August has been fairly calm compared to the rest of the summer. We had swim lessons in June and July, VBS, and Camp Cowboys and Indians. August began with a surprise trip to Mamaw's house. Everyone except, N, got to spend several days visiting. They rode horses and swimmed and played outside and watched movies and found the clothes stash! While they were gone, Craig and I celebrated our 15th anniversary with dinner at Logan's and quiet time to talk! Quiet talking doesn't happen often so it was very nice to see we are on the same page still about alot of things and to just visit with each other!
N and I also went grocery shopping by ourselves - something I've been threatening to do for a while. It was a nice break for everyone, but we sure were excited to see them! Here, we went to pickup the kids and N got to play too. The truck was built by Papaw.
Craig and N checking out the truck. Z joined them to demonstrate how all the features, like the steering wheel and key work, and H tried riding on the hood.
A found a great tree for climbing in. I understand she spent many hours climbing this week.
Mamaw came out to play too. She and N bonded quite well.
Mamaw also had the sandbox out! It was a favorite hangout too.
While the kids were gone, Craig finished up the kitchen floor and we returned all the cookbooks back to their proper place in the kitchen, meaning the dining room table was finally clean enough for Z to work on his model ship. He and Craig worked hard putting it together and it is properly displayed on Z's shelf in his room, out of the reach of little hands! Yes, Z really did put 1/2 of the plane together!
Also this month, we renewed our membership to the children's museum and spent several Friday's visiting. We 1st went to listen to a family violin presentation, then we caught the opening exhibit for Atmos energy, and finally we went for the Turtle Lady's talk. S is getting a little old for some of the exhibits. However, she is just the right age to enjoy showing them to H!
N and C are trying out the canoe. It rocks (literally and figuratively)!
The advantage of a membership is that you can play at different sections as long as you want and don't have to worry about not seeing it all, because you can come back. One area which often gets over looked on 1st visits in the pizza area. Today, it was a favorite. Z was our server in this picture. H and C also took turns being the server and N though it was funny to watch them running around in hats, aprons, and serving pretend food!
The hospital area is always a favorite stop. H discovered twins today and tried to walk them around the museum. She found 2 strollers to be hard to push and finally returned them! The crutches were a hit this visit as well.
Since our last membership ended, over a year ago, the museum has added a few new things. One of them is this "workout" area where you get to see a skeleton move as you peddle the chair. It doesn't talk to you like the Diary Museum skeleton, so it was a fun attraction, but not as interesting as the Diary Museum.
A favorite picture area is the cowboy and Indian camp. Everyone likes to dress up and ride the horse or sit in the campfire area. I like to take pictures here and compare them to last time pictures. It's a great see how we've grown indicator.
C on her horse
A as a prairie girl.
Z is the team driver!
Z and N later decided to play in the canoe. Brothers are such fun to play with!
Mama and Z all dressed up!
There is also a small airplane in the museum that the kids can climb in and pretend to fly. It too rocks from side to side. Z showed N how the controls worked and then N showed C everything big brother taught him!
We also spent time in the Veterinary clinic, which is C's favorite place to be. There are X-ray viewers, exam tables, laboratories, and kennels. Overall a very fun place to visit!
Atmos Energy sponsored a new exhibit about how natural gas flows underground and to your house. It includes workman gear and a building table. Very fun place to play for the engineering minded!
Finally, there is one small area decided to the not so mobile on their feet. N decided to try and negotiate it on our 3rd trip to the museum.
While N was crawling. A, C, and H were busy in the dress-up area. I think we are Wonder Woman and her daring assistants.
Just before leaving (and because it is going to be placed in the roundhouse for maintenance), Z had to take one last ride on the train. It sure looks like fun.
This was our gathering area after clean up. Can you guess who did the cleaning up of the toys?
We are still looking for a house out of town. Last weekend, we drove toward the Cooper Lake State Park to see some land in that direction and decided to visit the state park, since we've never been. It has a very cool playground and what has been called the "kid thrower". It's like a mini merry-go-round and as it gets faster, it will throw you off. Craig told the kids to put their leg out and it would slow them down. Z and A are trying that theory.
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