Laura had her Jr swim team meet this week. She improved all her strokes from last year.  We are very proud. 

Laura helped choose all the items to go in a backpack for the United Way’s backpack/school supplies drive.  We were assigned a little boy and had to shop for everything in his list.  Last night was the drop-off party.

 First we wrote notes of encouragement to our student: 
Then we out the backpack, our notes, and a few other supplies into big plastic bags and dropped them in the bins.  

There was popcorn and ice cream, and a chance to see lots of activities that would be found in a typical United Way “Bright Beginnings” classroom.  Laura had fun checking out all the stations.

The warm weather has the lizards out in full force. Don’t worry, MacDougall keeps a close eye on them so he can protect us. 

We got to the zoo today before it got too hot. The animals were very active and the crowd was light. It was a fun visit. 

The kids and Daddy, along with friends, spent the afternoon at the Museum of Natural Science in Houston. 

We saw fossils and dinosaur bones, 

  dioramas of animals of Texas (while trying to find our way through the basement section), 

  and ended with a trip to the butterfly pavilion where Mr Steve, Laura and Daddy all had butterflies land on them. 

  It was a fun day for everyone!  

The kids headed outdoors early this morning to get in some outdoor play before the temperature got too hot. 

   
 
This evening MacDougall decided to help fold laundry. 

Colin just received his first Kiwi Crate monthly activity in the mail. He is very excited to make his lemonade stand. 

Heading off to check the mailbox.  

  
 Yes Colin is wearing a fleece bumblebee outfit. 

It takes Colin only seconds to make a new friend.  This morning at Laura’s swimming time he saw another little boy with toys and was off to play.  They had a great time together.  

We went to our first family ball game to see the Houston Astros win against the Texas Rangers. It was a fun game with home runs, lots of hits and a 10-0 score for the home team. Laura loves watching baseball. Colin enjoyed himself but got a little bored of the “watching” part after about 6 innings. 

We all had a good time.