Saturday, April 16, 2011

Pool Time, Easter and More

Pool time is officially here!
The older two kids have swam several times already. We'll heat it up next weekend so the rest of us can join them too.
Hadley's hangout while the others swim

Mimi had an early Easter gift for the kids this week.
The new fairy Barbie
THOMAS stuff!!!!
Kinsley didn't know the new Barbie movie had come out yet.
She was some kind of happy to find it in her Easter bag.
Hadley checking out her loot.
Yesterday afternoon we had pictures with a great area photographer.
I always like to snap a few pics before we go and good thing I did.
It did not go well. The two little ones were not into it. I am hoping that she got one good shot out of all them.



Since Kinsley did do good on her pictures, she got a treat. She's been begging to go to Target to use a gift card she had. Since I normally do my Target run when she's at school, she rarely gets to go. Yesterday her and I made a special trip there. She bought 2 Hello Kitty Text Messengers, I kid you not. Now she can text. Wonderful.

Actually it's sweet, she texted I Love You to me at bedtime tonight.

Texting at the table. A mother's dream.

Today one of Kinsley's friends had an outdoor spa party. Since I'm good friends with the mom, I stayed and helped do nails, make bath salts and glitter lotion, and take pictures. I have to say it was one of the best planned parties I have ever been to. Since I'm a little weird about putting other kids pictures on my blog without their parents permission, here's just a few from the party.

Colby got to come and play with Ellie's little brother.
Doesn't he look thrilled to be a the Ooh La La Spa?
Kinsley with her oatmeal face mask.
Such a cute nontraditional cake idea.
It was a rice crispy layer "cake."
Colby also had soccer practice today.
K at the fields.


I've been playing around with Picnik photo editing in all my extra free time.
Ha, free time, that was funny.
Anyway, here's one I edited tonight.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

San Antonio

Justin and I had been wanting to take a family vacation to San Antonio ever since we moved to Houston. It got put on hold for a while however due to the arrival of Ms. Hadley. We finally made it there this weekend and had a wonderful trip.

Finally at the hotel on Friday night!

We were up early on Saturday to head to Sea World!
Our hotel was less than a mile from Sea World.
Check out Shamu in the grass in back.

First off, we fed the dolphins.

Colby chunked the food at them.

Then we checked out the sharks.

Next up the sea lion show.
The stage for the sea lions.
Pretty elaborate.


Hadley really watched it.
She loved the walrus at the end.

Checking out the ducks.
Hadley was pooped.
Shamu time!!!!!
The kids wanted to sit in the "splash zone."

Splashing the audience.

They were soaked (Hadley and I sat up top near the stroller).
Then we hit the Bay of Play.

Check out the new tooth!

They gave it 10 thumbs up.
Hadley ready to swim in the pool.
They were pooped at the end of the day.

Sunday we headed over to downtown.
Remember the Alamo!

Then we took a ride on the river.

The stage where they filmed a scene in Ms. Congeneality.


Saint Antonio
We ended our trip with lunch with one of my favorite couples in the whole wide world.
Lauren and Jonathan were so sweet to spend their 1st part of their kid-free vacation with us and our kids.
I love this girl!