Louisiana Trip

We went over to Shreveport last week to finally meet little Fox. Mandy & Andrew came down from Indiana. It was so fun to visit with them. Erin enjoyed having a cousin her age to play with. They are still 2 yr. old toddlers so there was a lot of "mine, mine, mine" going on. With 6 grandkids there it sounded more like a daycare at times but it was so just so good to all be together again. While we were there we spent a day at Gator & Friends. It is an alligator park with lots of other animals to see and feed. We discovered that Erin is such a chicken while Eden has absolutely no fear at all! They actually feed the gators each day and that is pretty crazy to watch. There are at least 50 or so alligators jumping out of the water for food! Check out the clip.

Sweet little Fox all decked out in his gator gear

Gator & Friends

In other news around here....I finally finished the Twilight series. My mom was kind enough to "share" the last book with me. We took turns reading chapters and at night I would steal it! They are such addicting books. I'm just glad I have actually finished! Now I can finally get some sleep, a little laundry done, interact with my children more and maybe stop thinking of Ryan as my vampire!!!

San Antonio

We were a little sad that we didn't get to make it out to Utah this summer so we decided we needed a little family vacation. We have lived in Texas for the past 8 years and have never made it down to San Antonio. We spent a few days there checking out the Alamo, Riverwalk, Market Square, the Temple and of course Sea World. We had a blast! The first couple of days were super hot - over 100 degrees! Tropical Storm Eduardo decided to roll through and it actually cooled things off a bit for us. We caught all of the fun shows on this first rainy day and the next day went for the rides and the water park. I was so happy to find out that I have children after my own heart - they love rides- big rides!!! Seth loved the roller coasters and Emma was quite bummed that she wasn't quite tall enough to ride the big stuff just yet. Seth rode the coasters over & over taking mom or dad with him. Emma loved the Journey to Atlantis (major log ride) and little Erin was even big enough for a few of the rides. Here are a VERY few pics from our adventure because Shamu got my camera wet and it didn't work at all the 2nd day. It still isn't the same - hopefully a new battery might help.

The kids loved feeding the dolphins! $5 for a tray of fish brings them right up to you

Shamu right before my camera went dead! Seth & Ryan sat right down front in Splash Zone city and I took the girls up a little higher and we ended up getting more wet than they did!

The kids on the Riverwalk