Summer 2011 continuation

We were able to put Cassandra this summer at the same daycare where she went last year but will not have this luxury next summer. I was able to attend the Dr. Pepper Museum field trip with her this summer and take Jase along, and after the class headed back to College Station,  we took a detour and visited the Mayborn Natural Science Museum in Waco and LOVED it. It was really a neat place.

We attended a friend's VBS and the theme was cooking.  The kids really enjoyed the apron and chef hat that they received. 

My darling husband surprised me for our 12th Anniversary to a trip to New York while he attended a management school there for 3 days.  It was a great trip.  We were able to meet up with Pastor Mark, our music minister from our church on the first night and then met up with by boss's son, Tim Reinhart on Monday night who lives in New York.  I also met a great lady named Lu Laswell, who became my touring buddy on days 2 and 3.  I really had a blast this time when I went to New York.   This was my third visit to the Big Apple, and this time I really enjoyed it.  I gained  a new appreciation of it....maybe because I purchased a private tour of the Rich and Famous, and learned a lot about the people who live there.  Very interesting place. 

Our son.......well, what can I say.....has a very vivid imagination of what he wants.  He always wants us to build something for him.  It was a space ship one day, a sail boat.....ugh, I can't remember all of them....this picture is of a surf board with a pokey thing (fin).  I think now, he wants his Daddy to build him a motorcycle.  This will be interesting. 

As soon as we came home from New York, we packed up the kids and went camping again at Jellystone but this time went to Waller.  It was fun because the Parish and the Peter's family joined us, but it just wasn't the same as Canyon Lake.  The people were to urban, I guess? 

They were real strict on the per person per camp ground rule of "6" so, I guess it's a good thing that only 3 Peters joined us.   We had plenty of room in our camper though. 

I remember the water gun hay ride was a very brutle for the little ones....older kids were throwing water balloons at us and it was like being hit with a baseball.  We had to get off the hayride because the kids were in tears for being hit so hard by water balloons. 

Well, that basically sums up July and the beginning of August.  Other than swimming lessons, attending 3 VBS and the many Birthday parties we attended the summer just flew by.  But we are well and happy and we hope that you are as well!