Giddy-up Daddy. Fun on the beach. We went to North Padre Island to have fun with the kids.

Kael, Adara and Daddy playing on the beach.

This is pretty little Adara with makeup on. Delaina (Ray's sister) was bored and decided to make her beautiful. Adara thought it was pretty fun. We went to a fish hatchery in Athens, Tx where we could practice fishing. It was fun.

Check it out!! I actually caught a fish (with Dad's help...he he he). Adara was helping me, but the pole was wiggling too much while trying to wreel the little beggar of a fish in. I am now an experienced fisherwoman. Right? I guess I need to work on it more than just once.

Liam was so excited to catch his first fish with Grandpa Wallace. It was catch and release at the fish hatchery, but still fun.

Check out the fish that Grandpa Wallace helped Liam catch. It was cute and slimey. They continued to catch many more.

Liam was able to pet a baby alligator at the fish hatchery. They were trying to get it used to people. Don't worry, she held the head so it wouldn't bite him. It did have teeth too. A lot!!

Liam feeding the masses of large catfish at the fish hatchery.

Adara is feeding the catfish in this pond. There were tons and they were big.

Liam's attempt at breaking this stubborn pinata. It wouldn't break for anything. Many kids tried.

Here is Ray finishing off the pinata the kids couldn't quite break. It was pretty tough. He broke a bat on it before he even dented it. Then, he just pulled the pinata down and ripped it open. I thought pinata's were supposed to break???

While Ray was home we went to North Padre Island to play on the beach. The temperature was perfect and the water was warm. It was so nice the kids bug me everyday to go back. Maybe sometime soon. If anyone is ever in this neck of the woods you want to come here.

We promised Liam we would go see a battleship in Houston when Daddy came home. However, we saw it last summer so we decided to go to Corpus Christi and see the air craft carrier there. Liam loved it because it was a like a battleship, but it had AIRPLANES TOO!! Yeah, it was a hit.

I am stong when I eat good food.

Ray taught the kids how his dinner was going to make them strong. They were making muscle man poses. Surprisingly, they ate their dinner for him. I've never tried this approach and still can't get them to eat certain things. I'd better change my tactics.

Our new family photo. You don't know how excited I was to have Ray home long enough to get a picture taken.