Pre-K and K

Both kids have started school and we are excited to see what the school year will bring. Catherine is in Pre-K B at St. Rose with Mrs. Najera.  She only cried her first day and it was because she did not get Logan's teacher from last year, Mrs. Slocum.  She has told me more about Pre-K in two weeks than Logan had after months.  Catherine definitely loves to talk.  There is a boy in her class who gets tummy aches if he eats peanuts.  There is a girl in her class who does not like the slide.  They have to line up in rows before they travel to different places, like the library.  There is a cat who wanders between classes and leaves them chocolate. ( I think she got a Pete the Cat story confused with something else although I am not sure.)

C & Ms. Diana from Pre K 3

Logan's first week of school at Oak Forest Elementary was great.  He is extremely fortunate to be in the same class with his best bud Austin.  There was a 1/6th chance of that happening!  He has Mrs.  McWilliams and so far has adjusted well.

L & Mrs. Slocum

Say it ain't so

Logan starts Kindergarten tomorrow morning at 7:45.

I vividly remember holding his tiny body in the hospital the night he was born.  Time really did stop for me that day. I remember my mom walking into the room and commenting that a baby down the hall was JUST born in the last hour.  How could that be?  It was then that I realized time did not actually stop although it sure did feel that way.

And five short years later we arrive at Kindergarten.  Just like that.  The days are long but the years are short.

We had a great last week of summer.  Catherine had already started St. Rose so it was just Logan and I.  We visited Houston Fire Station 31 and got an incredible tour of the trucks, gear and driving cabin.  We also got to shoot the infrared lasers with the captain looking for heat. The only heat we found was the crew eating lunch in the kitchen area.  And just when we though our tour had ended, the Captain pulled out a live hose that Logan got to use.  He was ecstatic.

Later that same day we saw a fire fighter costume at Costco and we had to purchase it.  He has worn it non stop. He even slept in it two nights.

We ate out a good bit and had the chance to play tickle monster in my car while we were waiting on my folks to finish up at the Holocaust museum.  We had gone to the Children's Museum as I felt it was more age appropriate.  It has been a super fun week and we are both ready for this exciting new chapter.

Happy 4th Birthday Catherine!

Catherine turned 4 years old on July 30th.  She was blessed to have her Mimi and Popi travel from NOLA to Houston to celebrate with her.  We did not have an actual birthday party per se, but we did have cake and presents and that seemed be all that Catherine wanted.

In the last year, Catherine has become a chatty little girl.  She talks non stop. Some times it makes complete sense and other times I can't understand what she is saying. She loves to roll play where she is the doctor and helping her animals and dolls.  She likes to pretend she is the school teacher and everyone is in time out for talking out of turn.  Ironic.

She continues to worship Winston.  He is her puppy dog and she can take care of him all by herself.  She tells me this all the time.  She is becoming more athletic and has developed swimming skills and soccer as well.  She runs very fast but I am not sure if that is because she is chasing Logan or if she is being chased.  Big brother definitely helps her run faster.

She is also creating friendships with girls she meets through school, church, and the community.  Catherine is fearless and I  hope that is a good trait to have as long as she knows when it is time to stop something  that could potentially be dangerous!

Catherine and Cambry watching Frozen

Catherine and Avery buried in the clean Surf Side sand

She always swings on the yellow swing.  Nothing else can compare.

She LOVES her dad to the moon and back.

Every year we ask our kids the same set of questions and its fun to see how much they change in just one short year.

What is your favorite color?

Pink, yellow, and gold

What is your favorite food?

Taco salad with root beer and chips (She really never eats chips and root bear)

What is your favorite toy?

Hello Kitty band-aid box (very true indeed)

Who is your best friend?

Elise, Avery, and Jillian

What is your favorite thing to do?

Playing with mommy and daddy; watching Mickey Mouse

What is your favorite game to play?

Princess

What do you want to do when you grow up?

Veterinarian

What are you most thankful for?

Presents.  Friends coming over to play

What is the best thing that happened to you this year?

Going on the Mickey Mouse boat

What do you like about being 4?

Growing up and tracing and words

Wonderwild

I was going to post pictures from Catherine's 4th birthday celebration weekend and I realized that I never even posted her 3rd birthday.  It really is not a big deal but I want her to know that we did actually give her a birthday party at Wonderwild.  Second children sometimes get shafted...sorry mom but it is true.  Brian and I decided to do birthday "parties" every other year with the kids.  So for Catherine's 3rd we had hers at Wonderwild.  Wonderwild is an indoor bounce house kids play area that has a GIANT alligator slide that Catherine simply adores.  She constantly tells me what direction to travel in Houston to get "to the bridge that has the turn that has the Wonderwild alligator slide".  She informs me if she sees a bridge that looks like the bridge that is by the Wonderwild alligator slide.  She asks if the alligator sleeps when all the kids are gone, if it crawls outside to get dinner, if it crawls to the party rooms, and she often asks where it goes to the potty.  Then she laughs and explains that an alligator would go to the bathroom with Winston, which is outside with no potty and no toilet paper, just grass.

Having a conversation with Catherine these days is one sided.  She will ask all sorts of questions and then tell us "No Daddy, you can't answer the question that way, the answer is _____, OK?" And she expects you to say "OK" in return.

I want to franchise a WW but first I have to raise the initial 600K!  Yes that is a lot of money to get  into the bounce house business but it does confirm my theory that this company is a profit machine.

Swimming at the hotel pool