Water Park Fun

I was hungry for a little summer fun, and what is more summery and more fun than the water park?  We found out they were running a discount, so me and the boys headed for some fun in the sun.  Ella came for a little bit, but Daddy picked her up after his golf game.  She enjoyed it for the hour, or so, that she was there.  However, I have no photographic evidence of it. 

 

Owen jumped waves in the wave pool, traversed the water playground, and floated miles in the lazy river (his favorite).  And, with some force, he went down the big blue slide four times.  He whined all the way up the stairs, and laughed all the way down the slide.  When he realized how much fun it was, he wanted to do it again, and again, and again.  My legs were tired from climbing steps, and arms were tired of toting the tube.  But, he loved it!

 

Corwin got there and found a couple school friends, so I have no idea what all he did.  He loves the big slides!  Thankfully, the park is very small (lazy river, wave pool, kiddie playground, and 3 large slides) so I was able to see him often and keep track of him.  Perfect for us!  He had a ball!

 

The weather was perfect, and the crowd was minimal.  We were there for six hours, and they still cried when we headed home.  I suppose that's a good thing.  :)

 

College Station, TX

We took a flying trip to south Texas and back Memorial Day weekend.  Jason had a cousin graduate from high school, and we had the time to get it in, so away we went.  20 hours in the van in three days.  Whew!  But, we enjoyed every minute of it.

 

Jason had to go to A&M and see all the stadiums.  We have to do that anywhere we go that there is a major university.  I don't know why....

 

We enjoyed visiting with the family, and the boys enjoyed swimming in Aunt Lane's pool.

 

Ella enjoyed the water, too.  We bought her and her cousin, Annalee, a kiddie pool, but she wasn't interested in it for long.  She wanted in the big pool.  She is going to be one I'll have to watch carefully.  She didn't want me holding her, she didn't want in a floaty, she didn't want ANYTHING but to swim like Corwin, with no constraints.  Forget that the pool is 4 feet deep.

 

I was glad we went.  We don't get to see the Morris family near enough, and we always thoroughly enjoy our time together.

Pitching Machine

Well, we graduated from t-ball to pitching machine this year.  Corwin's team wasn't terribly successful.  In fact, they were more terrible than successful.  They won a couple, but lost most.  However, they were a very young and inexperienced team.  Corwin learned a lot, and really improved a lot.  He got a lot of playing time, and really improved his throwing and hitting.  So, all-in-all, it was a good season.  It is now over.  I think we're all a little relieved and ready for the break.

 

The Final Days....

...of first grade, that is.  Corwin finished up first grade in the beginning of May.  He had a great year!  He wiped out the awards ceremony with the AR Award (most AR reading points in his class), top Reading grade, 3rd spelling, 2nd math, and Straight A Honor Roll.

 

 

 Then he went on to win several blue ribbons at Play Day.

 

 

A week, or so, later we decided to go fishing at the closest lake.  The boys fished....

 

...while Ella and I played.

 

Then, we enjoyed a picnic lunch together.  Not of fish, mind you.  They weren't terribly cooperative that day.

 

And, finally, a boat ride.  It put Ella to sleep.  I must admit, I got a little sleepy myself.  But, I figured it wouldn't be terribly smart to nod off while holding my sleeping 18-month-old daughter in the middle of a large lake.

 

It was a fun day, and a good way to kick off summer.  (Even if we did wear sweatshirts and pants.)