Thursday, July 2, 2015

Sea World 2015

We left Ava's dance recital and headed for San Antonio for a few days.  Ava just finished a unit on Texas history at school and she wanted to see the state capital and walk through the Alamo.  We had lunch on the Riverwalk and spent a day at Sea World.  It was such a fun trip.  The kids were at great ages for Sea World this year.  This was our fourth time to go but it was like the first for them because neither one of them remembered it!  Here are a some pictures of our trip....
Family Alamo pic
Ava taking pictures of the Alamo
Lunch on the Riverwalk before it started to pour!!
Ready for a day of Sea World!

Sea Lion Show
Both kids were able to ride the Shamu Express and we rode it over and over again! They loved it and the lines were short so we would hop back on!
I love that it looks like Jeff and I took pics of each other riding the little roller coaster.  You can't see the kids in either picture.  Ha!
We saw three really great shows and between the sitting in the splash zones and playing in the splash park we stayed pretty wet all day!
And we were in the pool the rest of the trip!
photobombed by a crazy dad!
And a fun dinner at BJ's with San Antonio cousins!  Another fun San Antonio trip in the books!

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Ava's Dance Recital 2015

Ava danced in her last dance recital a couple of weeks ago!  This was her fourth recital and while I've loved watching her grow in ballet, tap and now jazz, she has decided it's time to try something new.  She's loving her indoor soccer league so far and she wants to give gymnastics/tumbling a try as well.  Whatever she chooses we pray she will continue to build confidence and let her little light shine!
Here are some pictures of her last recital - Jazz dance to 'Hot, Hot, Hot.'
As every year, we were blessed by the presence of our extended family watching our girl dance her heart out for the last time.  
We are thankful for the years of dance we've had and thankful for this daughter that I prayed for long before she was born.  
Watching her grow is such a privilege and joy!
Here's a link to the video!