Preschool Water Day

On Tuesday, Luke's preschool had "water day."  The kids love getting to wear their swimsuits and water shoes to school and of course, getting to play outside in the water is always a treat.

Here's Luke, ready for water day:

Getting ready to ride the big water slide:

With one of his favs, Ms. Jennifer:

Down he goes:

Shaving cream fun!

At the Car Wash...

Best toy around...a spraying water hose

Last Day of School for Luke

Today is the Luke's last day of preschool as a 3 year old.  A quick look back:

Here is Luke on day 1 of preschool, Sept. 8, 2011.  He was 3 years and 2 months, weighed in at 35lbs and stood 37.5" tall.

And today, on the last day of preschool, May 24, 2012.  He is 3 years, 10.5 months, weighs in at 38.5lbs and stands 40" tall.

And another from today, to really see Luke's "maturing" look (since I couldn't get him to smile and keep his eyes open by the door)

Firestation Tour

A few weeks ago, our playgroup had the opportunity to visit and tour a local volunteer firestation. Luke was super excited about going, and in his excitement slipped and mentioned to Jacob that we were going BEFORE he went off to school. This resulted in tears and a very upset little 5 year old who had to go to school that day. (We try to keep our daily plans for the day from Jacob until after they occur, to prevent such episodes.)

Taking a turn at the hose

With some buddies

Hanging out in the truck

The kiddos all got to try on the fireman's gear before he put it all on himself. He wanted to show the kids it was just a "costume" so that if they ever came face to face with a fireman in full getup, they wouldn't be scared. Every time someone had to put on the pants, he would say "Pull up your pants!" and the kids would all laugh hysterically.

Here's Luke trying on all the gear:

"Pull up your pants!"

Put on the jacket

Can't forget the helmet

My little fireman

Look how big those trucks are!

Family Fun Fest

Last Saturday was the Family Fun Fest at Jacob's elementary school. The boys had been looking forward to it for weeks. I had to leave town over the weekend to be with family for my grandma's funeral, but the boys stayed home with David. Much to their delight, he took them to the festival for an afternoon of fun. Here are a few pictures from their activities:

A little putt-putt

Baseball

and Fishing

Jacob found it quite funny that he and Luke got to climb on "Jacob's Ladder"

Pizza

And general silliness

Of course, winning wonderful prizes makes it even more fun!

Bluebonnets

Even though the sun was shining brightly with not a cloud in the sky, I headed west from Cypress to take pictures of the boys in the bluebonnets. A tradition here in Texas, and one I've continued with my boys, is to take pictures during the blooming of the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. It blooms for about 4-6 weeks in late winter/early spring. It wasn't the best day for quality photos (unless you have an assistant to hold a sun shade, which I don't), but I wanted to make sure we got something.

The boys were being super cooperative so I got some nice shots, even with shadows on their faces and less than vibrant colors.