Happy 4th of July!




Maaaaaaaan, has it been 2 weeks since I last posted?? I guess we've been pretty busy.....the kids finished their 2 weeks of Kidventure Camp at the AWTY International School last Friday. They had a great time and even learned a little French while they were having fun. They went on a field trip to Moody Garden's Palm Beach at Galveston the second week and the first week they went to a carnival at St. Theresa's. They made boomerangs and tie dye shirts as some of their projects.




Granny 'Laine spent time with the girls this past Monday and took them to the movie "Wall-E" (which they loved!) and out to lunch at the Black-Eyed Pea......and they really enjoyed their day. They really LOVE their Granny 'Laine time.




We left to go to Collegeport on Thursday morning and had another really great time. :o)


Jessica and Alyssa got to fish off of the pier and they both caught quite a few fish. (Alyssa caught 3 and Jessica caught 7...wow!) The family played baseball in the yard and my arm is really sore! Papa and Glenn put the boat down at the river and took Brianna, Jess and Alyssa for a boat ride. Alyssa even got to drive the boat and in her own words, she said "It was easy!" They saw an alligator on the shore of the river that looked to have been shot and died on the spot. We missed the fireworks across the bay at Palacios, but we had a great time playing Jenga and Trivial Pursuit. Boy! ......Brianna and Donna are really smart!!!!




We're home now and really tired. It's gonna take us a few days to recuperate! ;0








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