Summer Time

While Meghan was still in Houston, we decided to take Katelin to the Children's museum. Most of the things there were a little too big for her to do, but she still enjoyed running around. The things she liked the best were driving the volkswagon van in Mexico, the face painting, and of all things...milking the fake cow (my Mema will be proud!!).

After the museum Keslyn, Kari, Brian, his parents (Albert and Carolyn) and my mom joined us at Chuy's for lunch. Katelin enjoyed her first push-pop. Yes, she licked the whole thing (with just a little help from daddy).

Kari and Keslyn came down to their Galveston time-share to celebrate Keslyn's 8th birthday. Katelin and I joined them at the beach.

We then went to the Moody Gardens aquarium. I think Katelin is trying to imitate her big cousin posing in the shark cage.
The penguins.

We then went to the Rain forest cafe and Keslyn picked out her build-a-bear leopard for her birthday present.
We went back to the resort and swam some more.My mom helped out a ton over the summer keeping the kids up in Houston, or at our house.
Here is Katelin after a long weekend in Houston...swimming in the apartment pool. This was her "bedroom" (the closet).

Linda has been taking care of the kiddos the last three weeks of Meghan's away rotation. Randy came down this past weekend and we had a great time at the Yacht club pool.
Katelin has become a great swimmer!! She says1...2...3...swim daddy, or swim mommy, or swim edge. She can swim underwater about 10 feet all on her own...no floaties!!! The only problem ...she has not mastered coming up for air yet. She is very close, though.

Tye actually loves the pool too...he usually just sits in his car-seat and naps.

I took a half day off to enjoy Katelin last week. Chad, Maddox, Katelin and I had "daddy dates" with the kids. We went to the Moody Gardens Rain forest and Palm Beach and had a great time.

Random lizard in the rain forest.

This is "Palm Beach" at Moody Gardens. I think this will become our primary hangout during the summer. There are nice sandy beaches, large non-salty kid pools, a couple of water slides, and a splash park. It's almost like being at a resort.

Katelin didn't enjoy the water play park too much. She had rather be submersed in water than splashed in the face.

Maddox and Katelin enjoying the lazy summer.