The Children's Museum

Mom and I took the kids to the Children's Museum today. It was the first time we have gone since they remodeled everything. We all had a great time.

Here's Lilly putting the tires back on the jeep.

Lilly's favorite thing was connecting pipes for the water to flow through.

Ethan's favorites were all the golf ball activities. He loved dropping the ball and watching it roll and flip around.

Of course we had to stop by the face painting station.

Lilly getting ready to build.

Here they were building block houses then blasting air at them to knock them over like a hurricane was coming through.

Playing with the defibrillators in the ambulance.

Ethan playing Vet.

Lilly gave her cat a shot to make it better.

Our Cruise

Some highlights from Crystal and my trip to Cozumel last week. We had a great time!

Live footage...

This is the video of Lilly in the Mutton Bustin' event. It is not real good quality, but it is the best Dad could do with his cell phone. Enjoy!

Crosby - Lil Wrangler's Rodeo

Today we went to the Crosby Rodeo with our cousin Brady. All the kids participated in the Lil Wranglers Rodeo. Here they all are before we left the house.

Ethan's first event was the goat scramble. Here he is pulling the orange ribbon from the goat's tail.
My little wrangler showing off his official number.

This is Lilly in the Hat Race.

Ethan's last event was the stick horse race. He was really tired at this point!
The boy in the orange behind him ended up winning the trophy for best boy 0-2.

Lilly - gearing up for the Mutton Bustin'.

She held on tight, but still got thrown at the end (and the tip of her thumb got stepped on!) Her score was 74 which placed her in 3rd for this event! Yeah Lilly!

Tired and waiting for the official results.

Here they are proudly waiving their participation ribbons. We can't wait until next year.

Crawfish Boil at Aunt Charlotte's House

Both kids had their first experience with a Slip 'n Slide.

There was also water balloons and a sprinkler to play in.

Trip to the Shack and the Shack Zoo

Back in May we took Gram and PawPaw to the Shack. While Daddy and PawPaw were fishing we went with Gram to the Lufkin Zoo. It was a blast.

The peacocks were everywhere!

The tiger was right up close playing in the water.

Of course we also had to ride the train.

This is what Daddy and PawPaw did while we were gone.

Fried fish for dinner that night...

Awanas Ceremony

After working hard all year we finally reached the end of the year for Awana Cubbies. Lilly learned a new bible verse each week - that means she earned all her patches for the year and received a cubbie bear for her vest as well as a certificate. She was very proud and can't wait until next year.

Here I am getting recognized as a teacher for the year.

Lilly after the ceremony.

Mother's Day at the Aquarium

We went to the Downtown Aquarium again for Mother's Day this year.

Both kids love watching the tigers.

After we ate and rode all the rides Lilly and Ethan splashed in the fountain.

Lilly won a stuffed animal at one of the carnival games.

Had a great time...can't wait until next year!