Hello 2012! (January Recap)

Hi blog.  Long time no see. 

I have been in a blogging funk lately- so much going on and ironically so much to blog about... but I keep putting it off!  You know when you have so much to do that you get overwhelmed and you don't know where to start?  Yeah, it's like that & this is me trying to end it.  Plus, someday in our future I may look back at our blog and wonder what on earth we were up to January 2012! 

2012 has already been filled with family & fun.  Early January we traveled to Bastrop to celebrate a late Christmas and Heidi's birthday.  Betty/Bebe also drove in from Midland.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous so we headed to McKinney Falls State Park for an afternoon.  It's such a great place to go and hike around & have a picnic!

Charlie was in Heaven.  He explored and ran his little legs off!  He climbed on the rocks, got wet and skipped rocks.

Henry enjoyed being outdoors and with good company.   

I have a feeling we'll go back there a time or two!

Bebe decided to come back to Houston with us for a week!  It was such a blessing to have her company & help because Trey traveled for work most of that week and we were having our kitchen remodeled!  (That deserves its own post later).  Anyway, with contractors in & out of the house we needed to be elsewhere.  It was a crazy, but FUN week- the boys were never bored!  We spent a day at our wonderful Children's museum and another at the zoo.  (Surprise, Surprise!) 

Given Charlie's recent obsession with trains we just had to ride the train at Hermann Park!

 Charlie was just a tad excited! :)


The zoo never disappoints... especially on a sunny day.  A sunny weekday when it's like we have the whole zoo to ourselves and Charlie can run free!  He had a new love for the otters this visit in the Children's zoo.  Henry was happy as can be (as usual!) observing from his stroller.

As an afternoon special treat Charlie had Dippin' Dots for the 1st time!  He even shared some with his baby brother.

The next week was taken from us by an evil stomach bug!  Poor Henry was host to his 1st virus and it stuck around way too long forcing us to cancel every activity and playdate we had for over a week!  We also had a lot of rainy days so all of this kept us indoors.  Not enjoyable when you have an energetic toddler!  Days like that we turn to crafts and BAKING! 

 This kid l-o-v-e-s to be in the kitchen & baking, especially sugar cookies he can cut out!  He's actually really good at it... and I like to make these with him because he can do almost all of it himself.  
We made some colored sugar glaze that he could just paint on.

My boys enjoying their cookies! 

One pretty Sunday afternoon Trey decided to take the boys to the park in the wagon- Henry's 1st time to ride in it!  

Is this kid for real?  The face, the cheeks, the belly.. ahh I love him.

 He seemed scared at 1st but that didn't last long.

 He loves doing anything with Charlie.

   Sweetest boys. 

Now that February is here and halfway over, we are in Birthday Season!  Trey's 30th as well as planning our boys' 3rd and 1st birthdays!  HOW can that be?