Our Outdoor Weekend

This weekend was the perfect spring weekend to spend outside.  Gene described it as "happy-to-be-alive" weather (lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, in April, in Houston).  Glorious.

Gene took Will to his soccer game Saturday morning.  Our team is pretty dismal this season, but they generally have fun.  Gene sent me this pic from his phone; snack time at the end is always the best part of the game for our little Monkeys.

While Will was at soccer, Henry and I were at Tadpole Troopers nature class at the Arboretum. The class was all about butterflies, so the kids all got butterfly wings to wear.

We hunted for butterflies on our nature walk, but it was too chilly for them to be out.  We did find lots and lots of caterpillars though!  This one is a Texas fritillary.

Inside Henry decorated a butterfly

 and a chrysalis.

Will had a birthday party Saturday afternoon, so Gene took Henry out for frozen yogurt at a new neighborhood spot.  Yum-o.

And when we got home from the party, Henry was hard at work scrubbing Gene's car.

Will had to join the car-washing party, and they did my car too!  They had it looking like new in time for dinner out with really good friends.

Sunday morning started off with Daddy explaining football to the boys.

They soon moved outside for a rousing game in the backyard.

 Running around Daddy

for a touchdown in the roses!

Happy football player!

The boys also took a long bike ride Sunday morning.  They had to stop along the way for a pick-me-up snack of crackers.

And after lunch, we headed out to Minute Maid Park to cheer on our Astros!

Some friends of ours, Dodgers fans, were heading to the game and invited us to tag along.  It was a perfect day for baseball.

And even more perfect because the Astros played really well!  Two home runs, including a grand slam in the second inning (which means that everyone at the game won Grand Slam breakfasts at Denny's!).

Peanuts helped us get through the final 2 innings.

Henry rolled his eyes when Daddy put on a rally cap for the poor Dodgers in the last inning.  It didn't help them because our Astros won 12-0!  I love baseball, and that was one amazing game. Unless, of course, you were rooting for the Dodgers.

We got home in time to throw some fish and veggies on the grill and let the little boys don swim trunks and play in the slip 'n slide.

It was the perfect weekend to spend outside.  Happy-to-be-alive weather indeed!