What a week with the kids. We had Christmas and presents. There were remote control helicopters to fly in the house. Kids as young as Teigan (six) got the hang of hovering and directional control. The kids rode horses on the beach and visited the Lexington (a WWII aircraft carrier) in Corpus Christi Harbor. They crossed bridges and rode ferry boats. We went to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and saw the whooping cranes and roseate spoonbills. We saw armadillos and deer, and got to pet a baby alligator. There was playing in the pool and there were several days at the beach. The water wasn’t too cold for the kids. There were sandcastles with motes to protect them from the tides, sand holes for the tide to fill in, tiny clams, crabs, starfish, seashells, shorebirds, seagulls, and boogie boards.
We got to introduce our family to friends here and share favorite places. There were many meals for eight. Altogether a joyful noise. It was quite a week.
They left this afternoon. They’ll do Sea World in San Antonio tomorrow and the Alamo the day after before heading for Carlsbad Caverns on the way home.
It was a special Christmas for us Becky, Brian, Taylor, Tony, Teigan, and Conner.
