don't be fooled...

They are not as sweet as they look! But pretty close, I'll admit.

my soccer boy

that's church basketball for ya!

old macdonald's farm

Last week we went to Humble - a little day out in the country for city slickers like us. Trevor and Spencer fed the animals, rode the little train and the ponies, and played with their friends on a huge pile of dirt. What could be more fun!?
**the pictures didn't work! so here's a slideshow of what I thought I was posting the other day!**



Trevor, Avery, and Ben on the train.

Spence on the pony. He didn't hesitate to saddle up, but when the horse stopped to stretch his legs, Spence got a little nervous.

Some sad little deer roaming the grounds.

Petting him was quite a thrill!

Feeding the sheep - Spencer got a little close with his bag and one of the sheep snatched it from him. I was lucky enough to swipe it back before he got away with it. Sneaky little things!

They had a few large playgrounds on the farm as well - lots of room for the kids to run and get dirty. When we got home I was dumping sand/dirt out of pockets and shoes and everywhere else. But the looks on those faces? No words can describe, really!

Again, no words!

The boys were pretty curious about this guy. Who wouldn't be - he's pretty funny lookin!

Our final train ride of the day.

We were a hot, dirty mess by the end of the day, but got to take home our very own pumpkins for a souvenir.

cousins preschool

We had the youngest Houston cousins over for preschool yesterday. We did our preschool songs, some games, read The Very Busy Spider, ate a spidery snack, made spooky spiders, and played a lot!  I think they all had fun, and even the littlest ones wanted to be in on it. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since they just want to do everything the older ones do.

time out with julie

It's a lot more fun than time out with Mom! We had a lot of fun with Julie here last month - a sleepover, playing at grandma's house, out to lunch and ice cream, on and on. Spencer ended up with ice cream from head to toe, literally.

blue flames

Trevor is playing his first season of soccer - he's #11 on the Blue Flames. (He had hoped that they could be the Cheetah Racers but he was cool with the Blue Flames anyway)  I'm surprised that he is a little timid when it comes to getting in there and going for the ball when someone else has it, but even after just one week he's getting more into it. It's like he's having too much fun watching what all the other kids are doing that he doesn't really think to get in on it himself. He likes to be outside the circle where he can see what's really going on. He can run really fast, though, and buzzes around the clump of kids chasing the ball. He's had a few shots on the goal and a few assists but mostly he's having LOTS of fun.

He's really big on celebrating for his team mates!

Dirty Gatorade-face Boy a.k.a. #11's Biggest Fan!

Getting some tips from the coach.

Here he had a little bit of  a breakaway and shot it at the goal. It hit the pole, bounced off the defender and went in. So, we'll count it! 



All the while, Spence is playing and cheering on the sideline. He is pretty sure that it's his soccer game, too.