May '10 visit to TX

My early morning coffee with the kids [the boys get milk with a little chocolate and vanilla syrups and Ali gets milk]. Noni gets BLACK coffee!!

Took a late morning trip to the park for a picnic lunch, feeding the ducks and the play ground. It was a gorgeous day.

Dad explaining nature and the boys listening intently.

Feeding the ducks stale bread. The water was a little far away for the kids to toss the bread into. But if they got closer, they would sink into the mud. Luckily, the ducks would come ashore and get the bread.

The playground was full of kids and parents. Great equipment that just invited the parents to get involved and play too. Mark is helping Alex, first, to hang and just slide across the bar. Tony patiently waiting his turn [cutie pie].

Ali and momma walking to the playground. She's getting so big and tries so hard to keep up with her brothers. Still holding onto that stale bread!

Momma and Ali sliding with dad waiting to help if needed : }

It takes both parents to keep an eye on all 3 kids. Check it out....all 3 are each going a different direction. Whew!!

Amy all dressed up and working at Lulu's Bow-tique. She really is very creative! : }

Standing outside Alex's school just before we walked him in.

Tony LOVES Alex's school room. Runs right in and makes himself at home. He'll do great here in the Fall.

When Alex arrives at school, he hangs his things up in his cubby, then has to sit and keep himself busy until all the kids arrive.

Alex and Miss Christina, his teacher.

Aliana watching Little Einstien. She loves the characters, music and little kids on it. I remember ALL the g-kids loved these DVD's.

Amy didn't have an apron for Ali to wear while hand painting in the yard. So she thought of using this bread bag and it worked! Ali is so tiny, she's precious!

Washing hands by the hose after finished painting the little white table. Even washing hands turns into a game....fun!!

Helping Tony write his name on the table under his hand prints. What a great idea! Look at Ali trying to play on the teeter-totter by herself : }

Alex pressing his painted hand onto the table. What great memories for the kids and mom [and me].

It was fun to watch the kids as Amy heavily painted their hands. It was like they were thinking, "Mom are you sure you know what you're doing?" Tony was very still and just watched.

Look how hard they are concentrating [check out Tony and that tongue] : }

All done and the proud artists are ready to display their handy work. Great job, boys! : }

Here's Amy working at Lulu's Boutique in between doing laundry, vacuuming, keeping track of the kids, holding Aliana, thinking about what to cook for dinner that night, waiting on the dishwasher to finish so she could empty it.....a great multi-tasker! And she kept it all together and had LOADS of energy and patience. A ture Proverbs 31 woman, really! : }

Another project - Chocolate covered frozen strawberries and cherries. Ummmmmm : }

And the end product!

The kids picnicing on the patio and trying to say prayers before eating. Notice Ali not wanting the boys to hold her hands : }

The Deno Den

I asked the boys to stand on the yellow line and follow it. They looked at me, then looked down the road, then looked back at me and never said a word. HAHAHAHa Follow the yellow brick road, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road [remember.....Wizard of Oz song] : }

We walked all the way to the top of the dam and son-of-a-gun the gates were locked. We were so diappointed.

Little Aliana walking down that long lonesome highway.... NOT : }

Noni and her precious grand-kids! <3