Read Across America Day & Cub Scouts

On Tuesday,  Kindergarten participated in Read Across America Day (which was also Dr. Seuss' Birthday)! They were able to invite a parent to school to read with them during the read-a-thon & dress up as their favorite storybook character. Jonah said he wanted to be Freddy from the Ready, Freddy book series. So we headed to Wal-Mart to hunt for a shark t-shirt (since that is what Freddy always wear).  Luckily, we found one!!! Mom attended the read-a-thon. After reading, the kids paraded around the school with their favorite books & dressed up as their character.

 

Jonah as Freddy

That night Peyton's Cub Scout Troop held their Blue & Gold Banquet. They had a Secret Agent theme. It was a very fun night. Peyton received his Bobcat Badge & is now working toward earning his Weblos Badge. 

Here are some photos from the night...

 

Dad "in disguise"

 

Peyton "in disguise"

 

Jonah "in disguise"

 

Getting ready to diffuse the bombs (pop the balloons)

Peyton is in tan  (Jonah is near the bottom of the picture 

with his ears covered...for some reason my kids don't like noise)

 

Peyton could not get the balloon to POP

(check out the look on his face)

This is what we have been up to this week, along with the normal routine of cleaning up after kids, dishes, washing clothes, changing diapers, and the list goes on. That is our life & I wouldn't trade it for anything else!!! I love being a Mom to my 3 kiddos & a wife to Lawrence. My Heavenly Father has blessed me greatly & I am thankful for all my blessings!

Snow...continued

These are the rest of the snow day pictures from the 23rd. These were the pictures after the boys got out of school. I was so worried earlier in the day when the snow stopped, that the boys wouldn't be able to enjoy any of it because they were in school. Thankfully it started snowing again when we left to pick them up!!! Our friends live across the street from the school so we parked our car & enjoyed the snow with the boys! *The area where the school is got a LOT more snow than we did at the apartment*

 

snow ball fight!

 

Jonah getting ready to make a snow angel

  

Peyton making a snow angel

 

Jonah enjoying the snow

 

Peyton sledding down the small hill at school

 

Jonah & Mommy

 

Dad & Peyton

 

Mommy & Addison

 

Stefanie & Lawrence

 

Mini snowman

 

Stefanie...enjoyed the snow day but I was freezing!

This was the last picture of the day, decided to go inside & warm up!!!

I am glad I live in Texas and this is not a normal occurrence...it's pretty to look at & fun to play in, but it is too cold & wet!!!!!

It SNOWED!!!

It has FINALLY snowed in Round Rock! Areas to our North & South have gotten some snow this year, but it always skipped us...Peyton thought for sure we had a no-snow shield around Round Rock! LOL!

Today is snowed...Lawrence saw the 1st snowflake hit the windshield as soon as the boys got out of the car at school.

These flakes were BIG...one hit Lawrence in the eye & knocked his contact out of place!!! He saw a lady building a snowman on her car in the Wal-Mart parking lot! Addison & I played in the snow a bit this morning...I gave her a snowball to hold (with mittens on) and she proceeded to eat it...her poor lips were purple! She screamed when I tried to take it away...she then threw herself on the ground. I couldn't help but laugh (& I got it on video!!!).

These are some of the pictures I took this morning before he camera battery decided to die on me!

 

  

Mommy giving Addison a snowball

  

She refused to put it down

  

Eating a piece of her snowball.

 

My favorite picture!!!

Happy Mardi Gras!

Today is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)! But, since we are in Texas, the kids have school and there are no parades.

We did not go to any parades last year because Addison was only a wee infant (2 months old) and it was a little too cold for her to be out on the street. So this is my 2nd year missing Mardi Gras...I guess it is bothering me this year because I am too far away to hop in the car & go to a parade if I wanted to.

I tried to talk Lawrence into going to NOLA over the weekend (the kids were off yesterday...Monday). But, he was getting sick and the kids had a primary activity on Saturday.

I will survive...I really haven't had the Mardi Gras spirit the past couple of years that we were in Houma. I will go look in Addison's closet & see if she has anything festive to wear today.

HAPPY MARDI GRAS Y'ALL!!!!! BE SAFE!