Nana and Grandy's and the Zoo

Sorry for the delay in posts, but we traveled last Tuesday to South Texas to visit Nana and Grandy. And even though we are having fun, we really miss our Dada!! We have constantly been on the go since we got here. So much that by the time the kids go down and I have time to do a post I am out as well. We are having a blast down here. The boys are really enjoying themselves, because of course they are getting spoiled beyond belief. Austen and Rocky(Nana and Grandy's dog) have been two peas in a pod. They have been playing nonstop. They play chase with each other and Austen laughs the entire time. He really loves Rocky! On Friday, we went to the zoo in Brownsville. It was a great zoo. It was not crowded at all which made it nice to be able to look at all the animals with out people all around you. Austen loved the giraffes, monkeys, snakes, and petting zoo with goats. They had every kind of monkey you could imagine. They even had a baby hippo. It was really cute. Overall, it was a great zoo with some cool animals and exhibits. He stayed in the petting zoo for a while petting and talking to all the goats. Yes, he really would sit and talk to them like they were listening to him and could possibly talk back to have a conversation with him. When we finally convinced him to leave the goats, he went around to pet every single goat on the head and tell them bye. It was so cute. He was not afraid of them or the rooster he kept chasing around either! Both boys were great at the zoo. We had a great time and day except for the weather according to Grandy. The temperature actually got to 100 degrees. I did not mind it because being in Oklahoma, we don't get weather like that. Grandy of course was burning up. We made it through the zoo and out to the car. We were in the car for about 10 minutes and both boys were passed out. They both slept most of the way home. I think the zoo got the best of them, and Nana too because she passed out in the back with them as well ! On the way home we stopped at one of the best seafood resturaunts ever! Kings Inn! It has an awesome alvacado salad and shrimp that is fresh and out of this world. Those of you who have eaten there know what I am talking about (right Dada, Justin, & Kelly)!! If you have not eaten there and head down this direction , you definetly need to make a pit stop. You won't be disappointed!

There was a water sprinkler at the zoo that Austen went crazy in. He got pretty soaked in it. I could not hardly get him out of it. When I finally did he got mad at Mama.

We are heading back to Oklahoma on Tuesday. Back to the cold and yucky weather. I am glad we missed the snow we had there yesterday. The boys and I are really enjoying the warm weather and being able to wear shorts. I know its weird but you have no idea!!

Dada, we miss you and love you! We hope you feel better by the time we get home. Get all the rest you can because Jaksen is officially crawling all over the place. When we came down he was kind of crawling. He would go a few steps and then fall, but not now. He goes and goes and goes. He is everywhere in a matter of seconds. Life as we knew it is over. He is going to be in everything. He wants every toy Austen has and of course Austen gets mad and says, "No, Jaksen, No!" When Jaksen gets his eyes on something he wants, he makes a b-line for it and he is going to get it no matter what. It is quite funny to watch. We can't wait for you to see it Dada.

This is kind of a long post, but we also got to visit with Merna (aka Great Grandma) while we were here. She came down from Goliad to see the boys. It was a great visit. Jaksen could not make up his mind about her at first, but then he warmed up and gave her lots of smiles! He loved it when she would do patty cake with him. He thought it was funny. Austen and Merna had great fun playing with a balloon together. They would hit it back and forth to each other like a volleyball. Merna, thanks for coming to visit us. We really enjoyed getting to see you. We wish we could see you more often. Hope you can make it to the beach trip in May!

Sorry for the long post, but it has been a while. There were quite a few pictures with this one. That's all for now, but I will have more in the next few days!

Grandy did a good job with Jaksen! He was passed out!