Pumpkin Patch 2014

I have officially given up on going back in time to blog about the things I mentioned in a previous post.  Here are some picture from our pumpkin patch visit yesterday. We went to St. Richard's in Round Rock this year, mostly because it was closer to the mechanic that was doing my oil change. 

Did you notice Christy's busted lip?  Poor girl fell at school on Friday.  In other news, we finalized Dominic's Halloween costume.  He surprised us by choosing a football player outfit at Walmart this morning.  Granted, the selection was not great.  We could not find a single Batman which is what he wanted.  There were a ton of Captain America costumes in his size, but he wouldn't hear of it.  Christy will be a bumble bee as this may be the last year I get to pick. :)

Drawing People

A few nights ago, we came across this book in Dominic's closet:

I bought it a couple of years ago when he was way too young for it.  The age range on Amazon says 5 and up, but he wanted to give it a try.  First, he drew the pirate:

As you can see below, our vest and shirt got a little blended.

You could see an eye patch and mustache before he colored the face pink! I like how he made the boots black and brown.

Then, the cowboy:

Actually, the next page tells you to add a rope in the cowboy's hands.

The hat Dominic drew reminds me of Arby's.

Dominic Turns 4

Today is Dominic's 4th birthday.  Here are some pictures of him opening presents tonight.  First from Migs, then Tony, then his parents.

At bed time he said "Too bad the tags are too poky so I can't wear my new pajamas yet."

Birthday treat in lieu of cake. He will have cupcakes at his party on Saturday.

She was totally focused on her small share of a chocolate shake.

For the pool.

Marcos helped him build the lego gas station.  He loved it.  One of his first comments was: "We have to look at the shunstructions. This lego set would be complicated without the shunstructions."

Another of his remarks: "This lego set has a lot of small pieces and we have to pick them up or a baby could choke."

And at bed time: "I want to put my lego set away because the pieces are small enough the cat could eat one."

He was very excited and gracious about each gift.  I think he gasped upon identifying each one.  

I hope to get some good pictures at the party on Saturday so I can blog about that too.  I'd also like to go backwards time-wise and do a post about Robin's birthday and our recent trip to San Diego.

Sharing a Banana

First, I forgot this series of pictures I planned to put in my last blog post.  Christina ate a PB&J sandwich after her haircut and boy was she a mess.  PB&J is one of the few foods she will eat and she always opens the bread and bites into the sandwich as if she is trying to only bite the PB or the J from the face of the bread.  I'm not sure that makes sense, but you can tell from these pictures that she basically rubs the open sandwich all over her face:

It's hard to get annoyed when she's so cute and happy.  And now for the banana-sharing for which this post was named... I took this video today and it may be the best I've taken yet. Not that there was any skill on my part, except getting my phone ready before it was too late.