Great way to end the swim season!

Adilyn's last swim meet was an invitational that she just barely qualified for. She got to do the 50m back and the 100m back because she got the BB time standard for the 100m back. Unfortunately, she didn't have great races, but she was still so proud to have qualified! We were proud, too! :) The cool thing about the meet was that Olympian, Camille Adams was there. She was just there working with her mom selling swim stuff. The girls couldn't believe how "normal" she was. When I told them that she was going to be a teacher this year, they were amazed. I guess Olympian are regular people after all! She was so sweet, and she took time to talk to anyone that wanted to. It was a great way to end the season!

Surprise Dental Work

We went to the dentist for a normal summer check up the other day, and after the checkups, the dentist was like, "We have some work to do, wanna do it now?" The girls said no, but I said, heck yeah. Kacy had to get two fillings done and Addy had to get two teeth pulled. Some of her back teeth were coming in sideways, so they decided to pull them. Brooke was the only one that got out of it, for now!  It's always hilarious to me when anyone has their mouth frozen, but it's even funnier when it's a kid. Kacy's smile is the best! :)

Fun Day with Friends

We got together with some of our friends to let the kids play and burn off some energy at a trampoline park. It was probably the coolest jump place that we have ever been to. There were a ton of trampolines, but also a super cool climbing area and a huge playscape thing! We couldn't stay very long because Adilyn had a swim meet, but they sure enjoyed the time we were there.

Sweet Summer Sisters

These girls love hard and fight hard. Personally, I like it much more when they choose to love!

Candy Creations Camp

The girls set up "camp" while we waited between Kacy and Adilyn's classes.

Adilyn and Kacy both wanted to do a day camp since I waited too long to sign them up, they both ended up doing the same camp, but at different times. Luckily, it was a camp that they both enjoyed, but it was a little bit of a hassle to drive all the way there so many times. We had a 30 minute break in between the two camps, so we just hung out in the parking lot. The camp was called Candy Creations, and they did two or three different things each day. Some of them were really cool - melted jolly ranchers that looked like stained glass, a homemade chocolate bowl with homemade ice cream, and different shaped lollipops. Adilyn had a tough time the first day because she said that nobody talked to her, but the next day she actually asked some girls her age if she could sit with them. They said yes, and she had so much more fun. I was so proud of her, I don't think I would have been brave enough to do that! Kacy made a little friend on day one, and she had a great week too. It was nice for them to have a little something to look forward to do to break up the monotony of summer. I wish I would have gotten some pictures of the stuff they brought home!

4th of July in Corpus Christi

I was really feeling like we needed a getaway, so at the last minute, we decided to go to Corpus Christi for 4th of July weekend. We first booked a yacht to stay in that was docked at a marina, which I thought would be really cool. Unfortunately, the owner called us and told us that the air conditioning was broken, so we had to cancel. Luckily, I found another condo that was available for a reasonable price. I couldn't believe there was anything available for the holiday weekend! We planned on staying at the condo for two nights and a hotel for two nights. When we got to the condo, we were a little surprised at how run down it was, and we were even more surprised at how ridiculously tiny it was! It was probably the smallest place I have ever been in that had a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The girls kept saying, "This place is tiny!" It was right on the beach, and in a pretty busy part of town, so the location was good. We went to the beach for a bit, then hung out at the pool before heading to dinner.

The next day, we went down to North Padre Island National Seashore to try to avoid some of the crowds. The beach was much nicer down there, so we stayed there for the day. Dad didn't have anything going on that weekend, so he decided to fly down and join us. We met him for dinner that night, played around by the art museum, and then headed back to our tiny little place.

The next day we went down to the North Padre area again because it was a lot nicer there. We went to breakfast with Dad, shopped for souvenirs, and explored down there. The next day we visited the USS Lexington which was a huge aircraft carrier/museum, and we found a great place for dinner that everybody loved. We also stopped by Dad's hotel room, and we hung out there for a bit.

For our last day, we just stayed around the beach in front of our hotel. We pretty much set up shop for the day. The girls played, and we just relaxed. The ocean was perfect for them to play in because it was shallow for a long way out. Dad had to fly out that evening, and we just stayed out at the beach and waited for fireworks. It got pretty busy, but we had an awesome spot. The girls were tired of being out there, so I took them upstairs, gave them baths, and they stayed up in the room and watched TV until it was fireworks time. Cory and I stayed at the beach and just enjoyed the quiet :) We ordered pizza, and ate it on the beach. It was perfect. The fireworks started around 9:30, and it was an awesome show! They shot them off of the Lexington, and it was pretty cool to see the ship and the fireworks, and the reflection in the ocean. I loved it! It was a fun little getaway!