We made it to Spring Break! Or Spring BreakS, as Little Buddy and Little Sister actually had two different breaks. Little Sister was off first and then Little Buddy the next week. Unfortunately, that meant we really couldn't do any trips or outings during the week, but we did decide to make a quick weekend trip to Waco.
Ready for an adventure!
We literally only spent one night in Waco and needed this much stuff. Oh special needs parenting life!
We started our trip at Mammoth National Monument, where we learned about Columbian mammoths and got another National Parks site crossed off our list.
Very cool checking out the fossils!
Cosied up for bedtime to get some rest before Day 2!
The next morning we enjoyed exploring Cameron Park Zoo. It was a small zoo, but had a lot of interesting animals!
Zoo time!
I like the smaller zoo because we were able to do all of it in a morning!
)Highlights included seeing an African elephant (Houston Zoo only has Asian elephants) the Kori bustard (which Little Sister nicknamed the "Chalama" because of its very unique appearance).
It was a good trip, but it definitely wore our Little Buddy out!
We even stopped at Baylor and got to see the bears they actually have on campus!
As we came out of Little Buddy's severe allergy season, we started to see more smiles and eye gaze engagement. It's such a relief to see them!
Feeling lucky on St. Patrick's Day with these two!
Not super smily after being subjected to a haircut...
...but definitely getting smiles during snack!
Another cool thing this month was participating in the food packing event at our Church for Lent. We made it a service activity for Little Sister's Girl Scout troop and their families, but it was a really cool event and Little Buddy enjoyed hanging out with us. Afterward, we got to go to Chuy's with one of Little Sister's friends!
Feeling very thankful for friends that love our boy!
Weight
With less pollen, we are definitely doing better in the eating department! Besides more smiles and engagement, I am thrilled to report we are back up to 125.4 pounds!
There's my boy!
Good appetite means that he gets to enjoy his favorite...pie!
Personality
Again, we are doing so much better now that our allergy season is passing, but this boy is still pretty sleepy...maybe we're having another grown spurt?
Getting his rest.
But we are always happy to enjoy some happy cuddles!
Developmental Changes
Little Buddy has been doing well with his STAAR Alt testing at school and he was very engaged at his Amazing Grace Faith Formation class this month. He loved making his craft!
Why hello sir! You're doing great work!
Fun Tidbits
With everyone going on, we did somehow manage to fit in a visit to the Easter Bunny! Little Buddy loved interacting with him and smiled for days afterward anytime we mentioned the visit.
Hippity-hop!
Now we are just counting down the days until Easter and then until the end of the school year. How is he finishing his freshman year?
Good night,
LBM
Little Buddy's Momma
