Whitney is 3 months!!!

Whitney turned 3 months old on May 26, 2011.  She's changing so quickly.  I love this stage as there is something new and different about her almost every day.

Look how much she has changed:

Just Born

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

She loves to listen to anyone sing, loves to be talked to and played with.  And, I. know. she loves her big sisters.

Her biggest physical accomplishment during the past month would be:

Holding up her head longer during tummy time.

Rolling onto her side.  (You'll also notice she found her hands this month and sucks on her fist or fingers frequently).

She also sleeps through the night and has been for about two weeks.

I'm so excited to review all her changes and accomplishments next month too.

But, I will, of course, leave you with two mohawk pictures.  I thought as her hair grew it would lay down, but nope!  It just stands up taller!

Love,
Michelle

Bouncing Bears

There is a fun place called Bouncing Bears on 2920 & Kuykendahl and we enjoyed all they had to offer on Friday!

The girls always enjoy themselves.  There aren't any cute stories from our trip, but a couple of pictures to share.

Sophie looks so grown up now, I guess she does look old enough for Kindergarten.

Lydia loved bouncing on this giant "pillow."  Here's a few action shots.

Love,
Michelle

Sophie's First Book

Sophie spent about an hour creating the following book.  I will type as she tells me the story, accompanied by her illustrations, which are actually why I wanted to post this.  I can't decide if her people are cute or creepy.

I'm flying a kite.  There is so much to do.

My kite flew away.  I need to get it back.  But, there's only one thing to do.  We have to run after it!

Thank you for helping me get my kite back.  Gracias!  Now I'm flying my kite.

An Astro Adventure

Our kids think anything new is an adventure.  So, last night we went on an Astro Adventure!

Since the Astros are playing terribly below their potential, they offered $1.00 tickets if you brought in a Powerade label.  So, Brian brought 4 labels to the box office last week and picked up our 4 tickets for $4.00. 

We arrived early last night and parked right in front of Brian's building, saving a bundle on parking.  We only had to pay $1.25 to park for the entire game.  (The meters stop running at 6pm.)

We ate a picnic dinner in the van and then exited to begin our adventure.

Just walking two blocks to Minute Maid Park is an adventure with three little ones.  I carried baby Whitney in the Baby Bjorn and held Lydia's hand while we tried to keep up with daddy and Sophie in the lead.  Poor Lydia tried to keep up all night and really did a great job, we never had to carry her.

We spent the first hour watching batting practice, hoping to catch a ball and get an autograph.  We were unsuccessful, plus the girls started to get REALLY bored.

After this we visited the giant playground behind right field.  The girls loved this.  This was their favorite part of the whole night.  Next time we go on an Astro Adventure we will visit here first to give them more time to play. 

Lydia was a bit tentative at first, but with patient, big sister Sophie at her side, she prevailed and had a great time.

We then ventured to our seats and got settled so I could feed Whitney.  Fortunately there weren't a ton of people around us, so it wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be.

Once the girls got antsy again we headed out to a lower section for another look at the game, then we headed home.

Another favorite of the girls were the escalators.  As you can imagine, $1.00 tickets put us in the upper deck, so we had to take three escalators to get there.  They loved this!  Crazy kids, we could have done the escalator at a mall or department store.

Can't wait for another adventure this weekend.  Stay tuned...

Love,
Michelle

A Playground, A Rock Wall, and an Adventure

Wow!  It's been a looooong time since I blogged.  So, here goes again!

Today it was sunny and not too hot out, so we headed for a fun playground near our subdivision, Lakewood Crossing Park at Cypresswood and Jones.  I love this playground because it has a "little" kids' playground and a "big" kids' playground.  Plus, and this is a BIG plus, the entire park is in the SHADE!

We arrived, had a snack and then hit the swings.  After some play time on the "little" kids' playground, we headed to the "big" kids' playground.  The girls even posed for pictures.

Sophie is really beginning to enjoy the monkey bars and Lydia loves the mini-rock wall.  Until she saw this...

This is a picture of (what I thought) was a giant rock wall for a 2 1/2 year old.

This is my Lydie climbing the rock wall, by herself!!!!  Ok, I told her where to put one of her feet, but I did not help physically.

Her daddy would have been so proud!  She showed no fear!

After we finished playing we headed out for a walk on the paved trail that encircles the park.

Sophie and Lydia walked together, holding hands, while I followed behind pushing a sleeping Whitney in the stroller.

Then we saw a little dirt trail....

We headed off on "the path less traveled" for a little adventure.

We didn't have to walk long when we came upon a wider trail that went along the top of a small canyon which houses Cypress Creek, I believe.

The girls didn't want their picture taken.  Oh, well.










We had a fun morning!  Only wish Whitney was old enough to participate and that Brian could have been with us too!

Here's two pictures of Whitney, since she didn't get any camera time. 

Enjoy the crazy hair.  She sure does rock her mohawk!

Love,
Michelle

A Day in Wonderland

Today I made coloring books for the girls containing pictures from the Disney version of "Alice in Wonderland."  I printed many pictures and then we bought two pink binders from Target for $1.29 each and made our books.

We had a mini-tea party, which ended up being a mess, while we colored and watched the movie together. 

I didn't get many good pictures, but the idea was fun!  We'll do it again and next time I think I'll do "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and we'll eat apples!  Just not poisonous ones, of course.

Love,
Michelle

Ruckus Room

Wednesday my girls seemed a little rowdy, so we headed to the Ruckus Room.
It is located on Huffmeister between 290 and Cypress North Houston in Cypress, TX.
They have open jump times from 10-5, Monday through Friday.  The cost is about $5 per kid, though, so not a daily activity for us!

Sophie had a blast.  If it hadn't been for the two accidents we would have stayed much longer.

It took Lydie awhile to warm up to jumping, but she had fun once she did. 

She got tired toward the end and laid down on an inflated flower.  Too cute!

We'll go back again.  It was very clean, even the bathrooms.  After Sophie's accidents the staff, politely, asked where she had been playing and then went to every bounce house or play house and cleaned it.  Impressive, I thought!

Love,
Michelle