Happy Halloween!

Fall and Halloween pictures updated.

Vacation!

Last month we took a long weekend vacation to Port Aransas.  On the way, we stopped in Corpus Christi at the aquarium.  The kids really enjoyed touching animals like stingrays and baby alligators.  There’s plenty more pictures in the web album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had been wanting to take the kids to the beach, but weren’t sure how much they would like it.  We knew there was a chance they would decide they didn’t like the ocean waves or the sand in their toes or a hundred other things.  Turns out, our fears were completely unfounded.  They both loved it.  I think Ethan could have built sandcastles for a week without getting tired and Ella’s favorite was jumping in the waves.

 

 

 

 

We also got to take the kids on a dolphin watching boat tour one evening.  We only promised a boat ride since we weren’t sure how easy it was going to be to spot the dolphins.  Turns out it wasn’t much trouble as they were all around the boat, sometimes two or three together.  They also put down a net and pulled in all sorts of sea creatures for the kids to touch, like shrimp, crabs, fish, and stingrays.  In all, we had a great time and I’m sure we’ll be going back soon.

Birthday Boy

Since we'll be out of town on Ethan's birthday, the celebration has started early. On Monday, Ethan had a playdate/party with his best friends.

The Saturday before, the family went to Kiddie Acres, which is a tiny little amusement park just their size. They got to ride a pony, a miniature train, and all sorts of rides. Then we went home and opened presents. I'll have more pictures uploaded later. Several videos are below.

The growing ups both need a nap now

Mommy and Daddy were busy on Friday building the new playset, so both kids occupied themselves by starting a dirt collection in their hair, mouth, noses, etc.

We're all thrilled with the new playset. We celebrated being done with a trip to the Salt Lick, where the table of ladies across from us marveled at the amount of food both kids ate, and a man from the table next to us stopped to tell us he was deaf and our kids were really good. We enjoy getting positive feedback, although it probably never hurts to not be able to hear everything from our table!