Tonight, we had a "make your own pizza" and movie night! They boys were soooo excited to do everything themselves. Here are some step by step pictures of what they did--in case you ever need to know how to make a pizza! What movie did they pick??? Scooby Doo, of course!
Wow--what a trip!! We had a wonderful week on Captiva Island, Florida!Here are a few highlights of our trip. I have so many pictures, so I will post some more later this week. One of the MAJOR highlights was that Jackson caught his 100th fish!! This was something he had been working on with my dad for about 2 years. On the last night, the owner of the restuarant we were at made a presentation to Jackson with a trophy with a fish on top. The whole restaurant clapped for him and he hid behind me until the fuss calmed down. Then, he proudly held it on his head (see pic.) and walked around the restuarant showing people. He can hardly wait to take it to school for show and tell. Now, since Papa (my dad) helped Jackson catch his first 100, he will now start to work with Drew who, at press time, has 10 fish :)
Another day, we did took kayaks thru the mangrove jungle where we saw jellyfish, crabs, lots of fish, racoons, and many beautiful birds. The boys loved that!
And, of course, the beach!! We had a beautiful beach next to our house and the boys couldn't get enough of it. They really got into digging holes and making sandcastles this year.
On a low note, Drew and I brought sickness to the trip. We came with little colds that turned into major bronchial issues and then pink eye for both of us! By the end of the week, we went to the island doctor and everyone got a round of antibiotics--my dad included. I hear my mom isn't feeling so hot now either......sorry!
All in all, it was a great trip and we are so blessed to be able to see the boys experience so many interesting and new things. They are great travelers and we were all sad to leave......we can't wait for next year!
Spring has sprung here in Texas! This is my favorite time of the year when everything is starting to bloom and you get an extra boost of energy! We enjoyed the weather by going to the park with our friends, Pierce and Jade on Friday afternoon. The kids enjoyed their first ice cream treat of the season and ran around a lake at a park by our house. Here, they rested for a minute before we hit the trail again.
Jackson has become my little helper in the kitchen. I love it when he sits at the island and talks with me when I'm cooking. We have some of the sweetest conversations there. Saturday morning, he wanted to make eggs all by himself, so I supervised while he cracked and scrambled the eggs. He did awesome and I'm just realizing how much he can do by himself if I let him. I guess families with 10 children depend on those 5 year olds to do their share of the work! I need to take advantage of his helpful spirit and let him tackle some things around the house. I'll keep you posted on how that goes:)
Jackson got this toy called "The Claw" for his birthday. It's like one of those toys at the arcades where you put your money in and you can NEVER pick up the toy. The claw just gets a hold of it, but will never bring it to the top. This one is filled with candy that just drives the boys crazy because they just can't get it!! It is fun to watch, but has the most annoying music that it plays over and over, so we have to limit our time on that toy.....
