Summer Break: Week Seven

Last week was a fairly quiet week around our house. We got out for a few outings but we mostly stayed home, reading books, building with Legos and Magformers, cooking and cleaning, listening to music and dancing a lot, and watching the rain. With big storms nearly every day, it was a good week to be home!

Monday: We took Weezie to the vet for her checkup. Weezie is 13 but the vet said she's a healthy kitty! Weezie loves summer and spends the entire day outside, sleeping, chasing lizards and hanging out with our neighbor's cat, Miss Kitty. 

Tuesday: Our big outings on Tuesday were to the library and a new-to-us ice cream parlor. 

Books! These boys are always reading!

Cloud 10 Creamery is located in Rice Village. We are on a mission to try out different ice cream parlors and find our favorites. Cloud 10 has some interesting flavors, like smoked corn and tomato rooibos, but we stuck with more traditional flavors -- chocolate, vanilla bean, and nutella & marshmallow. 

Wednesday: The boys joined me for my monthly breakfast with girlfriends, and then we spent the rest of the morning out and about. We stopped by Gramma and Grampa's house and visited another library.

And then we decided to take an impromptu trip to the MFAH for lunch and a visit to the "sea of strings," The Houston Penetrable installation.

Thursday: We went bowling with some friends! 

Friday: We finally made it to the science museum. Friday features the Feeding Frenzy at the Butterfly Center, so we watched as the staff members fed the snakes and the bullfrog. 

It rained hard while we were at the museum, but it had all cleared up by the time we left. The boys love running on the hill near Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Best friends.

This quiet week was exactly what we needed!