Sea World San Antonio-June 2011

To conclude our recent vacation, we stopped through San Antonio on our way home from the coast. We spent 3 nights there and had a ball visiting Sea World. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort. It was Maggie's first time to visit Sea World, and she loved it. Below are some fun pics from our time there.

All of our favorite thing to do there...was visit Dolphin Cove and feed the dolphins. We visited it two different times and spent the most time and $$$ there. It is so fun to get such up close encounters with the dolphins.

We drew a crowd...Ha!

Sadie was not so sure about them...

They just make me smile!

Todd and his girls, checking out the beluga whale and dolphin show called "Azul".

Beluga whale in action...

About to see Shamu...

Momma Shamu and Baby Shamu swimming side by side.

Me and my sweet Sadie Rose...

Momma Shamu and Baby Shamu...

Maggie Caroline...she had a "relapse" with her Nephrotic Syndrome while we were on our trip. She swelled quite a bit from it. This was the worst day for her swelling. Yes...those are cankles. Lasix to the rescue, and the next day she looked so much better.

Sisters...

Love this one...

Maggie's first taste of Dippin' dots ice cream....and sad swollen face and eyes. 

Yumm-o!

Nothing cuter to me, than seeing my hubby push the stroller. He is such a good Daddy! We are some blessed girls. 

Maggie hitched a ride...

Maggie's first roller coaster...The Shamu express.

On the carousel in the Sesame Street Bay of Play...

Todd and Maggie...

Sweet Sadie was such a trooper in her stroller for 2 days...her eyes just melt my heart!

LOVE her "scrunchy" face...cracks me up!

My LOVES...

Ready to feed the birds in the Lorakeet Aviary...

They drank nectar right from a cup...

California sea lion with her 2 week old pup...

We got to feed them too....

Sea otters...

My little family....

In the aquarium...

The girls and Todd with their plush Shamu and Dolphin to take home.

Ready for a dip in the pool at our resort...

Splish-Splash....

SUCH a fun family trip!

Love to all,

Leah

Family fun in the sun!

What fun a family beach trip is! 

We took a little trip down south to Crystal Beach off of Bolivar Island near Galveston for a week with my side of the family. My parents, brother and wives, and nephews and nieces all went (15 total). We rented a 4 bedroom house right on the beach. It was lovely! I went from pj's to my swim suit  and then back to pj's most days...didn't wear makeup for 5 days and didn't drive a car. We ate well, slept well,  and played hard in the the ocean. It was a special time away with family to make some memories.

This was the first time for my girls to see and experience the ocean, and they are both FANS now.

Mags on our first day there...

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Me and my girl...

Feeding the sea gulls...or as Mag's likes to call them..."beach eagles". Ha!

Sitting in the surf...

Stove-top smores....love them! Aren't those sunkissed faces so cute?

Perfect waves for swimming, playing, ocean kayaking, tubing and boogie boarding. We did them all!

A view from the beach looking towards our house. Ours was the peach colored one, 5th from the right.

Snack time on the shore...

The guys enjoyed a little beach horse-shoes game.

Our little set up, every day. It was perfect. We had shade, transportation, entertainment, food/drink and plenty of sunscreen. What more could you want?

My little family...

My darling parents...

Our entire gang! 

My oldest brother Justin and wife Melissa...and their little ones Morgan, Jerod and Joshua.

My other brother Jason and wife Lindsay...and their little ones Macy and Jackson.

Sadie loved the sand and surf...she would crawl all around and loved the freedom.

Such a cutie!

Craft time with Gigi!

My summer girl!

It has been decided that this will be an annual or every other year kind of trip for us. We just had the best time and really got to reconnect and enjoy one another as a family. What a joy and blessing it is to have such a loving and sweet family. They are some of my greatest treasures!

Love to all,
Leah

P.S To finish off the week, Todd and I came home via San Antonio with the girls to go to Sea World and stay at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort. Pics and a post about that to come soon. :)

Happy 4th Birthday Maggie!!!

Talk about back-blogged...let''s go back a month and celebrate my big girl turning 4!

It was a happy birthday, indeed for my Maggie Caroline.

We celebrated with 3 of her sweetest girlfriends and had a dress up day at a little local girls salon, called Girly Girl. The girls got to play in the dress up closet, have their nails painted, hair done in an up-do with glitter hairspray and had little glittery eye shadow and lip gloss applied. Then they got to play on the stage with a microphone and be silly. We had snacks, refreshments and cupcakes. 

It was a very girly party and I think Maggie and her pals had a fun time!

The refreshments table...

My sweet girl found her way to the dress up closet quite quickly...

Maggie and her cousin Lucy and sweet pal Ashton.

Best of friends...Aubrey, Maggie, Ashton and Lucy.

Getting their up-do's...

My NaNa and Mom got to come too, and they were a big help with Sadie.

My sweet girl, all glittered up. Such a sweet picture of her. She is such a beauty to me.

Getting her nails painted...

Rainbow nails was the choice for all of them...so fun!

Can you say...party nails?!?

Time for cupcakes...

Love this picture, caught her blowing her candle out at the exact time. Love that "making a wish" face!!!

Mags is an icing kind of girl! Yumm-o!

Time for gifts...

Lots of spoiling...she is much loved!

It was a day right up Mag's alley. She loves all things girly and glittery!

And then when she got home...Daddy had our surprise for her. She had quickly outgrown her bike we bought her at Christmas, and it was time for a bigger one. She loves being outside and riding bikes. It's pink and Barbie. She was so excited!

Maggie is our most favorite 4 year old in the world! We love her so much, and feel so blessed that God chose us to be her parents. She in one strong, sweet, precious girl!

Happy 4th Birthday Maggie Caroline! We pray this next year is filled with health, ease, fun and love!