End of School

Well, school is officially out (last Thursday) and we have celebrated the long Memorial Day weekend at the beach, pictures to come soon, but first, some end of school pictures.  Last Monday Benjamin came to work with me and he thought it was so neat to get to see Mommy's "nudents" as he calls them.

I took him for his MRI that morning and rather than driving back to drop him at his school I just brought him to work with me.  

We will get the results of his MRI this Friday which will help us determine when is the best time for surgery.  
 
 

Weekend Recap

We had a fantastic weekend! 

Saturday morning Benjamin had a soccer game and he had his best game yet! 

We are so proud of him! He has really come a long way from the beginning when we had to talk him into going out on the field.  On Saturday he hustled after the ball and played the entire game without any whining.  In fact, he had such a great game he got the Team Ninja Turtle for the week!  It's the equivalent of a game ball. 

I love how excited he looks in this picture!  We are so proud of you Benjamin!  We spent Saturday afternoon celebrating Benjamin's great game at Grimaldi's and shopping for shoes, which shoe shopping was a total bust, but that's okay.

Thomas thoroughly enjoyed the pizza!  

On Sunday we decided to head to the pool and spend the afternoon splashing around. 

And then spent the afternoon playing outside.

It was a great weekend!
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

School Days

Yoga fun! 

Exploring the playground!

Making caterpillars!

Having fun with friends!

It is almost summer time and we are so ready for no schedules and fun filled days!

 

family 5K

On Saturday we completed our first family 5K in Galveston!

We did it!  

 
 
 

Go Astros

Benjamin went to his very first Astros game with Matt and Popi last Friday!  

Dinner before the game of course!

New hat from the gift shop to cheer on the 'Stros!

Benjamin had the best time! And luckily the Astros hit 3 homeruns so they got to see the train go around the track!  Go Astros!
 
 
 

 

Soccer

Soccer oh soccer. On most days soccer practice and games are a constant struggle of trying to explain to Benjamin that he can't always kick the ball. Usually, he plays for about 10 minutes and then just wants to sit on the side and take water breaks. But at practice on Wednesday he ran as fast as he could out onto the field all by himself and he practice the entire time without a pep talk from me and without whining! He listened to his coach, he "got after the ball," as he says, and most of all, he had so much fun! He was so proud of himself at the end of practice and I couldn't have been prouder! 

These are the pictures I was able to get from the sideline. Blurry, but he was so engaged I didn't want to get closer. 

I could not be prouder of our little Ninja Turtle!
 
 

Sunshine

Last weekend we had the best weather and we fully enjoyed it with lots of time spent outside! 

Despite their faces, they were actually excited to ride in the wagon!

We are looking forward to many long walks this summer!
 

 

Mother's Day

The best gift I have ever been given is to get to be a Mommy to these 2 babies. 

It was the perfect day spent with those I love most. 

Happy Mother's Day to some pretty special Mama's- Gigi, Nana, and Maw Maw! 
 
 
 

12 Month Doctor Update

Last week I took Thomas for his 12 month check up which went great until it was time for his shots.

The toys in the waiting room were especially fun!  And so were the books while waiting on his pediatrician. 

Thomas was all smiles until shot time!  It was a rough few minutes with finger pricks and 3 shots!  Next week we will go to the allergist to do the MMR since its suspended in egg white, but overall Thomas did great!  He weighed in at 23 pounds 8 ounces and 29 inches tall!  We love our little chunky monkey!
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Handsome Helper

Turns out I have the cutest little housecleaning helper in the neighborhood! 

Who knew vacuuming could be so much fun?!

 
 
 

Weekend Fun

Benjamin's soccer game was canceled Saturday morning because of what else?  Rain!  We have had so much rain lately that I have officially decided I could never live in Seattle!  Rain, rain go away! But, we didn't let that stop our weekend fun, instead, we headed to Space Center Houston to see rocket ships and Astronauts!  Benjamin is always talking about wanting to go to outer space and the moon so I thought a trip to Space Center Houston would be a lot of fun for him.  And it was! Complete with a ride on rocket ship to outer space!  Okay, it was just a ride, but you get the idea. 

This was huge!  I really had no idea how big the plane was that carries the shuttle. 

We took the team tour to the astronaut training facility and rocket park. It was so amazing to learn how much and how intense the astronauts train for a mission. 

And last but not least pictures that Matt took from the monitor of Benjamin and I on the rocket ship ride.  He LOVED it!  And I was rather impressed that he was naming the planets before they were mentioned in the ride.