Hanging out in Houston

Brent, Luke, and I spent all of last week in Houston...Brent had to work, but Luke and I got to hang out with Gran and Pap all week. We were hoping for sunnier weather so that we could go to the beach and the zoo, but we still managed to have a lot of fun indoors!



We went to the Houston Children's Museum


















and to the Houston Aquarium










and spent lots of time being silly at Gran and Pap's House








this is what happens when you run out of swim diapers...poor Luke was having a hard time walking because his diaper was so water logged.







and Brent and I had some much needed adult time with friends

McKenna Children's Museum

My friend Emily and I took our boys to the McKenna Children's Museum in New Braunfels. It is the coolest place for young kiddos - they have a pretend grocery store, bank, campground, ranch, hospital, choo choo train, spaceship, ambulance, etc. They encourage the kiddos to make messes and there are volunteers walking around to help clean up and put things back in place. They even had a snack time where the boys made graham cracker and cool whip sandwiches!
Luke had a blast, he was ALL OVER THE PLACE...poor guy was so pooped when we left the museum.



On our way to the museum...the boys were singing and throwing Kix all over the back seat...they thought it was hilarious.




in the kitchen








riding a horse on the ranch




on the campground


(Luke loved the fireman hat and insisted on wearing it all around the museum)








fishing at the campground










canoeing in the river






at the bank




(I tried to paint Luke's face, but he wouldn't sit still long enough - that's why he has a black nose in some of the pictures)






at the hardware store






making and enjoying his cool whip and graham cracker sandwich












at the grocery store






outside at the water table








on our way home dreaming about our next trip to the museum

Our Little Picasso

I took Luke to Clay Casa, this cute little place where kiddos paint their own pottery. I picked a plain square tile for Luke to paint and he went crazy with it! He made such a huge mess! It's a good thing the paint was non-toxic and washable because he got it EVERYWHERE - all over the table, his clothes, his hands and his face! I apologized over and over to the staff, but they reassured me that it was OK and that kids make messes there all the time.
Luke had such a great time, this might be our new summer hangout.