Sea World

The weekend after Michael left the kids and I headed down to San Antonio to meet Les & Reagan for our 2nd Annual trip to Sea World. I didn't take many pictures as I was trying to wrangle two kids, but this is what I got!

Austin couldn't wait to get there and feed the dolphins just like he and Daddy had done the last time we were at Sea World.







And of course we attended the Shamu show



The last time we were at Sea World the trainers didn't get in the water. Probably because it was raining. I couldn't believe some of the stuff they did with them!



Oh, is that more attitude from Miss Abby????

Swimming lessons

Immediately after returning from vacation, Austin started swimming lessons. Because he is 5 years old this year, he was able to take the Level I learn to swim class. He could get into the pool by himself without a parent. I thought it was a great idea and that he would love it...



He apparently did not



He and the wall were best friends



That is until Coach Norma got a hold of him



Of course once she took him under water, he was glued to her



He eventually warmed up to the idea





The class ran for two weeks. Daddy got to go to the first week of classes, but was gone during the last week. On the last day of class Abigail & I got to get into the pool with him. Abigail had a blast swimming.

Michigan ~ Part VII

I know what you're thinking... geez, how many pictures did you take while you were in Michigan? Roughly 500. Here's the last of them, and then I'll get the blog up to speed.

My parents wanted to take the kids to see Lake Michigan, so we headed over to South Haven for a day at the beach. We didn't go swimming, but we had a lot of fun just seeing the lake and walking on the beach.






The water was a bit cold!







I showed Austin how to climb up the big hill





He preferred the crawling method





Michael and I decided to climb all the way to the top



And took a self portrait







We attempted to take a family picture



Such a Daddy's girl



Abigail thought the sand was pretty cool



Especially when she threw it







Austin liked throwing rocks in the lake





Daddy skipping a rock



And since I took a picture of him skipping a rock, he had to take a picture of me. I was thrilled with the idea!



We walked a little further down the beach



Don't let her fool you. She's not only a Daddy's girl, but a Grandpa's girl too!









Our attempt of Grandpa and the kids



Austin found a hole and wanted Grandma to bury his feet



She ended up burying him from his knees down!



We also attempted a picture of Grandma, Grandpa, Austin & Abigail. You see how that one turned out! The kids were really cooperative for pictures! HA!



We headed into town for some lunch, shopping and the pier. We saw some really cool boats.





We even saw a little bit of an attitude out of little Miss Abby.



We walked the pier



Some of us ran out of energy



Daddy needed some extra loving to get her back to the beach safely





Once again, I attempted to get another cute picture of the kids



It just wasn't happening



We went to a couple shops, but the kids were tired.

On Saturday we went to my cousins baby shower and later that night Michael and I attended my 10 year class reunion. It was interesting, to say the least, but it was great to see everyone after 10 years.



Sunday we flew home and began preparing for Michael's deployment. We had a great time in Michigan. We did so many fun things and it was nice to be able to relax!