Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day everyone! I love being a mom and my boys made me feel extra special today. Riley woke me up this morning with giggles and a balloon.....what a great way to wake up in the morning! Ben was really sweet and surprised me this morning with spice muffins from Mimi's Cafe....I love these muffins and since he knew that I loved them so much he made a special trip to another city 15 miles away the night before. He called the restaurant on Friday to make sure that they would have some for him to pick up Saturday night. When he got there they told him that they had sold out during the day but since they knew that he was coming that night to pick some up they made a batch just for him......how nice is that?? After a nice relaxing breakfast we headed to the Downtown Aquarium. It's a pretty small aquarium but we had a nice time seeing the different animals, riding a train through a shark tank, going on the merry-go-round, and taking a trip in the ferris wheel. It was a really warm day (in the 90s) and humid (I don't even want to think about summer) and it was only 11:30. Since Riley was so hot we decided to let him play in the water area and he had a blast. While he was playing in the water area he was also drinking an icee so by the time we were ready to head home he was not only dripping wet but he was sticky and blue. It was hilarous. We headed home, had a bath, had lunch, and then took a nap. After he woke up we did a little shopping and then tried a new ice cream spot (I'm determined to find something like Leatherby's out here - this place wasn't it!). We wrapped up the day with Frenchy's Fried Chicken (yum yum). I had such a great day. Ben and Riley really spoiled me - I have a spa day and a gift card to Lot 8 to enjoy another day - and we had a great time together. Father's Day is right around the corner so I'm going to have to start thinking of ideas! Click on the picture below to see pictures of today.

Our New House

I am so behind on my posts that I'm going to have to split these up into multiple posts otherwise I'll never post anything. Since this is the easiest one I'm going to start off with our new house. After much debate, we decided that we wanted to stay within the city limits of Houston, or within the "loop". We picked the area we choose because of the great school system and the family-oriented neighborhood. The elementary school that Riley will go to is just a couple of blocks away from our house and there is a big park within walking distance also. Since Meyerland is an established neighborhood and much older than the suburbs (the houses were built in the late 60's) it took us awhile to find the perfect house. We knew we definately wanted a one story house (no more climbing up and down stairs for awhile!) and that we wanted an open floor plan. I think we ended up looking at every house that was on the market in this neighborhood but once we saw this house we knew it was the right one for us. It's on a nice big corner lot and is a kid-friendly house with lots of upgrades.

We planned our move to coincide with a trip my sisters were making out here so that they could help us with Riley and the moving. Of course the weekend we chose to move there was a huge thunderstorm and it rained like crazy. Thankfully, Ben and his lab tech moved most of the big things before the big downpour so we only had to make a few more trips back and forth to get the small items. There are still boxes all around the house waiting to be unpacked but we are finally settling in. Click on the picture below to see more pictures of the house!