Crazy animals

We took G to one of those drive-through animal parks. The animals were crazy, but it was a great time.

G and Kelsey have their first dance

Yes, their first dances are the Hokey Pokey and Chicken Dance, but it's sooo cute!

Twinkle Twinkle

I have a few videos from the Disney trip that I've been trying to publish all day. I think I'm finally getting them uploaded.

This is G and Kelsey singing Twinkle Twinkle on the way to the airport after the trip. G started strong and pooped out, but Kelsey carried the tune until the end.

Music to Tame the Savage Beast

On Memorial Day, G and I invited our friends to see a concert with us at the Dallas Arboretum. The artist's name is Eddie Coker. He's apparently a popular performer all over the country but especially in the area. We braved the heat and found some shade under a nearby tree. The performer was really good. Lots of fun and very interactive with the kids. I should have known better to get the boys together. G and Graham had NO interest in listening to the concert. They would rather run in circles chasing each other in a nearby open area (in the sun.) They loved it though. Run free children!

After the concert, we were invited to their neighborhood pool to swim. Opening weekend equals mass chaos. It was fun though. We got home around bedtime. He was asleep in the car, of course. I took him inside, changed his clothes, and tucked him into bed. Ten minutes later, he was up. Oh no! Will he be up all night? He came downstairs and sat in my lap for a few minutes, got up and said, "Good night mommy. I'm going to bed." That was it. What a big boy.

We survived our first Disney encounter

Well, we did it. We sailed on the Disney Wonder and lived to tell the tale. It was actually a lot of fun. You know we are cruisers, but our friends talked us into a Disney cruise. G and I have never been to Disney, so I wasn't sure what to expect on a cruise. The kid's programs were phenomenal. You could, if you picked a Disney cruise to party, drop your child off at 9am and pick them up at 1am. They would feed them, let them lay on a mat if they were tired, etc. WOW. Of course we didn't take advantage of it, but the kid's programs were great. They dressed G up as a pirate one night. He LOVED it.

G met Kelsey for the first time. The are only a week a part in age. Good thing they got along splendidly because the arranged marriage will continue as planned! :) They were so cute. G coyly put his arm around her during a movie. Daddy's boy!

Clouds

One afternoon, G and I were working in the flower beds, and I decided it would be a perfect day to sit down on our "hill" in the front yard and show him the clouds. We talked about the different clouds and how you can see shapes and things in the clouds.

From this point forward, every time he sees clouds he says,

"Look at the clouds, mommy. I see an alligator eating a pickle."

It's always an alligator eating a pickle. He came up with it on his own. Too funny!

Who knew Elvis liked to play in the sand?

G has re-found his Elvis costume. We are back to sleeping, playing, etc. in it. I don't mind since he will outgrow it someday, and my mom worked hard to make it. So here we are on a bright sunny day playing in his sandbox.

Is he even mine?

I so badly want just a little bit of my son's looks, actions, pinky toe to look like/resemble me. He doesn't have to be my twin, but he can at least do something to remind me that he's mine. I did carry him for 9+ mo! LOL. Anyway, here's more proof that I'm just the mother ship that brought my husband's twin into the world. :)

Boxes and Trains

We're talking mom to mom here: Boxes are better than toys. Can I get an Amen? So why does he have lots of toys and no boxes? G spent the week playing with this box. He couldn't get enough.

I've also included pics of his train set that he got for Christmas, but we found a train table several months ago and have it all set up.