We tried to make the most of the last few weeks of our summer despite the extreme heat! We took Jillian to a jumpy house. It was the 1st time she had been to one just to play. She has gone a few times for birthday parties. She had a lot of fun going down the slides but I'm not sure who had more fun - her or daddy.
Daddy even attempted to teacher her how to play air hockey
Mommy even had to take a turn and let me tell you climbing around in jumpy houses is very exhausting for a pregnant woman
We went to another jumpy place on a play date with Jillian's friend Avery. They are definitely two of a kind. Avery shared her snack
and the car. Who knew that two kiddos could fit in that thing
The week before I went back to work was a busy one. On Thursday we made our second trip to SeaWorld. Might as well if its free! We tried to hit all of the things that we didn't get to do last time but it was even hotter than before and I was even bigger and had more swollen of feet. Jillian took to her usual spot - riding on Daddy's shoulders but she actually did ride in the stroller more this time b/c she was lugging her blankets around and that was where they stayed.
We fed the dolphins. Jillian liked putting her hands in the water but every time the dolphins came close, she took her hands back out. She also wouldn't touch the little fish to feed them
Mommy really enjoyed it though b/c I had never touched a dolphin before
Then we discovered the coral reef and shark reef. I don't know why we didn't discover this on our first trip b/c it is air conditioned! I enjoyed sitting while Jillian and daddy checked out all of the fish
Here is the blanket again - we think she was trying to cover up the fish
And now maybe trying to give them a drink?
Then we headed to play. Jillian was determined to get into this thing but I think she was a little scared at first. She finally made her way through it
and then she discovered the water
Of course she had to drink it
From the water place where she was playing we had a great view of the Seasame Street show
Jillian liked to watch from afar but wouldn't get anywhere near any of them when they were walking around
She again enjoyed seeing Shamu as you can tell from her big smile
After Shamu we left the park for a break, some food, and some air conditioning. On our way back we believe Jillian was trying to stay cool but putting her blanket on her head but who knows what she was thinking
Then we headed to the water park where we enjoyed the wave pool and Jillian played in the kiddie area
On Friday we went camping. Yes, I know we are crazy to go tent camping in this heat but it was actually quite bearable with the evening breeze we had both nights. I only got miserable one time but got over it quickly with a cold shower. We spent a lot of time in the water during the day and spent some time swimming in the middle of the lake, thanks to Kelly and Kevin's boat. There is nothing more embarrassing then to have to have two grown men pull you in from the lake by your life jacket to get you back in the boat! Unfortunately I took my camera out to take some pictures and this was the only one I got before the battery died. I was trying to get a picture of how good Bandit was being. He was a regular old swimmer on this trip. He's come a long way from his first camping trip when he was so scared that he pooped in the boat!
This past weekend we went to Hallettsville and made our 1st trip to Splashway water park. It is definitely a great place for little ones to play.
and for big kids to relax
James was determined to get Jillian to go down these slightly bigger slides but she wasn't having it so he finally decided to go with her. Then on the second trip, he sat her down in front of him and pushed her down, while I caught her at the bottom. I'll spare you that picture since my mother took a horrible picture of me being over to pick up Jillian. It should be illegal to take pictures of pregnant women from that angle! Needless to say after that Jillian was on her own! She went up and down the stairs many, many times by herself to go down the slides and didn't even need anyone to catch her. It made our day quite relaxing to just sit there and watch her play.
Luckily we all got to go and all the cousins had a great time playing together in the water!
Daddy even attempted to teacher her how to play air hockey
Mommy even had to take a turn and let me tell you climbing around in jumpy houses is very exhausting for a pregnant woman
We went to another jumpy place on a play date with Jillian's friend Avery. They are definitely two of a kind. Avery shared her snack
and the car. Who knew that two kiddos could fit in that thing
The week before I went back to work was a busy one. On Thursday we made our second trip to SeaWorld. Might as well if its free! We tried to hit all of the things that we didn't get to do last time but it was even hotter than before and I was even bigger and had more swollen of feet. Jillian took to her usual spot - riding on Daddy's shoulders but she actually did ride in the stroller more this time b/c she was lugging her blankets around and that was where they stayed.
We fed the dolphins. Jillian liked putting her hands in the water but every time the dolphins came close, she took her hands back out. She also wouldn't touch the little fish to feed them
Mommy really enjoyed it though b/c I had never touched a dolphin before
Then we discovered the coral reef and shark reef. I don't know why we didn't discover this on our first trip b/c it is air conditioned! I enjoyed sitting while Jillian and daddy checked out all of the fish
Here is the blanket again - we think she was trying to cover up the fish
And now maybe trying to give them a drink?
Then we headed to play. Jillian was determined to get into this thing but I think she was a little scared at first. She finally made her way through it
and then she discovered the water
Of course she had to drink it
From the water place where she was playing we had a great view of the Seasame Street show
Jillian liked to watch from afar but wouldn't get anywhere near any of them when they were walking around
She again enjoyed seeing Shamu as you can tell from her big smile
After Shamu we left the park for a break, some food, and some air conditioning. On our way back we believe Jillian was trying to stay cool but putting her blanket on her head but who knows what she was thinking
Then we headed to the water park where we enjoyed the wave pool and Jillian played in the kiddie area
On Friday we went camping. Yes, I know we are crazy to go tent camping in this heat but it was actually quite bearable with the evening breeze we had both nights. I only got miserable one time but got over it quickly with a cold shower. We spent a lot of time in the water during the day and spent some time swimming in the middle of the lake, thanks to Kelly and Kevin's boat. There is nothing more embarrassing then to have to have two grown men pull you in from the lake by your life jacket to get you back in the boat! Unfortunately I took my camera out to take some pictures and this was the only one I got before the battery died. I was trying to get a picture of how good Bandit was being. He was a regular old swimmer on this trip. He's come a long way from his first camping trip when he was so scared that he pooped in the boat!
This past weekend we went to Hallettsville and made our 1st trip to Splashway water park. It is definitely a great place for little ones to play.
and for big kids to relax
James was determined to get Jillian to go down these slightly bigger slides but she wasn't having it so he finally decided to go with her. Then on the second trip, he sat her down in front of him and pushed her down, while I caught her at the bottom. I'll spare you that picture since my mother took a horrible picture of me being over to pick up Jillian. It should be illegal to take pictures of pregnant women from that angle! Needless to say after that Jillian was on her own! She went up and down the stairs many, many times by herself to go down the slides and didn't even need anyone to catch her. It made our day quite relaxing to just sit there and watch her play.
Luckily we all got to go and all the cousins had a great time playing together in the water!
