The Little Joys

I just love it when I find stuff like this...

Cracked me up. I don't even know which one of my children did this.
Sometimes it's the little things that make parenting so much fun.

Fun at Brackenridge Park with Friends

Headed out to Brackenridge Park awhile back with some good friends and the kids had an absolute blast riding the zoo train, picnicking in the park and splashing in the water...

We started out just telling them they could take their shoes off and walk through the water. Well, that led to them being soaking wet from head to toe, but having way too much fun for us to tell them to stop.
You really can't say no to this...

On the zoo train before the water...


That's Lydia in the pink- we were celebrating her 5th birthday. Super sweet girl.

I feel bad that Alli missed all this fun while she was staying at grandma's, but I'm certain she was having plenty of fun too.

My Little Artist

Alli's latest masterpiece- a bird looking for food to feed her babies that will be hatching soon...

The bird and the sun are actually a fluorescent yellow, but that didn't show up when I scanned it.

I was really impressed when she brought this to me. I think it's really good for a 5 1/2 yr old, but it could be that I'm just an overly proud mom. Either way, I wanted to share it.

Oh and while I'm bragging- she read the words "giggly, happy, and sleepy" without any assistance the other day. Again, I was super proud and so was she. It's amazing the progress she is making so quickly.