Sunday, May 17, 2015
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Spring Break 2015
Our spring break was a bit earlier than we usually have it in NC, but we welcomed the break. We had a full week planned and it started Friday, March 6th, when my parents came over for a visit. They were coming to watch a soccer game and go to Sea World.
Saturday was the kids' last soccer game. The boys played at 8:00 and R played at 11:00. Between the 2 games, we went to McDonald's for breakfast and playtime. B and I left the kids with my parents so we could watch Cherry and clean her out for our drive to San Antonio. Both soccer games ended well and the kids very much enjoyed their first soccer experience. We ran home just quick enough to load up the car and grab a quick drink before getting on the road to San Antonio. We arrived at the hotel and checked in first, before going right back out to downtown to the Riverwalk. Granddad wanted to do a River Boat tour and eat Mexican for dinner so we were going to make that happen. It did happen, but maybe not the way we all thought it would happen. The boat tour was fun, except it started raining at the very end and got cold. The kids were all fine though. Dinner was next but all the restaurants had LONG waits, so we ended up leaving and finding a Taco Cabana down the highway a few exits. Dinner was good except A didn't eat any of his cheese quesadilla. We knew he was hungry, but didn't make him eat so he drank his lemonade instead. Why is that important? Oh, because it is!
We made it back to the hotel, but did not swim because it was nearly 10 pm. It was jammie and bedtime for everyone especially because the clocks were going to spring forward. Our goal was to eat breakfast at the hotel before going to Sea World the next morning, but getting there right as they opened. Yeah, nice goal. Around 3 in the morning, A started crying and moaning because his stomach hurt. Of course it hurt! He hadn't eaten anything since lunch the previous day. B was so good and got up with him, took him to the bathroom, and took a long shower with him. I think A dry-heaved a few times, but we just figured his stomach was so empty, that it was getting upset. I think the boys got back to sleep around 5:00 am and A just got in our bed. No one got much sleep that night, on top of the time, change we already were scheduled to have. I got up at 6 am and we to the fitness room for a while. When I got back to the room, it was still dark and everyone was still sleeping, which is a good thing. I laid down in A's spot, next to W and fell back asleep for 30 minutes or so. I think we all go up around 8:00 and showered/got dressed and headed down for breakfast. We let A eat cereal without milk, and an apple just to be on the safe side. We took our ice bucket with us in the van, just to be on the safe side and I'm thankful we did. He lost his breakfast on the way to Sea World, and it sure enough was gross. He managed to keep it all in the ice bucket, but then the smell just lingered until we were able to clean it out. After he puked, he said he felt all better. Poor boy....I guess he had the stomach bug. We were not changing our plans and he was just gonna have to puke on a bush if he felt the urge again. We were an hour later than planned, but after the sleepless night we all just had, no one cared. The weather wasn't pretty at all. Rainy and chilly, so Sea World was not crowded. We got there and our first stop was Pets Ahoy, a cute show with dogs, cats, fish, birds, and even a mouse. The kids loved it and wanted to watch it again. It wasn't a bad idea seeing how it was a dry auditorium. But we ventured out into the Sesame Street Bay of Play and let the kids do some kiddie rides before going to see another show. I can't remember all the shows we saw, but we pretty much saw them all. Between the 2 days we were there, we saw/did just about everything we could that did not involve getting wet. We did not sit in the splash zone at any of the shows, and we did not do the Atlantis ride because of the water. We will do those things when we go back and we will definitely go back. The weather may not have bee nice, but the crowd-less park was a great exchange for wet shoes and socks. We spent an entire 2 days at Sea World and loved it all.
Monday night we got back home around 9 pm and put all the kids to bed. Lorenzo had been house sitting for us and taking care of Cooper while we were gone. B had to go to work Tuesday and my parents got up and drove home too. The kids and I went and had lunch with B, then met the Marshes at IKEA for food. Kids eat free on Tuesday so that's always a nice treat. We let our kids 'play' in the little area next to the cafeteria for a while and then I looked at my watch and it was 2 pm. I needed to get E in bed for a nap so we all left and I made it home by 2:45. E went down for a nap, but I let the big kids watch TV. It was a fun Tuesday together.
B took off Wednesday also, because we were headed to the Houston Rodeo and Livestock show. We were told the rodeo had a carnival for kids, so that's mainly what we focused on. We did go into the arena and look at baby animals, watch a cow milking demonstration, look at rabbits, and learn about bees. It was so crowded in the Agventure, that we didn't stay very long. We ate some fair food and then used our tickets for the rides. We decided to go on Value Wednesday because it was cheaper to get in, and all the rides were 4 tickets instead of 5, 6 or 7 like normal. We got a good deal with our tickets and food vouchers. We finally left around 5 pm and our kids (and us) were exhausted. I can see the rodeo being so much fun when the kids are a little older and all of them can ride the bigger rides. Poor E, was only able to ride the carousel.
Thursday, I took the kids to Sugar Creek's playscape and we met the Marshes again. We ate lunch with B before going, so we just played for a couple of hours. Avery was great with E, so I had a chance to just chat with Anna. It's always nice when we hang out with the cousins and my kids get so excited. I, of course, enjoy having adult conversation with my sis-in-law too. Thursday night we went to the YMCA and I had a chance to take my aerobics class that I like so much.
Friday we had planned to take the kids to the Houston Children's Museum, but we were so tired of just the busy week that we had a chill out family day. Since B is home with us, we just went to the Y, ate lunch out (somewhere, but I can't remember), and all took an afternoon nap. We wrapped our week up with the kids winter soccer season awards ceremony and party on Saturday. The kids had fun playing soccer for the first time and we enjoyed watching them play too. Sunday after church we met the Marsh family for lunch to sort of celebrate the end of Spring break.
Our first spring break in Texas was a ton of fun and we can't wait to go to Sea World again!
Saturday was the kids' last soccer game. The boys played at 8:00 and R played at 11:00. Between the 2 games, we went to McDonald's for breakfast and playtime. B and I left the kids with my parents so we could watch Cherry and clean her out for our drive to San Antonio. Both soccer games ended well and the kids very much enjoyed their first soccer experience. We ran home just quick enough to load up the car and grab a quick drink before getting on the road to San Antonio. We arrived at the hotel and checked in first, before going right back out to downtown to the Riverwalk. Granddad wanted to do a River Boat tour and eat Mexican for dinner so we were going to make that happen. It did happen, but maybe not the way we all thought it would happen. The boat tour was fun, except it started raining at the very end and got cold. The kids were all fine though. Dinner was next but all the restaurants had LONG waits, so we ended up leaving and finding a Taco Cabana down the highway a few exits. Dinner was good except A didn't eat any of his cheese quesadilla. We knew he was hungry, but didn't make him eat so he drank his lemonade instead. Why is that important? Oh, because it is!
We made it back to the hotel, but did not swim because it was nearly 10 pm. It was jammie and bedtime for everyone especially because the clocks were going to spring forward. Our goal was to eat breakfast at the hotel before going to Sea World the next morning, but getting there right as they opened. Yeah, nice goal. Around 3 in the morning, A started crying and moaning because his stomach hurt. Of course it hurt! He hadn't eaten anything since lunch the previous day. B was so good and got up with him, took him to the bathroom, and took a long shower with him. I think A dry-heaved a few times, but we just figured his stomach was so empty, that it was getting upset. I think the boys got back to sleep around 5:00 am and A just got in our bed. No one got much sleep that night, on top of the time, change we already were scheduled to have. I got up at 6 am and we to the fitness room for a while. When I got back to the room, it was still dark and everyone was still sleeping, which is a good thing. I laid down in A's spot, next to W and fell back asleep for 30 minutes or so. I think we all go up around 8:00 and showered/got dressed and headed down for breakfast. We let A eat cereal without milk, and an apple just to be on the safe side. We took our ice bucket with us in the van, just to be on the safe side and I'm thankful we did. He lost his breakfast on the way to Sea World, and it sure enough was gross. He managed to keep it all in the ice bucket, but then the smell just lingered until we were able to clean it out. After he puked, he said he felt all better. Poor boy....I guess he had the stomach bug. We were not changing our plans and he was just gonna have to puke on a bush if he felt the urge again. We were an hour later than planned, but after the sleepless night we all just had, no one cared. The weather wasn't pretty at all. Rainy and chilly, so Sea World was not crowded. We got there and our first stop was Pets Ahoy, a cute show with dogs, cats, fish, birds, and even a mouse. The kids loved it and wanted to watch it again. It wasn't a bad idea seeing how it was a dry auditorium. But we ventured out into the Sesame Street Bay of Play and let the kids do some kiddie rides before going to see another show. I can't remember all the shows we saw, but we pretty much saw them all. Between the 2 days we were there, we saw/did just about everything we could that did not involve getting wet. We did not sit in the splash zone at any of the shows, and we did not do the Atlantis ride because of the water. We will do those things when we go back and we will definitely go back. The weather may not have bee nice, but the crowd-less park was a great exchange for wet shoes and socks. We spent an entire 2 days at Sea World and loved it all.
Monday night we got back home around 9 pm and put all the kids to bed. Lorenzo had been house sitting for us and taking care of Cooper while we were gone. B had to go to work Tuesday and my parents got up and drove home too. The kids and I went and had lunch with B, then met the Marshes at IKEA for food. Kids eat free on Tuesday so that's always a nice treat. We let our kids 'play' in the little area next to the cafeteria for a while and then I looked at my watch and it was 2 pm. I needed to get E in bed for a nap so we all left and I made it home by 2:45. E went down for a nap, but I let the big kids watch TV. It was a fun Tuesday together.
B took off Wednesday also, because we were headed to the Houston Rodeo and Livestock show. We were told the rodeo had a carnival for kids, so that's mainly what we focused on. We did go into the arena and look at baby animals, watch a cow milking demonstration, look at rabbits, and learn about bees. It was so crowded in the Agventure, that we didn't stay very long. We ate some fair food and then used our tickets for the rides. We decided to go on Value Wednesday because it was cheaper to get in, and all the rides were 4 tickets instead of 5, 6 or 7 like normal. We got a good deal with our tickets and food vouchers. We finally left around 5 pm and our kids (and us) were exhausted. I can see the rodeo being so much fun when the kids are a little older and all of them can ride the bigger rides. Poor E, was only able to ride the carousel.
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Thursday, I took the kids to Sugar Creek's playscape and we met the Marshes again. We ate lunch with B before going, so we just played for a couple of hours. Avery was great with E, so I had a chance to just chat with Anna. It's always nice when we hang out with the cousins and my kids get so excited. I, of course, enjoy having adult conversation with my sis-in-law too. Thursday night we went to the YMCA and I had a chance to take my aerobics class that I like so much.
Friday we had planned to take the kids to the Houston Children's Museum, but we were so tired of just the busy week that we had a chill out family day. Since B is home with us, we just went to the Y, ate lunch out (somewhere, but I can't remember), and all took an afternoon nap. We wrapped our week up with the kids winter soccer season awards ceremony and party on Saturday. The kids had fun playing soccer for the first time and we enjoyed watching them play too. Sunday after church we met the Marsh family for lunch to sort of celebrate the end of Spring break.
Famous Couples ABF Party
Our Sunday School Class, or as Sugar Creek calls them, ABF classes (Adult Bible Fellowship) had it's ABF childcare night back in March. B and I went to the Christmas party ABF night and we had fun getting to know more people in the class. This childcare night had a theme of Famous Couples. The only instructions were to dress as a famous couple. The couple could be real, fictional, biblical, pop-culture artist, or athlete. B and I talked a lot about who we could dress up as that was easy to be, recognizable, and wouldn't require purchasing a lot of stuff. Finally we settled on...
Did you recognize us? I had to do some convincing, but then I just made the decision and B went along with it. We had a blast and the costumes were not that hard to make. And now, we are ready for Halloween. We actually own best costume of the night and we both got a gift card to Berry Hill.
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