Sea World & San Antonio

In the middle of July we had the chance to take a little family trip to San Antonio Texas. The biggest reason for our trip was to hit Sea World. We lucked out and got two-day tickets for the price on one-day tickets so we enjoyed two Shamu-packed days.Of course the first thing we did when we got there was to head to the Shamu show. It was approximately 104 degrees out so we found ourselves a seat in the splash zone. This picture was after Landrie was soaked...she was not happy!


Jenna, Kylie and I took a ride on the Wild River. If you look closely you can see Jenna and I waving at Jed and Landrie. It felt so good to get a little wet.

Riding the Shamu express. Again, you can only see Jenna and I, Kylie was sitting next to me.

I think i rode this roller coaster 4 times and the girls probably 6 times each. (the line was short)

Another ride with a short line (which automatically make it a favorite of mine) was this one. Matter of fact they didn't even have to get off of it.

Wheeeee! And no they were not topless.

The girls watching the Sealion Show. One of their favorites. Jed and Landrie missed this one. Landrie was trying to fall asleep in the stroller so they walked around a little.

On day 2 we decided to get the girls caracatures done. Here's the start of it.

Working on Kylie in this picture. I'll have to take a picture of the finished product to post. It turned out really cute.

A picture on the way out of the park on day two. Landrie was done!

The sign of a great day. Sleeping as soon as we hit the car.

This was in the van after day one. on our way to the hotel. It was not a long ride, but they sure zonked out.

After checking inot the hotel having some showers and some pizza we ventured out in San Antonio. Here's jed and the girls waiting for the trolley that would take us the four blocks to the river walk.

Long story short: the trolley ended up being a scary city bus, so we walked back to the hotel when we were finished.

The Alamo.

The river walk.

It ended up being a very quick walk on the river walk. You can imagine how tired we all were after spening close to 7 hours that day walking around in the 100+ degree weather. So, we saw it, took a few pictures, walked back to the hotel and slept really well.

Illinois Trip

About 10 minutes after arriving in Illinois Jenna found the motercycle helmet and pretty much spent the next several dasy either one the motorcycle or asking to ride the motorcycle.

Speed Racer.

Kylie was a little nervous so jed took her for a spin.

Landrie - not nervous at all, but wishing her legs were a little longer.
Thanks Aunt Jamie for the ride.

Cheeeeese with Pop Pop.

I am so upset with myself that I did not do a better job of taking pictures.

Sparkler fun!

Between the first two nights I think we set off a record breaking number of fireworks...big ones!

The girls got to hang with Grandma Marge on the 4th.

Jed and I volunteered to got pick up Grandma Marge in Geneseo. We went a little early so that we could visit a little and have a drink with her in her basement that brings back great memories.

The girls with their cousin Kyle. Thanks Kyle for letting the girls take over your motorcycle for a few days.

Laughing with my Landrie!

The girls had a good time building blocks in the basement.

Jenna giving Pop Pop a tractor ride.

Kylie and Uncle Mitch checking out Conors new truck.

Conor did such a great job helping Kylie on the motorcycle.

And, did I mention that he saved Jenna from a huge accident. The first time she got on it she reved it up and practically wheelied her way across the driveway...thanks Conoc for being in the right place at the right time and helping to catch her. Once we set the speed to not exceed 1st gear they were good to go.

In no time at all Kylie was on her own racing around the yard!

A more mellow ride for Landrie.

Jenna going off the diving board at the local pool.

Kylie shooting out the slide.

And of course a bath in the driveway with a hose and some spray foam soap.

Thanks for a great trip Pop Pop and Shanny!

A Sundae Party for Three

A couple weekends ago we celebrates all three girls birthdays with a "Sundae Party".

It was a very warm day so lots of people were in the pool trying to stay cool.

The girls watched me work on the cake all morning. It turned out very cute.
I got them out of the pool just long enough for a picture and a quick verse of Happy Birthday.

Jenna showing off her flippers from Aunt Jamie.

Only in Texas

This is the funniest thing I had seen in a long time.

Driving down the road we come upon this. Here's how it went...

The next minute in the car was me pleaing with Jed to drive faster so i could get the camera. Then, I was not satisfyed that my picture encompassed the hideousness that I was seeing so my next plea was for Jed to get up next to them.

The following pictures speak for themselves.

Yee Haw!

Trying to Stay Cool

Landrie in her favorite outfit!

Kylie catching a little air.

Karate chop.

Notice the theme. Honestly it has been too warm here to do anything other than swim. When the 7-day forcast ranges from 99 to 103 just plan to get up get your suit on and be thankful we have the pool. We wouldn't know what to do without it!

Who has the Green Thumb?

Below you will see a picture of what started as two identical plants.

As the end of the school year got closer we started to bring some things home and just so happened to bring home our classroom plant on the same day. As you can see, one of them thrived and the other practically died.

Who in our family has the Green Thumb? It's Jed. As a matter of fact the other plant I had in my classroom was rescued by another teacher who could no longer watch the abuse...I'll do better next year. :)

A night at the races

Last week while Grandy was here we thought we would take her to the horse races and try our luck. We had a great time...won a little, lost a little and really enjoyed the beautiful night.

(Notice all the empty seats around us. Kids are great for keeping the crowds away)

Jenna, Kylie and Andrew checking out the horses before a race.
Deanna, Grandy and I pooled our money and placed some bets. No winners for the first 4 races or so, but then on race number 5 is where it got fun. We picked horse 8 to win and he did! $66.00 later we were cheering like we won the lottery...$22.00 a peice not bad. Enough for a couple of hot dogs. Did I mention that we happend to go on dollar dog night? What luck!

We had a great time. Jenna seemed to be the one that could pick the winners :)

Mother's Day

I know this is a little late, but this is a picture from Mother's Day. We spent a good part of the day in the car driving home from Crystal Beach. Before getting in the car I got to hang with my girlies on the swing under our beach house for a while...some might say I was hiding so I didn't have to help pack the van.