Houston Summer Trip-Aquarium Trip!

Another exciting adventure for Nico when we were in Houston last week, was our trip to the Houston downtown Aquarium. I think Nico was expecting to be back at Sea World, and while this was not the case, he had so much fun and a few thrills seeing all the sites. In addition to the general aquariums with fish, snakes, and other sea life including a "petting zoo," there was also a shark voyager ride in conjunction with a train ride, as well as a beautiful white tiger to visit. We also tried out a few of the other rides and ended the day with having a great lunch. The only downfall to this adventure was that we apparently chose to visit the Aquarium when many other schools planned field trips! Needless to say it was pretty crowded, but we tried to keep away from the crowd and let Nico enjoy himself.

Houston Summer Trip-Beach Post

Last week Nico and I headed to Houston for some quality Gigi time. We were there for an entire week, and had lots of time to do quite a few fun things. Nico had been requesting to go to the beach for quite some time, so we got up and out early to beat the heat, but made it to the beach. Galveston certainly is not the prettiest beach. The water was very brown and there was quite a bit of seaweed out, but I guess that is what you get for being at a beach on the Gulf of Mexico and not on the ocean. Nico still had a BLAST! As soon as his little feet hit the sand, he made a straight bee line for the water. This little brave boy ran directly into the water, not caring if Mommy or Gigi were behind him. There was lots of wave jumping, sand castle building, float riding, and of course seagull feeding! We had a great morning in the sun!

Ready to face the possible jellyfish we may find!

It was a little windy when we got there! Looks like Gigi may blow away!

Little man made a beeline for the water. Someone got brave!

Building Spnge Bob's house with Gigi.

Someone is VERY dirty!

Taking a little boat-float ride!

The end of our fun morning: feeding the seagulls! They were very hungry and ate an entire loaf of bread.

Pop's Birthday!

Last weekend Pops and Mops came to visit us to celebrate Pop's birthday/Father's Day! Nico is really getting used to this birthday thing, but we discovered he is not a big fan of German Chocolate cake! There has been a birthday to celebrate every month for three months and we are not done yet! Nico is already looking forward to Ninny's birthday next month. We had a nice visit with Pops and Mops for the couple of days they were here. Nico did lots of performing by counting to 10, singing his ABCs, and naming the letters in his name...show off! The little guy is so smart and he now knows to "kiss his brain" when he does something worthy. Here are a few pictures from last weekend. We will see you next month Pops!

Amazing New School Pictures

Seriously!? Could this kid be any cuter? How did Ed and I get so lucky to have such a beautiful, adorable, hilarious and absolutely wonderful little boy! Thank you God! Enjoy Nico's new school pictures; they are amazing!