Sea World

Over Christmas break, we took a trip to Sea World since it had been about 8 years since we last went as a family.  Clayton and Kara's family joined us, which was so fun! We splurged and bought some fast passes as we anticipated it would be very busy on New Year's Day.

Probably the favorite ride of the majority

I liked how smooth this ride was.

Christmas decorations

The shows are always a nice chance to sit down.

Matt had connections and we were able to get 3 food passes, which helped a lot! Each food pass could get a meal every 90 minutes, so we just rotated whose turn it was to eat and all stayed well fed. 😀

Fast wooden rollercoaster

It was a full day of fun!

Our Vacation

I am FINISHED with my master's portfolio, and it feels so good. Now I can concentrate on other projects on my 'to do list' that I've been wanting to get to, namely scrapbooking for Caleb. As soon as my portfolio is graded, I'll post the website so those that are interested can look at it.

The week of June 29th through July 6th, my family took a vacation to San Antonio. We rented a house for a week, relaxed, and did some sight-seeing. Everyone was there except Lindsey, who is taking summer classes at BYU, and my sister-in-law Kari, who was put on bed rest for the last month of her pregnancy. We even had a last-minute extra: Clayton's girlfriend, Cayla. The week was a blast. Here are some of the things we did:

Monday we walked along the RiverWalk, and then took a tour of some of its history on a small boat. We also visited the Alamo.

Tuesday we went tubing down the San Marcos river. The water was surprisingly cold. Caleb was a trooper and sat with me in a tube the entire time. At the end of the river, there are some fun waterfalls that we did over and over and over again.
After tubing, we drove by the temple.

Grandpa and Caleb

Wednesday we went to Sea World. This was probably the highlight of the week. I love the shows and the fun rides.
At the water ski show
4th of July

Caleb and Dallin's matching outfits

Before we went to look at fireworks, we stopped at the Japanese Tea Gardens. They were so beautiful, and it was free!

Besides the sight-seeing, we did lots of games, volleyball, whiffle ball, and croquet. It was nice to get away for a week.