Houston/Galveston Trip

Tony had to go to Houston on business again, so we of course invited ourselves along. Just so much to do in the big city, and we did the same thing we did last time, the zoo and the beach. It really is a great zoo, so many animals and very pretty. We then talked Tony into taking off work the next day since we were SO CLOSE to the beach, went to Target and got some tooth brushes, rented a hotel room and we were set! This girl has decided that I would much rather be 3 hours from the beach than skiing any day!

Building castles
Riding the waves~

Eli posing by a Stingray, wearing a stingray shirt!

Little Nemo swimming in his Anemone
Alex just chillin' with his blankie...someday he will hate me for this picture, but I just thought he looked so cute!
At the beach

Most Dangerous Book for Boys!

If you aren't familiar with this book, it is a lot of fun and lists itself as the book of information every boy must know. Here Eli has managed to turn the paper airplane instructions into hat making! He is our creative one!

McKinney Falls State Park

7 homeschooled boys, 7 and under...WATCH OUT HERE WE COME!!



We had such a great time hiking around this state park. It is right outside the city limits of Austin and has such beautiful scenery. I still can't get over how green everything is here in April. We have really been taking advantage of the beautiful weather and scenery we are finding here.

Founders Day Parade

The town near us, Dripping Springs, has a Founders Day festival every year. We were in the parade with our neighborhood and the theme for the float was "Home Town Heroes". The kids were supposed to dress up in a sport they were in, or something they wanted to be when they grew up. Joey wore his baseball uniform, Alex also wore a baseball outfit, and Eli was a cowboy as this is what he wants to be when he grows up! We had a lot of fun. They have a fair with rides and different kinds of cooking competitions.

"Sweet Berry Farms"

Joeys yummy strawberries!

Delicious Homemade Ice Cream!

Alex's basket of strawberries
Getting ready to shoot some strawberries!
Here we go, how fun!
Hunting for strawberries

This was a field trip with a great group of homeschoolers in Austin. They have field trips planned all the time for the kids!! It is great to hang out and have social activities with fellow homeschoolers.