Busy Month

Sorry I haven't updated in a while; it's been a rather busy month.  I have lots of fun pictures to share though.

After school let out for the summer, the girls were here for a full week before leaving for the summer.  We had a great time spending time together.

We went to the zoo again.

The hippo decided he didn't like us standing next to the glass; thus the nice face shot, taken as he rammed his nose into the glass.

We had great fun feeding these beautiful birds.  

Then we took the girls to Sea World.  It was my first time to go as well; we were all really excited!

The Sea Lion show also featured a walrus and an adorable otter.

In addition to the Sea Lion show, we also enjoyed a few of the rides and spent time in the water park.

Then Ben and I took the girls to Oklahoma, to drop them off with their mom.  In a parking lot on the front side of our hotel, there was quite a large flock of Canadian Geese.  I think they are so beautiful, so we walked  down to get some pictures.

With the girls gone for the summer, Ben and I made plans to do quite a bit of camping on the weekends.  Here are some highlights from our trips thus far.

Overall, we had a really great time at both parks.  This weekend, we will be heading back to Colorado Bend State Park.  We are really looking forward to hiking out to Gorman Falls.  I can't wait to share some of those pictures with you as well.

Otherwise on the home front, we have received our itinerary to travel to Nashville at the beginning of August. In the meantime, we continue to monitor Ben's blood pressure and alter his medication as needed.  Other than the variations in BP, he is still doing well.  Praise God that Ben has remained stable and has not yet needed to begin dialysis!