Rocking C Ranch
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
Will post more after we're settled in.
To be continued...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Monday, December 26, 2011
Bow Organizers
Friday, July 8, 2011
First Family Vacation!
To Sea World!
This picture was taken while we were waiting...and waiting...and waiting (an hour and a half!) in line to get our FREE Fun Cards. Thank you, Sea World, for your appreciation of teachers! With copies of our teaching certificates, both Chris and I qualified for a free Fun Card (basically a season pass). So, we only had to pay for Cooper's Fun Card (now we have the option of going back all year!).
Another reason to support Sea World--they also have a military appreciation program, "Here's to the Heroes" (or something like that), in which military personnel and their families get in free. Awesome! (Another reason why we waited in such a long line. But, glad to do it on that account!)
Armed with cold water and donning our swim suits,
we were ready for a fun day!
This spring, Sea World opened a new area called the Sesame Street Bay of Play. The rides and water areas were just right for little kiddos.
It was super cool--what kid wouldn't have fun when seeing his Sesame Street pals' faces on everything in sight?
One of the first things Cooper saw and wanted to do--the Shamu roller coaster!
The obligatory carousel ride.
BIG fun--This reminded me of the Playscape at our church. Basically a huge climbing area for kids. Coop hit the ropes, started climbing, and never looked back. Well, except when his crocs fell off a time or two!
Big Bird ferris wheel ride
We all crammed in, but were still smilin'!
Can't go to Sea World without seeing Shamu!
Woo-hoo!
Ta-da!
Love that smile...
We started out Day 2 at the Dolphin Cove. This was the scene of our first (and really our only) major meltdown! We made it in time to get in line to buy a tray of fish to feed to the dolphins. I insisted that we do this, but Coop was so excited to see the dolphins that he kept trying to rush ahead of the line and didn't want to listen to any kind of explanation. Chris finally got him settled down enough to understand why we were waiting in the longer line, then we were okay.
Then we headed to the Coral Reef/Shark area.
Sharks!
Later we went to the Penguin Encounter. Kind of hard to take pictures due to the darkness. None of mine turned out very good. It was hard for Coop to see them, too. He was a little disappointed; he'd see them on the Sea World website and was really looking forwars to seeing them in person.
We also went to a Sesame Street "4-D" movie. Coop will tell you that the next time he goes to Sea World he doesn't want to see that movie again. The 3D glasses were uncomfortable and the "4D" experience was a bit too much of a surprise for him. For example, Grover was wielding a fire hose that not only looked like it was coming right at you, but it sprayed you as well (sprayers hidden in the back of the seat in front of you). I think in a different setting he wouldn't have minded, but he did NOT like it at all!
We stuck to the animals after that...
Friday, May 27, 2011
Super Hero Night at Chick-Fil-A
When we arrived, we read on the sign on the door that "Super Cow" would be making an appearance also. Hmmm...We weren't sure what to tell him about this one. (Turned out to be the CFA Cow donning a cape and Lone Ranger type mask.)
He was still a little leary of them when it came to picture time, though.
He pulled the casual, "Oh, my shoulder itches, so I'll have to lean over here to reach it better" move. With that victory under his belt, we went back to eating. Then he got to go in the play area with lots of other rowdy boys. Heaven!
Later though, Super Cow arrived. Notice I have no pictures of him.
That's because Cooper was climbing onto my lap in terror when the huge, upright, masked cow entered the restaurant! That one was a little tough to explain. We tried to remind him of the cows on their commercials/signs.
But, all he could say was, "That's not like Gran & Pop's cows."
Monday, May 9, 2011
Mother's Day
Crazy cousins!
Silly attempts at a picture with Mommy.
Forgot to take a pic of this at the restaurant. There was a guy making balloon animals going table to table. Coop chose a T-Rex. (Shock!) Turns out the guy was just in the country visiting his sister; he is a missionary in the Philippines. The restaurant allowed him to do this for donations toward his mission work! Don't you know his mother, back in Spain, is proud?
(Please express your appreciation at the Outback Steakhouse on I-10 in Katy.) Now you appreciate that T-Rex a little more, huh? I think he cost us around $25 after we all pitched in around the table!
I just couldn't be more blessed.