A Walking Field Trip and Art Night

As soon as we got home from Paris, Gene and I were thrown back into our busy daily routine with two little boys... with one big exception: Gene was off (mostly) from work and got to join in the fun!

On Wednesday, Henry's class took a walking field trip to see the Sam Houston statue in Hermann Park.

Such an excited group!

We ate lunch on the steps (Gene got us sandwiches from the French bakery in the Village to recreate our Parisian lunches!) and then the kids ran off some energy in the grassy circle.

All the kids picked flowers. Henry gave one to Daddy, who promptly put it in his lapel.

I *think* the kids are looking at roly-polies here.

The walking field trip was so fun and Henry really loved having both Mommy and Daddy along for the ride.

Last night was Art Night at Will's school. The theme was "Art Night: Under Construction" so the boys decorated hard hats and then colored boxes to hold all their art goodies.

Dinner was "artsy" too: Bernie's Burger Bus and MMM Cupcakes! The lines were long, but the food was a yummy treat.

Inside, the boys made paper tissue cities, metal sign art, and stone bugs.

The boys had fun at all the stations, but I think their favorite was making wire sculptures.

Daddy helped Henry make some cool glasses

and helped Will make a wire man.

It's been a long week for two parents with jet-lag but it's also been great to get back into the swing of things with our very busy little boys.