Friday, December 23, 2011
Pictures from Disney.
Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Disney! Actual stories and more pictures to come. :)
Saturday, December 17, 2011
HEB Christmas Caroling.
Nathans class had a field trip to HEB to tour the store and sing Christmas carols last week! I was so sad because Kyle and I had to go out of town for business and it was on the same day :(
Luckily we have amazing friends and family who covered the whole time for us.
Mimi and Nolan met up with the group at the store for the tour . Our awesome friend Kelley was at the store waiting for the class so she could document and video everything! She was so sweet to make sure to write down every detail so I didn't miss a thing. I am so grateful my boys have such sweet and caring people in their lives to do these things for us!
Kelley wrote this perfect and funny email to me as soon as she got home from the trip. I am just posting it here since it has all the details from the day!
Nathan did so good!!!!!! He stole the show!!! Of course, he knew all of the words, and those moves, boy does he have some MOVES!!!! I literally had to hold my mouth closed but I was chuckling so hard as I was watching him perform. HE IS AWESOME!!!
After singing a couple songs, they lined up for tour of the store with a super sweet lady. The first stop was watching them make homemade orange juice. Then the tour guide proceeded to show them the new food chart and teach them the importance of eating healthy food. Next up was the fresh fruit stand and all the kids were amazed at the samurai skills of the pineapple chopping lady. After that they all stood around the frozen fish cooler before looking at the fresh fish. This is where Nathan asked his teacher what those little pink things were. When she replied, "shrimp," he laughed and said, "hey, I like to eat shrimps!" Get this: the night before someone accidentally knocked over the lobster tank, they all fell on the floor, and the tank was destroyed! Since there were no lobsters to touch, they each got to touch a shrimp instead, good substitute, huh! After his turn, Nathan giggled and said the shrimp was slimy and cold. After all the seafood excitement, we went to the Tortilleria and watched them make fresh tortillas and even got the sample a warm one. Then we marched through the bakery and floral section and made our way to the cereal section. Here, the tour guide talked about the importance of a healthy breakfast and named off all the healthy choices. Nathan raised his hand that he liked all the healthy stuff and not the Pop Tart! hahaha! The exact opposite of what my kids would do! Next, we went behind the sausage section and she actually let the kids stand in the 3 below freezer. Poor Nathan cried and wanted no part of this so we stayed outside with Mimi and Nolan. Afterwards, he changed his mind and wanted to go in but they had already locked the door. Lucky for us, the next stop was the dairy cooler. A good compromise! Nathan said he was freezing in there so I can't imagine what he would of done in the real freezer!!!
After some more marching, we went to the pharmacy. Sorry but this is where Nathan sold you out. She asked how many times a day they brushed their teeth and Nathan shouted, "Once!" heheheh! Lastly, they paraded in front of the check-out lines and waved at all the people. When they were done, they had big surprise...the HEB Buddy!!!
It really was so cute. I had no idea that a field trip to a grocery store could be so fun and interesting!
I was laughing so hard when I read this. The best part was we were in a meeting reading over some not so funny stuff so it was obvious I was not reading the same thing as everyone else.
Kelley also videotaped the singing here :
http://youtu.be/bUtt88wMYsA
And here are the pictures she took! Seriously how awesome is she!
Luckily we have amazing friends and family who covered the whole time for us.
Mimi and Nolan met up with the group at the store for the tour . Our awesome friend Kelley was at the store waiting for the class so she could document and video everything! She was so sweet to make sure to write down every detail so I didn't miss a thing. I am so grateful my boys have such sweet and caring people in their lives to do these things for us!
Kelley wrote this perfect and funny email to me as soon as she got home from the trip. I am just posting it here since it has all the details from the day!
Nathan did so good!!!!!! He stole the show!!! Of course, he knew all of the words, and those moves, boy does he have some MOVES!!!! I literally had to hold my mouth closed but I was chuckling so hard as I was watching him perform. HE IS AWESOME!!!
After singing a couple songs, they lined up for tour of the store with a super sweet lady. The first stop was watching them make homemade orange juice. Then the tour guide proceeded to show them the new food chart and teach them the importance of eating healthy food. Next up was the fresh fruit stand and all the kids were amazed at the samurai skills of the pineapple chopping lady. After that they all stood around the frozen fish cooler before looking at the fresh fish. This is where Nathan asked his teacher what those little pink things were. When she replied, "shrimp," he laughed and said, "hey, I like to eat shrimps!" Get this: the night before someone accidentally knocked over the lobster tank, they all fell on the floor, and the tank was destroyed! Since there were no lobsters to touch, they each got to touch a shrimp instead, good substitute, huh! After his turn, Nathan giggled and said the shrimp was slimy and cold. After all the seafood excitement, we went to the Tortilleria and watched them make fresh tortillas and even got the sample a warm one. Then we marched through the bakery and floral section and made our way to the cereal section. Here, the tour guide talked about the importance of a healthy breakfast and named off all the healthy choices. Nathan raised his hand that he liked all the healthy stuff and not the Pop Tart! hahaha! The exact opposite of what my kids would do! Next, we went behind the sausage section and she actually let the kids stand in the 3 below freezer. Poor Nathan cried and wanted no part of this so we stayed outside with Mimi and Nolan. Afterwards, he changed his mind and wanted to go in but they had already locked the door. Lucky for us, the next stop was the dairy cooler. A good compromise! Nathan said he was freezing in there so I can't imagine what he would of done in the real freezer!!!
After some more marching, we went to the pharmacy. Sorry but this is where Nathan sold you out. She asked how many times a day they brushed their teeth and Nathan shouted, "Once!" heheheh! Lastly, they paraded in front of the check-out lines and waved at all the people. When they were done, they had big surprise...the HEB Buddy!!!
It really was so cute. I had no idea that a field trip to a grocery store could be so fun and interesting!
I was laughing so hard when I read this. The best part was we were in a meeting reading over some not so funny stuff so it was obvious I was not reading the same thing as everyone else.
Kelley also videotaped the singing here :
http://youtu.be/bUtt88wMYsA
And here are the pictures she took! Seriously how awesome is she!
Thanksgiving
These posts are way out of order. I am trying to catch up and realized I completely forgot Thanksgiving!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of yummy food and family fun .
WE started the day watching the Thanksgiving parade on TV. It seemed I was the only one interested this year. In the kids defense it was not very entertaining this year for some reason. It is was a very laid back and fun morning. After hanging out for a bit we got dressed and headed to Mimi and Papas house for the good stuff! Mimi had been cooking all morning and it smelled delicious. We all settled in and ate and ate and ate. After lunch we all rode around the golf course looking at the new houses and trying to walk off the turkey we had all eaten to much of.
When we got back we opened up some silly string we had brought! WE had it left over from Halloween that we never used. The kids and Chad went to town! It was so funny because Nathan was laughing so hard thinking he was really getting Chad but it was the other way around. Nolan was having a hard time pressing the button but with a little help from Kathy he was right there in the middle. For some reason the only pictures I have from Thanksgiving were from the silly string fight. It is okay though because they were having so much fun and love their "uncle Chad". He is a pretty fun guy!
After Kathy loaded the boys up and took them to the park for a while. It was nice to relax and talk with everyone. When the came back they were so tired and ready to get to bed.
It was a very nice day full of great food and family. What more could you ask for? :)
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of yummy food and family fun .
WE started the day watching the Thanksgiving parade on TV. It seemed I was the only one interested this year. In the kids defense it was not very entertaining this year for some reason. It is was a very laid back and fun morning. After hanging out for a bit we got dressed and headed to Mimi and Papas house for the good stuff! Mimi had been cooking all morning and it smelled delicious. We all settled in and ate and ate and ate. After lunch we all rode around the golf course looking at the new houses and trying to walk off the turkey we had all eaten to much of.
When we got back we opened up some silly string we had brought! WE had it left over from Halloween that we never used. The kids and Chad went to town! It was so funny because Nathan was laughing so hard thinking he was really getting Chad but it was the other way around. Nolan was having a hard time pressing the button but with a little help from Kathy he was right there in the middle. For some reason the only pictures I have from Thanksgiving were from the silly string fight. It is okay though because they were having so much fun and love their "uncle Chad". He is a pretty fun guy!
After Kathy loaded the boys up and took them to the park for a while. It was nice to relax and talk with everyone. When the came back they were so tired and ready to get to bed.
It was a very nice day full of great food and family. What more could you ask for? :)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Christmas Play
Nathan and Nolan had their Christmas play tonight at school. It was so sweet and the boys were adorable.
We started the night off by meeting Kathy and Richard for pizza . After we were all stuffed we all headed over to the school. Nathan was ready to go into his class but Nolan was not. Nolan kept saying " I no go to school" I am pretty sure he does it out of habit becuase this is what he says everytime he goes to school.
We found our seats and waited for the show to start. The first group was the older group with Nathan's class! He was right in the middle which was perfect since he really like to get into it. He did such a great job. They sang two songs and he was very serious . After his class moved up to the top of the seating area and continued to sing along with the other groups. I am certain Nathan knows every Christmas song there is . He really loves Christmas.
After two more groups Nolan's class was up . He was so cute walking up to the stage . Once they got him into his spot him and his little friend kept pointing out their moms to each other. They went back and forth with Nolan saying " that's my mom!" and she wold point out hers. It was pretty darn cute. Once the song started Nolan wasn't really into it. In his defense he told us he was not going to sing before we went. At one point he looked like he was going to fall asleep. ha ha ha h. He was so funny making all his different faces.
The grand finale was all the kids singing Feliz Navidad. While Kyle was filming Nathan he caught Nolan getting down ! It is so funny becuase it lasted for about 15 seconds and then he went back to being completely bored about the whole deal.
They both did such a great job . I love getting to see them with their school friends and showing off all they have learned.
Here are some videos and pictures from tonight
We started the night off by meeting Kathy and Richard for pizza . After we were all stuffed we all headed over to the school. Nathan was ready to go into his class but Nolan was not. Nolan kept saying " I no go to school" I am pretty sure he does it out of habit becuase this is what he says everytime he goes to school.
We found our seats and waited for the show to start. The first group was the older group with Nathan's class! He was right in the middle which was perfect since he really like to get into it. He did such a great job. They sang two songs and he was very serious . After his class moved up to the top of the seating area and continued to sing along with the other groups. I am certain Nathan knows every Christmas song there is . He really loves Christmas.
After two more groups Nolan's class was up . He was so cute walking up to the stage . Once they got him into his spot him and his little friend kept pointing out their moms to each other. They went back and forth with Nolan saying " that's my mom!" and she wold point out hers. It was pretty darn cute. Once the song started Nolan wasn't really into it. In his defense he told us he was not going to sing before we went. At one point he looked like he was going to fall asleep. ha ha ha h. He was so funny making all his different faces.
The grand finale was all the kids singing Feliz Navidad. While Kyle was filming Nathan he caught Nolan getting down ! It is so funny becuase it lasted for about 15 seconds and then he went back to being completely bored about the whole deal.
They both did such a great job . I love getting to see them with their school friends and showing off all they have learned.
Here are some videos and pictures from tonight
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