Daddy's Birthday and Six Flags

not too impressed...he wanted the rides!!
Sean, Daddy and Uncle Bob(my cousin)

my fearless one and Aunt Kitty(cousin Kathy)

Sean and Bobby fought over who got to ring the bell

Sean's favorite ride..what a trooper, Daddy!

Today was our last day of vacation and we woke up to rain! We had decided to take the boys to Six Flags, as Sean has never been to an amusement park. Thankfully, the rain stopped as we headed out.

Today was also Kenny's birthday. He got all of this birthday phone calls from family and Sean gave him our cards. Then, Bob, Kathy, Bobby, Sean, me and the dogs sang "happy birthday" to Kenny. Afterwards, we were off to the amusement park.

I have to say that Sean is fearless. He rode a roller coaster and kept his hands raised over his head. He rode that a couple of times, but his favorite was the truck ride in the Looney Tunes section. He wanted to ride that over and over. My cousin, Bob and I aren't fans of rides, so we sat some out while Aunt Kitty and Kenny took the boys on some rides and then Kenny and Kathy rode some of the scariest rides in the park. We didn't leave until 9pm and we were exhausted, but had a great time!

The Fourth of July in Dallas

Sean and Bobby waiting for the fireworks..so tired
Daddy and Sean watching

We had a wonderful day today by just being lazy! I spent the entire day in the pool, literally. I was in it from about 10am to 5pm. The boys enjoyed the water, too. Kenny was feeling a bit sluggish because of his blood sugar, so he watched tv poolside while we swam and drank. Sean and Kenny decided to nap (Sean had just started to get a cold), so I stayed in the pool and talked, laughed and drank lots of beer with my cousins. It was wonderful to get caught up.

After swimming, every one napped except for me. I played with the puppies and watched some tv.

When everyone woke up, we drove to another town where there is a huge field filled with people who light their own fireworks. It was insane. Fire engines and police patrolled the area. My cousin went out to light some fireworks and while we were watching, we saw a firecracker go under a truck and catch the grass and truck on fire! No one was hurt, thank God. This was one of the highlights of the trip for Sean b/c he got to see a fire being put out. He loves fire trucks and talked about this all night!

Buy Me Some Peanuts and Crackerjack......

playing whiffle ball
intently watching the game

Sean and Bobby

Sean and mommy at our 1st game

Daddy and Sean at the Grassy Knoll

Our 1st official day in Dallas was off to a great start. The adults had coffee by the pool and watched Sean and Bobby play. After breakfast, we went to the 6th Floor Museum to see where JFK was shot. I've been to Dallas several times, but this was Kenny's 1st visit, so he really wanted to see this. I rushed through the exhibit since I had seen it before and got to spend some quiet time outside while I waited for our group. After the museum, we went to a great Mexican restaurant where we had lots of margaritas and the boys got to order their own sno-cones (sno-balls in LA).

We took a short rest and then went to mine and Sean's 1st MLB game. We drove to Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers. Sean got an autographed baseball and got to play whiffle ball with Bobby. After the game, we snacked by our cars and watched some fireworks in front of the ball park. This was Sean's 1st live firework display, as well. He loved it!!

Vacation Time!!!

that's mine
this is more fun than the pool

up to the waterfall

umm, maybe not

Today we left for Dallas to visit my 1st cousin, Bobby (now called Bob as an adult), his wife Kathy and their 4 yr old son, Bobby. My intention was to be on the road at 7:30. Ah, the best laid plans. The night before, I asked Kenny if he got his drivers license renewed. He forgot. He decided when we were in the car to leave that he wanted to get it renewed. Mommy was not a happy camper. We were then on the road at 9am. After 5 min. of being upset, I settled in for our long car ride. When we got to Lafayette's welcome center, Sean said, "is this cousin Bobby's house?". No, baby, we had a ways to go. Sean did really well on the long ride.

We were thrilled when we pulled up to their house and were greeted by their 4 labs!! They are so cute. We had a wonderful time, talking, swimming and grilling by the pool. We stayed up really late, but are planning on hitting the road early for some sight seeing tomorrow!!

Getting Ready For Vacation!!

I just looked at my blogs and realized that I haven't added any pics...I've been very remiss because I carry my camera with me. However, the past few days, Sean wasn't up to par and I've been busy packing and getting us ready for our trip. I'm sure I'll have at least 2oo pictures after that!!
Sean told me tonight that I was his "very good friend". Aww...I love you, Seany Pecany!!