Children's Museum

If you are ever in Houston and you have kids of ANY age, I'd HIGHLY advise you to take them and check out the Children's Museum. This place is AMAZING. Kids under 2 are free and it's $5 per adult. They have a Tot Spot where there is a responsible staff member who keeps the bigger kids out and the younger kiddos in. It's 110% safe and both of the boys LOVED it. The other moms there were so very nice! I absolutely loved Houston and can't wait to go back and visit my friend, Miranda. She was so great, meeting us for dinner and getting us directions to various places. (Thank you SO MUCH, Miranda!)

I really had to keep an eye on the boys because, well....I was just too scared to trust the other mom's to help watch them. You hear about kidnappings all the time these days and as a mom to two very mobile and trusting beautiful baby boys, I worry! I took them by myself for a few hours on Thursday and all THREE of us were exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel.


On Friday, Jason got let out of training early so we went BACK to the Children's Museum, we had had that much fun. This time we spent a few more hours there. I've got to tell you, Jackson and Aiden were by FAR more social than most of the other children of all varying ages. I caught Aiden and Jackson crawling up to other moms to give them hugs!! (ouch!) haha

I also did my Good Deed. I had parked our stroller outside of the Tot Spot and when I went back to check on it, someone mistakenly put their bag in with our stuff. It had been a while before I had noticed it but I looked in the bag and it was someone's camera. I know how sick to my stomach I get when I lose a few pictures from the computer, ya know? So I can only imagine how someone else might feel if they lost their entire CAMERA! I turned it in and a few minutes later, a frantic older woman comes up to me, nearly in tears asking if I was the one who turned in her bag. I told her yes and she asked if she could give me a hug. Then she told me that she only gets to see her granddaughter about twice a year and that day was her last day to spend with her and her camera had an entire weeks worth of pictures on it. I gave her a huge hug, told her it was my pleasure and to enjoy the rest of the day with her granddaughter.
Jason and I were just thoroughly impressed with how friendly the people in Houston were. A friend of mine joked about how we were in the richer neighborhoods but the more I think back on it, even when we weren't in the best neighborhoods, people were just always so friendly. The humidity was intense though. There is no such thing as a good hair day there for me. No, Sir.

And this picture makes me laugh each time I see it. It's Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton after a night out on the town. HAHA! Poor Aiden in the back looks like he's had 3 drinks too many!! Believe it or not, this is Jackson trying to get OUT of the car. No WAY is my little guy going to let the paparazzi get a look at his diaper! He has too much class for that!

And these outfits were a HIT among the other parents! Haha Thanks, Nana!