Rennaisance Festival and Thanksgiving 2012

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving we took the boys to the Rennaisance Festival. We haven't been since Matthew was two years old and this was Jacob's first time. It was a beautiful day. Matthew started off the day by complaining incessantly that he didn't want to go and he refused to wear the knight costume he wore for Halloween (the main reason I picked out this costume was for Renfest weekend--I should have got him an Angry Bird costume--oh well). When Matthew saw some of the fun activities he started to change his attitude.

 

He did some Extreme Jumping.

Got his face painted.

Rode a llama.

They rode their chair swing ride. I have pleasant memories of our swinging chair that we got at the Rennaisance Festival when I was a teenager. 

Tony, against my better judgement got both boys a wooden sword.

 

Not Renfest--but here is Jacob enjoying his pre-Thanksgiving exercise on his friend's scooter.

 Matthew at the Kemah Boardwalk Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Veteran's Day Weekend and Children's Festival with Poppers

On Friday November 9th, Matthew was in the Veteran's Day Program. He was a tee pee. Tee pee, tee pee, what do you see? I see an Indian looking at me.

Saturday morning Matthew had a soccer game and then we went straight to the Pearland Fish Festival at Bass Pro Shops. He was only good long enough to get these photos. After the photos he complained incessantly and convinced Tony to leave to go into the store.

Sunday, I attempted to do the Color Run 5K with Jacob in the jogging stroller. I had high hopes because he was so good for a run I had in Memorial Park the day before. Unfortunately, we had to wait at the starting line for 2 hours and we passed by a huge playground that was closed in Minute Maid park so he was easily distracted. By the time we got through the starting line (we were about the 10th heat), Jacob wrestled his way out of the stroller and I had to leave the run to avoid being trampled.

So instead we enjoyed the playground at Discover Green Park.

On Sunday we went to The Woodlands to visit Poppers and Grandma. Then Poppers and I took the boys to The Woodlands Children's Festival. This has become a yearly tradition for us.

They loved to drum on the Recycle Cycle.

Jacob decided that this outing was the time to practice his sprinting. Two separate strangers told me that he was going to be an Olympic runner when he grows up. He ran down the Woodlands Pavilion hill. Down the aisles of the concert hall during the stage. He wanted to get the wagon and take it back up the hill to the sandbox. That was not as easy as he thought it would be.

Halloween Weekend-Party/Air Show/Pumpkins with Deda

On Saturday October 27th we went to the neighborhood Halloween party. The boys enjoyed the Jump Jumps. Matthew went as a knight and Jacob was supposed to be a dragon but he refused to wear anything but his costume from last year, a fireman.

We reattempted to get Jacob to wear his dragon costume but he looked like a fireman with a green cloak.

Sunday we went to the Wings Over Houston Airshow. Jacob seemed to enjoy himself more than Matthew did or at least he was more cooperative.

That afternoon we went to Deda and Nana Sande's house for pumpkin carving.

The boys met their cousin Eva from Croatia. You can certainly see the family resemblence.

Poop or Chocolate?

After that we went to Trunk or Treats at the local church.

The drummer let Matthew pound the drum but appeared to regret that move.