Family Trip to San Antonio Part 2

At Sea World, Lincoln kept saying he wanted to come back and go swimming.  So instead of doing anything else the rest of the time, we decided to stay at the hotel.  It had a beach, large pool, baby pool and lazy river.  They also had hourly kids activities you could participate in.  I enjoyed the nature trail and ran on that each day.  Here we are going to the morning activity.

Nature trail flowers, so pretty!

Running off some energy in the big courtyard!

One of the activities we did was to color a bandanna, the kids enjoyed this!

They also had a big playground that was right outside our hotel!

But as I said before, pool time was their favorite. 

Lincoln loved it so much, that we had to stay through K's nap. 

The beach was small, but a lot of fun.  It gave them a chance to play in the sand and jump in the water at the same time!  It kind of felt like you were at a real beach!

At night, they would have a movie in the courtyard.  Lincoln really wanted a light saber and one night we went and he only stayed 10 minutes because all he wanted was the saber, haha!

Lincoln also enjoyed his first pool drink, a virgin pina colada!

Another fun activity was to make homemade ice cream, yum!

We finished off the vacation with a visit to Mi Tierra on the Riverwalk, yum!  It was the cherry on top. 

Overall it was a great vacation.  If we were to do it again next year, we might just stay at the hotel since all Linc wanted to do was swim.  We really did love the hotel!

Family Trip to San Antonio Part 1

In late July, we took our first family trip together to San Antonio.  We thought this would be a good first trip and Lincoln had been asking to go to Sea World for over a year.  We packed up all the stuff, I mean all of it, and headed out for our great adventure.  Good thing we have a big car! 

They were pumped before we started to drive and Lincoln was already asking how long until we got to Sea World.  Here they are in the car on our way.

While San Antonio is normally a 4.5-5 hour drive, with kids we made it in 8, record time, haha!  We had to stop for lunch, for a snack and multiple potty breaks, but we did finally make it.  K did pretty good considering the long drive, she slept most of the way and was happy when she was awake.  Here she is at the hotel when we arrived, no shoes of course. 

Kids get so excited by the smallest things and the thought the room was so cool!!  We stayed at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa and it was super awesome for kids. 

 The next day we headed off to Sea World early in the day and it was already blazing hot!

We all look sweaty in these pictures and that is because we are, who ever thought Sea World in July was a good idea was wrong, haha, of wait, that was me!

We stopped at the dolphin feeding tank first and Lincoln loved it.  But they don't give you many fish, so it goes really fast.  But it was still fun!

They are just so pretty!

Another sweaty picture, but the only family one, so I will take it. 

They loved the shark tank, too cool. 

Lincoln loved the Sesame Street Friends area the best.  It is like a huge jungle gym and he enjoyed climbing it with his Daddy.  K and I played in the splash area and she loved that.  Sea World is great, but it is a lot of sitting which is heard for my little crew, they want to go, go, go!

Randoms from iPhone June!

I was downloading some pictures from our trips and realized I had all these photos that I have never posted on the blog.  While I have tons from many months, I am gonna do June for now because there was a lot of cute ones.  I will try to remember what they are from, otherwise it will be called a random!

Niki and I on the way to Bunco in Bedford!

First time on the Kolbs boat

With Mr. Caiden Kolb

First time on Craig's dad's boat. 

Random

Random

Oprah and Lincoln

Whoopi and Kennedy

K and Halmoni

Mama's Pizza, yum!

Random

Swinging!

June Date Night!

Visit with the Family

Around the beginning of July, we headed to my Aunts house in Allen to have a group birthday visit with my family.  My Cousin was in town and has two kids around the same age as mine, so it was fun for them to get together and play.  K hanging out with my dad before pool time!

We had so many yummy sweets and then this huge cake to celebrate all the July birthdays.

There are 8 people in the family that have June/July birthdays!  My grandparents have the same birthday which is exciting!

They also celebrated a large anniversary this year too!!! 

Kennedy was being shy and kept peeking around at people. 

I love my lovely grandparents!!!

The cousins swimming, Lincoln, Gracie and Evan.  Gracie and Kennedy are 11 days apart, but she has so much more hair then K. 

Is it bad that I think bubbles are evil?  It seems like every time K sees them, she turns into an evil elf!  She wants them all to her self and throws a huge fit if she has to share them or if it is time to put them away. 

My mom took a few pictures, so he is my Dad!

And my nephew Ryan, I can't believe that he is so grown up!

K loves the water, but she also enjoys her share of lounging. 

Doing both at the same time, lounging and in the water!

Lincoln also loves to float, he things it is his surf board!

Blanket Fort!

About a month ago,( I know, I am behind) Lincoln wanted me to make him a fort.  I'm not sure where he got the idea; school, television or what, but I was excited to do it for him.  That was until I realized I didn't know how to make a blanket fort, haha.  I am so girly, I don't think I ever had one or even a sheet tent.  Craig was off doing some project I asked him to do, so I was by myself trying to figure this thing out.

I knew you needed blankets, but I was not sure what else, so I just told Lincoln to get stuff for his fort.  He got pillows and his small blankets.  I pushed the couches together, but had a problem of holding the blankets up so he could stay under.  Then came the idea of a baseball bat, haha!  It worked out well as long as no quick movements where made under the tent.  Here is the top view of the tent.  Kennedy didn't want to go in, I don't think she believed in my tent making skills, and I don't blame her ;)

Lincoln on the other hand thought it was great and was so excited to get in his fort.  I think I see Craig having a camping partner in the near future. 

The good ole bat to hold the whole thing up, it had a lot riding on its handle! 

What fort adventure would be complete without carmel popcorn?  I think it was the icing on the cake. 

Lincoln added his own touches to the top of the fort, you see his small fluffy blanket and small pillow on top?  He got to watch Despicable Me while under the tent and asks almost every weekend to do it again.  Oh the simple things in life!