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This week was an extremely busy week for us. We celebrated retirement, buried my grandmother and found time to squeeze in a couple field trips. But first of all....... Mark officially retired from 21 years of active duty service to the Navy! Whohoo, we made it! I'm so proud of you honey!! "Last active duty picture- taken in front of the USS LEXINGTON"
Spring Break came early for us. While in Corpus, we had a wonderful time with our friends (who is more like our family). We love you guys!!
Friends forever. Aundrea, Mary and Tiva....girls who have been BFF since they were a year old!
Garrett's best friend-Chris and Garrett have been friends since Garrett was in kindergarden...
And no trip to the coast is complete without visiting the Texas State Aquarium.
Watching dolphins do tricks
My dad is soo cool....he's touching a shark !!! Leo had to tell everyone that his daddy touched a shark!!
Looking at the sharks in the shark tank. I wonder just how thick that glass really is. I have to admit, watching these fish swim around was amazing. WE couldn't get over just how huge these fish are....especially the sharks.
Along the way, we found Nemo, Dori and Bubbles.....and Crush-see below
Watching the sea turtles.
After watching the dolphin show, Leo wanted to see if the dolphins would do tricks for him. As you can tell, these dolphins are well trained!
Coming in to say hi
And while in Corpus, we found a huge shark!! Thankfully it was fake...none the less, Leo just though this was "too cool"because he could go inside a shark without being eaten. Needless to say, he was quite relieved to know this was not a real shark.
We returned to San Antonio wih just enough time to pack up again-actually we didn't have time to unpack- and take the long drive to the panhandle of Oklahoma to attend my grandmother's funeral. I am so thankful and feel extremely blessed to be able to say my final goodbye to my grandma. If we were still in Italy, I seriously doubt we would be able to attend. I feel blessed to be able to say goodbye. One of my grandmother's request was to have Mark wear his service uniform and be one of her Pall Bearers. It was a sad day and my grandmother will be missed by all who knew her.
One of my fondest childhood memories is when my grandmother and I would drive from Woodward OK to Oklahoma City (for reasons I don't remember), stop midway at the famous Indian Cherokee Trading Post and load up on Catcus Candy. Then, we would snack on this yummy candy all the way home. Well, fast forward many years.....since we were passing Indian Cherokee Trading post on our way to Woodward for my grandmother's funeral, I wanted to stop and get this candy to share with my own kids.....kinda of a family tradition. Just in case inquiring minds want to know.....catcus candy tastes like very thick gummy bears. Garrett decided to be brave and try the scorpion sucker. Yes, he ate the sucker but not the scorpion.
We stayed in Yukon, Oklahoma-home of Garth Brooks!! (who by the way is one of my favorite country singers)
We even had time to relax a bit....does this count as PE time??
Somehow we ended back in Italy again!! (and to think, there is also a Paris, Texas)
After a long drive, we finally made it back to San Antonio, just in time to "Remember the Alamo" where we witnessed the dramatization of the events of the final two days (March 5 and 6, 1836) of the 13 day Alamo siege by General Santa Anna's Army of Operations.
We listened to Davy Crockett tell us all about his guns.
We "hid" behind the Alamo walls, where we were safe from Santa Anna's army.
The famous San Antono Riverwalk.
Whoo Cowboy! Have you ever seen a cowboy wear crocks?
Sights, sounds and delicious food from the San Antonio Market square-
Eating at Mi Tierra's....a famous Mexican restaurant located in the Market square.
Whew, I think this wraps up our busy week! Hopefully this coming week will be much slower! |
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