Friday, May 30, 2014

End of School 2014

 We started in Emily's class with a very hula theme
 Baby Jacob loved all the attention!
 Nothing is better in the extreme heat of Texas than water balloon games!
 Water balloon Hot Potato!
 Emily helped Bex play and they both got very wet in the end!
 Cheering loud for Emily's hula dance contest!
 Meeting in Matthew's classroom
 Matt loved holding Jacob and showing him off to all his buddies!
 Even Mrs. Anderson got some baby time!
 Matthew, Emily and Bex enjoying their last bit of treats before heading home! Farewell 4th and 2nd grades! Mrs. Oelschlegel and Mrs. Anderson were amazing teachers this year!

Monday, May 26, 2014

Inner Space Caves in Austin

It was a rainy day in Austin, so we were glad that we picked these caves to go explore for our Memorial Day celebration!
 Here we are walking further and further down
 Jacob checking out the awesome rock formations
 We were not allowed to touch any of the cavern walls or rocks, but this is one exception along the way!  Emily and Katie touching the rock wall.
 Jacob was attached to daddy
 More touching!
 Rebecca gets hands on!
 It didn't take long for Jacob to zonk out in his daddy's arms
 Bex, Emily, Katie and Matthew
 Katie strikes a pose
 Matthew pointing to his favorite - the Deathstar!
 More wide open cavern space
 I actually got everyone in this picture and they don't even know it!
 Daddy and Jake at the pool
 Hanging out
 Emily, Jake, Dad, and Bex found a hiding spot!
 There were wall paintings to see towards the end of the tour.
 Emily on Bex patrol
 There was a hole on the other side of this rock where Emily is faking her step into outer darkness!
 Another touching rock.  Jacob was a perfect fit between the stand and the dripping spot above.  Bex had fun touching this smooth stone.
 Bex had fun in the puddles
 We had to document that mom was here too!  Matt, Mom and Emily in the caves
 Dad, Jake, Bex, Katie and Emily pose in front of some awesome rock formations
 Katie sitting with the porcelain doll rock formation just to the left of her.  It was fun to see so many different names for these formations!  We kept laughing because a lot of them had food names and Star Wars - french fries hanging from the ceiling and the Millenium Falcon were just a couple named for us.
 Emily loved this giant "slide rock" and wanted to take it home to our backyard!
 After our 2 hour tour, everyone got to pick one thing from the gift shop to take home with us!  We loved touring the Inner Space Caves and cannot wait to go there again!  

Hotel Swimming Pool in Austin

                                      
 We drove out to Austin late Sunday night and found a hotel to stay in.  This was our big Memorial Day excursion!  After our early morning continental breakfast, the kids jumped into the pool with Sam.
 Emily and Katie in the deep end
 Katie jumping
 Emily splashing
 Matthew cannon ball
 Emily cannon ball
 The babies in the shallow end
 Jacob fascinated by the water
 He just looks adorable!
 Matthew floating
 Ganging up on Sam
 Everyone wants a ride
 Putting Bex back in the shallow end, Sam is ready to chase everyone!
 Daddy and Bex float
 Love these two
 Sam caught Emily!
 
 Sam chasing Matthew
 Bex jumping in to Daddy
 The boys hanging out
 Emily and Bex kick kick kicking!
My boys
It was so much fun watching everyone swim!  After awhile, I took Jacob up to our room for his nap and I snuck in a quick shower.