The Perot Museum

Thanks to a mild winter, we had a four day weekend to celebrate Memorial Day (no bad weather to make up!).  At first, we were planning on a little getaway to Ft. Worth for the weekend, but were honestly so exhausted that we decided to stay home at the last minute.  We still wanted to do something fun so it wasn't like any ordinary weekend, so we decided to visit the new Perot Museum downtown.  I had visited back in April with my second graders, but I was looking forward to taking the boys.  We got online and reserved tickets for the 11 o'clock entrance and made sure to leave the house in plenty of time.  Parking is horrible, so that set us back a little bit, but it was the perfect way to spend a yucky, muggy day.  We loved exploring all of the exhibits but Jacob was most excited about the dinosaur bones!

Of course, the dinosaurs had to be first on our list to see!

Jacob loved looking at all the minerals, too!

 

Finding out what an earthquake feels like...

 

Racing a T-Rex with daddy in the sports exhibit

 

Then it was on to the Children's Museum while Jonah took a little nap in his stroller!

Jacob probably could have stayed in there all afternoon!

 

On our way back to the car (with the museum behind us).

 

The next time we go, we will definitely reserve tickets enough in advance to gain the 10 o'clock entrance, when the museum opens (and bring cash for parking so we aren't driving around downtown trying to find an ATM which btw doesn't exist, thank goodness for Nathan's office).  We will also go to the cafe for lunch as soon as it opens at 11 (That was a lot of fun with a stroller in tow, you would think it would be planned out better!). There were a few exhibits we didn't catch just because of time but hopefully we'll be back this summer!

This and That

Well, to say that it's hard to believe that it's the end of May would be a major understatement.  It seems as though I blinked and it was almost summer!  Not that I'm complaining, but the past few months have certainly flown by!  Nathan has been traveling pretty frequently and the boys and I have fallen into a little routine while he is away, which consist of lots of movie nights!  Many of our weekends this spring were spent ripping out our existing landscaping and completely replanting.  It was a ton of work (mostly for Nathan, let's be honest) but it has made a huge difference to the front of our house!  All we need to do now is spread some new seed to help our grass grow in the areas that were previously too shady!

Work has been great, but busy and I'm happy that it's starting to settle down and we only have two weeks until summer vacation.  I'll be teaching second grade again next year and am so thrilled to be on the same team and in the same room!  I am already planning what things I'd like to tweak next year and look forward to feeling even more settled at Bennett!  I truly am blessed with wonderful coworkers and the BEST admin. team I've ever worked with!

Movie night is definitely a favorite activity in the Cox house! 

Our new landscaping is complete!

Jacob will be graduating from Junior K next week and he is officially registered to be a Bennett Bear next fall!  Nathan brings the boys up to school every now and then, so Jacob is familiar with the building, the wonderful ladies in the front office and the principal.  He is so excited to be coming to school with me next year and I just can't believe he'll be in Kindergarten!  Jacob is still completely obsessed with Legos and has been introduced (thanks to Daddy) to Star Wars.  He loves to read and write (and often does "homework" at the kitchen table!) and is honestly the funniest guy I know!

Showing his "guns". (Yes, those are snowman pjs, don't judge)

 Last week, Jacob and Daddy went to their first Rangers game of the season.  Daddy picked him up from school at lunch time and they had a special afternoon at The Ballpark together!

Jonah continues to grow and amaze us every single day!  He is not only walking steadily now, but is practically running everywhere!  He truly is the happiest, sweetest boy!  School is going great for him!  He was promoted at the beginning of April to "First Steps" and he love, love, loves his teachers Ms. Taylor and Ms. Yogi.  His class only has 5 babies and he's the only boy, which doesn't seem to bother him one single bit!  They do so many wonderful things with him each day and I love knowing that he is getting wonderful care and truly enjoys his days!  Jonah is still eating up a storm and totally makes up for Jacob being so picky!  We can pretty much put any food on his tray and he'll eat it up!

Eating Spaghetti Pizza (a favorite Finkelstein recipe) for the first time.  Yum!

Seriously, this is how he wakes up!

What a charmer, no one can resist this cutie pie!

This summer we are looking forward to lots of fun!  Swimming at the club, playdates and lazy mornings are all on our to do list!  We are also looking forward to a few little getaways, both as a family and just Nathan and I.  Summertime is always so special since I don't work for three months and we're going to enjoy as much time together as possible!