Corpus Christi, Texas Getaway

In need of a relaxing getaway we decided to take the short trip to one of our favorite destinations in Texas...Corpus Christi. Luckily the beaches here have not had the "pleasure" of seeing any oil from the horrid BP incident.



Here are the highlights...

Upon arrival there was rain forecasted. I had warned hubby against going when there was rain forecasted but he insisted that it would pass quickly and in spurts. This is one of those times that I have to say he was right.

Our first attraction was the Texas State Aquarium..





I was very grateful for the clouds and misty rain otherwise our visit to the U.S.S. Lexington would have been miserable if the sun had been exposed.

As a note I would like to put in a VERY positive review of the U.S.S. Lexington. It by far exceeded what I expected from a boring ole' war ship. I heard one little boy tell his dad.."Dad, this is the best place you have ever taken me!" Summer also stayed intrigued the whole tour. The ship was very interactive and educational. I give it a 10 on a scale of 1-10 and I think the rest of my family would also.






Toby's attempt at "spreading the word"...







After we toured the ship Summer just had to go stick her feet into the bay water and I was ready to get a close-up look at it myself...




Our last day there we had planned to spend on the beach. Lucky for us, all the clouds had moved on and we were left with a beautiful sunny day. Typically, I don't swim in ocean water but Summer and Toby looked like they were having so much fun riding the waves that I jumped in braving the jellyfish, seaweed and other unknown creatures. I had a BLAST!!







We had such a wonderful weekend I'm thinking we just may make another trip before in a couple of weeks.

Happy Birthday To Us!!!

Mine and my son's birthday is one day apart so we always have had a two day birthday celebration. I'm not one of those people that try to hide my age...matter of fact I am proud to be the age I am because I am old enough to know that with age comes knowledge and experience which I might add is much better than a youthful appearance.

Yesterday I turned 46 years old and today my son turned 22 years old.

Here we are on our Happy Birthday day...

Fun With Family

My oldest brother and his family from Vietnam decided to spend the last half of their vacation in the states in Austin. Over the last few years we have been making it a habit to see each other once a year which helps greatly with the tears not flowing when they leave.

I'm not going to go into great detail about our weeks events and post mostly pics.

Here we are at Johnny Rockets having lunch after a shopping trip to the San Marcos outlets.




The next day was Six Flags. It was the first time Summer had ever been to a big theme park. She was imagining the rides to be like the ones at state fairs and was a bit surprised to see how big a real roller coaster is.



I think this is what my brother thought about Six Flags...




The next day was my favorite. We floated down the Comal River and then went to nearby Landa Park.










On our last day together we toured the Texas Memorial Museum and afterwards had lunch at Dave and Busters which was a real treat for the girls.



It was a great week and I think we all enjoyed being together again...

Day Trip to Waco - Mayborn Museum

Our next stop was Mayborn Museum. This is by far the largest and best museum I have ever been to. Granted, I'm not all that cultured where museums are concerned but in my realm this one tops the list.

Luckily we happened upon a special exhibit, the Lego Castle Adventure and Medieval Merriment Day.

Our first stop was the Medieval play that was about to begin. I wasn't sure if Summer would like it but I kinda had the feeling she may would enjoy watching a short skit/play. After the first skit about King Arthur I asked her if she wanted to stay for the next skit and she said yes, so we sat through the next one.

Our next stop was the discovery rooms. There are 17 of them ranging from weather, health, communication, old west, invertebrate, etc.

As usual Toby kept me amused with his antics. Here are some favorites...

Aren't they cute??



Not too long ago Summer would have spent most of her time in this room. She's growing up quick...



I was impressed Summer could jump so far. She made it to 5ft but I could only make it to 3ft...I guess I have alot more weight to carry across..lol.



This was the first time Summer had ever seen a manual typewriter. She had fun typing on it..



Here are the "kids" playing operator...



I thought this was a cool train. It circled around the ceiling and on the floor below there was a huge model train set...



A floor piano...



We had fun with the huge bubble blowers....



Dressing Toby up as a cowboy..what else are dads for???



Howdy...



After we played in the discovery room section we headed to the Lego display.

NOTE: This post will never depict this museum as it is. If ever you are in Waco this is a MUST SEE museum.

It was impressed someone could make these creations out of Lego's...my Lego creations look nothing like these...





Next stop was the Natural History section. My personal favorite.




This is Waco's famous mammoth fossil....







A blue whale fossil...





To all my friends and family that think I drive too slow I am informing you that Temple, Tx. highway patrol does not think that way. On the way home I got a speeding ticket...ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

O'well, it was a great day atleast 95% of the time.