This is at the sea turtle rescue center. Dylan enjoyed the turtles so much that we had to go back and visit them a second time. He absorbed a lot of information on this trip. He keeps talking about going back to "his condo" and doing this and that. The turtles and dolphins were probably the highlights for him.

Here we are on the dolphin watch boat. Avery was napping at the time and its a good thing she didn't come b/c it was COLD! The dolphin's were neat to see though. And Dylan enjoyed seeing all the fish that they dragged up with a net. He got to touch several of them too.

And here is our family picture the night before we had to leave to come back home.

Darn bulldozers ruined our photo op here! (tracks)

Well, thats it. There are more pics on Facebook, but if you don't have FB - thats your problem!

Again, here is Dylan at the beach. Here he was constructing a castle.

I do a fantastic job of supervising.

Avery finally found the time to come down and see the ocean too. Her pesky naps just kept getting in the way of all her fun!

First bikini and sunglasses!

South Padre Island vacation

We went on vacation at the end of February. Our first vacation as a family. Actually, our first vacation for any of us! Eric told the kids they should be happy to get to see the ocean at such a young age. He had to wait until he was 30 to do so. Here is Dylan checking out the ocean for the first time:

He LOVED the beach. He would run and run and run. He also liked playing in the surf, throwing sand and practicing writing his letters in the sand.

Here we are on our daily beach walk. Dylan often went more than once.

Here is Miss Avery in her first swimsuit. She loves the water, so it was a given that she would enjoy swimming in a pool.

More pics in another post. Picasa is lame-o and only lets me upload 4 pics at a time.

Backtracking...

Well, Renae has put me to shame lately with her 10 blogs a month. So I figured I'd better get busy. So here is a bit of backtracking. These pics are from when Gpa Danny and Easton came to visit last weekend. Dylan had fun showing grandpa his rink and how much his skating has come along. He also enjoyed playing with his cousin and thought it was hilarious that Easton walks! (He must think Avery will never be able to walk?) So here are a few pics:


Out for a night skate

Poor Easter - no skates yet...

Hey guys - let me out!

Skating figure eights with Grandpa!

Well, there were supposed to be more pics, but as usual, blogger sucks. So please imagine a picture of Eric holding up his cool new "Brainerd Hockey" tshirt and a picture of Eric and Dylan with Eric's sweet birthday cake. For those on FB, consider yourselves lucky (or smart, whichever you prefer) because you have seen them.

I have more pics to upload one of these days, so perhaps I'll do another post then. Maybe.

January is here!

Well, I'm testing out posting via Picasa via PC. Gasp! Tricia is using a PC?! What is this world coming to?!?!? Well, as it turns out, the Christmas present I asked for (updated Mac program for iPhoto) was not compatible with Nona, as she is too old. So I'm still using my parent's cast off lap top. Gotta admit, its been handy. Plus, now I can fill their computer up with junk instead of my own! Sweet! : )

Well, its January. Normally the most lame of all the months of the year. So far tho, things are good. Dylan is in hockey now 2 times a week and he is really loving it. He's getting closer to gliding but as of right now, he still pushes with one leg. Avery is busy working on her skills. I've been putting her on her hands in knees and she'll rock back and forth for a bit before falling on her face. That makes her mad and then she doesn't want to do it anymore. But, its a step in the right direction! She's starting to learn to eat with her hands now too. She LOVES eating puffers, so soon I will be starting to give her other things. The beginning of the end of baby food! Woohoo! My food processor (and the cook) are ready for a break!

Well, here's some pics of them. I apologize to those who have seen all these on FB. Its not my fault theres a few losers who don't have FB!