Soccer - 9/29/12

These next two are probably some of my favorite pictures of Major!

SeaWorld...again!

Before our GIC that Wednesday night, back in September, we took off to SeaWorld. Why? Because the kids were out of school and I don't need another reason!

There were so many pretty fall flowers, wreaths, etc. Loved it!

 

 These guys were lots of fun, cute little pups and all!

 

 We hit up a show that we had not seen before, and the kids really enjoyed it. I was not a fan of the ferrets and mice and such...

 The kids LoVe when we hear these guys play!

 We met up with part of the Horstmeyer crew and our kids enjoyed being together!

Mrs. Katie was so sweet to ride Journey to Atlantis with Ella Grace, while I watched the boys and Kayla.

And I let the boys get wet. You're welcome.

Global Impact Conference

Our church hosted a Global Impact Conference, um, in September. This provided our church body opportunities to inquire about mission trips or areas of service globally and locally. During the Wednesday night service the kindergarten and first grade choirs sang a song they had been working on for Christmas.

It was such a sweet, sweet song.

Then, we Skype'd with a missionary during service - how cool is that!?

The park

Ella Grace's homework one night was to go on a nature walk - pick up acorns, leaves, etc. Umm...have you looked around here? Trees are palms or dogwood....no pinestraw, interesting variety of leaves, pretty lacking. So, we finished up most of our homework and I took them to a local park, by a lake, with camping, trails, etc. We walked around and found what we needed, snapped a few pictures along the way, and then, of course, played on the park before we left.

Now that's what I call doing homework!

September 17 - SeaWorld

I have lost count how many times we have been to SeaWorld this year. I must say, though, that our passes have definitely paid for themselves - we have been two more times since this trip, too!

One of our favorite things to do is visit the Dolphin Nursery. Sometimes there are pregnant mammas in there, sometimes a baby dolphin. Really, though, it is neat to be this close to them in a smaller tank and be able to see them jump and swim by.

 

 On this trip, we backtracked to go pet the stingrays. On the way we stopped at the flamingos.

 

 How cool would it be to stand on one leg like this, and sleep?! ha!

 

 Then we stopped at the other dolphin tank in the Key West area.

 

 Back to Happy Harbor where the kids had their fill of the Shamu Express roller coaster. We love when there is no one there and you can either stay on the ride or run off and immediately back on.

 

 Again, a sign that the park is empty - you can get a clear shot at one of the signs!

 

 We attended a show we had not been to before - Clyde and Seymore. Ella Grace was chosen to participate in the show - she was so excited!

 Love this face!

Would you look at this animal!?

 I love these faces!

 It was a hot day. I told them they could get a little wet to cool down.

 

They changed clothes when we got to the car - SOAKED!

Another fun day at SeaWorld!