Our weekend kicked off on Friday morning with a visit to the Trains at Northpark! The boys really love this exhibit and watch all of the trains in their cityscapes with so much joy. They liked the scenes of places they know, like Tom Thumb (of course they love their favorite grocery store!), the mall, and the State Fair of Texas. It was fun to point out the things they remembered from when we went to the fair in September. Big Tex was a favorite, but he didn't talk. Beau said his Mommy told him to be quiet, and he was minding. Whatever!! I mostly have a dozen pictures of the backs of their heads while looking at the trains go by. Aunt Marian and Uncle Larry joined us, along with Nana, and they may have some better pictures later. This big train car was very popular, and we got kind of ok smiles when it was time to go.
We had an early lunch then walked around the mall for a bit and stopped to visit the ducks and turtles. Beau had spotted an ice cream store and was sure they needed an ice cream cone treat. They were super happy with their choices and really worked on their messy faces.
After a picture, it was time to get busy eating. They made quick work of their ice cream and handed me the cones to throw away. They always want an ice cream cone, but they will only eat the ice cream and never the cone!
We stopped to get Daddy a cookie from Mrs. Fields, and the boys NEEDED a little tiny gingerbread man cookie too. They were happy to much on those on the way home to take a rest!
I went to get Lincoln up on Saturday morning and was greeted with an excited little boy with a fun idea! He had his Sesame Street cookbook open to the page for Grover's Blueberry Pancake Smileys and requested that we make them for breakfast. Sure, why not!! He ran to get Beau up and shared the plan, and Beau was excited too! We made our breakfast together, and they had such a good time helping and then eating their yummy treat.
After a trip to Target and quesadilla lunch, we played lots of imagination games. The boys set up all of their friends (stuffed animals) and cooked them pretend breakfast and watched pretend Mickey. They put their friends down for a nap, and we got ready for our rest too. Story time included Beau's "chef's hat"!
We needed to make angel cookies to take to Sunday School, and Lincoln and Beau were great tasters. Of course they loved the sprinkles the most!
Before we headed out to dinner at Mena's, Lincoln asked for a boy picture. Beau wasn't going to participate at first, but then he told me he would stand there and not smile. And that's what he did! Those are three of the handsomest guys I know!
On Sunday morning, Lincoln and I shared our angel cookies with our Sunday School friends and helped everyone decorate their own cookie. Such a fun class! Daddy and Beau enjoyed big church, and Beau had fun at Children's Time. We had brunch at Cindi's then went home to play. While I was making the grocery list for the week, I kept hearing two slap-feet runners going back and forth from the playroom to Beau's room. They were definitely up to something! Before I left for the grocery store, we checked on the activity in Beau's room. They had decided that it needed to be decorated for Christmas, so they had been taking ornaments off the playroom tree to hang on the knobs on the dresser. Busted . . . . so happy with their ornaments and snack bags!
Every knob on every piece of furniture or door had an ornament on it, and they were so proud!!!! I love their enthusiasm, but I actually love ornaments to stay on the tree. Perhaps they each need a little tree to decorate in their own rooms next year!
Clearly they the playroom tree is looking sad with so few ornaments that are only out of their reach.
I'm not sure who's idea this decorating was, but they had a blast for at least an hour! Working together for that long with no fights . . . decorating with ornaments doesn't seem so bad after all! With a sweet face like Beau's, he can get away with most anything!!!
What a wonderfully fun weekend filled with lots of playing. While I cooked dinner on Sunday night, they were busy with a new idea. Beau had decided that they should have a Cowboy Cookout (during the Cowboys game, while wearing a Cowboys jersey!) in his room, but that they were really at Central Market. They set up their friends, brought in the food, and sang lots of songs. At one point, Lincoln suggested that they have a Chili Cook Off, so they got more bowls and cooked lots of chili. The friends were the tasters, but I never got a verdict on the winner. These imaginations are out of control, and I love to stand outside the door to hear what they are up to. It's not all super sweetness, but I might leave that for another post. We are working on minding a little (a lot) better, and sometimes there are consequences. Stay tuned!
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