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Sunday, July 7, 2013

From November 2012: Dallas World Aquarium with Tyler and Brittany

On Saturday, Tyler and Brittany's last day with us, we visited the Dallas World Aquarium. It is always a favorite. We love the variety of animals.

This sloth was just hanging out in the middle of the path.

Large, Medium, and Small kids

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Disney, Day 1: Magic Kingdom

Back in May we went to Disney World. We flew in to Orlando on Monday, May 7th and got in around 7 pm. After a quick dinner at the food court at Caribbean Beach, we went to bed and were ready to go on Tuesday! Of course we started with the best park, the Magic Kingdom. Be prepared for picture overload!

We started the day in Fantasyland, hitting most rides there once or twice.

With the Fairy Godmother.

Andrew's first ride ever!

On "It's a Small World." Andrew is bonding with his girlfriend, the photo pass.

Cutting through Liberty Square on our way to Adventureland and Frontierland.

The girls loved to dance with every band we saw.

Having this much fun is exhausting.

Maddie was not disappointed at not being able to go on Splash Mountain as long as she could play on the playground! Though she is as wet and sweaty as though she actually went on it.

Back row!

In the afternoon, we caught the parade, probably the highlight of the day.

They are big Peter Pan fans, so Captain Hook is a favorite!

We ended up in Tomorrowland. This year Emma was tall enough to ride on Space Mountain. When we first got on, she was totally nervous, but within about 30 seconds she started giggling!

Buzz is a family favorite! Even Andrew helped to steer our ship.

Trapped with Zurg!

Friday, June 15, 2012

From April: The Heard

Back in the Spring, we didn't see Dave a whole lot. In fact, there was one stretch where he worked 6 Saturdays in a row. So when he actually had a Saturday off before Easter, we jumped at the chance to do something fun and headed the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Preserve.

Of course we had to check out the Mickey Mouse geode, in anticipation of our trip in May.

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Andrew had fun!

Checking out bugs.

I was there too, and I even made it into a picture!

Maddie can't do anything without a snack.

Ta da! We finished the 1/2 mile trail!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

February: Emma Makes It to the Zoo

Way back in December, Emma missed a trip to the zoo when she was really sick in the ER. She has been asking to go back since, and we finally took advantage of "penguin pricing" and went. The day was fairly mild and we had a fantastic time. (We have since renewed our zoo membership, so there will be more outings.)

They insist I take their pictures by the statues.

The penguins were very active and swam over to say hello.

We must also climb the elephants every time...

...and feed the giraffes.

But it is so worth the $5.00.

Even I got in on it!

Checking out the lazy lion.

This boy was there too!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Autumn at the Arboretum

Autumn is my favorite time of year at the Dallas Arboretum. I'm not sure what it is exactly, but something about the fall just makes me want to be outside. (Maybe because the summer is so hot here that fall is when you can go outside comfortably again??) The kids love it too.

Andrew looks a little worried that the pumpkins are bigger than he is!

Maddie and Emma pet a goat with their friend Bridger.

Maddie likes to show her love with a full body hug.

Pretty butterflies!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

The State Fair of Texas!

It's kind of an unwritten law that to be a Texan, you either need a gun, a truck, or to go to the fair. Since we don't have the first two, we decided this year to go to the fair so they don't kick us out of the state. Emma had the day off from preschool, we had free tickets from our museum membership, and Dave was able to take the afternoon off. We had a fantastic time, and I can't wait to go next year!