Jeff's Graduation
Here are some pix from Jeff's graduation at Rice. This is the Quad where the outdoor commencement ceremony was held. The ceremony started at 8:30am to try to avoid the mid-day heat!
This is the arch that the students walk through after the ceremony is over!
Here's Jeffrey after walking through the arch!
Here are Jeffrey and I after the hooding ceremony, which was the day before commencement.
Here's Jeffrey with our proud parents!
Visiting Friends
While in Houston, we visited my college friend, Katie. Her daughter, Ashlyn, is only a few weeks younger than Makayla. The girls had a blast playing together outside! And Lydia had a blast outside too!
While in Houston, we visited my college friend, Katie. Her daughter, Ashlyn, is only a few weeks younger than Makayla. The girls had a blast playing together outside! And Lydia had a blast outside too!
Ashlyn has a motorized car which Makayla loved driving! The 2 girls rode all around the backyard!
Lydia enjoyed sliding and swinging! She went for an occasional ride in the car with Makayla!
We also visited and stayed with one of Chad's college friends, Francis, when we were in Houston. Here's a photo of the girls hanging out in his backyard!
We also visited and stayed with one of Chad's college friends, Francis, when we were in Houston. Here's a photo of the girls hanging out in his backyard!The San Antonio Zoo
The kids had an absolutely fabulous time at the San Antonio Zoo! There were tons of neat animals to see and both girls really enjoyed it! Here's a photo of Makayla, Chad, and my brother, Jeff.
Here are the girls and I. Makayla wasn't a big fan of sitting on this lizard!
Although the lizard wasn't a big hit, this train was! Here's Monica, Jeff, me, Lydia, Makayla, and Chad!
San Antonio Children's Museum
The girls really enjoyed the San Antonio Children's Museum! The museum was nice, but really made me appreciate how nice our Appleton Children's Museum is!
Here we are sitting in boat!
Makayla got to milk a cow! 
Makayla also enjoyed the toy grocery store! She filled up her cart and then got to scan everything at the checkout!
Here's Makayla driving the trolley car! Lydia enjoyed climbing up and down on the seats! 
The Alamo
We made a quick visit to the Alamo! You can see Makayla's excitement...
Rain Forest Cafe
We ate dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe one night. The kids were a little young to fully enjoy it, but I sure enjoyed my pina coloda! Here's Makayla and Grandma sitting at the animal bar stools!
Here's Lydia and Auntie Monica!
Hanging out in the Hotel!
Here's Lydia and Auntie Monica!Hanging out in the Hotel!We shared a very nice suite with my parents and brother and sister-in-law in San Antonio. Makayla kept everyone entertained in the evenings! Here she is playing Ring-Around-the-Rosie with Grandma and Lydia! Lydia loves doing this and it was a way that Grandma got Lydia to warm-up to her!
Makayla also liked to be the "teacher" and have us all sing songs and do what she said!
Makayla got to go swimming almost every day at the hotel! She loved the pool and by the end of the week, she could swim all around the pool using her floating ring!
Lydia enjoyed investigating all of the cupboards and for some reason, she liked to crawl in this one!
Sea World
Makayla also liked to be the "teacher" and have us all sing songs and do what she said!Makayla got to go swimming almost every day at the hotel! She loved the pool and by the end of the week, she could swim all around the pool using her floating ring!Lydia enjoyed investigating all of the cupboards and for some reason, she liked to crawl in this one!Sea WorldWe took the kids to Sea World, but I think they were just a little too young to enjoy it. Below, you can see me standing next to the strollers. This is as close as Makayla would let us get to Ernie and Bert!
Auntie Monica loved Sea World!! Especially petting and feeding the dolphins!
Parks, Parks, Parks!
Auntie Monica loved Sea World!! Especially petting and feeding the dolphins!Parks, Parks, Parks!Towards the end of our trip, Makayla was asking me everyday if we could go to the park! The kids really enjoyed being able to play outside everyday! A few days, Makayla complained of being hot, but for the most part, she enjoyed the sunshine!
I took a photo of this slide because it intrigued me! The rollers all turned as a kids slid down! I decided to give it a try myself, despite another Mom warning me that she heard it hurts when an adult goes down! Well, I should have listened to her!! My tailbone felt every bump between every roller and I was sore for a few days! Ouch! Better leave this slide to the kids!
I took a photo of this slide because it intrigued me! The rollers all turned as a kids slid down! I decided to give it a try myself, despite another Mom warning me that she heard it hurts when an adult goes down! Well, I should have listened to her!! My tailbone felt every bump between every roller and I was sore for a few days! Ouch! Better leave this slide to the kids!
It rained one day, so we found an indoor bounce area to play at! Both kids had a blast! And I think it met Makayla's desire to go to a park!
RiverwalkHere are some pics along the riverwalk in San Antonio. It was very beautiful to walk along!
This waterfall was one of Makayla's favorite things to see along the Riverwalk! It was right outside our hotel, so we walked passed it going to and from most walking trips!
All in all we had a great trip! The kids did wonderful on the airplanes and were pretty flexible with all the sight-seeing and traveling that we did! Maybe it's time to start planning the next trip.... :)
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