Wednesdays with Will and Katie

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Seaside Day 2

Today was one of the most beautiful days we have had in Seaside ever! The weather was amazing -the water was crystal clear and perfect for surfing! We saw some girls learning to surf and Will asked if he too could take surfing lessons. We met the instructor - Austin Magee and told us you have to be 5 and a good swimmer to take lessons - so we signed Will up. I have to say that I was totally proud and impressed with what he could do! He just kept getting up and surfing to the beach over and over. The people in sitting along the beach would clap as he came in - it was really awesome!

Will and Chad going out in the ocean

Seaside Day 1

We arrived in Seaside! Traveling with Will and Katie gets easier every time. This is the first trip where they completely entertained themselves. The flight was relaxing and I actually got to watch a show while Katie colored. It was life changing.

We are staying in Take Five this year on our favorite street West Ruskin. It's our favorite location as the kids can run to the beach!

We went to the beach today and it was a little rough. Chad and Will spent some time in the waves while Katie and I stayed back and created sand drinks for the swimmers. Katie could play in the sand all day while Will really prefers the water.

After some beach time we headed to Duckies for a trip treat. The kids each got to pick out a toy - Will got a car and Katie got a tiara. Katie wore her tiara to dinner at Bud and Alleys. Bud and Alleys has to be our favorite place. The food is divine and the kids enjoy eating outside. All was good until it started storming - thunder, lightning and major rain. We enjoyed some dessert to wait out the storm and then ran home, stomping in the puddles along the way.

Family photos - passing the time during the storm

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

4th of July

We went to Austin and San Antonio for the 4th of July this year.

We headed to Ahma and Bapa's house first where we got to see Cousin Guerin and then headed to a 4th of July celebration at the golf club. The kids had a blast getting balloon animals, clearing the sand traps on the golf course and just spending time with family.

The next morning we drove to the Hyatt Hill Country with Ahma and Bapa and spent the next few days on the lazy river. We all loved floating around and we lost count of how many times we made the loop. They had amazing fire words on the 4th and this was the first time the kids stayed up for them. They loved them!

On the way home we stopped at Lovey and Granddad's for a swim before taking the Will and Chad to the airport. They had to fly back to Dallas for work and camp and Katie and I stayed behind and got to visit with the Snyders. Katie and Amelie were fast friends and it was so fun to see them play together!

Playing in Ahma and Bapa's basement