At the zoo....

On Spring break, we had the pleasure of going with Whitni and the boys to the Houston zoo. We packed a picnic lunch and we enojoyed it in the middle of our visit. The boys had fun looking at the animals and walking around in between a lot of people! I had fun too.

Best for last

I forgot to post these ones, Weston took the one of me and Wally.
I think they turned out good!

Horse-back riding in the middle of no where...

 We have some friends that have horses in Conroe, and so we got together with them for a fun weekend out "in the middle of no-where", seriously. So we barbequed hot dogs, had some chips, fruit and drinks, and roasted marshmallows after.
They have 2 kids, a boy and this cute girl, that Noah found as a buddy... They both love to eat so they decided to stay there eating... Weston and Wally watched Leslie ride "Diamond" first.

"Keep your back straight Wally".

 "Oh Diamond, please turn".... I'm suppose to relax, but it's not that easy as it seems!

 Smiling just for that camera. I was nervous!

Weston is happy with dirt and a stick, anywhere!

So after the horse riding, our little family stopped by the park in the neighborhood and played...

 Weston said the slide was very steep!

All the boys like swings.

"Watch me jump high!"

And he did!!

   

We had a fun time!

My friend and I

This is my friend Magaly. We like to hang out together, whenever she has a day off and can come over. We cook and eat lunch, bake a dessert, talk, and laugh. I befriended her when she was investigating the church. She got baptized, then she started going to the singles ward and I moved to the Magnolia ward. We still keep in touch. This pic is from Dec, but we hung out again yesterday.

A first, a crooked, and a comfortable one

Noah after his 1st day in Sunbeams, his class at church. He cried/screamed the whole time and called for daddy. But he liked the ball with lights that his teacher gave him.



Weston showing his tooth coming out (crooked!).

And this is Noah, while I do things in the computer. He laid out a blanket on top of some filing boxes, got a little "Plumbing Codes" book and a pencil, and is "studying"...... He liked the fact that the book is tiny. (This pic is NOT posed!)

10 things

I should be a copy cat of the good things and copy my friend Wendy in what she copied from her sister-in-law "Ten on Tuesdays". Well today is not Tuesday but I just want to start. It's about posting 10 things you would like to remember or share (experiences, ideas, etc). So let's see if I can write 10.
1. Weston already lost his 2nd tooth (at church, like the first one). Both experiences have been a "oh, there's my tooth" while holding it on his fingers. Too easy!
2. Noah is getting better and better in the potty training. He loves getting his jelly beans as a reward.
3. I (Melissa) started playing volleyball last year, with a group of girls from church, from different wards. We play every Thursday from 9-11pm. Yeap, PM, no mistake. I LOVE that "me" time. Wally and I do our daily routine of putting the kids to bed, by 8pm, and I make sure they are completely asleep, so I can leave around 8:40pm, since it takes me 20 minutes to get to the church (where we play, in the gym). I love playing!
4. Weston loves reading books, especially at night, and he is getting better at this reading. We love Dr. Seuss's books.
5.Wally is now the 2nd counselor in the Elders quorum at church; and is enjoying it.

6. Weston loves playing with K'nex and legos. He loves building with them.

7. I heard "Mommy, Mommy!" So I came and that's what I found. Noah was trying to reach some games, on his own. NOT SAFE!

8. "My favorite breakfast", Weston said. So why not take a picture? (Bacon, eggs, cinamon roll, and grape juice) And yes, that was MY plate and I do like my scrambled eggs with ketchup. That is a childhood thing...

9. Weston doesn't complain about doing homework. He really likes doing it. Hopefully this stays throughout the many years of homework to come. I do sit with him and help him.

10. I love baking. I try to always have a treat and I like to share with my neighbors.

Jammies Day at the school!

The school had a movie and pajamas day, and everyone in the school (at different times) watched The Polar Express, and drank hot chocolate and ate cookies (I believe), and they were all wearing pajamas, how fun! Except the parents, when we came to the party...

 The kids were supposed to decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles and candies. The mom that brought the cookies, misses the detail that they were going to do that, and brought sugar cookies already decorated! So the kids were not sure what to do, but put more frosting and candies on top! There was a lot of candy wasted... How sad!

Below, is Weston with his 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Jennifer McHone, and his friends Carson and Sarina, and also my friend Claudia and her son Jake, also Weston's friend, and neighbor.

 

A treasure

This picture has to be considered a "treasure". I see my mom often and we never take pictures together, so we took the opportunity at my brother-in-law's open house (Spens & Jess). (...and the black and white outfits were NOT planned).

Just us

We celebrated Christmas early with my parents as they were flying to Miami, to be with my sister and her family for Christmas. So this picture was just us getting a quick snap in front of the tree. I am always looking for opportunities to get us together in a picture. Usually it's me taking pictures of other people at family gatherings...

Annual Cookie Party

Every year, Wally's mom has a Cookie Party, before Chirstmas, for her nieces and nephews and her grandchildren. There is a lot of preparation involved, and baking, and sugar, and sprinkles, and fun! The kids love it and so do we, as we get to eat cookies for breakfast, lunch and dinner pretty much.
p.s. My posting didn't go that well as far as putting the pics in the order they were taken, but somewhere in there is the picture of each of the platters my boys got.
Thank you Grandma (Mom Parker) for this fun event every year!

Fishing...

It was Weston's first time fishing, and Wally had not been in a while or Noah. Abuelo bought Weston a fishing pole and he was excited to use it soon. So the boys got invited by a friend to go fishing at their place, so they went. And Weston caught a catfish! They told me he couldn't even believe it. (I heard they fed the fish hot dogs or something, to make them come...) But still, he caught something and was sooo excited! Glad they had fun.

Helping Abuelo decorate for Christmas

Weston and Noah helped Abuelo set up his big nativity outside his home, before Christmas. Wally was helping a friend build his house and I went to my cousin, Jeanine's, baby shower.

The kids love helping out in things.

And of course, they had to get in it for a picture!

And then there's mom, trying to get a good picture with her boys... Not the easiest thing. But we're there together!