And it's over...

The long awaited vacation has come and gone. We had a wonderful, relaxing, fun time! Three words best describe the trip: "jellyfish" and "HHHHHiiiiii Ken-nol!" The tropical storm that hit southern Texas must have brought in the jellyfish or something...we have been to that area a couple times over the past few years and I never once saw a jellyfish but there were TONS of them this last week. We went to a few different beaches and rented a boat to try to escape them but they found us wherever we went. "HHHHiiii Ken-nol" could be heard MANY times throughout the day from Presley, Molly, and Ridge directed towards baby Kendall. They just adored her and vice versa - she found them extremely facinating.

I really enjoyed getting to know the kids better...Presley is an absolute sweetheart and such a talented gymnast. Molly can tell you a really good story - with a slightly scary kick to the finale! And after Ridge warms up to you, he is such a doll. He really looked after baby Kendall. One day she started crying in her swing and I wasn't in the room. Ridge came running to find me and said "Ken-nol is crying...I gave her my toy." Sure enough, I came in the room to find Kendall clutching a little white dinosaur toy. It was such a cute moment!

We got to visit with my grandma Austin on Wednesday...I will update the blog with pictures later. We only get to see her maybe once or twice a year so it was very nice to get the opportunity. Kendall grows by leaps and bounds every day...I'm glad that Grandma was able to see her again.

Kendall did so well...better than I could have ever hoped for. She was in such great spirits the whole trip - and even on the long drives she was such a trooper. I will probably upload pictures to snapfish or something, but will update when I do. I hope everyone had a good week - I hear it was sweltering here in Texas!

Kristi