Girls Gone WILD!

No, not really...but had a blast visiting my BFF in San Antonio. Pam was a teammate of mine at Pine Forest. She moved to SA to work for her old company and really loves it! Stephanie, Lindsey, Pam and I had a blast- shopping, sleeping in late and partying down at the riverwalk saturday night! She even had a cute little puppy, Bella, that we played with all weekend. It was a fun filled weekend and can't wait for our next visit!

My sweet Kindergarten boy...

Well, today was his first day at "big" school. Last night I was thinking back on all those memories of him as a little boy. And now he is growing up! Nicholas enjoyed his class and loves his teacher, Mrs. Cahill. She really is a great match for Nicholas and her personality is loving, fun & very similar to mine. I asked Nicholas what he liked about school today, he said " well, we got to go outside to recess, and I got to be the restroom monitor. I had to tell Mrs. Cahill which kids were talking." Besides from being shy, he really had a fun day. I asked if he will go back tomorrow and he said, "well, I guess. I really had fun, especially at the YMCA!" Nicholas goes to the Y after school for an hour until I can pick him up to hang out in my room.

And another day tomorrow..we are both looking forward to it. Here are some pictures from today- if you notice one where he is bent over to the side, Jaime took this one because it resembles all the "first day of school" pics my mom took of me when I was young..I was always posing w/ hands on hip!

A big splash!!

Well, we couldn't end the summer without a big splash!! Jaime and I took the kids one more time to Sea World this week. We stayed at our cousin Mary Lou's house- she was a wonderful hostess! We arrived late Tues night and got tucked right in! Our day started early with pancakes and bacon that ML made us. Then off to Shamu world!
Straight to the water park, Nicholas and Jaime dove straight into the wave pool! Nicholas loves this part and the waves are only active for 8minutes! Gabriel and I just sunbathe in the kiddie area waiting for Nick & Jaime to finish. Then Jaime and I tried our best to get Nicholas to go down a waterslide...with much hesitation, he finally tried the big Sidewinder! This was a ride on a tube that holds two people. So, Jaime and Nick went on the ride and from then on, Nicholas was sliding down every water slide he could get on!!
We were really proud of him for trying new things! You could tell he was proud of himself too! Even Gabriel went down the slide (a much smaller one) sitting on Jaime's lap- boy, he thought he was "hot" stuff!
Two days of splashing around and walking the park, we are now back and getting geared up for school. I guess its "see you later hamu" until next summer!

Jonah and the whale....

Here is Gabriel with his very own swimming pool! I bought this for entertainment for when my dad comes this weekend to watch the boys. Jaime spent lots of time & energy blowing this thing up (jaime has alot of hot air!). Gabriel has the best time jumping in and landing on his knees! Nicholas also loves to splash his little brother and get lots of water in his eyes!

Gabriel found these pair of goggles and puts them on just like Nicholas...oh summer! Gotta love it! We're cool as a cucumber!

Another Mr. & Mrs. Felan.....

Well, my brother in law finally tied the knot! The wedding went off without a hitch and Judith (the bride) looked soooo beautiful in her dress! It was a long day, but so very fun!! JJ & Judith got married in the same church as Jaime and I. It brought back so many memories of our day 8 years ago!! I couldn't believe it had been that long!! The wedding began at 2pm and the reception from 5-midnight! Boy, do those Hispanics know how to party!! Jaime gave his best man speech and we were all speechless so say the least. It was so very hard for Jaime to "let go" of his big brother, but he did an excellent job with his speech. I think JJ & Judith really took everything he said to heart!

So, now with another sister in law nearby, Jaime and I are looking forward to many more fun times with the new Mr. & Mrs....

It's a ZOO out there!!

Our friend Kim invited us to the zoo Friday. Her little girl, Ashley, is a friend of Gabriel's from school. We had a fun day looking at the monkeys, elephants, going on the merry go round and seeing the white alligator! Scary!

The kids were good dispite the heat! Lots of water and breaks helped us all get thru this Texas heat!

Aunts & Cousins Galore!!

Our weekend in San Antonio was fun & relaxing. But the special part was seeing my family. My Aunt Dorothy & cousin Laura (and her baby Eric) live in SA. My Aunt Maggie drove down from Austin to see us while we were in town! That was a huge surprise!!

They choose a great yummy place for lunch (Rocky's), which I hope to visit again! We all had a great time catching up and hope to see them all real soon!