The Millers in Texas

The Miller Family made it down to visit us last month, and even though their trip down and back didn't go quite as well as hoped, and the weather wasn't always the best while they were here, we had a great time seeing them all! We went around to most of Corpus Christi's tourist sites, hit the beach, did some wind beaten, seagull chasing picnicking, and did our best to enjoy the outdoors in spite of the rain!

Checked out the Texas State Aquarium... even though most of the fish had died in an accident the week before... at least there were otters and other things to see.

"Enjoyed" a nice cool breeze from the top of the aquarium.

Splashed in the cold water of the bay and tried to not get sucked in.

Shot down enemy planes at the USS Lexington museum.

Helped launch fighter jets off the deck of the Blue Ghost.

Went for a walk down North Beach.

Climbed the dunes.

Waited out the rain drops at Port Aransas.

Tried to hide the food from the attack of the seagulls.

Lost Mo to the sand.

Fought off the wind long enough to get the fire started.

Found sea life on the beach at Mustang Island State Park.

Got a little sandy.

Despite it all, we had a few great times! And the great thing is we'll see them all again in a few weeks when we make the annual trip to Missouri!

Five Years Old (Last Month)

Better late than never, I suppose.  I doubt we've ever missed a birthday on the blog, so I figured I'd better post a few pictures, even though Adam's birthday was in April.  He turned the big 5 and he's getting bigger by the day.  We had to sign him up for kindergarten the other day, much to his mother's dismay, but it had to be done eventually.  He's like a fish in swimming lessons and a speed racer on the base paths in T-ball.  Though he often drives his mother and baby brother crazy, we don't know what we'd do without him around here.  So here he was on his 5th birthday last month:

Plants vs. Zombies on the cake... he has quite an obsession with iPad games.

 

And some Mario stuff, of course.

 

So it was a Happy, Happy Birthday for big Adam Michael!