Spencer's school had a little Easter party yesterday. The kids hunted eggs (cascarones they made, to be exact) and we had a potluck lunch. Unfortunately I did not have my photo-taking-mojo, but here are a couple of shots.
And they're off!
First egg
Just like when we picked strawberries, each egg must be announced and presented
Cracking a cascarone on Ms. Shirali's head
Lunch with Izzy
Blogger is acting really weird and won't let me preview this post. Hopefully it doesn't look crazy with tons of space between images...
This was the scene in our carport today. Daddy taught Spencer how to wash a car. He was so into it and was very careful and intense about his work. He kept saying, "We're the guys who wash your car, Mommy!" and "This is going to be nice and clean, Mommy!" (My office is next to the carport so he was giving me a commentary through the window when I went back inside.) When they were finished, Spencer made sure I looked at every square inch of my vehicle, noting how clean it was. He was proud of his work!
We went to Angleton over the weekend to see Paw-Paw. We also got to visit with Aunt Renee, Aunt Dianne, Uncle Scott, Lolly and Don. Our big outing was on Saturday - we went to the Bayou Wildlife Park in Alvin. I'm not sure how long this place has been around, but it's a must-do activity the next time you're in Brazoria County or the Houston area. It's an 80-acre ranch filled with all sorts of exotic animals.
As you drive into the park, the animals start poking their heads into your vehicle to get food. Spencer wasn't so sure about that at first, but neither was I! Those ostriches and elands were pretty aggressive.
We took a tram ride all around the property where we saw and/or fed some awesome animals: camels, ostriches, emus, watusis, beefalos, zebras, elands, many varities of deer, giraffes, a white rhino...the list goes on. When a big animal approached, Spencer made sure to plant himself firmly in the center of our seat, just in case. That's why most of the pictures are of me feeding the animals. :)
After the safari tour, Spencer rode a horse named Elizabeth and I fed the zonkey (look - we match!).
Dave took some great pictures of the animals, which I'll add to the March photo album soon.
The whole time we were there, I kept thinking how much I wish Grannie was with us because she would've really liked it. Oddly enough, there was an Elvis CD playing while we were in the petting zoo area. I thought that was neat and maybe a little sign. We will definitely go back!
I've mentioned before that Spencer says, "I love you in the whole world in the sky" to describe how much he loves us. Well, last night during bedtime he started expanding on that sentiment.
"Mommy, I love you in the whole world, as the bright stars shine down on the beautiful land."
He then elaborated even more, but I couldn't quite remember it when I tried to tell Dave last night. It involved the sky touching the moon and the sun, and the stars shining...it was pretty. What a little dreamboat!
For my second day off during Spring Break, we headed to the Austin rodeo. When we arrived, there was a looooooooooong line to get in the gate. Luckily, there was a 4-yr old boy in front of us, and he and Spencer kept themselves entertained during the 30+ minute wait. And then we were on our way!
We started off by playing a game.
Then we rode a few rides and went into a fun house. Spencer's favorite was the convoy ride.
And you just have to get a corn dog at the fair. We think this was Spencer's first corn dog, if you can believe it. He enjoyed it!
Next up was the petting zoo, where we saw baby lambs, baby goats and a baby llama which was the softest little thing ever! (No pictures this time...) We walked to the opposite side of the barn and discovered the animals over there were total jerks! Super aggressive trying to get the food. We didn't like that, so we high-tailed it out of there and took a break to listen to some music and Spencer ran around with some kids.
After all that running we needed an ice cream break.
We strolled through the the barn to see some of the show animals. Then Spencer practiced his heavy equipment operating skills until we decided we were zonked and ready to head home. It was a fun day!
I'm not biased or anything, but I think Spencer's going to be a good little golfer. Guess he wouldn't be a Horridge if that weren't the case! Here's some footage from a driving range outing this week.
Last night Dave and I caught up on a lot of TV after Spencer went to bed. Around 10:30, I walked down the hall and noticed Spencer's door was open. I turned the corner and found this outside our bedroom:
Spencer ends up in our bed every night, and sometimes if he wakes up before we're in bed he'll go back into his room on his own. I guess he decided to just wait it out last night. No idea how long he'd been there, but he was sound asleep and didn't stir until I tried to pick him up.
