Port Aransas

The kids were out of school for the week of Thanksgiving. We decided to make a quick trip to the beach. We had a great time!! Port Aransas has become one of our favorite places to vacation. We did not go there this summer and the kids were asking why we couldn't go. So we were all ready for this trip! We had missed our favorite little spot.

Our first day the weather was beautiful!! The kids could even swim. The water was pretty cold at first, but you got used to it pretty quickly. I even got in and got my legs wet. 

Love this picture of Rachel and Kate.

Luke is looking so grown up!

Chris getting ready to go for a walk.

All four playing.

Wade enjoyed the boogie boards this time.

Playing soccer on the beach.

I didn't even ask them to hold hands. :0)

Some sand castle building.

 Some sunrise pictures.

 This one is my favorite.

Probably my second favorite.

Ducks in a row....or seagulls

The kids love to play on the rocks.

 Watching the big boats.

 Dolphin watching.

The water was pretty cold this day, but Wade wanted to do some surfing!!

 Our picture with the shark. We get one overtime we come to Port Aransas.

It was a fun and relaxing trip. We are already ready to go back!

Bat Girl and The Green Ninja

 I only had two trick-or-treaters this year. :0( I don't like that my kids are getting older and growing out of the fun stuff. But Wade-o and Kate are still game. Kate found this Bat Girl outfit and had to have it because it matches her doll. Wade wanted to be a Green Ninja. Lucky for us we already had a green ninja costume. They both played the part well!

We didn't know if Kate was going to get to trick-or-treat this year or not. She has been sick for a week. I told her we could try. I gave her ibuprofen and a breathing treatment before we left. She made it around the block and got plenty of candy! She was happy!

Wade is such a pro at trick-or-treating and just loves it. This picture makes me laugh!

Wade got a bucket full of candy and was very proud! He was good to share too!

Luke's friend, Elijah, came as a ghost. He helped Luke pass out candy.

One shot before we headed off.

We ran out of candy pretty quickly. Luke said they came in packs. Our neighborhood usually has a lot of trick-or-treaters, but we must of had more than usual. It was a fun night! We started early and ended early. It was a great Halloween, and we have lots of candy to enjoy!

I guess I should mention Rachel was sick and in bed. She did manage to get up when we got home to pick out a few pieces of candy from the buckets.

Jack-O-Lanterns

Yesterday was finally the day we carved our pumpkins! Kate and Wade have been asking when for the last two weeks. As you can see, we are down a few helpers this year. Rachel was in bed sick and Luke seems to be just too cool for carving pumpkins. We had fun without them, so there!

The icky insides. The kids are past all the grossed out faces by now. Wade even thinks it smells good.

 I had to help with the clean out a little.

I turned Wade loose with the carving tools. He did it all by himself!! He only complained a little that his back and hand hurt toward the end.

I drew the face and he carved! He was proud of his work!

Kate wanted a Kitty Cat this year. We both worked on this one, but she did most of it herself.

The finished product.

Happy Jack

Kitty Cat

Linus

Linus looks better in person. The light does not shine through on the face an hair very good.

We had a good time carving our pumpkins. Just sad the bigger kids didn't participate. Maybe next year.