Medina River last weekend!

We enjoy being outdoors & doing anything that includes water, so when some friends mentioned that a bunch of people were heading out to one of our favorite river spots last weekend, we knew we didn't want to miss out! This would probably be the last time to play in the river, seeing that it is now starting to feel more like fall here. I must say, this was such a fun day! Teagen had a soccer game early that morning & so when they got home, we got everything packed up & headed on out to Medina River. The weather couldn't have been more perfect, the food great, & the company splendid! All the guys jumped off the log, and a couple of the ladies did, too! Way to go Andrea & Aubrey! I will have to add more pics to this post when I get them from one of my friends.....I couldn't find my camera until the end of the day. There is a fun bridge that everyone likes to jump off & Teagen & Brayden love to do it as well. They also LOVE to do the rope swing. This was the hit of the day! There is a rope swing that guys have named the "Widow Maker". I don't know exactly how high it is---around 40 feet high. All the guys decided to give it a shot, well almost all of them! :) Kiley was so funny! Check out the videos to see his amazing jumps! It was such a fun weekend!

Sea World...Jack is Back!

The crazy Geese like to peck pretty much anything

out of your hands!

What a fun weekend we had...Last Weekend! We decided to just take it easy & spend some quality time together as a family since it was Kiley's first weekend back home with us. We went to Sea World last Friday evening. We ran into some of our good friends there & spent the evening with them. Teagen & Brayden love the Journey to Atlantis ride & so of course, that was the first stop. It is so fun to be there this time of year. It is all decked out with skeletons, zombies, werewolves, scarecrows, freaky looking clowns, and of course, Jack-he is a pumpkin head dude that hosts the Shamu show & then a fun musical/dancing/firework show at the end of the evening. Kiley & Ian went on the Great White & the Steel Eel. We went to check out the Haunted Forest, but I guess after 6pm it turns into a not so kid friendly forest. We walked over to it & the kids decided that it was not something they were remotely interested in! The Shamu show was great, but the closing show was the best! The music was loud, the dancing fun, & the fireworks were fantastic! We all enjoyed ourselves & hope to go back before the Halloween season is over! When we do move, it will be sad not having Sea World in our back yard!

Checking out the penguins!

Watching the Jack is Back show with Shamu!

Vidoes of our weekend in Corpus!

Here are some fun videos from our weekend in Corpus!

Our weekend in Corpus Christi, TX

Liv ready to go out!

The kids & I drove down to Corpus last weekend. It was a little over a two hour drive-very do-able compared to our long road trip to Utah over the summer! Teagen & Brayden had early out day on Friday, so we left a few hours after they got home (Liv had to nap!!!!). We had such a great time! Kiley's little apartment was just perfect for our little fam. We didn't really have a whole lot of time to go do something that first night, so we just took the kids out to dinner. Our idea of eating out is Subway. We should buy stock in Subway seeing that it is our fave, but we did decide to branch out & went to Applebee's. WE WILL NEVER GO TO A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT WITH OUR CHILDREN AGAIN (or at least until they are older, a LOT older)! I think we have pretty well behaved kids, but a sit down place is just not for us. I will spare you all the details, but the jist of it all is that our kids can not sit still...not even our 7 year old! I was so ready to go to bed after that wonderful experience. Saturday was a blast! Kiley took us to the pier on base where we were staying. We walked down it & enjoyed watching all the people fish. A nice man brought a small fish that he had caught & let the boys & Liv touch it & then he let Teagen help him throw it back into the water. After that, we headed out to Mustang Island. We found a great spot on the beach & enjoyed ourselves for several hours! It was a little rainy every now & then, but the water was warm & the kids loved it! Olivia was CRAZY in the ocean! She scared me to death any time she went in, but she truly LOVED it & had such a great time! She would just run right into the waves, fall on to her back on purpose, & swallow that nasty salt water. It didn't faze her in the least bit! Teagen also loved jumping & diving into the waves. He seemed to be in his element. Brayden on the other hand complained that he was cold after he played in the water & so he sat in a chair for quite a while & entertained himself while he covered up under a big towel. I do have to admit, it was a bit chilly every once & a while, but when the sun would peak out behind the clouds, it was perfect! We built a big sandcastle with a moat around it. Liv helped, but ended up being more like Godzilla & destroyed just as fast as we built! Love that girl! That evening, we went bowling at the bowling alley on base. It had a Subway inside, so of course we chose to eat dinner there. The boys LOVE to bowl, especially Brayden. I started off pretty well, but then some how ended up coming in LAST place. Let me remind y'all that the kids had the bumpers, so that is my excuse! Kiley bowled his highest game ever! Good job babe! The next day was sunny & hot! We took the kids to this fun outdoor mini golf. They did pretty well & learned a lot of great tips from their daddy-o! Our boys are so stinking competitive! There is this cool surf/beach shop on one of the main roads in Corpus & the entrance to the store is this enormous shark. We had to stop & take pics in the sharks mouth! Just across the street from there is a nummy pizza place. We attempted to take the kids there for lunch. It was a little better than the Applebee's experience, but not much! The pizza was great-if you are ever headed down there, be sure to eat there! Well worth it! That night we went to a really fun Race track & had a GREAT time! The kids got to drive their own go karts & they thought that was the coolest thing. We had such a fun day---we were all exhausted & ready for a good nights rest. It was so fun to be together as a family again! We really have missed Kiley & are so glad that he is FINALLY back! Kiley had to work on Monday, so the kids & I loaded up Monday morning & drove home! They had a birthday party that day, so I was able to unload the car, clean it out, & get things put away while they were gone. It was such a fun trip & we will definitely take a trip to Corpus again!

Dancing Queen

Taking a break from dancing!

Cheese!

My kids love to dance. They turn the music on & the volume up really loud & then just let loose! Olivia LOVES it & just goes crazy! This video doesn't do it justice, but at least you can see how cute she is & how crazy it gets around here when the music is on. Yes, notice the music is an OLD Journey CD, probably a song you have never heard. You can see that the boys get pretty wild & out of control when we dance!

What have we been up to lately?

That is a good question~ it seems we've been BUSY, but then I sit here & am not sure what to type! The two posts before this show just a few things we have done from this weekend. I looked back on the pics that I have taken the past few weeks & decided to post some of the pictures. The first are Liv & Brayden during Bath Time! Olivia LOVES to take baths & thinks it's especially great when she gets to "swim" with her brothers!

Last Sunday, I took a few pics of the kids playing in the back yard. It was fun messing with the black & white setting on the camera. I thought they turned out pretty cute!

I look forward to my "quiet" time when both boys are at school & Liv is napping. The other day I put her down earlier than normal & so she was up before the boys got home from school. She kept wandering around the house looking for them. Finally I told her to wait by the door & they would be home any minute. This is what I found! Cute Girl!!!

Since Kiley has been gone, I have been trying to re-organize, dejunk, & make some fun changes in our house! I think that will be my next post.....my cute house! Lots or I should say almost ALL of our family & friends outside of San Antonio have never seen it! I know you are all jumping up & down & can't wait for this post!