Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Grandpa's Birthday

We went to Conroe to celebrate Grandpa's 66th birthday.




The boys surprised Grandpa with a homemade sign!

They were cracking up because they picked out a card that had a potty in a car. They have no idea what the car said but they thought the picture was funny...so did Grandpa!


Wednesday, August 25, 2010

First Day of School!

First day flash back ... Reid 2008

First day of school flashback ... Reid and Quinn 2009

First day of school ... Reid and Quinn 2010

High five, we are going to school!


Where does the time go?
The boys have WONDERFUL teachers. I am so excited and so are they!

Monday, August 23, 2010

REID AND QUINN'S BIRTHDAY PART!!

Well, we had Reid and Quinn's birthday party at Jump N Jungle. They had soooo much fun. They ran in the room and I just saw them zoom by me the rest of the time. They were so excited to celebrate with their friends! GB and Grandpa came down for the celebration. They decided not to partake in the jumping!


Little Matt and Big Matt


Look at this face!! So cute, Natalie!
Here we go Maria!
Henry and Grant
Pizza anyone?!!?

Ok, so this year once again I decided to make the boys' cakes. In the past I used a box. This time I got a recipe from my friend Jenny! So yummy! However, just a tip, butter cream icing isn't so great when you live in Houston and it is 300 degrees outside! It was a little stressful getting these cakes inside without them melting all over! But really, how can you go wrong with a Transformer on top of a cake? We had these Transformers for over a week and they had to sit in the box until the day of the party. That was torture for the boys! They played with the boxes for a week!



"Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you...."



Connor

We got to play with Connor again before school started! We love our Connor!
He started Kindergarten today! We hope you had fun, Connor!!




Last night of soccer...




Sunday, August 1, 2010

Happy 5th Birthday, Reid!!

Today is Reid's 5th birthday. He woke up to balloons and streamers outside his door! We went to a party last night and didn't get in until late, so when Matt tucked him in bed he said, "Tomorrow is your birthday, so you should sleep in." (Hee hee...like that was going to work!)
He got up around 6:35. At first he was a little scared when he came out. He didn't say anything because it was still dark. Then he ran downstairs to tell us about the balloons.
We told him about the story of the day he was born and then came the waiting game to see when Quinn was going to wake up so he could open his present.

Finally everyone was up and it was present time!

Look out.....Wooohaa!! Those are Legos in there.
The drawers are my disillusioned attempt to keep them organized.

GB and Grandpa got the boys each a Lego truck kit and now they are hooked! We've actually had this gift for over a year, but were just afraid they weren't ready for it. Now they are and are pretty excited! I was pretty excited when I walked into the Lego store. Wow! I've never seen anything like that before.






Friday, July 23, 2010

Art Musuem

We went to the Museum of Fine Art with our friends, Charlie and Bailey. Free on Thursdays!

These are the only pictures we could take for two reasons....
1. You can take photos in much of the museum.
2. Have you ever taken a group of young children somewhere where they couldn't touch ANYTHING? Your hands are pretty busy.

Actually they had craft time and it was really great!! A real craft that they linked to a piece of art. Not just a coloring page with glitter. There are three more times left this summer. It has been every Thursday all summer and we've just figured this out!! I've already marked our calendars for next summer.


Monday, July 12, 2010

Waterpark!!!

This is the first time I've taken pictures at our pool this year. We've really enjoyed not having to have the boys in floaties! They can touch in the majority of the pool and they are really good swimmers!





Floating on our backs!

Quinn doing the tornado!

Reid doing the tornado!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Quinn's & Reid's Stories

Quinn has turned into quite the story teller. Here is the story he told me this morning!

The Adventure of the Cave

By Quinn Mickle

When we were at our house we were there and Reid was there. Then we went to GB and Grandpa’s house. At GB and Grandpa’s house there was a cave. Reid and Quinn dressed up like Batman. We swung to the top of the house and we got down to the ground. And then we swing through the rope and went up the steps and saw the jewels they were on the black table. They looked like gold when you were close up to them. They were navy and khaki and gold. They looked pretty. We played with the jewels and tried not to break the jewels because the jewels were glass. Then we went to the cave that was by GB and Grandpa’s house. The cave was dark and there were birds in the cave. We went into the cave and we saw jewels in the cave too.

Then we ran back down the stairs. And we threw the rope, got on top the roof of the house and we jumped on the ground and Grandpa said, “Who wants some pancakes?” And we said, “We do!” Then we ate some pancakes.



Blast, the Dragon

By Reid Mickle

Once upon a time there was a princess that wanted a beautiful castle. Her name was Sarah. She called out, “Reid and Quinn Builders and Julien and Gabriel workers” They were building a castle for the Princess Sarah to live in. Inside it had lots of yummy food and lots and lots of pictures of Princess Sarah. They took a break and ate lunch.

They haven’t brought in electricity so they took out their dinner and ate it outside because there were no lights.

There was a Dragon named Blast. He was a nice dragon and sometimes he would take his claws and open up buildings. Sometimes he does mistakes like that, but not this time. This time he smelled the food and he walked and walked until he came to the people. They told him to look up and he saw the castle. Then instead of opening it up he took some bricks and built the castle as fast as he could until a mean dragon came. He looked all red. The mean dragon blew fire at the nice dragon. And the nice dragon blew fire on top of his head. Then the bad dragon fell down to the ground because he was dead. Blast flew and got Princess Sarah and flew her to the castle and the castle was done. She was so happy. They all took their dinner inside and there was electricity. The dragon had gotten it for them.

The End.


At the moment everyone is illustrating their books!