Playgroup In The Hot Tub........Rated G

Playgroup hit the hot tub at Mia's house this week. Ok, it was more like the warm tub because it was only heated to a nice bath water temperature.
Perfect for this crew, especially since none of us moms was putting on a swimsuit and getting in the swimming pool.

Holland, Mia, and Kendall

All they need now are some cold Capri Suns and a couple of cabana boys......

Trying to make a whirlpool.

Having lost their first tooth within a couple of days of each other, Faith and Holland proudly show off their gaps. Being toothless is all the rage around here.

Lovin' the hot tub and being outside...until she saw a bug and called it quits and went inside to play by herself. Yet another fun outdoor activity cut short by a bug. I wonder what she will think when she finds out her grandfather is a famous entomologist. (you're gonna have to look that word up, just like everyone else.)

After some hot tubbing, the assembly line of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches was set into motion....

Thanks, Mia for having us over. Of course now it's going to be hard to go to the park after this. The bar for playgroups has been raised.

Playgroup Does The Houston Rodeo

Hangin' on the fence like real cowpokes.

The token boot picture
(Trent, Mia, Holland, Kendall, & Kaylee)

Playgroup, this week moseyed on down to the Houston Rodeo. As you can imagine, the rodeo is a big deal around here. Besides all the exhibits with animals, there is a huge carnival, tons of food booths, big name concerts with attendances that get as high as 70,000. But for playgroup we focused on the kid stuff. We saw a cow milking show, and yes, it's every bit as glamorous as it sounds. We saw chicks hatching, bee hives, horse rides, and other "hands-on" exhibits. Naturally, there was a petting zoo,(check your germ phobias at the door) with a variety of animals and an in-your-face llama that freaked me out when I turned around and it was an inch from my face. I need a comfort zone of 2 feet between my face and that of a heavy-breathing farm animal. I think the best part was the pig races. They raced several races, each with 4 pigs. The pigs had names like Britney Spareribs, Kevin Bacon, Hillary Rod Ham, Tony Porker (Spurs), Sow Ming (Rockets), Shaquil O' Squeal, Arnold Shwartzenhogger, and so on. It was a lot of fun.

Enjoying a nice foot massage...it's probably even better if your feet actually touch the massage foot pad.

Texas Chicks (on both sides of the glass)

Meeting the star of the "Cow Milking Exhibit"
You can see the cow's head and the utter end. (Hey, it was their joke, not mine.)

Kendall, Holland and I grab good seats for the "Cow Milking" show.

Where the swings are like comfy recliners...

Playgroup made its way back to Angel Park for a warm and very windy morning/early afternoon. This time Holland brought her friend Deanna. Deanna prepares her dismount from the balance beam.

Holland and Deanna work on their Spiderman skills.

aaahhhhh yes, this is the life. Of course, I have cramps in my arms from the endless pushing. I plan on reminding Holland of that when I'm old and gray and need someone to push my wheelchair.

On The Road Again With The Playgroup

After a holiday break from playgroups, we have picked up right where we left off. Due to the cold weather and the fact that none of us Texans own a heavy coat, we picked an indoor destination. We returned to The Children's Museum in The Woodlands. We spent a couple of hours in the museum, then ate lunch, rode the carousel, visited the Disney Store, and played in the play area. A great time was had by all.

Holland and Amy work on their graffiti on the "chalk car".

Holland and Amy make snowflakes out of pipe cleaner and beads. (It's probably the closest they will actually get to snow.)

Holland digs for dinosaur bones. She was actually more interested in the hat. That's my girl.

The princesses.......and they know it.

The playgroup crew this week was Holland, Amy, Trent, Mia, Avery, Olivia, Terry & William.

(We sure do miss our Madison.)