Fun at the Gaylord Texan

For the actual 4th of July we all went to see Kung Fu Panda together! it was really cute and Joshua and Mikey just loved it...Mommy loved it too! We were planning on going to the indoor fireworks show at the Gaylord Texan that evening and the boys had never seen all the cool stuff there so after the movie we headed over early so we could all walk around and hang out!



We parked a little ways away and rode the trolley over to the
hotel, Joshua doesn't look like it here- but he really loved the trolley ride!


When we arrived we were greeted by Lady Grapevine- she was on stilts and all wrapped in grapevines. She moved a lot like a tree and at first Mikey and I didn't realize she was alive! We both jumped when she shook her vines at us!!


Here are some pics of the beautiful waterways and waterfalls at the Gaylord



Joshua just loved the waterfalls- he was upset when we left this one- he wanted to keep looking at it.




Taking pics by the fountains















Joshua just discovered the giant star on the top of the atrium!

Cheese!




What a handsome boy!


Joshua was showing me how the water falls like this!


Hi grandma!!


Joshua!!! Don't dive in!


My handsome husband :)


Me and my baby




After watching mom and dad take all those pictures Joshua decided he needed to take some too!





Taking more pictures!








They loved watching the trains go around the guitar.


By the riverwalk


We went up to the next level and when we looked down there was a caricature artist doing pictures so we watched for a while...then we realized it was all free so Mikey and I went to get our pictures done.

Ode to Joshua Bear

Well, while Mikey and I waited in line to get our caricatures done Daddy and Joshua waited around....for an hour! So what else was there to do but take some adorable pics of Joshie for the grandparentsout in Ca?
























Awwww....looks like they had some fun after all!

Dinosaur Valley Adventure Pt.1

So today we took a trip to the Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose. we had planned on going to the Creation Evidence Museum as well, but sadly-it's closed on Mondays :( But we had a great time hiking through the trails to find the dino tracks and picnicing and playing in the river- it was GREAT!!


The boys HAD to pose with the T-Rex!







Uncle Jason and Coleson examining the "brontosaurus"





Did you know that the "brontosaurus" isnt a real dinosaur? Back around 1820 there were these two excavators who were competing to try to discover the most new dinosaurs, they would even sabotage each other, blowing up their dig sites and stuff. Anyways, one guys got a little over eager ( or decietful, whatever- potato po-tah-to) and stuck the head of a different dinosaur on a skeleton he had already discovered and called it a new dino... tricky, tricky!

Mikey and I hangin' with the big dude


Me and all the little guys!


Coleson did not like this whole eat-sandwich-before-grapes-and-jello thing :)


Yup- love a good picnic!


After we ate the boys played on a playground set complete with plaster cliffs to climb





Ahhhhh- help me I'm falling......


The first dino track we found ( at site 1) we had to hike a good ways down but it was SO fun!
it's too bad we didnt realize until later how great the river felt, this would have been a great place for wading.


Another one, a litle hard to see





It was so beautiful, there were a few people swimming, i wish we had known how great it was!





Hiking back to find another track site












Here we came to a beautiful place to cross the river. i would have been to chicken to cross, but Jay wanted us to go for it!


Surveying the river


Yup- we're good to go- let's cross~

Dinosaur Valley Adventure

Here's the second batch!!!


Getting the boys across the river- brave Jason!!


Coleson was having SO much fun!


One of the best tracks we found





Jason had a good time too :)





Coleson just loved looking at the little fish!





Looking for shells...




Caleb found a real fossil!!!


We ended the trip with a stop at Dinosaur world!