Summer Get Away #1

The first Sunday of summer we headed to the JW Marriott in San Antonio for a little get away. 

It is beautiful in the Hill Country.

We love the sandy beach. 

They have my whole heart!

We can't get enough of the lazy river or

the slides!!

 Family time is the best time!

We had a blast playing Bingo, and everyone won but me!

I love this picture of Jackson giving me thumbs up on the drop slide. These were his favorite, and he was encouraging me to go down. 

Lincoln chose this stuffed armadillo with his birthday money, and it never lost his side the entire time we were at JW.

Lincoln only wanted to only go down with his Dad!

We loved our devoitonals and breakfasts at Starbucks!

Fun in the sun, no schedules, and memories are the best!

Before heading home, we stopped by the Alamo and the Riverwalk.

It was the first time for the boys to visit. 

He still has his armadillo:)

 Candy!!

  

Riverwalk

Then, we stopped by Brackenridge Park.

 What a great start to our summer!!

Aquarium

We spent a Saturday afternoon together at the Downtown Aquarium!

Train ride

A real smile! He was so excited to ride the big ride!

Jackson couldn't get enough off the Sting rays, and Lincoln couldn't get away fast enough!

Touching them

Lincoln was so excited inside the aquarium. He kept running all around telling us, "I've got the best news!" "You won't believe this!" :) 

Riding the carousel 

More Sting rays

The boys both picked out a stuffed animal. Lincoln picked out a white tiger like the one we saw.

Loving on Tundra, far away from the Sting Rays!

Jackson picked a Sting ray. I loved that even though he seems so big, he still loves a new stuffed animal!

My handsome boys!

Reading with Blueray when we got home!

Such a fun time together! I love experiencing things through my boys eyes!

Summer Fun #3 Camp Edition

We left bright and early July 1st and headed to Kansas City, Missouri to meet Brian's extended family at Camp Mauer. 

First things first! :)

We loved taking out the canoes and paddle boats!

One afternoon we went into town and shopped at some the cute shops downtown. 

Kristie, April, Sharon, Traci, and me

 Zip-lining was a big hit for all of us! So fun!

Lincoln loved zipping across the lake!

Jackson and Leo probably did the zip line at least 8 times each day.

We attempted a group shot!:)

Lots of fireworks! 

Lincoln would twirl while the fireworks were in the air!

My boys fished and fished some more. Jackson loved taking out the canoe to fish with Daddy!

Lots of good catches!

Lincoln zip-lined all by himself several times!!

More fishing! 

We even explored a natural limestone cave. Cool in more than one way!:) 

9 square!

Such a fun time mostly unplugged from technology and spending time outside with family!

Great Wolf Fun

We decided to take a few days off of work and head to Dallas to celebrate Jackson's birthday with Papa and Grandma at the Great Wolf Lodge.

Had to make a pit stop at Buc-ee's!

It was super nice checking in on Thursday. We pretty much had the place to ourselves Thursday and Friday. The boys wasted no time getting in the water.

 Lincoln had a blast and spent most of his time going down the blue slide.

 Big difference from when he went 2 years ago!

The boys loved their bunk beds in the Kid's Cabin and wolf ears!:)

It was so fun to go on the big water slides with Jackson. I love watching him be so brave and his face as we went down the big drops.Of course, Jackson loved the ninja course on the lily pads! 

The family that swims together has fun together!!:)

What a blast we had! Great time together as a family and with Brian's parents.

We were all exhausted by the end!! 

 Reading his birthday books from Grandma on the way home!