Fun weekend!

Watching a water bird


Waiting for the pool to open


Lunch at the beach in Galveston


Splash time at moody gardens



Grown up time!

More Summer Fun

To finish of 4th of July week, we headed up to Ruston for a visit. There was lots of swimming, watermelon eating, and playing with Uncle Rik, cousin George, and Brun-do!









Splashing with Uncle Rik







Looking for eggs





Watermelon!





Bedtime with Nana after a long day







Watermelon after we returned to Houston



This weekend we took a trip to Brenham to visit the Blue Bell factory and lunch at an airport








Fun in Brenham

Headed North for the Fourth!

We headed up to Kansas to celebrate Papaw's 65th birthday last weekend. Lots of good food and fun was had by all.


Jack playing celebrity on the plane


First look at the horses with Grandma Judi


Wesley going for a ride


Sleepy Jack with Uncle Brent


Tractor time!


Here we go...!


Climbing a tree!


Riding in Papaw's convertible



Wesley loved to pick up these kittens. I think they were ready for him to leave!

Summer is here!

At long last, thanks to Grandmama, we had a weekend away in Roatan, Honduras. It's not as third world as it sounds. We stayed in a very nice condo complex with amazing snorkeling right off the beach, and fresh meals just steps away. We left crayons and pencils for the local school children because those are desparately needed and appreciated.


World traveler arriving in Roatan. See the beautiful Carribean in the background?


Beach view


Riding with a fisherman turned water taxi to the next town for lunch. His wife took the picture. She didn't really know how to operate the camera, but I showed her the ropes. She'll go pro someday!

Island chickens!


Beautiful beach sunset

Meanwhile, summer moves on in Texas, which means peaches are ready to eat!


Shirts off for this peach fest!


Yum!


I love summer!

Summer is here

Summer fun has begun. We started Memorial Day weekend with a trip to a blackberry farm.


Fill up those buckets!


Jack is just going to eat his harvest


Wesley checking our progress


Mama made a delicious blackberry cobbler which the boys enjoyed after an afternoon at the pool. We also made blackberry ice cream, and froze some for later!


Boys having an early Texas peach during a break from swimming in our little backyard pool


Jack relaxing on the patio...in an outfit Mama made!


Playing on the patio in their helmets....Wesley's idea.

Just swinging on a Saturday afternoon

STS-132

Wesley and Daddy took a quick trip to Kennedy Space Center in hopes of seeing the launch of STS-132, the (potentially) last mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis.

DISCLAIMER: Pictures do not do this justice. It was an amazing experience with the crowds, the sights, the sounds, and the vibrations! If you can make the last two launches, I recommend it.

We could have been closer to the pad, but this location let us view the exhibits and have facilities (food, water, bathrooms, shade) that were not available at other viewing sites. The others were completely out in the open - no bathrooms, no anything. Not the best with a 4.5 year old!

We did a 3D IMAX movie, a Shuttle launch experience ride (that scared Wesley a little!), had lunch, and looked at the other space exhibits.


The only picture I took of Wesley!


Shuttle mockup


Rocket booster mockup


Liftoff!






We had some beach and pool time while we were there, and came home a day early...all in all, a great trip!