H.O.T.

I meant to post last night but was too tired. Please forgive me. Yesterday we went with some friends to the Heart of Texas fair (HOT fair - it was hot too!). We all had a good time. One of the main attractions for all of our munchkins was the petting zoo. This was the first time that Alex and Zachary had been that up close and personal with any of these animals.

The next exciting thing was the pony ride. I wasn't sure how our guys would do, especially since one of our friends cried when he got on the pony but they were very good. I walked beside Zachary and he held on to the saddle and didn't try to pull the pony's hair or jump off or anything. (The saddle did have a seat belt just in case!)

We thought we'd try some of the fair rides but Zachary was too little for any of them. Alex could have ridden a few with an adult but he doesn't like them. Instead we played the midway games. This is Chris's favorite thing, I think. He did great and we came home with two more big stuffed animals.

The boys behaved pretty well even without their nap. It's funny how they can miss a nap if we're out of the house doing something fun and be O.K. but if they missed a nap at home they would both be so cranky! We were all tired on the way home and Alex and Zachary slept most of the way.

Best seat in the house

This is where Chris chose to sit and have a drink when he came home from work today. When I asked why he was sitting there he said "because it was comfortable".

Do you think I can get away from the kids up there?

Wordless Wednesday - At the pumpkin patch

House - work

Building a house is exhausting and I'm not even doing any manual labor! Today while my mom stayed with the boys Chris and I met with the decorator to pick out many many things. We chose cabinets for the whole house, plumbing fixtures, and lighting. That may not sound like much but there are so many choices that it took several hours. I think we did a good job though and got it all done. We were also able to see some sample paint colors on the house and picked a stucco color. We ended up choosing a dark brown (like we thought we would). It's the color on the right. The stucco is up on the house but it's not painted. The bottom portion here will be limestone and the trim around the arches and windows will be the same as the top trim color which is almost the same as the stone.

Most of the insulation is in the house now too. This week the concrete stain samples will be put down for us to choose from. We will probably have one more full day of decisions and then a few smaller ones as we go. We still have to choose carpet, tile, countertops, interior paint, appliances, a front door and who knows what else. I think by the end when everything goes in we won't remember what we chose and it will all be a big surprise.

A groggy weekend

This weekend Chris and I headed out of town, without the kids. My mom came to stay with the boys so we could go to Chris's Dining In for his battalion. This one was different from the one we went to in the past because they had a grog. (If you didn't click the link the history of grog says it began as a mixture of rum and water to keep the drinking water from spoiling on long sea voyages. Grog's now, at least in this context, are a mixture of everything but the kitchen sink and are not very good to drink but that's kinda the point.) It's a "game" where if you don't follow the rules of the mess (the dinner) then someone can tell you to go drink the grog. It makes for a fun evening. When the evening officially ended many people who weren't sent to the grog , including us, wanted to taste the it. While some thought it wasn't so bad I did not like it. Every ingredient in the grog had some sort of meaning and while vodka, Hawaiian punch, brown sugar, blue curacao, raspberry schnaps, hot sauce, and all the other ingredients would be fine alone; together - yuck! Oh and I couldn't get past the pecans floating on the top either.The boys were very happy to see us today but I don't think they missed us too much. They had lots of fun with their Mimi and a surprise visit from Aunt Lisa and Cousin Tyler.

Friday funny

This morning the boys were in our bedroom while daddy got ready for work. (He's usually gone before they wake up so this was unusual.) They are very interested in any motor kind of sound and were watching closely when daddy turned on his electric razor.

Zach: "Zoom zoom mow grass."

Alex: "No, mow cheeks."

I heart Nicholas Sparks

I love Nicholas Sparks. Sshhhhh...don't tell my husband. His new book The Lucky One came out yesterday. Other than the Harry Potter books his is the only one I wait patiently for the release date and rush out to buy the first day or two. I got mine yesterday and I get to start reading it today. Although with two toddlers in the house it may take a bit longer than usual to read.