California Cousins

Two of my brothers children, Brianna and Ethan, came to visit us from California. We had a swim party at my house today. Here are all the cousins. Relaxing Paw Paws. Swim up dessert time.

Family Vacation at the Beach

We went with the family to Panama City Florida to the beach. We stayed at a Condo called Splash. We had a beautiful view from the balcony.

Yes, we were the dorky family who wore matching "Family Vacation" shirts on our excursion day. We went on a boat ride to Shell Island. We collected lots of sea shells and we even saw dolphins swimming.

We spent every day at the beach.

Julia's favorite thing was building sandcastles.

Valerie's favorite thing to do was The Lazy River running through the Condo Lobby.We ate out at some great seafood restaurants every night. Julia liked it when Aunt Renee told her it was vacation so she could have cookies for breakfast.

One night when David was trying to decide which way to turn Julia told him to just follow the palms trees.

Valerie and Renee. Chis had to work and could not come with us.

Angela, Jeff and Julia

Gym Time

We go to preschool gym at the Grapevine Rec Center on Thursday. The girls are taking a break here.

Cousin Lily

Cousin Lily came swimming with us today. Julia had so much fun having Lily over.

Making Cinnamon Toast

When Julia gets to Camp Grandma each morning, the first thing she wants to do is make Cinnamon Toast. She makes one for her and one for me. She is becoming quite the cook.

Reading Books at Barnes and Nobel

We went to see the movie Ramona and Beezus at the Movie Theater today. Then we went over to Barnes and Nobel to buy a Ramona book.

Valerie loves reading.

Legoland

We had a great time at Legoland today. It is like a little mini amusement park. The girls had so much fun building with giant Legos.I think their favorite was the giant Lego guitar and karaoke. Julia played the guitar. Valerie danced and they both sang.
Motorcycle Mama!!!