Discovery Green

Yesterday we headed to Discovery Green with some of Trey's friends. Trey did not feel like getting up in time to arrive by 10, so we slept in and got there late. Trey had fun on the playground while a couple of the boys checked out the splash pad. Then we all enjoyed a fun lunch at the great little cafe there.

It was our first real trip to Discovery Green, and we had no idea how much fun it is. There are all kinds of things to do and explore (they even have a dog park for your "other" kids). We will definitely be back!

Determined

Last week, we had our first parent-teacher conference with the lead teacher of Trey's class. Ms. Patricia walked us through Trey's progress in the class, what he is working on, the lessons she will be introducing soon, and what he can work on at home. All in all, it was a solid report. Ms. Patricia said that Trey loves to learn and do "work," and he is good with the Spanish lessons at school. She said he is very well-behaved and plays well with others, and that he tends to avoid those in his class who are the "trouble makers" because he doesn't want to get in trouble. She told us that he is not so good at nap time because he prefers talking to napping, and that if he would nap easily he would be an ideal student!

Ms. Patricia also told us that Trey is working so hard to master their cutting lesson at class. There is one piece of "work" that has little strips of paper and scissors; the kids try to cut the strips into little bits in order to help refine their fine motor skills. If the kids are successful, the teachers help them paste the little bits onto a half-sheet of construction paper with a glue stick. Ms. Patricia said that Trey sees the older kids doing it, and he so badly wants to be able to do it too, but he's just not there yet. She said it breaks her heart because he chooses that particular lesson every day and has been working so hard on his cutting skills.

Bound and determined to help Trey accomplish his goal, I ran straight to Target that evening to buy kid-friendly scissors and a little plastic container to keep the project in. The next day, before Trey had even had a chance to practice this work at home, when I picked Trey up from school, there in his cubby was a half-sheet of construction paper with little paper bits pasted on it, along with the name "Trey." Trey's daily report said he worked on the cutting lesson and that he "did a very good job!"

My heart swelled with pride when I saw that. Seriously, I'm not sure I've ever been more proud of our little boy, who wanted so badly to be able to cut with scissors and had finally figured out how to do it.

Once Trey realized we had brought the cutting lesson home, he has wanted to cut paper nonstop. Seriously, it's all he ever asks to do anymore -- "cut paper." He is so proud of himself, too, when he does it. And we are equally proud of him. I now realize that I never quite understood before the pride my parents felt for me when I reached a goal or accomplishment. But now, on a much smaller scale, I think I get it.

Teaser

Eventually I will really go back and update this thing, I promise. In the meantime, however, here is a little teaser - a picture for you from before the neighborhood Easter egg hunt the day before Easter, Saturday April 3. In case you can't tell, Trey has now learned to look at the camera and say "cheese!"

Making a New Friend at the Lake

This weekend we headed to Lake Conroe for a mini-reunion with Mommy's college roommates. We all got to meet Harrison Stallings for the first time. Trey was happy to have a playmate there, and the boys got along quite well. We can credit Harrison for introducing Trey to Thomas the Train's TV show!

The boys enjoyed playing together with the toys they both brought.

They had even more fun playing at the local playground, which was basically a giant sandbox!

But the highlight of the boys' weekend was when we went out on Uncle Fred's boat! The boys suited up in their life jackets and long sleeves (it was a little chilly to be out on the water) and headed out for a ride. They saw lots of boats and birds, and it was so much fun!

Thanks Fred and Vicki for hosing us for a fun weekend!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! The morning of Easter, we awoke to find the Easter bunny had come as expected. He even brought goodies for the grown ups!
Trey on Easter morning.

Trey discovers that the Easter bunny had visited him!
And plays with his basket after church.


The whole fam damily came over for Easter lunch (except Daddy Tom, who was in Africa).

Kacie meets Baby Patrick for the first time!

And then it was time to eat. Mommy cooked a great Easter lunch for everyone! She had lots of help from Mama C and Sugar.

Trey and Daddy passed out after lunch.

Later, Sugar and Papa John read Trey a bedtime story - Good Night Virginia!

What a wonderful Easter with family.

Neighborhood Egg Hunt

Sugar and Papa John came in town for a visit over Easter weekend. To top it all off, Aunt Dabney, Uncle P, Baby Patrick and Lady June officially moved to Houston on April 1st! So we had the entire Edwards family (minus Miss Catherine) in town for the holiday.

The day before Easter, our neighborhood hosted an egg hunt in the same space as Trey's Easter party the weekend before, so we all headed over.

Trey, already having a trial run under his belt, knew just what to do with the eggs, and he had a great time egg hunting.

It didn't take Trey long to figure out that there were goodies inside the eggs!

It was a fun morning and a great way to kick off the Easter weekend.