Movie Time

Friday after we picked Nathan up from school we decided to go see a movie! I know it seems crazy to take a 2 year old to a movie but I had a plan. We were going to the one that you can eat while you watch the movie. Nolan is very distracted by food so that was a plus. Second it was the middle of the day on Friday. It couldn't possibly be full of people with no kids ... right?

So off we went on our movie adventure. It was pretty exciting because this was Nolan's first real movie! Nathan is a pro so I figured he would show him the ropes. When we got in the theater they were both excited. They got their own special 3d glasses that were made in kid size. They were so cute. Nolan was excited. We ordered our food and the movie began . It was a good 15 minutes and everyone was doing great. Nolan was getting a little squirmy but the food came just in time.
They both did great. Nolan kept yelling at Nathan through the whole movie to make sure he was watching. It was so funny. Nathan is so patient with him most of the time so he kept ignoring him. After about the 10th " NAFAN" he would say I know Nolan, I see it. ha ha hah.

All in all it was a success! Do I think I should take them to a crowded theater on the weekend? No. But hey it was a start.

Pollocks in training

Oh my goodness the sun is out again! The last two days have been so great! The boys are so happy to be outside and I am so happy they can wear just one layer of clothes. I am sure this will help with my huge mound of laundry.
Today we decided to finally put together the easel Mimi and Papa got the boys for Christmas. The poor easel has been in its' box since they got it just waiting for warmer weather. :)
The boys were so excited and put on their smocks before I was even done putting it together.
Nathan went for the chalk board and Nolan went for the paints.
Nathan saw on the box that a little boy was drawing a picture of a house. He pulled the box closer and decided to draw the exact same thing.
Nolan was having a blast painting himself and the paper. It never fails that he paints his face first and the paper second ?
They had so much fun being outside and creating . Today I was very thankful for these things, sun, smocks, and baths. :)

Weekend Fun

We have had so much fun these last few weekends. Well the last few weekends before sickness infected our house :)
One weekend we went to the Museum in Sugarland. Daddy has never been with us so it was fun for him to see the dinosaurs and dig for bones . Nathan was such a good big brother and showed Nolan all of the dinosaurs. He also made sure to let him know that they weren't real. Nolan left the museum with his new word " D- saurs" . He has been saying it every since. he is very interested in them now and walks around with our dino toys roaring all day long.

The next weekend we went to IT'z . It'z is a super fun playplace. Daddy and Nathan used to sneak off here when Nolan was little for some alone time and to bowl in the mini bowling alley they have.
It was so fun because now Nolan is old enough to ride the rides with his big brother. They rode the cars that go up and down and Nolan did not seem okay iwth it but he put on a brave face so Nathan wouldn't think he couldn't hang! ha ha h.

Nathan and Daddy snuck away with Papa to the Rockets game later that week. They had the game area blocked off for the kids and parents. Daddy said they got to play basketball on a mini court, play skee ball, get their face painted and eat lots of fun snacks! Nathan had a blast and was telling me all about it when he got home.

The next Saturday we went to the aquarium . We love the aquarium.Nathan and Nolan really checked out all the fish and animals this time . We rode all the rides and played some carnival games where both boys won a stuffed animal!

It is so nice to do all of these fun things as a family. Nathan seems to really take everything in now and Nolan is just so happy to be old enough to participate now. I wish I could just freeze time for a bit longer during this stage.

Splish Splash Nolan's Taking a Bath

Nolan has taken over my bathtub. He loves to take baths and he loves Mommy's big tub. It has much more room for toys than his I suppose. Here are some pictures of my silly guy while we were hanging out in the bathroom. He was not having a very good morning so what better way to cheer him up :)

Fort Schomburg

Well the weather has been pretty darn nasty these last few weeks. It was supposed to snow one day, schools and work were closed because we know Houston and the folks here are not prepared for this kind of coldness. On top of this Arctic freeze we have all had some sort of the flu over the last week. Needless to say cabin fever has set in and we are going CRAZY. I do not know how people who live up north do it. I can not imagine being snowed in for weeks at a time! I would dig a tunnel through that snow and break out after day 2. ha ha.
I have been trying to think of things for the boys to do besides watching TV and tearing the house apart. Well it hit me one day.... don't all boys love forts? This is just a known thing right? I can't believe I hadn't thought of this earlier. I mean we play in tents and under tables but duh......... A fort ! Perfect!!!!
I got out the chairs, I got out the blankets and went to work. It turns out I am no fort expert. I kept loosing the blanket every time someone hit a chair. I got some clips and clipped it to the chair which just made the chairs fall over. I never knew it took so much to actually build a working fort? Eventually we got it and the boys had a blast! They decided it was a space station and loaded it up with the rocket ship and moon station toys. Nathan of course was a serious astronaut who had business to take care of in space. Nolan took on the job of security making sure Dudley did not enter the space station. Every time he would get close I heard him yell " Duddeeee , No Bop it". Luckily it kept them busy for a bit and we didn't have to watch any Dora the Explorer that afternoon, Thank you for that Fort Schomburg!!!