ihop @ midnight

Yep, we hit IHOP at midnight last week. I woke up one morning and told Dusty we should go to IHOP at midnight for some pancakes! Of course, he looked at me like I was crazy, but agreed to go along with my random quirkiness. And that is just what we did. I called up my 2 super cool nieces, Abbi & Marissa, picked them up and off we went to the big IHOP.
You gotta love the iphone...takes the best random photos when you are at IHOP at midnight.

South Padre

Just a million pictures of our quick last minute trip to South Padre last week. The trip was not really planned and we were not impressed by South Padre. But, we had a blast and the kids lived in the pool and that is all that really matters! We stopped at Bucee's gas station in Wharton on our way and Cee Cee wasn't too impressed with Mr. Bucee...but she loved the store and all the treats they offered.

Here are the boys stuffing their faces with the rolls from Texas Roadhouse.

And the ladies....

We ventured to the beach one morning for a little sun. The kids loved the water and got a kick out of actually seeing their feet in the water. I recommend the beach, but not to sure about the hotels along the beach.  We saw some pretty shady characters along the hotel beaches.

And the rest of the pictures are in totally random order...from time spent at the beach, swimming at the hotel, and the famous JAWS shop in South Padre that the kids loved (hint the giant JAWS face walking into the shop).

Sealy 5 Alarm 5K

On Friday, July 13, the kids and I ran in the Sealy 5 Alarm 5K that was put on by the Sealy Fire Department. The run was a night run, which was pretty cool. The boys ran in the Rookie Run, which was a mile run that started at 9 pm. I ran the 5K, which started at 10 pm. I didn't do too shabby, but would like to sign up for another one and keep improving on my time. Cameron and Jake were in the same age division and they did awesome. Uncle Dane, who put on the run event, presented the boys with their fire truck medals on stage at the after party at the Sealybration. Cameron, placed first, and Jake second.

Independence Day 2012

This year, we celebrated Independence Day by keeping it low key. We hung out at the house and enjoyed the fun that our new neighborhood offered. The afternoon brought rain showers, so the kids ran out some of their bottled energy in the backyard in the rain. Even Chief joined in on the fun. Dusty fired up his new grill (a surprise from the kiddos and I) and made us hamburgers and grilled chicken. When darkness set in, we headed over to a neighborhood friends house to enjoy setting off a few sparklers and watching fireworks.