Love these two...

and miss them everyday all day already! This is them on their first day of school at The Blue Elephant! They are getting soooo big.

End of Summer Activities...

Last weekend we headed out to the Fort Worth Zoo! I know it is crazy with all this heat we have had, but really it was not that bad! The zoo had a lot of shade and indoor places to cool off in. We took the train ride through the zoo and enjoyed seeing a lot of animals up close and personal. The gorilla got so close, Kale screamed so loud it almost broke the glass cage he was in. We saw a crocodile up close and some other interesting creatures too. We decided since we did the same thing last summer the weekend before the kids started school we will keep this tradition. Kinley and Kale loved sharing this special time with Mommy and Daddy. Mommy and Daddy are so thankful we get to do fun things like this for our kiddos. These memories are precious and priceless...to soon from now they will be hopping in their own cars and heading out with friends. Time is flying.....

My friend Loryn and I planned to take the kids to the Childen's Science Museum down in Fair Park this week. We were not sure what to expect but I am pretty sure Kale and Madison could have fun anywhere together. It had been a while since they had seen each other and they had so much fun together. The museum had a lot of neat activities...take a look:

Bubble wands

Kin taking a picture of Loryn and I

Madison and Kale with their balloons

Kale checking out the turtle

Rock climbing

Kin looking at the ant farm

Water Play

Milking Bessie!

Little Jaunt to New Orleans....

We decided after our trip to Gulf Shores that New Orleans was on our way home enough to make a swing through! I had never been there before and wanted to see what I was missing...were we crazy for taking our kiddos???? The kids actually did a GREAT job and we packed so much into the 24 hours we were there. We got there, headed to the Aquarium, ate dinner at Hard Rock, went on a horse carriage ride through the French Quarter and headed back to our hotel room. We had a balcony right close to Bourbon Street! It was pretty loud all night, but the kids slept great and we enjoyed people watching for a while. I must say it was a great place to visit but very smelly! I was surprised at how many buildings were still not up and running after Katrina. All in all it is something I believe everyone needs to experience.

Gulf Shores 2011...Beach Days and Casas

Jones, Some Lairsen's and the other Lairsen's house













Mimi, Grandad, Sheryl, Brett and Grandma's house






















Alston, Stephenson and Edgar Home

Hil and Mere

Pool on our back patio...super nice when coming home sandy from the beach!!

Cousin FUN

Sis and Wadey

I had to put this one on here Mere!!! Remembering how to use the baby sling!

Our tent for the rainy day

Tessa comfy and cozy...

Very serious UNO match

Napping on the beach..sweet boy!

Yes, that is all of our stuff!

Kin had Grandad make her a mermaid everyday on the beach!