I Scream, You Scream

We all scream for BLUE BELL ice cream, of course.  We have had lots of surprises for Connor lately. We plan things then tell Connor if he's good he'll get a surprise.  We've gone all sorts of places and seen all sorts of people--the Goodpastures from Florida, MeMaw, Michaela, Paw Paw and then Friday Mimi and Papa Jud.  Josh took the day off and we drove to Brenham to tour the Blue Bell ice cream factory.  For those who don't know, Josh and I consume A LOT of blue bell ice cream at our house.  We usually go through a 1/2 gallon ice cream in about 3 days so we try to keep our freezer stocked.  During the tour, the guide asked questions and I am very proud to say that I knew every answer!  Yep I know my blue bell!! 

It's been several years since I last toured the factory.  Here is Uncle Jason and me the last time I was there:

We couldn't take pictures on the tour so these were all afterwards eating ice cream.  The boys rarely eat ice cream so having a big bowl of this before lunch was a treat! 

 Connor has gotten really good at writing his name in a straight line.  You can't see it, but he wrote his name across Mimi's cast!

The day before we had yet another surprise for Connor and it was to go to Chuck-e-Cheese.  Josh had never been so on his vacation day we thought that would be a great place to spend it!

 Riding a roller coaster

 It really looks like you're riding one!

We have loooooved having Daddy at home with us the past couple of days and not looking forward to Monday when it's back to reality :(

Never a dull moment...

The other day Connor and Reid were playing in their rooms and Connor ran out and said, "Mommy come here and look what I put on Reid."  My first thought was "oh dear" followed by RUN! Thankfully it was nothing to worry about.  Connor proudly dressed his brother in his cowboy boots and hat. 

Connor was pretending to go to school so of course Reid wanted to wear a backpack as well.

 

 While I'm taking pictures of Cowboy Reid, Connor runs into his room and comes out looking like one of the Village People!

We let Reid feed himself spaghetti...

 

 Check out those cheeks! And that's without food in there!!

 Spending quality time with Daddy, or as Reid calls him, DA

 We went to the pool with Addy and Ava and while the big kids were playing in the pool, Reid and Ava just wanted to keep eating. 

 Nice and relaxed!

And I leave you with a concert by Connor.  He likes to make up songs and unfortunately I caught the tail end of this one.  This song is called "I do everything I like to do"  which perfectly sums up his life at age three.

 

Trying Days

I can't say I wasn't warned about the age of 3 but whew.  We have many "trying days" as I'm calling them.  Sometimes Connor will be the sweetest boy, using great manners, sharing his toys and being a great big brother.  Other times, eh not so much.  We had a very trying day yesterday but amidst the bad behavior he can still make me laugh...sometimes!

He put on a fleece vest and underwear and was dancing around.

Anyone ever seen the Naked Cowboy in NYC?   

Our little "Baggie" (Bear + Aggie)

 Connor and Addy were sitting on this seat watching TV.  Addy got up and Reid worked his way over and took her seat.  That's just like a little brother trying to ruin "the moment!"

 And he did not give the seat back!

Sunday Morning Concert

And some other recent pictures:

 As I was making lunch I could hear the boys playing with their toys.  Little did I know they dumped out every single bucket, tub & shelf and scattered them all over the floor!!  I decided to use that as a time to re-organize and put all the balls together, trucks, blocks, etc.  It was great. Then just 2 days later, the tornado hit the playroom again. I don't know why I even try!!

 Connor was playing at Addy's and found her dress up box.  He didn't find any batman capes or baseball pants like he has at his house.  Instead...

Happy Sunday Y'all!