall and we never go to the mall.  Anyway, she was like a kid in a candy store there!  She was pointing at everything and telling me-Mommy, there's Mickey, Minnie Mouse, PLUTO, look Frozen, it's Doc McStuffins, Cinderella, and then came PUPPY!!!  She found a puppy from 101 Dalmations. She wanted to carry everything with her.  She had Daisy, the puppy, and then a big horse she found.  She was so cute!  She had a blast! I finally told her she could only pick one big animal and one little one.  Of course, she picked the puppy, which she has named Spot and then a small Eeyore. 

This is Molly kissing the little Pluto goodbye.  She also told the horse goodbye, and gave Daisy a kiss and told her goodbye when she put her back. 

On the way out, she wanted take a ride on the horses.   They were a dollar and I only had a $5 bill, so we had to make change at the Great American Cookie Co.

Molly sharing her cookie with Spot.

A new dog, a horse ride, and a cookie.  What more could a girl ask for! 
We've now been home for the afternoon and this is what Molly and Spot have been doing.  Besides watching a show together and taking a nap together, Molly has read to Spot and they have played Dominoes together.

The Rodeo

Friday night we took Tyler to the rodeo.  Jake Owen was there that night and Tyler loves him.  We got there about 7:30.  We all had fun watching the calf  roping, barrel races, bull riding and a few other things.  By 8:00, he wanted to know when Jake Owen would be on.  We told him probably an hour and a half.  He asked again at 8:30, 9:00, and then 9:30 came with no Jake.  He finally came on at 10:10.  And Tyler was out by 10:50!  Out cold, we could not wake him up for his favorite song.  Poor guy. He had early dismissal that day and I made him lay down for a bit, but he couldn't fall asleep.  If you ask how the rodeo was, he still says, "it was awesome!"  I normally take him and Molly to the outdoor kid things and Tyler always rides a few rides, but this was his first time in the stadium where we had to buy a ticket to get in.

The opening ceremonies and Star Spangled Banner

Tyler and Daddy.  Notice the cotton candy he's holding.  He also had nacho's and big red to drink.

 

While he was waiting for me to get his food, he was watching the rodeo. 

 

The lighting isn't too good in this one, but I love it of him.  He wore his cowboy boots, but we couldn't get him to wear his plaid shirt.  Heaven forbid he wear a collared shirt anywhere but church.

This was Tyler by 10:50.  At least he saw 40 min. of the concert.  He slept the whole way home too.

Snow-kind of

This morning when we woke up, we had something kind of like snow.   I knew Tyler would be excited.  This was the one morning he was not up by 6:00.  I went to wake him up at 6:45 and I said-Tyler, time to get up, you need a bath and we have something outside that looks kind of like snow. He slowly started to sit up, then all the sudden goes-did you say snow!  I said, well, a little.  Here are some pictures.

 I think it looks more like those dippin' dots

Trooper thought it tasted good.  There was some in our yard, but none that you can see in the picture.  My friend who lives about 20 min away, her yard was white.

Tyler scooped it all up from the table and kept it in his dump truck.  It's still there since it's been around 30 degrees all day.

Trooper trying to eat more of it.