GMA & GPA, a Splash of Space Center Houston and Caleb's 5th!!

I can't start off a post without these two faces!  I can't say enough what a lucky momma I am!!  I LOVE these two so much AND I love that they love each other!  I say my prayers every day that it lasts!!

No...words...to...describe...the...CUTENESS!!

Here we go!!  GMA and GPA came for their annual Spring Break visit (which falls around Caleb's Birthday!)  This year was such a treat...we made sure to hit some food hot spot favs (Pappasitos...YUM!) and my mom and I of course did some SHOPPING...YAY!  Lily Belle got to join us on our shopping adventure and scored some cutesie things herself!  My favorite to thing to do with my mom now that we live in a smaller town is take her to the local boutiques and have her try on some Texas Funky Clothes!  And with stores like Texas Funkyard and Texas Treasures, we found some!!  DANG...it's fun being in Texas!  GPA and Caleb got to hang out while us gals went out...they had some good times too playing games, and of course, watching Star Wars!!

We surprised Caleb for his birthday this year and took him to Space Center Houston!  You will see in a few pics down below why he really wanted to go!  We took a tram tour over to NASA's Johnson Space Center where they do the real space work and got to tour the International Space Station Astronaut Training Facility!

 This place was set up in modules just like the International Space Station is set up.  Because we were there on a Saturday, there weren't any astronauts there training...maybe someday we'll head over on a weekday and see them at work!

This is was is supposed to take astronauts to Mars one day...

How cool is this!  The place was HUGE and truly interesting!  Really makes you want to go into space!

Next, we went over to Rocket Park (Still on NASA)!  This is the rocket that would take the astronauts up into space for the Apollo Missions!  

As you can see, it's pretty small...NOT!!

UMMMM yeah, this building was AH-MAH-ZING!!!

All that engine power just to get this one piece with 3 astronauts into space...again...WOW!

Hey...there's a little boy in that rocket engine!

Oh...just Caleb!!  He had a BLAST (pun intended)!  He ran around counting down...to the point that people were counting down with him!

Another space ship...Caleb is not facing the camera because he is crying!  He was blessed with his mom's gracefulness and had fallen running out to take a pic with his dad!  He scored a Space Angry Bird though!!!

I tried to get Lily Belle to look at the camera...do you think she's distracted??

Oh yea...got to love making the beach ball float!  This was about as much as we could get Caleb to do because he was there for the...wait for it...

ANGRY BIRD SPACE EXHIBIT!  

The Space Center built a HUGE Angry Bird play area for the kiddos which is what drew Caleb to the Space Center in the first place!  He got to go and play with his dad and had a great time!

I think Lily Belle had a great time too! 

WOW!  He would make a great astronaut!

My baby boy is now a BIG BOY!  I can't believe he's 5!  Here are 5 things to know about Caleb:

1. Is OBSESSED still with anything and everything Angry Birds!

2.  Has caught on to the Star Wars Craze to the delight of his dad!

3. Ate his birthday cake this year...WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?

4. Is still the sweetest, snuggliest, lovingest, friendliest, stubbornest little boy you'll ever meet!

5. Again, a wonderful big brother!  He takes such GREAT care of his sister and is the BEST helper to his momma!  

WE LOVE OUR CALEB!!!

Yes friends, I made the cake!  I am glad that I will only have to do 2 of these a year!  Also, thanks momma for helping me map out Luke Skywalker so he looks right!

Caleb's favorite part of his birthday celebration!!

I can guarantee I know what he's wishing for right now!!!   Something Star Wars or something Angry Birds, but probably both!

What a spoiled boy!  GMA and GPA took him shopping where he scored the ultimate Angry Bird Game (with talking launcher), his Nana and Papa got him some new Star Wars bedding for his new bedroom (so awesome), and we got him the rest!  What a great start to a great 5th year! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy!