Well, as sad as it is, we are on the way home. Jaycie even tried to convince daddy to let us stay until tomorrow because everyone else is leaving tomorrow, but he has to go back to work. We have had lots of fun on this vacation!

Somehow of all the people in our group, I am the one with the most sunburn. I don't know why it ended up that way because I have put sunscreen on just like everyone else. I guess it's just been building up each day. So, John suggested we go to Moody Gardens in Galveston to get out of the sun. So, our family is on the way there now. It's supposed to be even better that the Dallas World Aquarium. We'll see!

Today has been fun! This evening we went down to the jetty and saw dolphins and big ships! Then we made a bonfire on the beach! We are having so much fun!

Yesterday we decided to all go to galveston and go to schlitterbaun. It was a lot of fun! I got dumped on the whitewater rapid and hit my head on the bottom of the concrete rocks so, i had a headache the rest of the day. The kids all had a great time though! Today we're going back down to the beach for some more sand and sun!

We rode the Kemah Boardwalk Bullet Rollercoaster! It was awesome! Everyone got to ride and had a blast. It was worth the drive.

We are on our way down to surfside beach! I sure hope black marly, chuck, stays in asbel's backyard! Already had one call that he was out. Hopefully that's it!

Last day at the lake. We're on the way home. We had lots of fun with the family.

Day 3: Well, it rained all morning and we slept in because of it. Zach made bacon and eggs for breakfast. There is a 4th of July Parade at 4:00 today and then a dinner in the park. My Aunt Dee volunteered the Barnhart Family to run a tattoo booth, so we will be tattooing little kids :o) My Great Uncle Jim (Grandad Bob's brother) and his wife Louise came up to see everyone. We are having a great time! Happy 4th of July!!

Day 2: After getting up this morning, we had to run to Wal*Mart to get some groceries. Then we came home and went swimming for a long time! Then, we ate dinner and watched fireworks. We are having a great time hanging out with family!!

Night 1: Okay, so we get to the lake house about 12:30 in the morning and we have to vacuum to make sure there are no spiders, since no one has been living in Grandma Bea's house for over a year. We finally get to bed about 1:30. Then it starts storming about 3:00 in the morning and wakes me up, everyone else sleeps right through it. Then, I finally get to sleep and I hear a weird song chiming over and over. It's Zach's alarm at 4 in the morning! I get up, turn it off and go back to sleep. It happens again at about 5:30, Zach's second alarm. I get up, up turn it off and go back to sleep, again. It happens again at 5:50, this time its Becky's. So again, I get up and repeat the process. Then, at 6:03 there is another alarm! Ugh! I cannot believe I am the only one hearing these! This time it was Cameryn's ihome! Then, I finally get to sleep again when Emmie and Case start waking up about 8 something. Oh, well? Good morning everyone we're at the lake!

Day 1: Riding in the car with dustin, laura, cameryn, and jaycie. Looking forward to some fun, family, swimming, and fireworks! Happy 4th everyone!

So, Lisa and I have become addicted to painting pottery! It is so much fun and the girls like it too! This time Kenadee decided to do a mosaic flower which was good because it took her a long time! Jaycie painted a bear and a little ducky hatching out of the shell. Cameryn and Hannah painted zebras and Lisa and I worked on plates. I can't wait to see them when they are glazed and fired!

Our Three Girls

Dustin's Birthday Dinner

My brother-in-law Dustin's birthday is coming up on June 30th, so we all went to dinner at Genghis Grill. This is one of his favorite places to go and it is new to us. He thought we would all have fun trying something different.



So, you go through the line with your little bowl and you pick out what kind of protein you want. Becky and I had a hard time getting over the fact that is is all RAW! Jaycie almost cried when daddy put chicken in her bowl because it looks so weird. We laughed and made faces as we put stuff in our bowls. Next, you get to put your own spices, vegetables, or fruit in the bowl. There are many different kinds of sauces you can pick to have your food cooked with too. Then, you choose rice or noodles and they take your bowl away and cook it on a big round grill. It really is cool how they have it sectioned off and they use these big wooden stick things to move it and turn it.

Then they give you a number and you take it to your table and they bring you your food when it is all cooked. It actually looked pretty good! I have a hard time trying new and different things, but we'll see! Here is the finished product! Yum!

We all had a lot of fun and enjoyed eating at a new place. Dustin was glad everyone came and liked his special restaurant! Thumbs up Dustin!














Then after dinner, some of us decided to go next door and have some dessert at Piccomolo. It is Italian Ice Cream called Gelato. It is different. I'm not sure we really liked it. I think everyone likes regular ice cream or frozen yogurt better, but it was fun to try it. It is really cute inside with neat little chairs. The kids all had fun eating with the little shovels, lol!



(Silly Zach, sticking his tongue out, LOL!)



What a fun day, Happy Birthday Dustin!