Houston Children's Museum

Yesterday my father-in-law and I took the kids to the Houston Children's Museum. We have never been there before and really didn't know what to expect. I didn't know if Lyndsey was too old or if James was too young, but as it turned out, it was a great place for both of them.





The picture to the right is pretty cool if I do say so myself. It was an example of a tornado within a tube that you could put your hand through and feel exactly what takes place inside of the twirling winds. There was no glass seperating me from the kids so I just walked around the tube and snapped this shot. Lots of fun!








Don't they look so cute together? Just makes you want to give them a big hug and kiss! I enjoyed my day with them immensely.


James is a motorcycle nut! So when there was a moped that he could sit on, man was he all for that! He really thought he was something else "driving" along the streets of Vietnam that was being shown on the screen in front of him.



All in a days work! Lyndsey was trying to see what is was like to actually do some manual labor! HA ~ that didn't last long. I kept hearing, "Wow, this is hard. I can't do this. This is hard. I can't do this." Hmmm....I wonder if she still thinks her chores are hard work????

James at his School Carnival

James' pre-school holds a Halloween Carnival for the kids each year. It is a fun time for the kids, and parents alike, to enjoy some fun games and time together. In this picture, James is sitting with his "girlfriend", Lauren, who he has had in his class for the past 3 years. They are best buds and she is a sweetie. When James is having a rough day, Lauren will mother him and take care of him. (And notice she is in a wedding dress!)

Our Tough Little Guy

James swears he is either Batman, Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, or a boxer! He is getting into his "fighting" pose all the time wanting to battle. SO, when the camera came out..he was ready!

Trying on Costumes before the SPOOKY night!

This is James trying on his skeleton costume several weeks ago. He was so excited to be something scary this year. However, once the big night came, he wasn't so excited. He visited about 4 houses and was done and wanted to go home and pass out candy! Poor little guy.



Here is Lyndsey, with a bit of tween attitude coming out, in a portion of her costume. She was an Evil Fairy but looked absolutely beautiful on Halloween night.

A loving brother and sister act caught with the camera!

Although we know these two love each other endlessly, it is always nice to catch it in a picture. After Byron and I had left them for a little while to enjoy a nice dinner ALONE - we returned to finish the night with carving pumpkins with the kids. And even after all this, I got a great shot of them looking happy with each other --- a rare moment in the Hale household.

Pumpkin Carving 2009

Lyndsey and Byron working hard to get their pumkins looking just right to light on Halloween night! Lyndsey did her pumpkin with imagination - it was a mouth eating a piece of candy corn...her favorite candy! Byron took the easy way out and used a stensil that came with the carving set! Either way, they both looked great!!!

James excited to sit next to his pumkin that he designed all by himself (Mom carved). It was so funny, for being a tough and rough little boy he sure did hate getting his hands slimy from the pumkins seeds.

Trick-or-Treating 2009

This year Lyndsey and her friends, Alexis, Dorothy, Devin and Jonathan, all went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. James and I tagged-along for the first block then returned home to help Byron handout candy. Lyndsey had a great time with her friends and felt "grown-up" being allowed to enjoy Halloween without Mom and Dad hanging around.