Monday, May 23, 2011

The May Series

This past month. So crazy. Fun. But crazy.

A lot has happened, and there are a ton of pictures to share.

We're going to back track a little, and hopefully we'll get back to the present day by the end of the week through a series of posts. For those who have asked us to post more often (shout out to Janet Mery!) this should satisfy for a while.

Starting off, on Mother's Day weekend we took a King family vacation to the San Antonio Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Sea World. We loved it!

The resort was incredibly kid friendly. In fact, I was surprised by the number of families with infants. Kara and Carson had fun playing together and with the grandparents. We went swimming, we roasted marshmallows, we didn't take naps...it was great.
One thing Lee and I noted about the resort, is that people say funny things when they don't think anyone is listening. Of course we wrote these down to share with everyone. Fair warning, hotel rooms are NOT soundproof, and some random person will share your comments in their blog. Here is what we overheard:
  • "She's touching my peanuts!"
  • "You guard my billfold and my teeth with your life. I can always get a new cell phone."
  • "I'm a burrito!"
  • "That's right! Mommy makes peepee too!"
  • "Are you high again?"
And here are some pictures:





For the other part of our trip, Sea World, I can't say enough about how awesome that place is! They have an entire play area devoted to little kids. My parents took Kara and Carson to it while the rest of us rode the roller coasters. Actually, my sister went to the kiddie park as well because she isn't allowed on the rides in her fragile condition (third trimester preggers!). Anyways, we played hard in the morning, and just as it was getting hot we went to some shows and exhibits.

Playing at the kiddie park:



Kara's bathing suit matched the trainer's costume from one of the shows. They stopped us and asked if we wanted to take a picture and pet the sea lion. How lucky that we packed that bathing suit! And yes, the sea lion is smiling.


And a few more....

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Morning Hair


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Happy Easter!

HE IS RISEN INDEED! We hope you had a great Easter celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ!



Here are a few memories of our Easter travels to La Grange and Katy. It is so special to share this day with family.



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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Hook 'Em Horns????

What?! Yeah, I know. This may be the first time that I cheered for the Longhorns. It felt weird, and even a little wrong.

Cody (Lee’s little brother) is finishing up his last semester at UT. He played for the men’s club volleyball team, and they made it to the national tournament. Which lucky for us was in Houston! So, we were able to watch a few matches and cheer on Cody…and I guess the rest of his fellow longhorns.

I must say, men’s volleyball is awesome. I think someone could seriously get hurt with the way they can pound the ball over the net. I’m sort of sad that Cody won’t be playing again next year, but I guess you have to graduate some time.

Here are a couple of pictures that Lee’s sister sent us of Kara and the team. The guys definitely towered over Kara. Sometimes it looked as though she was going to fall over backwards when looking straight up at them. The team was so nice. They gave Kara high fives and a lot of attention…which she loved!







Zoobilee: the details

So, we posted that picture of Kara in the piranha tunnel with little to no explanation. Zoobilee is an event hosted by the Houston Zoo. We were invited to come to the zoo after hours and participate in games, have snacks, and basically enjoy the place when it wasn't scorching hot. It may have been our best zoo trip ever.

One of the things that made it a great trip was that Kara has become aware of the animals. She "breeeeee"ed when she saw the elephants, "lizzzzz"ed when we looked at the Komodo Dragons, "meow"ed at the picture of a meerkat (she thinks meerkats are cats), and excitedly signed "fish" when we visited the piranhas.



Left: Kara taking a ride on Daddy's shoulders
Middle: Kara petting a life-size cutout of a rhino
Right: Kara is trying to wake up the chimp



Left: Picture of a chimp
Middle: Mommy and Kara by the elephants (Kara had a change of clothes by this time)
Right: Kara learning about evolution? This exhibit must be sponsored by PBS


For those who have not seen our little dancer, here is a video of Kara rocking out at the DJ booth. I also recommend watching some of the kids in the background, they have some pretty great moves. I apologize in advance because I didn't know that you shouldn't try different angles while taking video. The editing has made it choppy, but at least you will be able to watch without having to turn your head to the side!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Zoobilee


Pirahna tunnel

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

bluebonnets

We thought it would be fun to do some bluebonnet pictures with Kara this year. Here are a few that we enjoyed.

 

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