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!