1 of 100 Things to do in Houston

We decided we are going to start a list of 100 things to do in Houston and start knocking them off of our list!

We took the kids strawberry picking early Saturday morning, and they had a BLAST! The strawberry farm is right down the street from Halle's school so I have been wanting to check it out for some time. The kids had a blast- Bennett HAD to hold the bucket the whole time and loved finding the biggest strawberries.
Halle loved being able to "tell" Bennett where the best berries were to be found. And Miles, well he just couldn't wait to get them off the bush...and sometimes didn't wait.

2 of 100 Things to do

We went and rode the Galveston ferry...it was a 20 minute trip each way. Sadly we only rode it twice (there and back) Bennett wanted to ride it all day long. We had so much fun on this little family outing- the kids were bummed we weren't going to the beach but once they saw all the seagulls they could feed, and the dolphins they were happy campers. Who knew that this was only 40 minutes from our home?

Fun

Here are some pics having fun- sometimes I get a kick out of what they do.

Date Night

Dustin and I had a bet going on our brackets for March madness....guess who lost? Of course, me. So I planned a fun night out for us- we ate at this fun restaurant called Amazon Grill then we went to a check out a Hairspray the musical put on in an outdoor theatre here. We had so much fun and need to get out more often!!

Science Museum

We went to the science museum with some friends, the boys had so much fun playing with all the toys!




The boys really have become best friends....and it is so fun to watch them interact together!

Allergy Tests

Little story to start off this post- I make breakfast every morning. And, it rotates- you know, Waffles, eggs, cereal, pancakes etc... every morning. On Sunday morning I made homemade sweetrolls and eggs. (gotta have something healthy in there) and EVERY time i make eggs it is a huge ordeal for Bennett to eat them. HUGE.

on to the post:

We finally went and had Bennett allergy tested this morning. We got in with a VERY good allergy and asthma specialist...and he lived up to everything that I had heard- he was WONDERFUL! When we first walked into the room the Dr. came in right away with a huge box of toys for the two boys to play with. They played while we discussed what brought us in, and issues that Bennett has been having. We talked for a bit and it was nice and reassuring.

Then the nurse came in to test him. But before she started she also started up the portable dvd player with Toy Story in it (they are good!) Then the nurse had us get ready- for those that have ever done this with a kid it is SO SAD! Basically they mark Bennett's back into 4 areas then take a "comb" that has 8 differant teeth that has a little needle on the end of each tooth that has been sitting in the test solution and poke him. This happens four differant times with four different needle/comb thingys. He wasn't happy but didn't throw too much of a fit (because Toy Story was on). After 15 minutes they came back in to check and see what he is officially allergic to. And the verdict-

He is allergic to: two different forms of grass and pollen, cats, eggs (severly), soy and milk. He didn't have a reaction to dogs or peanuts (super surprised here). We are going back in a month to do a more intense nut test and another outdoor test to see exactley what is making him have a hard time. The Dr. and I were both blown away that he didn't have a reaction to the peanuts- maybe he has outgrown it? He will test again just to make sure though- and not allergic to dogs...another big surprise. I mentioned to the Dr. the reactions he has had to dogs and he asked if all of those dogs were outside dogs- yes, so those dogs are more than likely rolling in the grass then rubbing all over Bennett! Thank goodness for answers- and a Dr. that treats allergies and asthma serious!

SO- back to the pre-post story. Here is to feeling like a horrid mom. I was making bennett eat his eggs before he could have anything else- and COME TO FIND OUT HE IS ALLERGIC TO EGGS!!! High five to a bad mom here.

Winner winner..chicken dinner.

I had a roommate who once said that, not sure who it was. I am sure she was fabulous whoever she was (I had A LOT of great roommates in college).

On to more- have you ever won anything? I feel like I go in spurts of winning things- ask my husband. I enter EVERY contest that I can...for the most part. I mostly enter blog contests because the probability of winning is a lot higher than that of- say something like Publishers Clearinghouse (which my Honey did every year...maybe it runs in the blood?) I have won jewelry, diaper bags (plural yes), gift cards to restaurants...but I do feel like I have my times when my winning streak is a lot higher. I will win more items over a short amount of time then have this huge dry spell where nothing happens.

Today we were sitting in line waiting to get Halle (have I mentioned that I drive 20+ minutes each way to pick her up from school?? And that her school isn't even registered in the gps because it is...well...you get the point. So we are sitting there, boys enjoying the windows down when I decide to turn on the radio. Mr. Radio DJ man mentions they are giving away tickets to a movie premier- and I think, why not, I will try. I call once- busy. (Of course you HAVE to try again) I call the second time and it starts ringing- and HE answers. He asks me my name, of course says that is a fabulous name, then says he has good news and bad news. Bad news first, you aren't the caller we were looking for so you don't win the tickets. Boo. Good news is that you are caller number 10 so how about going to a concert, we will give you a pair of tickets to Owl City July 25th...does that sound ok? Of course it was ok, they put me live on the radio and I got to announce a couple of things- the best part is that I had my s-u-p-e-r sexy voice...because I am horribly congested right now.(We are talking like a female Sean Connery way too cute for my own good).

I seriously won tickets to a concert...super excited here. Maybe I should enter Publisher's Clearinghouse giveaway now...

I guess we actually have to figure out who Owl City is and what they play. Yep, I was the winner winner chicken dinner