South Padre Island

Part one of our summer vacation was at South Padre Island. We rented a three bedroom condo with our friends the Collingwoods. It had port hole shaped windows that the kids loved crawling in. We were there from August 15^th to the 19^th. The Collingwood kids are the same ages and genders as ours, so they always had a playmate. It was really nice.

We usually got down to the beach around 10 and went back around 1 or 2. After lunch and naps we went back to the beach from about 4 to 7. Our days were spent digging in the sand, boogie boarding, attempting to surf, and swimming in the ocean. Gavin loved boogie boarding and spent the majority of his time doing that. Renée loved the sand and the water. She kept asking Sam to take her in the deep water. Carter loved the sand and was pretty cautious with the water. It only took one wave to make him that way.

Michalann and I traded off cooking so we had prepared meals half the time, which is much better than at home. After we got all the kids to bed Sam and I played games with Jerry and Michalann. Every night was game night!

The beaches weren’t crowded, although Carter would join any family that was digging. The water was warm and no one had any trouble jumping in. This was our second visit to South Padre and I am sure it won’t be our last.

Four Days of Cousins

Alycia and Nick are in Utah for Nick’s grandfather’s funeral. I am lucky enough to get to have her kids and dog for four days! The kids are great, it his her dog that drives me crazy.

Tiny Little Motorcycles

While Sam was combing Gavin’s hair he said, “The front of my hair reminds me of a bunch of little ramps that tiny little germs can jump off of, on tiny little motorcycles.”

Look Who is Swimming at 2!

Carter is by far our youngest swimmer. We get all kinds of comments about his swimming since he looks like he is 18 months old.

Spray Ground

We went to the spray ground again with a group of friends. It was so hot that even I had to run through the spray.

Window View

I saw this view from Renée’s window one evening. We are loving living so close to Fort Worth.

National Night Out

Our community, Crawford Farms, celebrated National Night Out with a safety fair. Renée’s favorite part was meeting the Fort Worth police horses. There were two bounce houses which all the kids enjoyed. A fire truck came and the kids got to sit in the front seat. They also got to go in an ambulance and turn on the siren. The highlight of the evening was watching the Care Flight helicopter land in our common area.

Faux Hawks

Gavin really wanted a Mohawk so I styled his hair into a faux hawk. By the end of the day he washed his hair out saying that is was too spiky. Of course I had to do Carter too, but his didn’t last long because he couldn’t stop jumping around long enough for the gel to dry.