Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Austin Visit

The kids and I took a little visit down to Austin. It was great to see the cousins play together and just hang out at the Davis' home - Victoria loves all of Kate's toys and the backyard is a child's dream of toys and activities! We took a ride on the Zilker Park train, had some great TexMex food, went to a splash park, played on a slip and slide (for the first time) and swam. We visited the kiddie amusement park and here are a few pictures:
  
 
 
 
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Hilton Head Island 2013

The Beach!!! This was the first trip where both kids visited the beach! Papa, Cecie and the Austin crew came and we saw the the Walters who live in HHI. It was such an easy vacation - easier than Italy and the ski trip to Sun Valley; we need to visit the beach every chance we can get. The cousins had a blast together (6 kids ranging in ages from 2 to 5). There were so many moments to capture - from O'Neill's first look at the Atlantic to Victoria being buried in the sand.
 
 
Wyndam (2), Ali (1), O'Neill (2), Kate (5), Ellis (5), Victoria (4)

  
 
Future plumber?
 

I'm not an animal lover but if Victoria wants to have a horse as a pet and learn to ride and jump - I'm totally up for that. The horse stays in the stable and won't live inside my house :) (Finn the Fish and I are best pals bc he has his own home.)



 
Sand Pit

 
The girls checking out the crab


Naked Watermelon Party!! I love how Kate is sipping the watermelon juice through the straw






The boys


Seeing Daddy for the first time in HHI

 
The kite flying team
 




 
 
The beach house
 
 
V, Ali and Kate taking a walk to the beach
 
 
V and her favorite Uncle
 
 
love
 
 
Papa and Cecie pushing the beach cart with all the toys, chairs, umbrella, etc. with their bloody mary's in hand of course
O'Neill playing on the beach for the first time!!
 
Part of the Davis family
 
 
Brother and sister love
 
 
Joy!
 
 
Tuckered out! I've never seen him just pass out - especially in a wet bathing suit.

 
Jellyfish!

 
Poking the jellyfish

Building the first of many sand castles - what a blast! Tyler is the best sand castle builder I've ever met! He makes the best "drip trees" - first time I heard about those

The Walters and O'Neill checking out the golf game on TV - very interested

 

 
Mamas and their babies


The crew looking at the dolphins just a few feet from where we were
 
 
 
Papa was O'Neill's best friend at the beach - Papa was always up for jumping waves and wading along the shore
 
 

Daddy and daughter
 
 
Cousins! V looks up to Kate so much
 
Playground at Harbor Town




The crew visiting Habor Town
 
Uncle Tyler acted as the Mad Hatter as he served the girls "tea" with cucumber and carrot snacks in the fanciest tea set he could find in a rented house. So precious!
 
 
Fill up for fuel and engergy for the busy day ahead
 
 
Tyler burried Kate and V in the sand and made mermaind tails! Loved it! O'Neill wanted to join in the fun so Tyler made him a sea turtle
 
 
 
The little mermaids!
 

The girls got matching cousin shell bracelets and they loved showing them off with their
"cousin power"
 
Grandparents and their g-kids. Thanks for Papa and Cecie for a great beach vacay!!
We love playing with you!