The Arboretum: The Flowers

Today Grandpa took us to Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum.  It was beautiful, as usual.  I can't decide which photos I like best, so I'm just gonna show you most of them.  Click on any photo to enlarge it.  In other posts, I'll show our kid & family fun and the educational opportunity.  Enjoy the blooms!

 We had commented on the grassy areas and then 

we saw this guy sweeping the freshly mowed grass!

   

Welcome Spring with the Super Moon!

The "Super Moon" as it arose on the horizon.  It's dark, but you can kinda make out the playhouse in the foreground.  The kids were excited to see it so bright orange and large as it came up.  Click on that link to see a comparison photo & explanation of why it's called super.

(It's times like these when I wish I had a really good camera with a long range lens!  Repeating to myself, "Thou shalt not covet...")

I saw lots of really good photos on the wall at Texas Parks & Wildlife on Facebook.  Some of my favorites are a classic Texas Moon and wow over the detail of this close-up!!

Here's a little taste of the excitement that went on at our house as we watched the moon ascend:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's the luck 'o the Irish that I got a good picture of all 4!!!

 

Four sure is cute!

Prepare to be amazed by the cuteness of Rebekah David Elizabeth Fluff Sarah!  Aw, shucks... it's just easier to say FOUR!  (so if you're not just enthralled by tons of pictures of the most adorable baby ever, you might want to just click on through...)

A week & a half ago, Sarah was working on getting her head up during tummy time.

Now look at her as she's being cheered on by Big Sister!

And I'm always trying to catch that elusive, but beautiful smile!

heh heh...

She's smiling more & more every day! Now look at her!  These were yesterday:

"What was that?!"  

David kissed the top of her head 

right as I snapped the picture!

Oh, yeah!

Doesn't that just grab your heart and never ever let go?

Maybe it's just me.

Oh, how I'm glad it's me.

TT Tuesday and Our Zoo Review Folder

Oh!  I almost missed Tuesday!  There's never a dull moment around here.  While many people are having spring break this week, we're not completely... We took Monday off to meet some friends at McD's for a play date.  Just now realized I should have taken my camera!  Oh well.  Today, we worked some more on our Zoo Review from last Tuesday's field trip.  Now there's a place that gets CRAZY on Spring Break Week!  Soooo glad we went last week!

I have to admit, the Zoo Review project turned into something for ME and not just a school project.  David wrote out all his animal answers, and I made him sound everything out, only giving a hint on the f sound in elephant.  He matched up photos and handwriting, drew his picture, but then the lost scrapbooker inside me took over.  David carried on with some other school work while I finished the folder.  I couldn't help it.  But maybe I needed that.

Half way through his math, David said, "Hey, I know what you're doing.  You're trying to trick me into having school!"  I told him there was no trick to it!  We will be having a regular school day on Wednesday, celebrating St. Patrick's Day on Thursday (which will include some school disguised as fun), and having a play day on Friday. 

Other tiny talk that has been overheard this week...

Wow, that's a lot of toilet paper.  You must have a big bottom.  (I'm not telling who said that to whom.)

Smell my feet.  They smell like lemons!

Cha-ma-milk!  Cha-ma-milk!  Cha-ma-milk... (the chanting of "chocolate milk" continues from the time I announced that I was making it, until it was going down her almost 2-year-old throat)

Oh, what fun it is!

Hey, Three - Get down, put the marker down, and close the cabinet!

This one...
she's a beautiful handful!!!

 

Never a dull moment with Rebekah around!

What's Up, Two?

Sometimes it's just easier to call them by number than trying to remember the right name...

Things have been rather calm with Elizabeth lately.  Well, other than the drama.  Her dance class is over, she loves to do her school work, and she' been asking me to take her to Target.  It's the simple things...  : )

When she cashed in her tokens this week, she chose to play an extra game of "Bowling Ball" on the Wii.  I forgot to take a picture after the first game, when she & David actually did really well, but she was still excited to have played two games this night:

And I have no idea why she liked the snakes so much at the zoo!  You'd 'a thought they were pink or something!  But her faaaavorite animal we saw was the little tiny owl in the animal program.  And I didn't get a picture of it.

Hey, you... One!

Sometimes it's just easier to call them by number than trying to remember the right name...

 David has been on the token system for months now, spending them here & there for special treats, but always keeping the goal of a full jar in mind - the Lego Space Police Lunar Limo, complete with 3 minifigures.  Last weekend, his jar was finally full...

I think this is maybe the second time he's been to Toys R Us & couldn't hardly look at me with the store right there beside him!  Wish I'd remembered to take a picture when we got to the Lego section, because it was HUGE!

Oh, yeah, that is one cool ship!

David's never really cared to color.  I found some Lego coloring pages online, though, and printed a few.  This is a most impressive coloring for my non-coloring boy!

When I saw the Lunar Limo with all it's gold bling and new, specialty pieces, I said, "Wow, David, I can't wait to see what you're gonna come up with from all these new pieces!"  I had absolutely no idea that they would be so... angelic.

"Angel Mobile"

"Angel Limo"

"Angel Car"

Who knew Legos could be so heavenly?!?!  And I love how he made wings and used the happy face!