Beach Vacation

We are getting ready to go on a 9 day/ 8 night beach vacation in the Florida Keys. I am so excited, but I have so much to do to get ready to go! Mark is supposed to be taking off the day tomorrow so I can concentrate on laundry and packing, but he has brought a ton of work home. Wish me luck!
Wooooo Hoooo!

Cameron's first haircut

I was trimming Carson's hair and Cameron really wanted me to do his. I said sure and so he has just spontaneously received his first haircut. What a big boy he is getting to be. He sat still and patiently waited for me to finish. Pictures later :)

Meals on Wheels

We started to deliver meals for the Meals on Wheals program. I felt like it was one of the best charity groups that I could do with the boys so young. I was a little worried about the little training that I received before delivering the meals, but it worked out great. By the third stop, Carson was running to the back to pack up the next meal. Our total time for deliveries was just under 2hours. If any of you are thinking about helping others, this is a great program! I know both my boys felt good by helping others and many of my clients really enjoyed seeing the boys.
After we delivered the meals, we stopped by a park to play. A huge turtle fell over the bank about 6 feet and landed upside down. The water was too shallow for him to flip back over, so after a lot of work and risking my life...I saved the turtle. I am my boys' hero (and the turtle's).
Alright, enough with saving the world today.....goodnight.

Do I still have to cook now?

Carson loves to cook and he decided to make homemade bisquits. Oh MY! They were so good! We had to drive to Fort Worth so my dentist could adjust my temporary crown and we took some to Abuelo and Abuela. Carson was so proud to share his creation.

Richardson Fountain Festival

Mark went out of town for the weekend to visit his parents and friends. We decided to go to the Richardson Fountain Festival. Traditionally it is held outdoors near the big fountain, but this year's downpour forced everyone indoors. I was in a lot of pain still from my dental surgery (can you see my mouth swollen in the pic?), but we still had fun. Carson really liked the Maharlika Dancers. He has read a few books about difference cultural dances so he was familiar with the dance. Fun to see up close. We ran into some friends there and enjoyed their company very much.

Frontiers of Flight Museum

I took the boys to the Frontiers of Flight Museum to meet up with some friends. It was a great day to go as we pretty much had the entire place to ourselves and got a lot of personal stories from the retired pilots that volunteer there. The older gentleman in the picture gave us a short talk on the early flights of the Wright brothers. As we were leaving, I learned that he is actually a rocket scientist and I think he has traveled into space.
Both of the boys had a great time and it was nice visiting with our friends. As soon as we got home, Carson was busy replicating the Wright brothers' first plane. Then he read every book on flight that we had. He was really inspired.

Junkyard Wars

Carson and Cameron LOVE the show Junkyard Wars and many times watch it on movie night. Carson had an idea to create our own Junkyard Wars and since we have binfuls of Legos handed down from Carson's 15yo cousin, Henry we decided to to go for it.
I created a challenge and gave each person 30minutes to build their creations and then we challenged them. One challenge was to build a vehicle that would penetrate a spear deepest into playdough and the other challenge was to build a amphibious vehicle that would run on the track on our outdoor water table. Carson did really well and thought through his design very carefully before building - even making a diagram. Cameron really liked it too, but needed quite a bit of assistance making his creation.

My parents had a labor day cookout at their home in Fort Worth. Carson was in the pool the entire time. He played with his first Cuban friend and they got along great. She is such a sweet little girl. He also has figured out how to swim - check out the video! He is really doing well!!

Not Back to School Party

For the past 3 years, we have participated in a Not Back to School Party with our homeschool group. We decided to do it at Planet Pizza this year. Planet Pizza is an indoor play/amusement park. About 35 children came and it was pretty much a private party since the facility is so quiet during that time of the day.

Founder's Plaza

We stopped at the DFW Airport Founder's Plaza Observation. I thought it was great that they had a speaker so we could hear the control tower communicating with the pilots. The boys did not want to leave but after a couple of hours, we needed to get home to make lunch. The boys want to take their dad there so maybe we'll be making another trip soon.

Guitar Lessons

Carson finally began his guitar lessons. He has really been looking forward to this for quite a while. Unfortunately, he had to wait an extra month while the first instructor I hired had a couple of last minute schedule conflicts. However, it couldn't have worked out better - Mr. Chris is a great fit for Carson and is incredibly patient. Thanks Chris!