Fun with fake noses

We've all gotten quite a kick out of this birthday present.  I love being silly together.  Today James is four years old.  His favorite thing to do is ride his bike.  Power Rangers is his favorite movie.  His favorite book is Little house on the Prairie.  His favorite food is Mac and cheese.  Favorite drink is orange juice.  He doesn't like going to stores, "not even one tiny speckle.". I really thought that was funny when he said that, and quickly tried to adapt the phrase for my own personal use.  But he informed me that I'm not allowed, because I'm not "in charge of that word."

Luca was a bit down after school yesterday because some kids were laughing at him and he feels like he can't be in the group.  He said that he wished James were there, because James wouldn't let anyone be mean to him, and he would have his own group.  He's probably right about that.  James does not put up with any crap.  That boy has some attitude:-)   In a good way.  He is such a fun important member of "our group."

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More pics from our walk in the woods.

James loves his friend who went along on our walk.  In fact, he likes her so much that he wanted to go to sleep looking at her picture instead of his transformers DVD.  Move over optimus prime:-)

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A walk in the woods

We went for a walk today in the state park near our house.  Loved to be outside with my kids.  We went this weekend as a family and it was so nice, I couldn't wait to get back out there.  It gives me that feeling of peace, and I recognize that I have everything I need for a good life...of course in a couple weeks I'll need benedryl to achieve the same effect:-)

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Here is miss Libby in a sweet outfit that a dear friend made for her.

And James and Libby playing together.

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One of our favorite parts of traveling is selecting a rental car. (Yeah, that is kind of dorky.) We had a pleasant surprise when we arrived in the Houston airport. They upgraded us from a mid-size car to a swagger-wagon for free. Sweet. We started our trip in Houston, with Rachel and Badri. Rachel took us to the Houston Museum of fine art, and to a really nice park downtown with a kiddie train ride. They loved it. Rachel also knows the best places to eat. I'm craving these vietnamese sandwiches, and the Chocolate Bar is out of this world.

Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of their house. It's a really neat old house in a historic downtown neighborhood.

After a couple days there we drove to San Antonio.

We stopped for Barbeque along the way. You had to go into the smokehouse to get your meat, and you order it by the pound.

Then we got to spend time with Christopher and his family.







This kid is too cute! His smiles melt your heart in seconds. I could never say no to this little guy! Wish I could snuggle him more often. The cousins had a super time together. James really took a liking to Arianna's ballet costumes.

We took a day trip to the San Jose mission, and visited with some dear friends. We love and miss both these families so much. The kids had a great time together. We had more barbeque at Rudy's. I don't know if I could ever get enough of that stuff.

Here are Jer and Christopher on our last morning in San Antonio before heading out to breakfast.

It was so hard for the cousins to say goodbye to one another, but we were so glad to see how the love for family grows strong regardless of how many miles lie between.

Our last stop before returning to Houston was the Alamo and riverwalk.

This Boeing is Going!

This was taken after we'd safely landed home in Baltimore. We had an exciting trip to Texas. More to come soon!

According to James:

Jer overheard James calling Luca a stupid-head:
Jer: "We don't say stupid-head in our house."
James: (with sly expression) "I didn't call him a STupid-head; I called him a DUpid-head."
Jer: "Oh, yeah? What's a dupid-head?"
James: "It's just a silly name that we call people."

On work:
Joanie: "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
James: "I don't know what my job will be. They'll tell me when I get there."
Joanie: "Well what do you think you would like to do?"
James: "Probably build buildings. But...I've never gone to work, so I have to check it out."