Sunday, August 16, 2009

Texas State Aquarium

Before coming home on Sunday, we took Branson to the Aquarium so that he could see all the animals. He had a great time - though he was not at all into taking pictures during this trip!
Wacthing the bird show... he liked it when they flew overhead.

Trying to touch a stingray... but his arms weren't quite long enough!

Watching the dolphin show from underwater... that was cool!

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Swimming in the Ocean

Branson liked swimming in the ocean and enjoyed having the waves knock him over... He still wasn't real excited about the taste of saltwater or the fact that it burned his eyes, so he kept trying to wipe it on my swimsuit which was also wet.... :) he had a good time though and in his mind, it worked!

Coast Trip

This weekend we went on a girls trip + Branson to the beach and Aquarium. Branson really had a great time with his Nonny (he keeps changing her name), Aunt TiTi and Aunt Ally.

Aunt TiTi was teaching Branson and Ally to fly a kite.

Branson enjoyed playing in the sand. Although he wasn't too keen on the idea of being buried at first, he soon enjoyed it! It also took him a little time to figure out that we could build a bigger sandcastle if he'd stop knocking it down!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Summer Celebration at Bethany

Last year we stumbled upon the Summer Celebration at our church and Branson had a great time, so we decided to make it a point to go again. Branson had fun sword fighting with the cotton candy paper rolls, going down the big slide and jumping off like he was diving into the water! He truly has no fear of jumping!!!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Finally Remembered the Camera!

Since we have year passes to Sea World, we decided on a whim the other day to head down there and surprise Branson! He was soooo excited to see SHAMU (He can actually pronounce it correctly now!) We called Grandma Tappan and she was able to join us which was a great treat too! Branson really loves his Grandma!













It was really hot outside, so we had to cool off with popsicles! YUMMY!













After Shamu, we went to see the sea lions and walrus again... This guy is huge!














Uh-Oh! Branson LOVES PEPSI!














Branson was a little less concerned about the dolphins this time and had fun feeding them fish! He still wasn't comfortable enough to touch them... maybe next time!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ice Age

Sunday, Brandon and I got brave and finally took Branson to see a movie! We saw Ice Age and he absolutely loved it! I wish I could have gotten a picture during the movie of his intent gaze while simultaneously dipping his hand in the popcorn like an old pro! It was adorable!

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Finally a new post!

We finally did something notable this weekend! Saturday Branson and I went to celebrate Nikolas and Brooklynn's birthdays. Branson had a great time playing with his friends. I only took a few shots, but more will follow when Becca gets them posted later!