February Catch-Up: Pet Sounds

We caught a really cool exhibition at Laguna Gloria in February. It's called "Charles Long: Pet Sounds" and here's a quick description:  

Titled after the 1966 Beach Boys album of the same name, these playful sculptures in bright, candy colors begin as railings and morph into luscious, playful blobs that engage the viewer with murmurs, vibrations, and strange sounds when touched. 

We had fun wandering around touching all the sculptures and hearing what sounds and vibrations we could set off.

 
The exhibit is in town through mid-April and highly recommend checking it out. There's lots of wandering you can do on the grounds of Laguna Gloria - makes for a nice little afternoon.

February Catch-Up: Valentine's Day

We had a nice little Valentine's Day. Spencer doesn't go to school on Fridays, so the day before he brought his big homemade Valentine to share with his class. Like I mentioned last year, Nature's Way does not encourage trading Valentines at school because of the frustration and confusion that can cause the young 'uns. This year his heart featured LEGOS, a tiger, a jet, art, soccer, the school playground and a hike with Daddy. Sweet.

On Valentine's Day Spencer opened his gifts - The Jungle Book DVD and his first box of Valentine's chocolates (which he hasn't eaten - just not a sweets guy). I also found a perfect card for him featuring fish jokes and decoder to find the answers. 

Mommy and Daddy also each got a box of chocolates. Then that night we cooked a delicious steak dinner. It was the best steak Daddy has ever made! Spencer worked on the mashed potatoes and I made asparagus. It was a family effort and a lovely evening celebrating my two loves.

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Bedtime shenanigans.

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We took a break from exploring Laguna Gloria last Sunday to throw pennies
in a fountain and make wishes. Silly wishes.

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Daddy took Spencer to his first Texas Longhorns basketball game last night.

This is his "I'm a little self-conscious right now" expression.

Wallet

I bought Spencer a wallet for Christmas and he sure does feel like a big boy when he takes it to the store and buys something. Last weekend he asked us to take him to the LEGO store because he had some money burning a hole in that wallet. He emptied it out and we supplemented a bit so he could get a big police station he'd had his eye on for months.

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His sweet smile brightens my day.