Tuesday, June 9th... a slower morning by choice. Kids wanted to do the Lexington after lunch, so I hit the beach by 9:30am. It was so quiet and peaceful. Kelsey and Tones joined me and we went for a walk, as we got back, we saw Nate was out working on the sand castle! We enjoyed some time to read, relax, and play before heading in for lunch and showers. We walked to the Lady Lex. We split up for a while to explore, watch IMAX movies, then met up later... very cool. Headed out for ice cream at "Big Daddy's", then some shopping. We decided to stay close and eat at the local hang out, Pier 99 for dinner-- delicious seafood on the beach, live music, witnessed a marriage proposal! Tones really liked his Rum Runners! Kids had Crab legs for the first time- loved them!

That night after dinner, we walked along the beach back to the house. I stepped on a jellyfish, luckily, no sting! We hung out and watched some TV til bedtime.

Wednesday morning, Tones and I enjoyed coffee on the deck one last time. We spotted some dolphins playing in the surf! It was sad to have to pack up and leave, but we'll look forward to our next trip there.

We arrived in Corpus Christi around 2pm Sunday. Kids were so excited we were staying right on the beach! We ate a quick, late lunch... Nate and I hit the beach while Tones and Kelsey went for a walk. It was pretty crowded and VERY WINDY! The waves were awesome, and Nate had a great time on his boogie board. We stayed in for a simple dinner, watched some movies before heading to bed.

Monday we woke sleepy kids to get to the Aquarium! I think I enjoyed it more than the kids... we saw several demonstrations, and a dolphin show! By 1:30pm we were hot, hungry, and tired. We walked back to the house, grabbed lunch. The kids and Tones got sleepy in front of the TV but I hit the beach! It was nice and quiet- got some reading and relaxation in before Nate showed up eager to hit the water again. Waves weren't quite so great... and he got stung badly by a jellyfish! After that, he was a land lubber. That afternoon, we found two more jellyfish on the beach. Kelsey and Tones joined us later, starting the massive sand castle. Quiet dinner again, a ferocious game of Pictionary- boys vs girls. (Boys won) Movie, then all crashed!

Dinner on the Beach in Corpus

Visitng the Lady Lex in Corpus

Summer 09 is here!

Tomorrow is the last day of school for Nate- Kelsey is going to Emily's sister's graduation instead. Hard to believe summer is here! Kelsey will be a sophomore officially, Nathan an 8th grader. Wow! We went to the lake last weekend-- Tones is deliberating whether to keep this boat or buy a new one. It's an 85- we've had a lot of fun with it but he deserves a newer one. So I said, "Let's look around, if we find the right one, we'll buy it". I can't imagine not having a boat-- oi would he br cranky! Both kids wakeboarded like they've been doing it their whole life... way cool. The lake is low, but now so low we can't safely play. We will need some rain soon to keep it from getting too low.

I am enjoying my "break" away from birth clients- I attended 10 births from March, April and May! By the time my July moms roll around, I will be itching to attend another birth, but for now, I'll enjoy not being on call for a while. So much fun ahead of us this summer!