Collage of Fun

Last weekend we had a fun several days! Friday morning we had great weather and even better company at the Scottish Rite Playground. Then we had a super fun treasure hunt Saturday at a friend's birthday party. Sunday was the perfect ending with a relaxing family dinner. Picture perfect...

What was I thinking!!!

Every Wednesday morning I take Sara to ballet class and try like crazy to keep Clayton occupied in the sitting area. We are not allowed to make any noise because only a very sheer piece of fabric separates the class from the waiting area. Well for some reason this experience got me thinking that Clayton was missing out because he was not enrolled in any sort of structured activity. So forward I went trying to find a fun class for him even though he is only 18 months old. I was super excited to find a gymnastics class at ASI that had a tiny tots class and a kids gym at the same time. So this afternoon at 4pm we attended our trial class. What was I thinking! First Sara couldn't start her class on time because her "coach" was still with one of the other fifty classes going on. Clayton was way overwhelmed by the millions of people running every which way, but I continued to try to convince him to touch his toes and stretch. The other little boy in his class is being seriously chastised by his mom for not paying attention. I then start to feel guilty because I am kind of just letting Clayton do his own thing. Well after a few more exercises the other student in Clayton's class is escorted out by his very frustrated mother. The "coach" then looks at me like, "what should we do now?" It doesn't help that the only child left in the class, mine, does not feel up to doing anything but shaking his head and saying no every time he is asked to do something. This awkardness is soon interrupted by another "coach" who is coming to tell me that Sara just went potty in the middle of the obstacle course on the gymnastics floor. So we quickly gather up our belongings, head for the car, strip Sara down naked in the parking lot and head for home. The whole time I am thinking, "What was I thinking adding all of this unnessasary stress to myself and my poor children." The things we sometimes do to make sure our kids are absolutely not missing out on anything we may not have gotten as children.

Stop to Smell the Roses

Saturday we joined some friends for a fun filled picnic at the Arboretum. Not only did we have great company, but the kids had so much fun- and that made it a great day for Jason and I.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

I absolutely love these pictures! They are a great reminder that Clayton, though he is usually a monster, can be very sweet and loving.

Labor Day

How great that Jason started back to school only a week ago, and before he gets too bogged down with reading they let him have the day off! (I am sure it has nothing to do with the fact that it is a national holiday- they just thought the students would like an extra day to relax before things get too crazy:) We took full advantage of this great occasion. We started first thing this morning by visiting our favorite friends at the zoo. Even the elephant cared enough to shower for us. Once it got a little too hot we headed over to spend some time in the pool with family. As you can see it was really fun, and now both kids are sound asleep- I am not sure anything could possibly disturb them- yay!!!
She loves the statues more than the actual animals.

This morning, while we attended the wonderful Dallas Zoo, Clayton discovered the Cranes. Just as he got close enough to get a good look at them one decided to peck at him through the fence. Clayton was physically ok, but that bird really hurt his feelings! In an attempt to get even with the Crane, Jason of course had to torment the over-sensitive birds. This made Clayton laugh and the day went on being good.



Believe it or not they did spend more time in the water than in the air.

Clayton splashing around.