South Padre/Port Mansfield Vacation

Well we started off our summer with a trip to South Padre and Port Mansfield. I had an athletic trainer's conference in south padre so we decided to also make it part of a vacation. During our stay there we were in a condo with our friends Ashley and Jeff Bernard and Kristie, Gary and Kami Hayes. It was a fun time. Only wish we could have stayed longer. Then when we left there on sunday we headed to port mansfield and met up with Billy's dad. Port Mansfield was full of fishing. I have a great farmer's tan to show and that's about it. The guys did good fishing but not me. Below are pics from our trip.

Jumping off the edge to mommy....

Caught some air....

and splash mommy

August and his float that he now loves because he figured out how to manuever around.

August checking out the stingray that daddy caught. By the end of our trip he caught 4.

stingray

one of the many dolphins we saw. August just loved them.

Gary, Billy, and Jeff fishing.

August with his first trout to hold.

His cubby hole that he liked to sleep in.

August and mommy now in port mansfield

August and Day 1 catch 8 reds and 6 trout

Daddy's red was almost as big as August

August showing off one of the trout ( i just love this pic)

Feeding the pelicans and seagulls

Papa and BJ working hard cleaning all the fish

The family with Day 2 catch- 15 trout and 4 reds

August and Papa with Day 3 catch- 14 trout

Mother's Day Present

For my mother's day present I recieved a pond. I have always wanted one so now I got it. Just ment that Billy had to put it in for me. Thanks to my loving husband for all his hard labor.

Billy working hard digging through rock and clay
It's about time for a haircut.

August wanting to get in his pool with Ginger

Ginger says no there is only room for one in here.

August playing in his sprinkler that Kim bought him

The finished pond. Now we just have to get some fish to put in it. Also we are going to put in shrubs and others plants around the pond that is the reason for the black weedblock stuff. The plants will be Billy and I's anniversary gifts to each other. Will post the final pics when it gets done.

Memorial Day Weekend Festivities

Memorial Day weekend was a good time. On Saturday we had a crawfish boil at our house. This was the first time for Billy's parents and my dad to meet. Below are pictures from the night. Then on Memorial Day we took August to the Austin Zoo. It's not near as big as the one in San Antonio or Houston but you can get up close to the animals. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Crawfish that were brought from Seabrook. They were so big that they looked like miniture lobsters.
How many guys does it take to get the propane tank to work right?

August and his friend Carlos playing around the pool since it was a little cool and rainy. Although August did get in a couple of times. I think we went through 3 pairs of clothes that night.

Portion of the cooked crawfish

Billy sucking the heads

Everyone enjoying the great crawfish

Carlos and August watching Monsters Inc.

AUSTIN ZOO

August was fasinated by this really huge turtle.

This lion thought August was lunch I guess. When August would run down the pen the lion would follow and when he stopped so did the lion. Thank goodness for the fence.

Feeding the deer.

The fam riding on the train.