We have been to moody gardens aquarium and rainforest, schlitterbahn, the beach, the beach again, fishing from our dock, fishing from the boat, fishing from the boat again, more dock fishing, nasa, an Astros game, the alligator refuge, dickinson bayou wildlife park, bands on the sand and band in the park.
We have eaten the all american/ texan foods of bbq, hotdogs, tamales, enchiladas, pizza, and burgers. And lots and lots of Whataburger!
That doesn't even include the Lund's side trip to sea world, enchanted rock, canyon lake, and floating the Guadalupe river. Whew!
Just a few pictures and tidbits for now.
Hunter, Philipp and Sydney went out for a big boy fishing trip and left Noah behind. Sydney had an awesome time catching kingfish and a couple of theses Mahdi Mahdi ( also called dolphin or dorado). Noah on the other hand was sad. So, we loaded up and went to the drive through wildlife park where peanut the lama tried to eat my hat right off my head and a camel got waaaay into the tram to eat the brochure Isabel was holding. no amount of food could dissuade her from her yummy paper.
Sweet Noah is like the energizer bunny. He was usually still bouncing off walls at 8:30pm while trying to get the others in bed. But this day we went to schlitterbahn water park for 6 hours then followed that with a boat ride to find dolphins. He could not fight the rocking of the boat and was down for the count before we were even headed back home. He slept for 13 hours that night.
After four straight days in the sun, we spent an inside day at NASA. Caroline and Noah went head to head on the rock wall while Sydney climbed the pillars. Sydney and c were delighted to find a "NASA style" gangnam style parody on you tube. Apparently dance crazes also translate.
I wish this picture was not so blurry, but it is still a funny one. They are all in a shark tank pretending to see a big one. This was our first adventure and Sydney was pretty jet lagged. He was still very overwhelmed by the amount of English in America and was not sure what to do with the very chatty girl he was assigned to. This was also our first attempt at keeping our herd together. Thankfully they were all dressed in the same clor so you could just stand back and count heads like a field trip.
Noah thinks fishing at the house is about the most incredible thing ever. He checks the trap constantly and has a line in the water most of the time. We actually had lines in the water within five minutes of arriving at our house on day 1. This is the first of many cat fish noah caught on bait that he also caught. Noah had no English upon arriving, but also no inhibitions. He will run up to me and say "amy, hvjhgfdgfc bhjjhbhv jvjhvhhghvgchhgf uhggvghngc?" And wait for an answer with his angelic face turned up to you. My response was always " show me" with an extended hand. By the end of day 2 I had learned bait, fish, net, in German and he had learned those and SHUT THE DOOR in English. Sydney was slower to come around, but the computer game mine craft and love of all things harry potter have made Sydney and c the best of friends. Sydney is no longer worried about how his English sounds and they talk nonstop. Except when they argue over who is cheating at the Hogwarts lego game.
Wooden cutouts are a staple in Caroline's diet. Noah thought they were a hoot and the two of hem would scope them out everywhere we went. This is a pretty easy task in a tourist town. Even the library has one. But even better than wooden cutouts for noah? Water fountains! He loves them, and does not have them at home. He has taste tested every water fountain we have come across.
We met the Lund's at the airport car rental location. We knew what time their plane got in but not how long customs might take so Caroline was starting to get a little worried. But she carried her trusty welcome sign around with her as she explored the terminal. The Lund's arrived on the floor above us and noah took a double take when he saw the sign, the first of the hilarious "elf" actions he has done.
