Kendall and Jace

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A Safari right here in Texas

On Sunday, we went to Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in northern San Antonio. It's a 4 mile drive through a 400 acre ranch filled with over 100 species of animals. The ranch also breeds giraffes and rhinoceros. How cool is that!!

Don't worry....we didn't feed the giraffes. :~)

The zebras just walked right up to the car and you could feed them out of your hand. Kendall and Jace loved it.

Jimmy and I were laughing about this picture....notice the carpool of trucks and there we were in Jimmy's company car, the white Buick (also known as "The Couch").

The landscape was nothing short of beautiful--- rolling hills for miles.

Here's a short video of one aggressive ostrich.... I barely had enough time to put my window before he started pecking away. (Mimi, watch with caution.....we know how much you don't like birds. :~)

Happy Birthday Bailee and Boz!

It's still funny to us that they had the same birthdate. Bailee is 11!!!! And Boz would have been 9. We miss you Boz Man!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Alamo and Riverwalk San Antonio

On Saturday, we spent the day at the Alamo and Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio. Both were very beautiful and we enjoyed sightseeing but it was very congested and quite challenging navigating a double stroller on the Riverwalk. We were able to tour the Alamo and the take the boat tour of the city. Literally, 30 minutes after we got off the boat tour, there was a downpour. We were quite lucky to not get caught in that while riding on the boat. But, we did have to find shelter under a bridge until the storm passed. I posted a video at the very end.

Jace on the lawn of the Alamo and Kendall running circles around him

This cactus, inside the Alamo grounds, was much more amazingly big than this picture portrays. It was really cool.

Jimmy and I were getting a kick out of this guy's mullett on the left. I know, I know..... we were there supposed to be focused on leaning some history not his mullett. :~P

The pictures below are from the Riverwalk.

This was the upper level of a concert pavilion on the River. Daddy and Kendall ran up and down these steps twice. Kendall was beat!!

A Mexican restaurant on the River with awesome guacamole..... We didn't get to order dinner though b/c Jace just wasn't having it. :~)

Boat tour

My sweetie

Video: Quite a storm!!! (scroll down to the bottom to pause the music if you want to)

Sea World- San Antonio May 22

I'm not quite sure who was more excited about the Sea World trip.....me or Kendall? I think in the end, it was a pretty close call. We all had a blast and were blessed with great weather, few crowds, and kids who (sans nap) made it through a long day.

Stained glass at the entrance

Jace by the Sea Lion and Seal tank (watch the video below)

Sea Lion and Walrus Show-- this show was our favorite!

Gator pond-- Kendall fell in but we were able to retrieve her rather quickly. (do i even need to say that I'm kidding!!)

Typical Kendall....being silly!

Jace was fascinated with the flamingos.

Shamu Show

Amazing!

Clydesdale Horses

Waterskiing Show

Here's a video of Kendall feeding the seals and sea lions. She had no problem handling the slimy fish they eat. :~)

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Owens Farm

I took the kids to a farm here in Dallas this morning with some friends and their little ones. It was a great time and Kendall and Jace got to feed goats, take a hayride, pet other animals in the stables.

Jace needing a closer look at the horse. :~)

Katie and Kendall

Jace chillin' on the blanket

Don't mess with him!

Kendall and friends after the hayride

I just laugh....

Yes- Kendall lately has really wanted to have an opinion on her attire. Notice how she put on her headband. Hilarious!!

This cracks me up because she was wearing her hat backwards just like Daddy and sunglasses in the house.

And this morning, I told her "Don't test me Missy" and she looks at me and says "Okay Missy, I won't test you." Have I told you how much I love 2 1/2 year olds??!!!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Kendall's 1st Gymnastics class

Sorry--no pics, but I'll bring the camera next time.

Kendall had her 1st gymnastics class this morning at the Metroplex Gymnastics center here in Allen. It was awesome and she did a great job. Well, besides the initial clinging to my leg for the warm up, she loved it. There were only 3 kids in the class so she got a lot of individualized attention. The teacher started the class with songs and tossing a bean bag in a circle. Kendall wasn't quite warmed up to all of this and didn't participate too much until she was allowed to get on the equipment. The gym has toddler sized uneven bars and balance beam, so she absolutely loved playing on those. There also was had an obstacle course set up and she fell right into rhythm. At the end of class, the teacher got the kids together again for bubble time and songs. Then, they got stamps on the hands for having a good day. So, for her 1st time going, I was pretty impressed with how she did and look forward to going back.