From our SeaWorld trip today, a behind the scene’s look at how to train a killer whale. I always wondered how they did this.
Baby Shamu (19 months old)
Eating backstage at the Shamu theater.
Grandma also got the kids some fish so they could feed the dolphins.
And he was finally tall enough to ride his first real rollercoaster!
Today the kids and I met some friends down at the Kiddie Park. It may not look like much, but the kids always seem to have a great time. It’s also a neat adventure to teach them a little history about the area. The Kiddie Park has been around since 1925 and the Carousel was even featured on a postage stamp in the 80’s apparently.
Here they are living it up on some “old-fashioned” carnival style rides….
Driving the boat!
Shooting the bad guys!
Shooting his sister!
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Riding the WILD & CRAZY bus and more boat action with friends!
All in all is was a fun day at the Kiddie Park. The summer sun stayed behind the clouds just long enough for us to enjoy the morning on the rides, share a picnic lunch with friends and one last round of rides before heading home.
We’ve been having a hard time getting Dalton to eat much of anything the last few weeks. So to encourage him to eat, I thought I would let the kids create their own dinner earlier this week. We had some dipping sauce left overs from pizza the other night, cheese galore from a dinner party we hosted over the weekend, some pepperoni the kids were tiring of for lunches and after some rummaging, decided a can of biscuits could serve as the crust.
What’s more fun that making your own personal little pizzas?!?
Chef Addie
Chef Dalton
Addie’s finished work!
Dalton’s finished work!
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Enjoying some yummy dinner!
Both kids loved making dinner. Addie helps often, but I’m pretty sure Dalton would be fine if food were an option on most days. Having him help seemed to do the trick on this particular night. I guess I’ll have to come up with more ideas of having him help in the future.
Addie was being a little fussy this afternoon, so I sent her to go take a nap. After about 30 minutes of silence, I went to check on her.
This is what I found…..
I guess I did not specify she had to be in her bed or even in her room. Where should a princess take her nap? Well in her castle of course!
Uncle Tyler came to visit earlier this week. I’m afraid the dogs have found their new best friend….traitors!
Summer is just about half over but we’ve packed in tons of fun so far. Texas summers always provide plenty of heat, so we do our best to stay cool and find ways to get outside despite to triple digit temperatures. That usually means lots of water and/or ice cream is involved in our daily activities. Here are just a few pictures of the kids (and us) living it up so far this summer.
Enjoying the new Bay of Play at SeaWorld.
Enjoying ice cream with Daddy at the zoo for his company picnic.
Enjoying water day at KDO.
Enjoying picnic lunches and popsicles at KDO.
Enjoying ice cream from our favorite little sweet shop down on the river.
Enjoying some water fun at the Splash Pad.
Enjoying Shamu-shaped ice cream while waiting for the Shamu show to start.
Touring the Japanese Tea Gardens and visiting the zoo.
(We headed out EARLY that morning to beat the heat since no direct contact with water or ice cream was had.)
Lots of water fun on our trip to Florida a few weeks back.
Our brief stop in New Orleans on the way home. That was as close to that water as I was willing to get.
Backyard picnics with friends complete with homemade ice cream for dessert.
Somehow poor Addie was the odd man out at the tables.
Enjoying some pool time at Macca & Poc’s house.
Soaking up some sun!
Popsicle break during outside time at KDO Summer Camp.
Fourth of July pops at KDO Summer Camp.
Water Day and picnic time at KDO Summer Camp.
Looking forward to many more days of the summer heat to enjoy!
