Nobody Wants to Play with Me!

Seriously?

Obviously, Bo, you are way too guarded.

Ruston Roadtrip!!!

Uncle J only turns 27 once, Gus isn’t working this weekend (woo hoo!), and we only live 5 hours away from Ruston…ROADTRIP!!!

Though Acey barely slept and instead provided us with delightful howler monkey/pterodactyl impressions, I got ATTACKED by fire ants outside of Taco Bell (karma?) and Bo may or may not have peed on my feet, it was so worth it!

LOVE THOSE TWO BETROVED MORE THAN LIFE! SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND, YOU ROADTRIPPERRRRSSSSS!!!

Dinosaur Dates!

If you want to win over Bo’s heart, just engage him in a conversation about his two favorite things right now: Dinosaurs or Pirates. Star Wars is a close third.

The first dino-experience for Bo was at the Zoo. They have a separate dinosaur exhibit for a few extra bucks, and if you have a young dino-dreamer like we do, it’s worth the $$.

The dinosaurs are full-scale and full-of-life; they move, snarl, and make all their respective dino growls! Bo was a little scared at first, but he quickly started pointing out which ones were meat-eaters and which ones were plant-eaters…a.k.a. dinos that “won’t eat me.”

The T-Rex was massive and definitely got a scream out of Bo, which we have on video. Bo’s favorite part was when Gus got drenched by the spitting dinos at the end!

Our second family date with dinos was in Houston’s Museum District (AMAZING AMAZING district also right behind Rice University). We got another thoughtful Houston-esque gift from Uncle Jesse and Auntie Kate to the Museum of Natural Science.

Apparently, they have one of the best exhibits in the country and some of the most complete Dinosaur skeletons in the world!

They have three T-Rexes and Bo named them all “Rexy.” This boy is a T-Rex fanatic!

The giant dinosaur skeletons are placed into lively action poses based on their habitat and behind each skeleton is the gorgeously illustrated scene on the wall.

Utter ridiculousness below…this Mammoth literally looks like he’s laughing whilst being attacked by ancient man from the rear. And apparently that is a human skeleton being flung through the air.

Meet Megaloon, a 12-foot wide, reconstructed jaw of the largest shark that ever lived! “This jaw is poised in the act of ambushing a swimming, extinct elephant.”

Meet Bo. No explanation needed.

This HALL is beyond impressive, incredibly informative and so well designed. I highly recommend when and if you ever make it out to Houston, ya’ll.

Finally, We Explored!

Houston is HUGE. There is so much to do with kids that I can’t help but LOVE this Texas-sized city. The first place we visited was the renowned Children’s Museum, and it is worthy of its notoriety! We spent HOURS there and Bo still cried when we left. He was truly enamored by all the stuff to explore.

Thanks to Uncle J and Auntie Suzanne, we can go there anytime we want with our gifted membership!!! I wish I had some better pics, but Bo gets so crazy with excitement there that the camera phone stays in the stroller.

The second spot we explored was the Houston Zoo. We loved it so much we bought an annual membership, and we go there a few times a week. The best part is that it’s right behind Rice University, so I can run there with the stroller and get in a workout as well! Win-win for the Argenal’s during these long nap-less days for Bo.

Elephant bath-time is one of our favorite events. The elephants seem to love it and occasionally they let lucky kiddos scrub them down. We are still waiting for Bo’s invite.

Houston Zoo is the home to a lot of endangered animals, and they have amazing signage telling the rescue stories of a lot of the animals there. I must admit, it’s shocking and a little heart-wrenching to learn about the vast decline of so many wild and exotic animals. : (

The rarest animal in the Houston Zoo is Blanco, the white Alligator; he is only 1 of 14 in existence in the world!

The zoo might just have one of the the coolest cafés in Houston; they serve healthy food choices and you get to munch on lunch next to Giraffes, a crazy Ostrich, and a few spirited Zebras. WAY COOL for kids!

LOVE THIS PIC!

House-Bound Blues!

After 1 week of my nonstop, dawn-dusk unpacking and cleaning in our new Texas abode, Bo is sending me not-so-subliminal messages:

MOM, YOU ARE CRAZY! PUT DOWN THAT BOX AND LOOK AT MY PLEADING FACE…

Ace on the other hand is still pretty satisfied for the day if he has a ball and food.

I’m so not good at stopping in the middle of unpacking and letting boxes be. I feel so unsettled at night if I know I can barely walk into the kitchen in the morning without falling over boxes. But I have two kid-lets now that surely need some fresh air. AND considering that I see a mirror when I look at this comic below, I surely need to get out as well:

So, I promise, Bo, we will EXPLORE!

Tomorrow.