STAYcation

We didn't go on a vacation again this year. It seems there's always a reason. This year we wanted to save some money. But we have had a blast doing things here and there around Houston. Aaron took some time off and we have had a great week. We went to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory with Nana and Aunt Amber and the girls. Then we have been shopping, dinners, and Moody Gardens. Here's a few pictures.


Blue Bell was fun! The drive isn't bad from our house and when we got there it was already busy but not too bad. The girls didn't want anything to do with the cute paper hats they give you to wear. They liked seeing how the ice cream was made, although I'm not sure they understood what was going on. At one point Saige started saying "I want my ice cream" rather loud and we got the "keep your kid quiet" look from someone. It bothered Aaron more than me. (I'm use to it!)

Getting all the cousins to look and smile was hard. Mostly it was my little ones they wouldn't look to save their lives. The bigger ones get it by their age. I must of taken 10 of the girls on that bench and got only ONE with everyone looking in the same direction. HA!!

We went to eat at a little diner after. It was really small but the food was good. Here's some pictures...







We also went to Moody Gardens today. We went to the aquarium and the rain forest there. The girls enjoyed seeing the fish, sharks, turtles, penguins, seals and all the rain forest things. They had birds, lizards, and bugs galore. They wanted to run through everything and not really take their time. Reese kept saying "what's next? What's next?" In a way it made me glad we didn't do something bigger at their age. They enjoy doing things but at the same time don't take their time and won't remember a lot of this. But we still had fun!


(Don't they look thrilled here???) haha






Umm...not sure why Reese does this now with her hands in pictures but its like a new pose or something. ??


And then we went to the Rain Forest Cafe. Reese is very uncertain of going in even though she loves animals. First she said she didn't want the animals to come and eat her food. She said she wanted them in cages. :) I assured her they weren't real and that it was just for fun. Aaron took Saige around to see the monkeys and elephants but Reese wanted NO part of that. We were thankful we got a table in a corner away from ALL tree/animal things. After we stuffed ourselves something sick (cake and all) we bought the girls a build a bear animal. They had a special for the clothes and shoes but Reese said she wanted her monkey to stay naked. LOL! We then went on the ride they have and it was SO. MUCH. FUN!!! Reese was scared at first but lighted up and enjoyed it. We all agreed that the ride was our favorite part of our Galveston day trip. (maybe the brownie was mine?)




LOVE Reese's face here. Priceless!