The Circus

 A couple of weekends ago, a friend invited us to go to the small circus that had come to town. I'm not sure when the last time was that I went to the circus. I don't remember it at all, but I know I've been. So that tells you it's been a while. We weren't sure how Kaden would do, but he loved it. He sat & watched the whole time. 

Before the circus started, they had animals out that you could ride. We put Kaden on the horses. He thought he was big stuff!! He loved it!

 My mom & sister, along with friends from church went with us. I think everyone enjoyed it. 

 I know he enjoyed chowing down on this corn dog!!

 This is his buddy Estela. He say "stewa." He pronounces his "Ls" as "Ws"

 My silly little boy loved the acrobats, animals & motorcycles! 

 And even the big kids had fun!!

I'm sure we'll be going to more Circus shows in our future!!

Basketball Net {Kaden Approved}

The last time Micah's parents were in town, they bought this little basketball net for K. He loves "baketball." Although at first I'll admit I wasn't sure about our new kitchen decor, it has come in pretty handy. *Most* nights it keep K out from under my feet while I'm trying to cook dinner. And we've had several family games of "baketball." K was really good at shooting the ball, until his daddy adjusted the height of the net, now it's thrown his game off. But we still have fun playing. 

 So, while it's not exactly the decor I was looking at putting on the pantry door, it is definitely "Kaden Approved!" (And I'm pretty sure it's daddy approved too! :) And you know us mommies, if our kids are happy, we're happy too! 

Train Museum

If you know us at all, you know that our little guy has a love for all things trains! 

This in no knew news. 

Our little town has a small train museum. I wasn't sure that there would be anything that K would be old enough to appreciate, other than just looking at the two rail cars they have...which turned out to be enough! I went with hopes of getting a good picture of him for his birthday party invites.

We're having a train themed party..Surprise!

I wasn't able to get the pics I hoped because we couldn't just freely walk around the area. It was a guided tour. However, we were the only people there, and the little, old man that gave us the tour loved K & loved watching him explore & shout "train" every time he saw one!

So, I did get some good pics. 

Our guide let K ring the bell...repeatedly!! 

 We walked into both rail cars. This is a conductor's chair. Little boy thought he was big stuff, and we had to bribe him to get him down!

 "Train! Mama, train! Train, Mama!" This is what I heard the whole tour!

 Cutest little conductor I know! The guide asked me where I got his "conductor" outfit. When I told him I got the overalls at Khols, he looked at me a little strange. :)

 This was in an original tower that was over 100 years old. All those switches controlled the tracks. The guide let K push/pull them, and then made sure I was taking pictures. :)

 Here he's looking out over all the "train tacks." I (and I'm sure he) was really hoping a train would pass by while we were there. 

 This is in a passenger train for "the rich," as our guide put it. It was much bigger than I thought. It had four rooms with beds, a sitting area, a small kitchen & a dining area.

 The museum has a few other random things, like this fire truck from the 40s, and a jail from the 1800s.

 Again, K thought he was big stuff driving the "fire tuk."

 And when we walked into this room filled with a full set-up, K was in Heaven! He so wanted to grab all the trains as they went by, but he was so fascinated watching. Every time, and I mean every time, a train went by, he shouted train! And there were several trains in there! A man spent 30 years building this set. (you only see a small part of it here.) He did everything, including painting the backgrounds. He had no family, so when he died, his neighbors called the museum to come get it.

 And this is our tired conductor as we're leaving. He didn't really want to leave, but he was so tired that he didn't put up too big of a fight! I think he had fun, and I think we'll be back again when he's a little older!

The Great Outdoors

We've been playing outside a lot lately cause the weather has been so beautiful. And if there's anything our little guy loves, it's playing outside. So, often, in the afternoon/evenings...out we go! We do all things boy...

Like play ball!

Play Golf...

 Ride the tractor....

 And play at the park!

We love being outside, and we're loving how nice the weather has been lately! We're not looking forward to the extremely hot temperatures...except for the pool! :)

Houston Livestock Show

We went to the Rodeo. Twice. Last Wednesday we went during the day with my mom's class. Then Thursday night we went with the family to see Zac Brown Band. These pics are from the day. K had lots of fun! He loved "driving" the gators & tractors.

 However, I think his favorite part was the petting zoo. We had to drag him out. He loved all the animals running around. 

 Look at that smile. It's like he belongs with the goats & lambs. :)

 He such a silly boy! We also had to drag him from the tractor. They had a tv set up inside so it looked like you were driving around a farm. He thought he was big stuff!!

We always have fun at the rodeo. I can't wait until little man is big enough for mutton bustin!!

Tractor {Kaden Approved}

Kaden got this little tractor from Grammy & Papa for Christmas. He always wanted to play on it when we went into Academy, so they thought he *needed* it. When Micah first put it together, Kaden wasn't actually that interested in it. He'd sit on it, and turn the blinkers on, or honk the horn, but if we tried to make it move, he'd freak out.

 So, we didn't force him. But then little by little, he wanted to explore a little more. At first we had to hold the "gas" down for him. He couldn't figure it out. The he figured out how to push the gas, but he didn't realize he had to hold it down. I think he thought once his pushed it and it moved, he could let go.

 But now he's got it down! And he loves it! I usually stick him in the cul-de-sac, and turn the wheel, so he just goes in big circles.  However, we have been known to take it for a spin to the mail box down the street. And if I don't keep an eye on him, he tries to take off. He loves his tractor... it's definitely "Kaden Approved!!"

Sidewalk Chalk Paint {Toddler Activities}

I have about 300 toddler activities pinned on Pinterest.

I've done about 5.

Ok...maybe a few more, but not near as many as I want to.

A few weeks ago (I'm a little behind in blogging) I used I recipe I found here to make some sidewalk chalk paint. As you know, K is not big on getting his hands dirty, but he'll paint with a brush all day.

So that's what we did!

It's pretty cool stuff. 

It goes on pretty watery, but then it dries quickly, and it looks like chalk. And it washes off really easily. As you can see, I had fun painting with K too!